Guwahati, August 7: The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has restored flood-damaged railway tracks at Simaluguri and nearby areas in Sivasagar district, resuming train operations with diesel locomotives as a safety measure. NFR General Manager Chetan Kumar Shrivastava inspected the restored…
Sivasagar, August 7: Mega health camps were organised at Bhadhara B.Ed. College and Sankardev Shishu Niketan, Ramugaon, Simaluguri in the Demow Legislative Assembly Constituency (LAC) on Thursday to provide medical assistance to flood-affected residents. More than 40 specialist doctors participated…
Guwahati, August 7: Assam recorded a significant rise in tea production in June 2026, producing 85.60 million kg, an increase of 14.02 million kg compared to 71.58 million kg in June 2025, according to the Tea Board India. Small tea…
Guwahati, August 7: The Assam Government has issued fresh guidelines to strengthen monitoring of the PM POSHAN scheme, directing all schools to regularly maintain key registers, including accounts, daily performance, food stock and food tasting records. The government has also…
Guwahati, August 7: Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma launched the distribution of application forms for the Mukhya Mantrir Nijut Monia Scheme and Mukhya Mantrir Nijut Babu Scheme at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra in Guwahati. He also announced that the Nijut…
Guwahati, August 7: The Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) organised a Charge-IV training session for enumerators and supervisors at the PWD Convention Centre in Dispur as part of its preparations for Census 2027. The programme was reviewed by Biswajit Pegu, IAS,…
Guwahati, August 7: Police arrested three alleged members of a fake currency racket near the Kumar Bhaskar Varma Setu in North Guwahati and seized counterfeit currency notes with a face value of ₹3.82 lakh. The accused were identified as Chinmoy…
Guwahati, August 7: Guwahati Police have solved a motorcycle theft case within three hours of the complaint being lodged, arresting two accused and recovering the stolen vehicle with assistance from the Meghalaya Police. According to police, a team from Noonmati…
The Gauhati High Court has commuted the death sentence of Rintu Sarma, convicted for the 2021 murder of Moridhal College student Nandita Saikia in Dhemaji, to life imprisonment while upholding his conviction. The court ruled that the case did not…
A 16-wheeler truck lost control and rammed into several roadside shops along NH-15 at Dhekiajuli in Assam's Sonitpur district on Wednesday, causing damage estimated at over ₹15 lakh. Several commercial establishments were destroyed, but no injuries or casualties were reported.