Guwahati: The Assam Cabinet has approved a Green Cess on polluting activities, including stone crushers, brick kilns, imported timber units, identified polluting industries and commercial groundwater extraction. The revenue will be used for environmental and infrastructure projects such as embankment…
Guwahati: The Assam government is set to introduce the e-Jorip Portal under Mission e-Jorip to modernise land surveys and records across cadastral villages. The initiative, directed by Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, will use GNSS/RTK technology for faster and…
Guwahati: The Gauhati High Court has directed the governments of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram to submit details of convicts whose remission applications were rejected, along with the reasons for such decisions. The court also asked the states to…
Demow, Sivasagar: A python was rescued from the backyard of Deep Konwar at Demow Konwar Dehingia Gaon on Sunday after residents spotted the snake climbing a tree. The sighting drew several locals to the area. Local resident Lattu Bhattacharjee, along…
Silchar, Cachar: The Trinamool Congress suffered a setback in Cachar after district president Rajesh Deb, senior leader Mohan Lal Das and 48 other party leaders and workers joined the BJP ahead of the Silchar Municipal Corporation election. Silchar, Cachar: BJP…
Guwahati: Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, speaking at the 4th convocation of Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences, said Assam has expanded its medical education network from three colleges in the early decades after Independence to 14 operational medical…
Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh: A probe into suspected child trafficking and illegal placement has expanded across Arunachal Pradesh, with Namsai Police tracing and recovering 38 people, including 34 children and four adults, from different locations. Police have also arrested four alleged…
Dhubri: A 13-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by a 50-year-old man in Nayer Alga village under Bilasipara. According to a complaint filed by the girl's family, the accused, identified as Abed Ali, allegedly lured the minor away from near…
Guwahati: A 25-year-old woman, identified as Riya Talukdar Goswami, was found dead inside a rented flat at Basisthapur Bylane in Hatigaon on Sunday. Police recovered her body from the third floor of Anjali Griha after being alerted by her family…
Dikhowmukh, Sivasagar: Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal unveiled the bust of late educationist and Dikhowmukh College founder-principal Haren Bhuyan at the college campus. During the programme, Sonowal remembered Bhuyan’s contribution to education and urged students to…