“I Was Threatened to Call Off Strike”: Guwahati Cab Driver Says Indefinite Protest Will Continue

  GUWAHATI: Naren Saikia, a member of an app-based cab drivers’ organisation in Guwahati who have been demanding a fare hike over the past two days, has alleged that he was “pressurised” by a person to tell the media that the drivers had temporarily withdrawn their indefinite strike. ALSO READ: Fire Breaks Out at Office Building…

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Guwahati App-Based Cab Drivers Temporarily Call Off Protest After Transport Dept Issues Notices to Aggregators

  GUWHATAI: Cab drivers in Guwahati have temporarily called off their indefinite protest after Transport Department authorities on Wednesday assured them that their demands would be addressed within the next 14 days. ALSO READ: ‘Why Look Abroad?’ From Kaziranga to Majuli, Assam Shows Why You Should Travel India: PM Modi According to drivers who attended the…

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Meghalaya Tourism Bodies Condemn Protest Violence, Call for Security Review and Strict Action

  GUWAHATI: Tourism stakeholders in Meghalaya have condemned the vandalism and attacks on out-of-state vehicles during Wednesday’s protest rally, warning that growing safety concerns could threaten the livelihoods of more than 30% of the state’s population dependent on the tourism sector. ALSO READ: Congress Reaffirms Stand on Vande Mataram, Says It Will Sing Only its First…

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Assam: Jorhat Forest Official Suspended After Alleged Viral Phone Call Sparks Probe

  GUWAHATI: A Forester-II of the Jorhat Forest Division has been placed under suspension after a purported phone conversation allegedly revealing misconduct went viral on social media. ALSO READ: Four Drug Peddlers Arrested in Separate Heroin Seizures in Guwahati According to an office order issued by the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Jorhat Division, Forester-II Montu…

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Chemists Call Nationwide Shutdown on May 20 Over Illegal E-Pharmacies, Pricing War

  Medicine retailers across Assam back nationwide strike over e-pharmacies, pricing battles  The All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD), the country’s largest body representing medicine retailers and distributors, has called for a nationwide one-day strike on May 20, 2026, in protest against what it describes as unchecked growth of illegal e-pharmacies, unfair pricing…

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