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GUWAHATI: A team from the Dispur Police Station, operating under the East Guwahati Police District (EGPD), has arrested a burglar along with two individuals accused of receiving and dealing in stolen property, police announced via social media. ALSO READ: Odisha PG Medical Exam Paper Shared on WhatsApp During Test, Probe Underway According to Guwahati Police,…
GUWAHATI: Young author Saanvi Dutta unveiled her latest book, Emails from My Grandpa – Part 2, at a press meet organised by down town Hospital on Thursday, July 31. ALSO READ: Assam Police Seize Yaba Tablets Worth Nearly ₹3 Crore in Bongaigaon, One Held The programme, organised in collaboration with the Guwahati Press Club, also…
GUWAHATI: The Jyotikuchi-Budh Bazar Road in Guwahati has been facing severe civic issues, with stretches of the road riddled with potholes and garbage being dumped along the roadside, causing inconvenience to local residents. ALSO READ: BIS Raids Guwahati Jewellery Shop for Allegedly Selling Fake Hallmarked Gold The road hosts a weekly market every Wednesday, after…
GUWAHATI: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) conducted a search and seizure operation at a jewellery shop in Guwahati on Wednesday, July 29, after receiving complaints of alleged misuse of the BIS hallmark. ALSO READ: 11,000-Volt Live Wire Falls on Train in West Bengal’s Dakshineswar, Major Accident Averted Officials from the BIS Guwahati Branch Office…
GUWAHATI: A truck driver was killed, the handyman seriously injured, in a road accident on National Highway 27 near Betkuchi in the early hours of Thursday, July 30, after a speeding truck rammed into a stationary truck. ALSO READ: Residential Complexes Targeted in Back-to-Back Thefts in Guwahati’s Kalapahar According to preliminary information, the collision occurred…
GUWAHATI: The Assam Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, July 28, passed the Guwahati Satellite City Development Authority Bill, 2026, which seeks to establish an authority for the planned development of notified townships and satellite cities in and around Guwahati. ALSO READ: Parliamentary IT Panel Calls Meta, X, Google, Snapchat On August 3 Over Privacy And Content…
Three students from Guwahati — Parth Jain, Abhigya Kashyap, and Chaitanya Siotia — secured first place in the zonal round of TechnoXian World Robotics Championship, earning a spot in the national-level competition. The zonal championship was held at Dr. Sudhir Chandra Sur Institute of Technology and Sports Complex in Kolkata. TechnoXian, organized by the…
GUWAHATI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a week of generally cloudy weather with light to moderate rain and thunderstorms in Guwahati over the next seven days. ALSO READ: Assam CM Fecilitates First Assamese Woman to Climb Mount Everest, Announces ₹10 Lakh Reward According to the weather bulletin issued at 8:30 AM on July…
GUWAHATI: A third-year BTech student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati was found dead on the institute's campus on Sunday afternoon, July 26, in an incident that police suspect to be a case of suicide. ALSO READ: Mirabai Chanu Wins India's First Gold at Commonwealth Games 2026 According to police, the incident occurred…
GUWAHATI: Kargil Vijay Diwas was observed in Guwahati on Sunday, July 26, with a commemorative programme at the State War Memorial at Dighalipukhuri, where serving defence personnel, veterans, families of martyrs, NCC cadets, students and members of the public paid tribute to the soldiers who laid down their lives during the 1999 Kargil War….
guwahati: A 17-year-old boy from Assam's Goalpara district went missing after reportedly falling into the Brahmaputra River from the Kumar Bhaskar Varma Bridge while attempting to take a selfie on Saturday evening, July 25. ALSO READ: 'Don't Troll Keshab Mahanta': Assam CM Defends Minister Amid Daughter's NEET Protest Row The missing teenager has been identified…
GUWAHATI: A team from Basistha Police Station has arrested an absconding accused in connection with a case registered under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) (Amendment) Act, 2019. ALSO READ: Missing Assam Forest Team Traced Safe After Two-Day Communication Blackout The accused, identified…
A leopard in the courtyard. A private aircraft. Assam's first RCC home. Through one family and one house in Uzan Bazar, an extraordinary chapter of Guwahati's history quietly lives on. ALSO READ: Guwahati's Street Vendors Battle Waterlogging and Eviction Drives There are houses that are simply old. And then there are houses that quietly become…
GUWAHATI: The Kamrup Metropolitan District Commissioner has been instructed to prepare a comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) for drainage system maintenance in Guwahati, along with an annual maintenance calendar to prevent urban flooding. ALSO READ: CJP Calls for Nationwide Candlelight March on July 25 for NEET Students Who Died by Suicide At a review meeting…
A string of landslides across Guwahati highlights the dangers of building on vulnerable hill slopes For nine days in a row this July, the earth beneath Guwahati’s hills refused to hold. ALSO READ: The Rivers We Forgot: How Neglected Tributaries Are Fueling Assam's Flood Crisis A boulder tore through the bathroom wall of Ratan Das’s…
With the spiritual aura of Guwahati drawing thousands of devotees every year, the revered Lankeswar Temple stands as one of Assam’s most significant shrines dedicated to Lord Shiva. Located near Jalukbari on the banks of the mighty Brahmaputra River, the temple is accessed through around 452 marble steps. Beyond being a place of worship,…
GUWAHATI: A viral audio clip, allegedly featuring a conversation between a Guwahati Police officer and a school student, has triggered a debate over whether students were being monitored ahead of a solidarity protest held in Guwahati in support of the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) campaign for education reforms and activist Sonam Wangchuk. ALSO READ: Rajya…
GUWAHATI: Several parts of Rukminigaon in Guwahati remained submerged on Friday, July 24, as floodwaters continued to inundate residential areas, forcing authorities to evacuate stranded residents using rubber boats. ALSO READ: CJP Says Dharmendra Pradhan's Resignation Non-Negotiable After Second Round of Talks with Centre Rescue operations have been underway since 7 am, with personnel from…
GUWAHATI: A commercial establishment on A.T. Road, Maligaon (Ward No. 8) has been fined ₹1,50,000 after being found operating without a valid Trade License during an enforcement drive conducted by the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC). ALSO READ: Guwahati: ₹10,000 Fine Imposed for Illegally Pasting Posters on Ulubari Foot Bridge According to a post shared by…
GUWAHATI: The Guwahati Satellite City Development Authority Bill, 2026, which seeks to establish an authority for the planned development of notified townships and satellite cities in and around Guwahati, will be taken up for consideration, discussion and passage in the Assam Legislative Assembly on July 28. ALSO READ: Guwahati-Based LPG Distributor’s License Cancelled Over Alleged…
