The Guwahati Municipal Corporation sealed Moon Light Beauty Parlour, A R Beauty Parlour and Spa, and Rubik Tattoo Centre at GS Road, Ulubari, for operating without valid trade licences and maintaining unhygienic conditions. Authorities warned businesses to comply with documentation…
APCC chief Gaurav Gogoi said Assam Congress will train 28,800 booth agents to prevent electoral malpractice in the 2026 Assembly polls. Training camps begin August 14 and end August 31 with a meeting in Dibrugarh. The party plans to strengthen…
Assam Police detained nine suspected Rohingyas, including women and children, in Cachar’s Katigorah area near the Bangladesh border. Locals spotted them and alerted authorities. Police said they had worked in Hyderabad and were trying to cross into Bangladesh with the…
A Kokrajhar court sentenced Sambhu Kahar to life imprisonment for killing retired engineer Tapan Chakraborty and injuring his wife in November 2023. Kahar was convicted under multiple IPC sections, receiving additional prison terms and fines.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma clarified there’s no hike in cancer treatment charges at the State Cancer Institute. He said costs remain covered under Ayushman Bharat and Ayushman Assam, and the Rs 10,000 advance deposit has been withdrawn. The Assam…
Over 100 armed locals attacked police in Assam’s Hojai district during a dispute over illegal sand mining, injuring several officers, including a female sub-inspector. Four people have been detained, and weapons seized. CRPF intervened to disperse the mob, while police…
A retired Raha College vice-principal, Gajendra Mohan Dev Sharma, and his wife died in a car crash on NH-27 in Khetri. Their teenage daughter was critically injured after the vehicle hit a tree. Police suspect speeding or slippery roads as…
The Naga Students Federation urged the Nagaland government to cancel ILPs issued since July 29 to people from Assam districts facing eviction. Citing risks of displaced persons entering Nagaland, the NSF called for suspending new ILPs, verifying applicants, and coordinating…
The BSF Guwahati Frontier organised a 10 km cycle rally from Patgaon to mark the “Har Ghar Tiranga 2025” campaign. Flagged off by DIG Rajesh Kumar, the event saw 214 participants from BSF, NDRF, BSF Air Wing, and Composite Hospital…
Assam University felicitated alumnus Sam, a British-Indian film director and VFX expert, during the ‘Alumni Speak’ lecture series. Vice-Chancellor Prof. Rajive Mohan Pant praised Sam’s international achievements, while Sam shared insights on technology’s role in transforming media and urged students…