GMC Seizes Nearly 300 Bags of Banned Single-Use Plastic in Overnight Drive

  GUWAHATI: The Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) carried out a major enforcement drive against banned single-use plastics (SUP) last night, seizing a total of 297 bags across two locations in the city. ALSO READ: Man Allegedly Slashes Limbs And Brutally Kills Dog In Assam's Rangia According to an official statement from GMC, 209 bags of banned…

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Food Safety Team Seizes Chemically Ripened Mangoes in Guwahati’s Fancy Bazaar; Stock Destroyed

  GUWAHATI: Food safety officials detected the alleged use of calcium carbide for artificial ripening of mangoes during a surprise surveillance drive conducted in Guwahati's Fancy Bazaar on Wednesday, June 3. ALSO READ: Premium Assam Teas Sell for Over ₹1,100 Per Kg at Guwahati Auction Centre According to a post on X, the inspection uncovered a…

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BIS Guwahati Seizes 6 Metric Tonnes of Fake ISI-Marked Packaging Sacks

  GUWAHATI: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Guwahati Branch Office, has seized 6 metric tonnes of polypropylene woven sacks bearing unauthorised ISI markings during a search operation at the premises of a company unit in the Rani Industrial Area, Kamrup. ALSO READ: Guwahati’s Ganeshguri Faces Ongoing Water Wastage Due to Leakage In a post on X…

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NCB Seizes ₹182 Crore ‘Jihadi Drug’ Captagon in India’s First-Ever Bust Under Operation RAGEPILL

  GUWAHATI: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has seized 227.7 kg of Captagon tablets and powder worth around ₹182 crore in a major operation against an international drug trafficking syndicate, officials said on Saturday. The seizure marks India’s first-ever recovery of Captagon, a psychotropic substance trafficked widely in parts of the Middle East. ALSO READ: Assam:…

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