GUWAHATI: The SUMP Affected Area Youth Association (SAAYA) has called for a shutdown in Siang, Upper Siang and East Siang districts of Arunachal Pradesh on November 2, protesting the arrests of people involved in the agitation against the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP). ALSO READ: INDIA Bloc Leaders March to Ramlila Maidan, Demand Removal…
GUWAHATI: The Railway Board has directed all zonal railways to ensure that mobile charging points in train coaches remain switched off between 11 PM and 5 AM, after a passenger's power bank exploded with smoke on a train in the South Eastern Railway (SER) zone. ALSO READ: More Than 100 Cotton University Students Face Hurdles…
Medicine retailers across Assam back nationwide strike over e-pharmacies, pricing battles The All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD), the country’s largest body representing medicine retailers and distributors, has called for a nationwide one-day strike on May 20, 2026, in protest against what it describes as unchecked growth of illegal e-pharmacies, unfair pricing…
