Spain’s Sunflower Fields Turn Into a Spectacular Backdrop for Rare Solar Eclipse

  GUWAHATI: A sunflower field in San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain, became an unusual backdrop for a spectacular celestial event on Wednesday, August 12, as a total solar eclipse swept across parts of Europe. ALSO READ: Bodoland FC Miss Durand Cup Knockouts Despite 6-0 Win Over Karbi Anglong Morning Star The composite image shared by…

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Jorabat’s Recurring Floods Turn Key Assam-Meghalaya Route Into a Monsoon Bottleneck

  Repeated flooding at Jorabat raises questions over drainage failures, construction impact, and the future of a key Assam-Meghalaya gateway For thousands of commuters, transporters and businesses passing through Jorabat every day, the biggest uncertainty during the monsoon is no longer the rain itself, it is whether the road will remain accessible. ALSO READ: Who Speaks…

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Assam Cabinet Approves CBG Policy to Turn Organic Waste Into Clean Energy, Two Forests Get Reserve Status

  GUWAHATI: The Assam Cabinet on Friday, July 31, approved the Assam Compressed Biogas (CBG) Policy 2026, aimed at creating a comprehensive framework for converting the state’s organic waste into clean energy. ALSO READ: Guwahati: Burglar and Two Receivers of Stolen Property Arrested by Dispur Police Under the new policy, the Commissionerate of Industries and Commerce…

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Long-Distance Buses and Street Vendors Turn Guwahati's Jalukbari Flyover Into Traffic Chaos

  GUWAHATI: The Jalukbari Flyover has increasingly turned into an unofficial bus terminus, with long-distance buses routinely stopping on the bridge to board and drop passengers, worsening congestion and disrupting traffic movement. ALSO READ: Assam Extends Cashless Dialysis Scheme in Private Hospitals Till Sept 30 Buses were seen occupying up to three of the flyover’s four…

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Guwahati’s Garbage Transfer Stations Turn Into Landfills, Choking Roads and Residents

  Overflowing garbage stations across Guwahati are turning roads, drains and neighbourhoods into health hazards In the Natun Bazar area of Basistha, on the road leading toward the historic Basistha Temple, a peculiar ritual has become a necessity for passersby: the sudden clutching of a handkerchief to the face or the frantic holding of one's…

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