GUWAHATI: The GST enforcement operation at Ratabari in Assam’s Sribhumi district continued on Tuesday, with the investigation team so far recovering ₹1.50 crore in tax from traders involved in tax evasion. ALSO READ: Assam CM Discusses Jorabat Flooding and Key Road Projects With Nitin Gadkari “There are still many traders where operations will be conducted….
GUWAHATI: Around 8.7 crore Indian youth aged 15 to 29 are not studying, working or receiving any form of training, according to a NITI Aayog report, highlighting concerns over youth employability and skill development. ALSO READ: ‘Naglok’ Theme to Mark Platinum Jubilee of Guwahati’s Bishnupur Durga Puja The report, titled ‘Reimagining Skilling for Viksit Bharat@2047’,…
GUWAHATI: The Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) Guwahati Zonal Office has provisionally attached movable and immovable properties worth approximately ₹3.50 crore in a money laundering case linked to late Ranjit Kumar Borah, who served as Deputy Chief Electrical Engineer (Construction) with the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) in Maligaon, Guwahati. ALSO READ: Centre Restricts Certain Cold Medicine Combinations for Children Below…
GUWAHATI: Cachar Police seized 15,900 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup and 2,600 Tramadol capsules from a godown at Gosaipur in Udharbond. ALSO READ: Riddhi-Siddhi Theme to Highlight Ganesh Utsav Celebrations in Guwahati's Lalganesh The seized substances are estimated to be worth around ₹2 crore. Police have arrested one person in connection with the seizure. The…
GUWAHATI: The Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) Fund received total donations of ₹1,279.9 crore in FY 2024-25, of which it spent only ₹87.85 lakh, amounting to 0.1% of the total amount received. ALSO READ: Private Coaching Institutes in Assam to Face New Registration and Safety Rules The PM CARES…
GUWAHATI: Gujarat's Cyber Centre of Excellence (CCoE) has arrested a key mastermind behind a major "digital arrest" fraud network operating out of Assam, while simultaneously halting 10 live digital arrest scams unfolding across different states in real time. ALSO READ: Guwahati House Broken Into, Extensive Vandalism and Theft Reported in Sreenagar Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi…
GUWAHATI: The accused arrested for allegedly threatening to kill Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during a social media live broadcast has been remanded to five days of police custody. ALSO READ: 31,951 Flood-Affected Assam Families Receive ₹15,000 Each in Second Relief Phase Abdul Mutaleb was produced before a court on Sunday following his arrest…
GUWAHATI: The Special Task Force (STF) Assam raided the premises of an interstate drug dealer and recovered heroin worth around ₹80 crore, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma posted on X on Friday, August 14. ALSO READ: Ganesh Puja Pandal in Guwahati's Pandu to Highlight Smartphone Addiction and Social Awareness The drug dealer was arrested…
GUWAHATI: Guwahati Police intercepted a massive interstate drug consignment near ISBT in Garchuk, seizing illegal substances estimated at around ₹40 crore on late Wednesday night, August 12. ALSO READ: Guwahati: Fancy Bazar Roads to Be Declared No-Vending Zones to Ease Traffic Congestion Acting on an intelligence tip-off, police teams launched an operation to intercept a…
GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday, August 12, said the state government may need to spend more than ₹1,000 crore on compensation and rehabilitation for people affected by the latest wave of floods. ALSO READ: Assam Govt Monitoring 72 YouTube Accounts Over Flood Relief Fund Collection "There is a possibility that the…
GUWAHATI: The Assam Cabinet approved the release of ₹450 crore to the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) as the first instalment of the SOPD-G fund for 2026-27 to undertake developmental works. ALSO READ: Assam Cabinet Revises CM-FLIGHT Payment Structure, Approves ₹118.58 Crore for Jibon Prerana The Cabinet meeting was held at Lok Sewa Bhawan in Dispur…
GUWAHATI: The Assam Cabinet, at a meeting held on Tuesday, August 11, has approved a revised payment structure under the Chief Minister’s Foreign Language Initiative for Global Human Talent (CM-FLIGHT), along with a ₹118.58-crore budget provision for the Chief Minister’s Jibon Prerana Scheme and priority rural development works under VB-G RAM G. ALSO READ: Air…
GUWAHATI: In a major anti-drug operation, Assam Police recently seized 8.2 kg of morphine valued at around ₹13 crore from a concealed chamber inside a vehicle's fuel tank at Badarpur Ghat. ALSO READ: Guwahati's Athgaon Ganesh Mandir to Build Lord Ganesha Shaped Pandal for Chaturthi The operation was jointly conducted by Cachar Police, Sribhumi Police…
NBFC company Satin Creditcare Network has launched a ₹1 crore flood relief initiative in Assam to support around 15,000 families affected by floods in Upper Assam districts. A fleet of 15 vehicles carrying relief materials was flagged off on Thursday, August 6, marking the beginning of the distribution drive. The programme will cover nearly…
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 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: 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 Centre has cleared the advance release of ₹2,117.85 crore from its share of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to flood-affected states during the ongoing southwest monsoon, with the funds aimed at strengthening relief and response operations. Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah approved the release. ALSO READ: Gulveer Singh Scripts History…
GUWAHATI: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday, July 31, said that school uniforms worth approximately ₹8 crore will be distributed to students affected by the floods immediately. ALSO READ: Assam CM Announces August 5 Talks on Insurance, Loan Relief for Flood-Hit People Textbook distribution is already underway, while the Education Department has begun assessing…
GUWAHATI: Bongaigaon Police recovered 10,000 Yaba tablets and apprehended one person in an anti-drug operation, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. ALSO READ: Theft Reported at Digambar Jain Mandir in Guwahati’s Fancy Bazar; Donation Box Broken The contraband was valued at around ₹3 crore. Sharing the update on X, Sarma commended Bongaigaon Police for…
