GUWAHATI: The Nagaon and Morigaon district administrations are fully prepared to hold a free, fair and secure by-election to the 9-Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency on Tuesday, October 6. A total of 19,02,009 voters will decide the fate of 15 candidates in the fray. ALSO READ: IIT Guwahati Develops Low-Energy, Plant-Based System to Treat Piggery Wastewater…
GUWAHATI: The Assam Cabinet has approved financial support for the functioning of Madhupur Satra and changes to rules governing municipal corporation elections in the state. ALSO READ: Assam Shifts National Highway Work to PWD Roads, Approves Jal Jeevan Mission Plan for Hill Areas The Cabinet approved ₹1 lakh per month from the Chief Minister's Scheme…
GUWAHATI: Assam has vaccinated more than 3 lakh eligible girls under its HPV Vaccination Campaign, achieving around 93% coverage against the state target of 3.27 lakh beneficiaries. ALSO READ: Assam Education Dept Clarifies No Curbs on Visits to Govt Schools, Calls Reports Untrue The progress was reviewed during a two-day State-Level Review-cum-Orientation Meeting on HPV…
GUWAHATI: More than 450,000 people could die from additional heat linked to the ongoing super El Niño by February 2027, according to estimates by climate scientists. ALSO READ: Manipur’s Roshibina Devi Bags Silver, Secures Third Straight Asian Games Medal The projected deaths would be in addition to heat-related deaths already being driven by rising global…
GUWAHATI: Assam down town University (AdtU) recognised 80 faculty members, researchers and research scholars for their contributions to research and innovation at its Eminence in Research Awards and Research Reward Ceremony 2026 in Guwahati on Tuesday, September 22. ALSO READ: Woman from Assam's Bongaigaon Allegedly Confined at Home for Months, Rescued by Officials The university…
GUWAHATI: A Guwahati-based business owner was allegedly impersonated by a fraudster recently, who used his name and WhatsApp display picture to instruct an employee to transfer ₹10 lakh through RTGS, officials said. ALSO READ: Suchika Tariyal Makes History With India’s First MMA Medal at Asian Games The incident was reported through the cyber crime helpline…
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: 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: 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: Guwahati Police on Thursday, September 10, arrested a person for allegedly accepting bribes from individuals on the promise of helping them obtain liquor licences. ALSO READ: ‘Matter of Shame if We Import Potatoes’: CM Sarma Calls for Local Potato Production to Meet PepsiCo Factory Demand The arrested person has been identified as Debolina Patowari,…
GUWAHATI: The CBI Court in Guwahati has sentenced accused Md. Shakir to four years of Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) along with a fine of ₹14.05 lakh in a case relating to the collection and misappropriation of public deposits from investors in Assam. The sentencing took place on September 7, 2026. ALSO READ: Assam, Meghalaya Focus on…
GUWAHATI: The Gauhati High Court has directed the Government of Assam to pay interim compensation of ₹2 lakh to a petitioner whose wife was deported to Bangladesh without the petitioner or any adult member of her family being informed about her detention. ALSO READ: Eiffel Tower Closed After Female Staff Asked to Step Aside During…
GUWAHATI: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday, August 31, visited the site of the Sonapur accident along with senior police and administrative officials and announced a one-time financial assistance of ₹5 lakh each for the next of kin of the deceased. ALSO READ: Blue E-Auto Numbers Rise in Guwahati, But Who Regulates Them? Speaking…
GUWAHATI: A gold theft case has come to light in Assam’s Jorhat, where a young man, identified as Yash Dhanuka, allegedly took gold jewellery worth over ₹50 lakh and ₹2 lakh in cash from his own house while his parents were out of the state. ALSO READ: ₹1.5 Crore GST Recovered From Traders In Assam’s…
GUWAHATI: The Union Government has allowed duty-free imports of up to 10 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of raw sugar until October 31, 2026, under the Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) scheme, in a move aimed at easing raw sugar availability. ALSO READ: Assam-Meghalaya Tensions Continue, Cab Restrictions Leave Commuters Stranded The Directorate General of Foreign Trade…
GUWAHATI: CISF personnel at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) in Delhi have detected unaccounted cash worth ₹68.53 lakh from two passengers travelling to Guwahati, in the latest instance of a currency seizure at the country's busiest airport. ALSO READ: Meghalaya Tourism Bodies Condemn Protest Violence, Call for Security Review and Strict Action The detection…
GUWAHATI: Assam has recorded a 95.42% completion rate in the Self-Enumeration exercise under the House Listing Operations for Census 2027. A total of 12,20,536 households across all 35 districts have completed the process. ALSO READ: Garbage Piles Up Along Brahmaputra Bank Near Guwahati’s Sukreswar Temple After Bol Bom The high participation reflects strong public involvement…
GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said small tea growers with net annual agricultural income of up to ₹10 lakh will pay zero agricultural income tax, providing relief to growers across the state. ALSO READ: Census Goes Digital, But Do Guwahatians Know About Self-Enumeration? The decision is part of the government’s efforts to support…
GUWAHATI: The Assam government on Thursday, August 13, felicitated Commonwealth Games 2026 silver medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain and presented her with a financial reward of ₹30 lakh. ALSO READ: Theft Attempt at Mamoni Raisom Goswami Research Institute in Guwahati, One Held “Met with our star performer Lovlina, whose punches on and off the boxing ring…
