GUWAHATI: Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has announced a pair of Festival Special Express trains between Khatipura (Jaipur) and Kamakhya to clear the extra passenger rush during the ongoing festive season. Train No. 09711 will run from Khatipura (Jaipur) to Kamakhya every Thursday from October 29 to November 26, 2026. In the return direction, Train No….
GUWAHATI: Guwahati Police arrested a Bihar man at Guwahati Railway Station and recovered telecom equipment, including roughly 1,447 kg of cables, police said on Friday, October 16. Acting on intelligence, a joint team from the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Commissioner of Police's office (CGPD) and Pan Bazaar Police Station carried out an operation…
GUWAHATI: Geetanagar Police Station has been shifted to its new premises at Hem Baruah By-lane in AIDC, Zoo Road, Guwahati. The new premises were inaugurated on Wednesday, October 14, by Guwahati Police Commissioner Parthasarathi Mahanta. MLA Diplu Ranjan Sarmah was also present at the inauguration ceremony. The relocation marks a change in the address of…
GUWAHATI: Fifty-seven people suspected to be Bangladeshi nationals were detained by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) at Kamakhya railway station in Guwahati in the evening on October 8. The group was intercepted aboard the Brahmaputra Mail at the Maligaon-based station. According to the RPF, the group is suspected to have travelled from Srinagar in Jammu…
GUWAHATI: A man allegedly harassed a woman and made obscene gestures towards her at Kamakhya Railway Station in Guwahati on Friday, September 25, according to a video shared on social media. According to the woman who recorded the video, she had gone to the railway station to drop off one of her relatives. While they…
GUWAHATI: The Assam government has established a new Kahilipara Police Station in Guwahati by bifurcating the existing jurisdiction of Dispur Police Station. The new police station has been established under Section 11 of the Assam Police Act, 2007, with the aim of strengthening law and order and improving policing in the area. Kahilipara Police Station…
GUWAHATI: Three persons were arrested after the Guwahati Government Railway Police (GRPS) seized around 55 kg of suspected cannabis during a checking operation at Guwahati Railway Station. According to reports, the contraband was allegedly found in the possession of the three accused, following which they were taken into custody. The seizure comes amid efforts by…
GUWAHATI: In a major crackdown on narcotics trafficking in the Northeast, Assam Rifles under Spear Corps, acting jointly with the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Agartala, seized 55,626 bottles of illegal Codeine-based cough syrup worth approximately ₹1.27 crore at Agartala Railway Station in Tripura. The operation was launched after Assam Rifles received credible intelligence about…
GUWAHATI: Preparations for the annual Ambubachi Mela at Kamakhya Dham have begun, with field inspections and implementation of various arrangements already underway, said Swapnil Paul, the District Commissioner of Kamrup (Metropolitan). Speaking to the media, Paul said the administration has finalized plans to ensure a smooth and comfortable experience for the lakhs of devotees expected to…
GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday, May 30, met Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and reviewed major railway infrastructure projects in the state, including over 1,300 km of track expansion and the redevelopment of more than 50 stations under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. The meeting focused on accelerating railway projects, strengthening…
