GUWAHATI: Massive traffic congestion is currently being reported on MG Road, particularly on the stretch from ITA Machkhowa to the Brahmaputra Riverfront, with heavy vehicular movement in both directions. ALSO READ: India Beat Pakistan by 19 Runs to Win Asian Games T20 Gold A traffic official said such congestion occurs daily during peak vehicular movement…
GUWAHATI: The construction of the Second Saraighat Rail-cum-Road Bridge over the Brahmaputra is set to begin with piling work targeted for October 2026, according to the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR). ALSO READ: Assam: Mising, Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council Elections To Be Held in November The project is being taken up alongside the doubling of the…
GUWAHATI: A huge traffic jam brought parts of GS Road to a crawl on Wednesday evening as actor Ajay Devgn arrived in Guwahati for the inauguration of a Kalyan Jewellers showroom. ALSO READ: Guwahati: Free Dialysis Centre Inaugurated at Pandu FRU in Kamrup Metro The traffic build-up caused considerable inconvenience to commuters, with vehicles backed…
GUWAHATI: A 22-year-old man was killed in a road accident in Guwahati’s Lachit Nagar area early Saturday after a four-wheeler allegedly hit his scooter while he was entering GS Road from a bylane, police said on Sunday. ALSO READ: Assam Finance Minister Seeks Region-Specific Financing for Agriculture The victim, identified as Abhishek Das, was declared…
GUWAHATI: At least five people, including the driver of a passenger vehicle, were killed and several others injured after the vehicle collided head-on with a truck on the Guwahati-Sonapur highway near Khetri on Sunday evening. ALSO READ: Guwahati to Get New Centre for Advanced Proton Beam Cancer Therapy The accident occurred in the Nalgedra area…
GUWAHATI: Assamese filmmaker Nimananda Das, 55, died in a road accident in Majuli in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. ALSO READ: 275 Indians Still Missing Amid Nepal Floods, 108 Rescued: MEA The accident occurred at around 2:30 AM near Kamalabari in Majuli, when the vehicle in which Das was travelling reportedly lost control…
GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday held a meeting with Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi to discuss issues concerning Assam’s road infrastructure, with emphasis on restoring flood-damaged National Highways and making the State’s highway network more resilient to floods and flash floods. ALSO READ: Missing…
GUWAHATI: With the Byrnihat–Jorabat road remaining blocked in both directions for the past three days, the Ri-Bhoi district administration has issued an advisory asking commuters and travellers to avoid the stretch until further notice. ALSO READ: Bus Services between Imphal and Guwahati Resume After More Than Three Years In the advisory issued on Friday, August…
GUWAHATI: The Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) has imposed a penalty of ₹4,000 on a property owner for unauthorised stocking of building materials along MT Road, acting under Division 3 of its jurisdiction. ALSO READ: Two Guwahati-Bound Passengers Held with ₹68.53 Lakh Unaccounted Cash at Delhi Airport The action is part of GMC's ongoing enforcement drive…
GUWAHATI: A pickup truck collided with the railing of a railway overbridge on B. Barooah Road on the night of Monday, August 3, local police said. ALSO READ: CRPF Personnel Shoots Two Colleagues Dead, Dies by Suicide at Assam Camp The impact caused significant damage to the bridge railing, with a portion of it reportedly…
GUWAHATI: Assam will build and name a one-kilometre road after Rupamoni Gorh, the state's first woman to summit Mount Everest, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced. ALSO READ: Fake Flood Relief Collection Cases Surface Across Guwahati, Public Urged to Stay Vigilant The road will lead to Gorh’s residence in Lakhimpur district. Gorh scaled Mount Everest on…
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: At least 39 Amarnath Yatra pilgrims were injured after a bus carrying them skidded off the road and crashed onto a house in the Kangan area of Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district on Tuesday, July 28. No fatalities were reported. ALSO READ: Guwahati's Silpukhuri Park Reopens After Renovation, Free Entry Till 10 AM The…
GUWAHATI: A tragic road accident claimed the life of a man while he was carrying his mother's body for the final rites in Guwahati's Azara area on Saturday, July 18. ALSO READ: 1.35 Kg Heroin, ₹14.06 Lakh Cash Seized in Assam’s Dibrugarh, One Held The deceased, identified as Parag Das, was serving as the Sub-Postmaster…
GUWAHATI: The FIFA World Cup 2026 has reached its final stage, with France, Spain, England and Argentina advancing to the semi-finals after winning their respective quarter-final matches. The four teams will now battle for a place in the final, while the losing semi-finalists will contest the third-place playoff. ALSO READ: Assam Govt Disposes ₹472 Crore…
GUWAHATI: The Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) has taken strict action against the illegal stocking of construction and demolition materials on A.M. Road, Guwahati, imposing a penalty of ₹15,000 on the violator. ALSO READ: Delhi High Court Sends Rajpal Yadav To Jail Again, Sentences Him To 3 Months In Cheque Bounce Case According to a receipt…
GUWAHATI: The Assam government has announced plans to conduct a feasibility study for integrating a metro rail system over or alongside the Guwahati Ring Road, as part of efforts to ease congestion in the city and encourage urban expansion beyond the ring road corridor, with a particular focus on satellite towns. ALSO READ: Assam to…
GUWAHATI: The Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) has imposed a fine of ₹1,000 on a business establishment on Bhupen Hazarika Path in Ward No. 23 for dumping garbage on the road, as part of the civic body's ongoing enforcement drive against violations of municipal regulations. ALSO READ: “He Was Guilty”: Wife of West Bengal Minor Rape-Murder…
GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday, July 7, said the accused in the Guwahati road rage assault case has been arrested and is not associated with the BJP, asserting that "road rage has no place in Assam" and that anyone involved in such acts will face the full force of the…
GUWAHATI: A high-speed collision between a Superbike and a road cleaning truck on the downtown flyover in Rukminigaon left the bike rider dead on the spot in the early hours of Saturday, July 4th, around 1 am. ALSO READ: Kamrup (M) Administration Directs Concerned Authorities to Inspect Maharaj Prithu Flyover, Others After Recent Accidents According…
