GUWAHATI: Assam’s battle against HIV is entering a disturbing new phase, with injecting drug use emerging as an increasingly important driver of new infections even as the state continues its aggressive crackdown on narcotics. Data from the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, show a sharp…
GUWAHATI: A female elephant was killed after being hit by the Silchar-Guwahati Express in Assam’s Hawaipur on Wednesday, September 16. ALSO READ: NTA Releases Examination Calendar for December 2026-March 2027 Cycle The incident occurred at around 4:30 PM on the downline stretch between Lanka and Hawaipur, a North-East Frontier Railway (NFR) official confirmed. Hawaipur is…
GUWAHATI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released its proposed examination calendar covering the period from December 2026 to March 2027, outlining tentative dates and durations for 14 major exams. ALSO READ: 244 Grams of Suspected Heroin Seized in Assam’s Tinsukia, Two Arrested December 2026 (5 exams) – Rashtriya Indian Military College – 6 Dec…
GUWAHATI: A joint team of Assam Rifles and Ledo Police Station in Tinsukia conducted an anti-drug operation in the Margherita sub-division on Wednesday, September 16. ALSO READ: Two Held for Demanding Money in Name of ULFA(I), Two More Detained in Assam’s Moranhat Acting on specific intelligence inputs, the security forces and police launched an operation…
GUWAHATI: Police have arrested two persons in Moranhat for allegedly making extortion demands in the name of banned outfit ULFA(I), officials said. Two more suspected linkmen of the group were also apprehended as the investigation widened. ALSO READ: Assam: 25 Candidates Enter Nagaon By-Election Race as Nominations Close The arrested accused have been identified as…
GUWAHATI: A total of 25 candidates have filed 35 nomination papers for the Nagaon Parliamentary Constituency by-election 2026, with Wednesday, September 16, being the last day for filing nominations. ALSO READ: Two Assam Cops Arrested for Allegedly Robbing ₹14 Lakh From Businessman’s Aide in Sribhumi Among those who filed nomination papers are Devasish Sharma of…
GUWAHATI: Two police constables have been arrested in Assam's Sribhumi district for allegedly robbing ₹14 lakh from a businessman’s aide, while a sub-inspector allegedly involved, is on the run. ALSO READ: BIS Seizes Illegal Cast Billet Ingots Worth ₹87 Lakh in Guwahati The alleged incident happened on September 10 and, according to Additional Superintendent of…
GUWAHATI: Officials of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Guwahati Branch Office, conducted a search and seizure operation at the premises of Hanuman Steel and Shiv Alloys Steel in Paschim Boragaon, Guwahati, on Wednesday, September 16. ALSO READ: Assam: Tezpur University Student Allegedly Dies by Suicide Inside Hostel Room The operation was carried out following…
GUWAHATI: A fifth-semester student of Tezpur University allegedly died by suicide inside his hostel room on Wednesday, September 16. ALSO READ: Two Men From Assam Held With 17.1 kg Ganja From Hotel in Telengana The university’s Dean of Academic Affairs, in an email circulated to students, announced the student’s death and stated that all classes…
GUWAHATI: The Excise State Task Force has busted an alleged ganja-selling racket operating out of a hotel near Kondapur Government Hospital, seizing 17.1 kg of the contraband worth around ₹9 lakh. ALSO READ: 1.66 Lakh ST Students in Assam Receive ₹194.55 Crore Post-Matric Scholarship Acting on a tip-off that ganja was being sold from rooms…
GUWAHATI: Assam's Education Minister Ranoj Pegu on Wednesday, September 16, announced the release of the post-matric scholarship for Scheduled Tribe (ST) students, benefiting 1.66 lakh students across the state. ALSO READ: Fuel Prices, UPI Charges: When Government Statements Changed With Policy Speaking to the media, Pegu said the total disbursal amounts to ₹194.55 crore, covering…
GUWAHATI: Two separate developments involving fuel prices and UPI charges have drawn attention to how government statements can change as policy positions evolve. ALSO READ: Raijor Dal Stays Out of Nagaon Bypoll, Akhil Gogoi Says Party Will Remain Neutral On April 23, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas rejected reports that petrol and diesel…
GUWAHATI: Raijor Dal MLA Akhil Gogoi has confirmed that his party will not back either of the two main contenders in the upcoming Nagaon Lok Sabha by-election, choosing instead to stay neutral. ALSO READ: North East Inter-State Badminton Championship Begins in Shillong Addressing the media, Gogoi said his party's steering committee had taken the decision…
GUWAHATI: The North East Zone Inter-State Badminton Championship 2026 began in Shillong on Wednesday, September 16, with more than 250 badminton players from the eight northeastern states taking part in the tournament. ALSO READ: Guwahati’s B Borooah College Plans New Academic Block, Girls Hostel in Newly Allotted Land: Principal The four-day championship, being held from…
GUWAHATI: The Assam Rifles, in coordination with the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Silchar, seized 109.2 kg of Yaba tablets valued at approximately ₹327 crore in Hailakandi district of Assam. ALSO READ: IIT Guwahati Researchers Develop Bacteria-Based Method to Treat Toxic Textile Wastewater Acting on specific intelligence, a joint team of the Assam Rifles and…
GUWAHATI: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) have developed a biological approach to treat textile wastewater containing toxic azo dyes, using a novel bacterium that degraded 98.50% of a commonly used synthetic dye under optimised laboratory conditions. ALSO READ: Assam’s Joi Barua Brings the Sound of Stardust to NASA-Linked Project ‘Cosmic…
GUWAHATI: Assamese composer, singer and songwriter Joi Barua is part of an international creative collaboration that brings together astrophysics, music, animation and performing arts through the project “Cosmic Rhapsody”, which is connected with NASA’s Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI) mission. ALSO READ: Rapido Fined ₹10 Lakh for Pushing Riders to Pay More Before Booking The…
GUWAHATI: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed a ₹10 lakh penalty on Roppen Transportation Services Pvt Ltd, which operates the bike-taxi and auto-rickshaw platform Rapido, for alleged unfair trade practices, unfair contracts and the use of “dark patterns” that could influence commuters to pay higher fares before their rides were confirmed. ALSO…
GUWAHATI: Assam is home to nearly 80% of the world’s one-horned rhinoceros population, highlighting the state’s important role in global wildlife conservation. ALSO READ: New UPI Rules Explained: What Will Stay Free and What Will Cost More According to the information shared by Minister of Environment & Forest Jayanta Mallabaruah, Assam has around 3,260 one-horned…
GUWAHATI: The new UPI framework will not affect person-to-person (P2P) transactions, with all such payments continuing to remain completely free irrespective of the amount transferred, according to a press release by the Ministry of Finance. ALSO READ: Assam Government Plans Rehab Centre in Every District, Says CM Sarma Under the framework, person-to-merchant (P2M) UPI payments…
