In a surprising mix-up, an auto-rickshaw driver in Assam, Dinendra Kemprai, was fined ₹1,000 for “riding without a helmet” under a rule meant for two-wheelers. Kemprai discovered the fine while renewing his pollution certificate, despite auto-rickshaws not requiring helmets. Shocked,…
Tezpur University’s Department of Education celebrated National Anti-Ragging Week with a poster-making competition themed “Building Friendship, Not Fear.” The event, part of the Anti-Ragging Awareness Mahotsav, aimed to promote a positive campus environment. Students creatively expressed anti-ragging messages through art,…
Students and doctors at Gauhati Medical College protested on Wednesday following the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata. They held a candlelight march demanding justice and improved safety for healthcare workers. The…
In Assam's Digboi, a wild elephant was found dead in Haldhibari, likely due to electrocution. The elephant, believed to have strayed from the Upper Dihing forest, might have come into contact with high-tension cables. Locals suspect foul play, prompting an…
In Jorhat, Assam, 13 out of 77 children in a child observation home have tested HIV positive, raising concerns about increasing HIV cases in the district. The state health department has initiated treatment for the affected children. Pankaj Borah, Jorhat’s…
The Union Home Ministry granted Indian citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) to Dulan Kumar Das, a Bangladesh national living in Assam's Silchar for 36 years. Das, who entered India illegally in 1988 due to alleged religious persecution, is…
The Assam cabinet is set to introduce the Assam Urban Water Bodies (Preservation and Conservation) Bill, 2024, in the upcoming Assembly session on August 22. The Bill aims to tackle urban flooding by regulating the management and use of water…
The Meghalaya government has responded to Assam's repeated claims that the University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM) is responsible for severe water-logging in Guwahati. Lahkmen Rymbui, Chief Advisor to Meghalaya, countered Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s accusations, urging…
On World Elephant Day, a 16 km solar fence was inaugurated around Raimona National Park by local residents, WWF-India, and forest officials. This cost-effective fence aims to reduce human-elephant conflict by protecting over 2,498 households in seven villages. Raimona, part…
The Director of Elementary Education, Assam, suspended Deepak Bordoloi, a senior assistant in Morigaon, for corruption. Bordoloi is accused of consuming 13 ducks as bribes and illegally securing jobs for 29 teachers, including his wife. The suspension followed an unsatisfactory…