GUWAHATI: The Assam Cabinet has approved the allotment of four bighas of land in Palasbari Revenue Circle for setting up the Lovlina Boxing Academy, with the premium waived to just ₹1. ALSO READ: Delhi Police Seeks Closure of 57 Metro Stations Ahead of Protest Against CEC Gyanesh Kumar The decision was taken at the state…
GUWAHATI: The Delhi Police has asked the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to consider closing entry and exit gates at 57 metro stations from Friday night, October 9, ahead of a planned protest at Jantar Mantar and other locations in the New Delhi district on Saturday. ALSO READ: Illegal EV Parking Chokes Six Mile Flyover…
GUWAHATI: Fifty-seven people suspected to be Bangladeshi nationals were detained by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) at Kamakhya railway station in Guwahati in the evening on October 8. The group was intercepted aboard the Brahmaputra Mail at the Maligaon-based station. ALSO READ: Remember Orkut? The Iconic Social Network Could Be Making a Comeback According to…
GUWAHATI: Orkut, the popular social networking platform of the 2000s, could be making a comeback as its founder, Orkut Buyukkokten, has sought support from internet users to revive the platform with a renewed focus on friendship, community and genuine human connections. ALSO READ: Guwahati EV Auto Drivers to Quit Ola, Uber Services from October 10…
GUWAHATI: Electric vehicle (EV) auto-rickshaw drivers in Guwahati will stop operating through Ola and Uber from October 10 and shift to Peindia, the All Guwahati Auto Drivers’ Unity Forum announced at a press conference at the Guwahati Press Club on Thursday, October 8. ALSO READ: BJP’s Devashish Sharma Leads Nagaon LS Bypoll by Over 26,000…
GUWAHATI:BJP candidate Devashish Sharma is leading by 26,295 votes in the Nagaon Lok Sabha by-election as counting continues on Friday 9 October ALSO READ: Guwahati ‘Digital Arrest’ Scam: ED Freezes ₹2.12 Crore in 43 Bank Accounts According to the latest trends, Sharma has secured 47,402 votes, while AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal is in second position…
GUWAHATI: Canadian poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature for her distinctive body of work that blends poetry, fiction, scholarship and classical literature. ALSO READ: Guwahati ‘Digital Arrest’ Scam: ED Freezes ₹2.12 Crore in 43 Bank Accounts The Nobel Prize committee selected Carson, 76, “for her bold…
GUWAHATI: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Guwahati Zonal Office-I, has issued a Provisional Attachment Order under the PMLA, 2002, attaching about ₹2.12 crore lying in 43 bank accounts. ALSO READ: Northeast’s First Tile Manufacturing Plant Inaugurated in Assam With ₹250 Crore Investment The accounts are held with Axis Bank, Bank of India, Federal Bank, IndusInd…
GUWAHATI: A new tile manufacturing plant was inaugurated in Jamugurihat in Assam’s Sonitpur district on Thursday, October 8, marking the first such manufacturing unit in the Northeast. ALSO READ: Raijor Dal Leaders, Supporters Detained During Protest Outside Assam CM’s Residence The plant has been set up with an investment of ₹250 crore and is expected…
GUWAHATI: Assam opposition party Raijor Dal staged a protest outside the Minister’s Colony in Guwahati on Thursday, October 8, demanding immediate and adequate relief for people affected by the recent floods in Upper Assam. ALSO READ: Assam Board Announces HSLC 2027 Form Fill-Up Dates, Process Begins October 12 The Chief Minister’s residence is located in…
GUWAHATI: The Assam State School Education Board (ASSEB), Division-I, will begin the online form fill-up process for the High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) Examination 2027 on October 12, with November 10 set as the last date for submission. ALSO READ: Nameri Tiger Reserve Gets CA|TS Approved Status, All Four Assam Reserves Now Recognised According to…
GUWAHATI: Nameri Tiger Reserve has been accorded CA|TS Approved status under the Conservation Assured | Tiger Standards (CA|TS) framework after meeting the prescribed standards for tiger conservation and protected area management. ALSO READ: 3 Men Allegedly Harass Nagaland Woman Outside Delhi Hotel, Attack Friends The approval, accorded on September 10, 2026, follows the completion of…
GUWAHATI: A woman from Nagaland was allegedly harassed and forcibly pulled towards a luxury car by three men at a five-star hotel in New Delhi’s Chanakyapuri area, police said. ALSO READ: Guwahati Braces for Rain, Thunderstorms as IMD Issues Forecast The incident reportedly took place around 3:30 AM on Sunday. According to the woman’s complaint,…
GUWAHATI: Guwahati is likely to experience cloudy weather, rain and thunderstorms over the next five days, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Guwahati. ALSO READ: Guwahati Police Apprehend 18 Bangladeshi Nationals in Separate Operations Guwahati is likely to experience cloudy weather, rain and thunderstorms over the next few days, according to the India Meteorological…
GUWAHATI: Guwahati Police apprehended 18 Bangladeshi nationals, including women and children, in two separate operations in the city on Tuesday, October 6, according to police. ALSO READ: Lucknow-Bound IndiGo Flight Hit by Lightning at 17,000 Feet , Aircraft Nose Damaged In the first operation, four women and one man were apprehended from the general coach…
GUWAHATI: An IndiGo flight from Patna to Lucknow was struck by lightning while approaching Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport on Wednesday, October 7, damaging the aircraft’s nose. ALSO READ: Pregnant Woman, Child Among At Least 3 Killed in Delhi Building Collapse; 8 Injured The aircraft, operating as IndiGo flight 6E925, was carrying 104 passengers and…
GUWAHATI: At least three people, including a pregnant woman and a child, were killed and eight others, including a three-year-old child, were injured after a four-storey building collapsed in northeast Delhi’s Seemapuri area on Wednesday, October 7, according to reports. ALSO READ: Assam Woman Missing From Vivek Express Found Dead In Andhra Pradesh The collapse…
GUWAHATI: Veteran actor Nana Patekar has died at the age of 75 after suffering a severe cardiac arrest in Goa. One of Indian cinema’s most acclaimed performers, Patekar was known for his powerful performances across Hindi and Marathi films, as well as theatre and television. ALSO READ: Several Assam Police Officers Transferred in Major Reshuffle…
GUWAHATI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 7 completed 25 years as the elected head of a government, marking 25 years since he first took oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat in 2001. ALSO READ: Several Assam Police Officers Transferred in Major Reshuffle Modi served as Gujarat Chief Minister from 2001 to 2014 before…
GUWAHATI: A major reshuffle was done in the Assam Police with more than 35 officers of various ranks, including deputy commissioners and battalion commandants, getting transferred. ALSO READ: Nobel Prize in Chemistry Goes to Scientists Who Solved Life’s ‘One-Sided’ Mystery The transfer notification was issued late on Tuesday, September 6. Mahato Amitkumar Sidhiprasad, Deputy Commissioner…
