GUWAHATI: Gauhati University to issue duplicate academic documents free of cost to students who lost or damaged their original certificates in the recent floods affecting several districts of Assam. ALSO READ: Jharkhand Students Demand Cancellation of Recruitment Exams Amid Protest The decision was approved by the Vice Chancellor, on Thursday, August 6 is aimed at…
Amid one of Assam's most severe ongoing flood crises, Apollo Hospitals Guwahati has carried out a large-scale relief and medical outreach drive at Doba-Tiniali in Charaideo district, working alongside the Charaideo Police. As part of the initiative, the hospital sent a team of doctors, nurses, and support staff to the flood-hit area to deliver…
Dream House Production (India) Pvt. Ltd. has unveiled a wide-ranging social welfare programme tied to the release of its upcoming Assamese film Tibro, committing financial aid, on-ground volunteer work, and free skills training for communities affected by this year's floods in Assam. The production house said it will direct 20 percent of Tibro's net…
GUWAHATI: Amid the ongoing protest by students in Jharkhand over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations, the JPSC-JSSC Reform Manch has put forward a set of demands seeking cancellation of several examinations, independent investigations and comprehensive reforms in the recruitment process. ALSO READ: Three More Held in Assam's ₹34 Crore Fake GST Scam, Total Arrests Reach…
GUWAHATI: The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Police on Thursday, August 6, arrested three more persons in connection with the fake GST Input Tax Credit (ITC) fraud during two separate coordinated raid and search operations carried out in Kolkata, officials said on Thursday. ALSO READ: Census 2027 Theme Song Voiced by Late Zubeen Garg…
GUWAHATI: The Census 2027 Theme Song was formally launched on Thursday, August 6, at the Directorate of Census Operations, Amingaon, as part of the public outreach campaign for the First Phase of Census 2027. ALSO READ: Assam Flood Situation Worsens, Fresh Embankment Breaches Displace Thousands Penned by Pankaj Chakravarty, District Commissioner of Kokrajhar, and rendered…
GUWAHATI: The flood situation across several parts of Assam deteriorated further on Thursday, August 6, with fresh embankment breaches, rising river levels and severe erosion inundating villages, damaging farmland and forcing thousands of families to seek shelter in safer areas. ALSO READ: Gaurav Gogoi Questions Delay in Flood Alerts Despite ISRO's Near-Real-Time Monitoring In Darrang,…
GUWAHATI: Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president and Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday August 6 questioned why timely flood warnings did not reach people on the ground despite the Centre confirming that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) provides near-real-time flood monitoring data for the Brahmaputra basin. ALSO READ: Centre Approves ₹8,970 Crore…
GUWAHATI: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the construction of the 135.871-km, four-lane access-controlled Guwahati–Tezpur corridor on National Highway-15 in Assam on August 6. The project will be developed under the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Toll model at an estimated cost of Rs 8,970.20 crore. ALSO READ: Assam…
GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday August 6 urged people not to collect money from the public in the name of flood relief and distribute aid under their own banners. He said those wishing to support flood-affected people should either use their own resources or channel their donations through the government. ALSO…
GUWAHATI: The Meghalaya government is examining the reasons behind the recurring flooding at Jorabat along the Meghalaya-Assam interstate border, with ongoing road construction emerging as one of the possible contributing factors, Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma said on Wednesday, August 5. ALSO READ: Bombay High Court Convicts Tehelka Founder Tarun Tejpal in 2013 Rape Case…
GUWAHATI: More than 500 native saplings were planted at Amtola village in Assam's Bongaigaon district on Wednesday, August 5, as part of an initiative to improve habitat connectivity and forest cover in the Bamungaon Hills, an important landscape for the endangered Golden Langur. ALSO READ: Bombay High Court Convicts Tehelka Founder Tarun Tejpal in 2013…
GUWAHATI: The Bombay High Court on Thursday convicted former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal in the 2013 rape case involving a former colleague, overturning a 2021 Goa trial court verdict that had acquitted him. ALSO READ: Meta Apologises to Centre After PM Modi's Facebook Video Was Briefly Removed A division bench of Justices Neela Gokhale and…
GUWAHATI: Meta has apologised to the Central government after a video post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was briefly removed from Facebook due to what the company described as an operational error. ALSO READ: Ex-Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina Says She Will Return in December Despite Death Penalty According to reports, Joel Kaplan, Meta's Chief Global…
GUWAHATI: Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced that she intends to return to Bangladesh in December, despite facing a death sentence in her home country for crimes against humanity. ALSO READ: No Dam Gates Have Been Opened In Bhutan, Assam Government Clarifies Amid Viral Flood Rumours Speaking through an audio address broadcast to…
GUWAHATI: The Assam government has clarified that a viral advisory claiming "Bhutan River: 3 Gates Opened" is false and not linked to the current rise in river water levels. ALSO READ: Assam Flood Death Toll Reaches 94, Over 73,000 People Still Affected According to information received from Bhutan's Hydrology Department, the increased river flow is…
GUWAHATI: Assam's flood death toll has risen to 94 after five more deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, according to the latest flood bulletin issued by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA). ALSO READ: 793 Flood-Affected Schools in Assam to Receive ₹15.86 Crore in Financial Aid The latest fatalities include two deaths…
GUWAHATI: The Assam government will ceremonially distribute financial assistance worth ₹15.86 crore to 793 flood-affected schools across Sivasagar, Charaideo, Jorhat and Golaghat through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode on Thursday, August 6. ALSO READ: Atal Amrit Assam Leadership Felicitated for Outstanding Public Service Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will preside over the programme, scheduled…
GUWAHATI: The Assam Excise Department has issued a sweeping directive that effectively transforms liquor licence holders into revenue-bound entities, introducing a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) that fixes Minimum Guaranteed Revenue (MGR) targets for wholesale warehouses, IMFL and country spirit retailers, and company-operated wholesale units across the state. ALSO READ: Sixteen Assam Athletes Selected to Represent…
GUWAHATI: The Assam government has announced the recipients of the Karmashree Awards 2025–26, recognising officers and teams for their exemplary innovations and outstanding contributions towards excellence in public administration and public service delivery. The awards were notified by the Administrative Reforms, Training, Pension and Public Grievances Department in pursuance of the Guidelines for Karmashree…
