The 12th Annual National Conference of the All India Association of Medical Social Work Professionals (AIAMSWP) was inaugurated at Assam down town University (AdtU) in Guwahati on September 30, with medical social work professionals, academicians, healthcare practitioners, researchers and students from across India attending the two-day event. The conference is being organised by the…
GUWAHATI: The Ministry of Education through an Office Memorandum issued on October 1, approved the establishment of five Centres of Excellence for studies in five classical languages-Assamese, Bengali, Marathi, Pali and Prakrit. ALSO READ: Gauhati University PGSU Election Results Declared After Days of Controversy For studies in Classical Assamese, Tezpur University in Assam has been…
GUWAHATI: The Gauhati University Post Graduate Students’ Union (PGSU) election results for 2026-27 were declared in the early hours of Saturday, October 3, after vote counting concluded late on Friday. ALSO READ: Newborn Giraffe at Guwahati Zoo Named ‘Gagan’ During Wildlife Week The declaration came after days of protests and controversy on the university campus…
GUWAHATI: Election flags, banners, ropes, bamboo supports and other campaign materials were found scattered along the road and footpaths outside Cotton University after polling, causing obstruction in parts of the area. ALSO READ: Manas, Kaziranga and Pobitora Set to Reopen as New Tourism Season Begins The university student elections were held on Wednesday, September 30. …
GUWAHATI:The Gauhati University Post Graduate Students’ Union (PGSU) election for the General Secretary (GS) post has been put on hold for now, with the university deciding that no candidate will be declared elected to the post at this stage. ALSO READ: Two Women From Manipur Held With 35.88 kg Ganja at Guwahati Railway Station According…
GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday, September 28, said that police would investigate all angles into the death of Gauhati University student Nimisha Thakuria, including her social media statements and posts, phone calls and her parents’ accounts. ALSO READ: Indian Peafowl Recorded For The First Time At Assam’s Orang National Park Speaking…
GUWAHATI: Gauhati University and Thailand are looking at student exchanges, joint research, internships and faculty collaboration as part of efforts to turn longstanding historical and cultural ties between Northeast India and Thailand into academic partnerships. ALSO READ: Veg or Non-Veg? Soaps, Shampoos and Cosmetics Get New Labelling Rule The discussions took place on Tuesday,…
India will host Australs 2027, an annual Asia-Pacific university debating championship, in New Delhi in June next year, with the Indian Debating League (IDL) and IIT Delhi set to organise the event. The tournament is proposed to be held at IIT Delhi and is expected to bring together more than 300 university debaters and…
GUWAHATI: A fifth-semester student of Tezpur University allegedly died by suicide inside his hostel room on Wednesday, September 16. ALSO READ: Two Men From Assam Held With 17.1 kg Ganja From Hotel in Telengana The university’s Dean of Academic Affairs, in an email circulated to students, announced the student’s death and stated that all classes…
GUWAHATI: Auniati University at Kaliapani in Jorhat received a fresh boost on Tuesday, September 15, with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announcing an additional ₹5 crore grant for its infrastructure. ALSO READ: Gauhati University Extends Namghar Colony Gate Timings to 9 PM After Two-Day Student Protest The academic building was constructed with financial assistance of…
GUWAHATI: Gauhati University has extended the entry and exit timings of its Namghar Colony Gate near Vidyanagar to 9 pm for students carrying valid identity cards, following a two-day protest over the early closure of the university gate and an alleged confrontation with the registrar. ALSO READ: AIUDF Names Badruddin Ajmal as Candidate for Nagaon…
Down town Venture Labs (dtVL), the technology Business Incubator of Assam down town University, successfully organised dtVL Ideathon 2026 – “Forging Ideas, Building the Future” at K Block, Assam down town University, under the NIDHI iTBI Programme, supported by the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, in collaboration with the E-Cell, Assam…
GUWAHATI: Amid the ongoing celebrations marking the 100th birth anniversary of legendary singer and cultural icon Dr Bhupen Hazarika, the Assam government has sought one to two bighas of land from Gauhati University for the development of his Samadhi Khetra at Jalukbari. ALSO READ: Assam: Nagaon Lok Sabha Bypoll on October 6, Counting on October…
GUWAHATI: Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan on Monday, September 7, welcomed efforts to translate Assamese and Tamil literary works into each other, calling for greater academic and literary exchanges between Assam and Tamil Nadu. ALSO READ: UAE-Bound Air India Express Flight Turns Back After Engine Oil Pressure Drops Dangerously Speaking at Gauhati University, Radhakrishnan observed that…
GUWAHATI: The Pitt Rivers Museum (PRM) at the University of Oxford has agreed to return the ancestral human remains of 39 Nagas to their homeland in Nagaland, marking a major step towards the repatriation of remains that have been held in the museum’s collection for more than a century. ALSO READ: Delhi Building Collapse: Death…
Assam down town University (AdtU) commemorated the 100th birth anniversary of legendary Assamese cultural icon Dr. Bhupen Hazarika with an evening dedicated to music, dance and cinema on Saturday, August 29. The programme, titled "An Evening of Music, Dance and Cinema,” was organised on the university campus to honour Hazarika’s lasting contribution to Assamese…
GUWAHATI: The Assam Cabinet has approved an allocation of ₹109 crore for various infrastructure and development projects at Gauhati University, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday, August 30. ALSO READ: Sexual Harassment, Misconduct Allegations Raised Against Assam AYUSH Official The allocation will cover the construction of a G+5 academic building, a G+4 hostel…
Gauhati University organised its first-ever Job Fair on Tuesday, August 25, bringing together 65 companies and more than 500 job aspirants on the university campus. The participating companies represented sectors including banking and financial services, information technology, healthcare, telecommunications, insurance and education. Recruiters included HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Tech Mahindra, Paytm, Reliance Jio and…
GUWAHATI: Assam has achieved a historic milestone with the birth of the world’s first IVF female calf of the indigenous Lakhimi breed at Assam Veterinary and Fishery University. ALSO READ: Meghalaya Delegation Arrives in Guwahati for Talks Amid Ongoing Tensions The achievement marks a major step forward for Assam’s livestock and dairy sector, with the…
The Automation and Robotics Association (AURA) of Gauhati University has earned recognition from the Book of World Records for organising the “Largest University Student-Led Robotics Summer Camp in North-East India in a Single Venue for Four Consecutive Days.” The record was achieved through the AURA Robotics Summer Camp 2026, a four-day programme aimed at…
