The Gauhati High Court has acknowledged a petition filed by the Guwahati Eco Development Society regarding artificial floods and illegal hill mining in the city. Notices have been issued to Guwahati Municipal Corporation, Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority, Kamrup Metro District…
The District Malaria Department in Nagaon kicked off "Malaria Prevention Month" on Monday with a ceremony at Nagaon BP Civil Hospital. The campaign, inaugurated by Dr. Phani Pathak, Joint Director of District Health Services, aims to combat carrier-borne diseases like…
Due to the vote counting for the 2024 General Parliamentary Election, DCP Traffic, Guwahati has implemented specific traffic restrictions for Tuesday. Heavy goods vehicles are restricted on NH-27 within Guwahati City from 4 am on June 4 until the counting…
The Inspector of Schools for Kamrup Metropolitan District has announced that schools will revert to their normal schedules starting June 4, as directed by the District Commissioner. This decision withdraws the previous order (No. SSA/KAM(M)/TT/Dispatch/40/1287 dated May 22, 2024) that…
Dr. Malavika Barman has filed a complaint against her husband, Dr. Mridu Paban Nath, accusing him of physical and mental harassment. Married since 2008, the couple has a 14-year-old daughter. Dr. Barman alleges her husband demanded dowry, took over two…
The counting of votes for 542 Lok Sabha seats in the 2024 general elections began at 8 am. A record 642 million voters, including 312 million women, participated. The massive electoral process was overseen by 68,000 monitoring teams and secured…
A tragic boat capsizing incident occurred in Dakshin Mohanpur, part VIII, under Sonai police station in Assam's Cachar district, resulting in one death and at least five people missing. The mishap took place around 12:45 p.m. on Monday when a…
In a grim reminder of escalating man-animal conflicts in Assam, a laborer at Kathalguri Tea Estate in Jorhat district was severely injured in a leopard attack. Paresh Telenga and his brother were in the tea garden when the leopard struck,…
The alternate state highway linking Barpeta and Abhayapuri via Lengtisinga, crucial for connecting Barpeta and Bongaigaon districts in Assam, is severely threatened by erosion from the Beki River. Significant portions of the road at Korarkur in Janiya have already been…
Following the conclusion of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has implemented an average toll tax increase of 5% across the country, effective June 3. This annual revision, typically aligned with inflation, had been…