A private diagnostic centre in Beltola, Guwahati, is under police investigation after a female patient spotted a CCTV camera in a changing room before an ECG test. When staff refused to show the footage, she alerted the police. One person…
Assam's power demand is projected to reach 2,950 MW in FY 2025-26, as discussed in a recent State Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting of AERC. APDCL highlighted efforts to enhance transmission and distribution, signing long-term agreements to manage costs. APGCL addressed…
The Directorate of Elementary Education (DEE), Assam, has started accepting online applications for 4,500 LP and UP teacher posts from March 8. The application process will continue until April 8, 2025, at dee.assam.gov.in.
To manage Holi rush, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) will run 13 pairs of special trains on key routes, including Narangi-Gorakhpur, Katihar-Amritsar, Kamakhya-Anand Vihar, and Dibrugarh-New Jalpaiguri. Five additional pairs will operate on Mumbai Central-Katihar, Sealdah-New Jalpaiguri, Cherlapalli-Naharlagun, Udaipur City-Forbesganj,…
Dhubri Medical College successfully conducted its first spinal surgery on a 16-year-old girl with a spinal tumor. The procedure, performed under the Ayushman Bharat scheme, was free for the patient. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma praised the achievement, highlighting the…
The Assam government has urged the Centre to enhance NEET security, including biometric verification and stricter monitoring by district officials. It also seeks to limit exam centers to government schools for transparency. The Cabinet scrapped the Char area quota in…
The Assam Cabinet has approved major decisions to regulate coaching institutes, develop industrial parks, and improve driver training facilities. The Assam Coaching Institutes (Control & Regulation) Act, 2025 aims to ensure fair practices in education. Mega Industrial Parks will be…
A semi-decomposed carcass of a Royal Bengal Tiger was found at Polokata Tapu under Ferengadau anti-poaching camp in Biswanath Wildlife Division. The body was intact, with no signs of poaching. Veterinary doctors conducted a post-mortem, and samples were sent for…
Police exhumed the semi-decomposed body of Monowar Hussain from a kitchen in South Salmara Mankachar district after accused Atowar Rahman and his wife, Rashida Khatun, confessed to the crime. The duo, who had been on the run across multiple states,…
A 10,000 kg consignment of Assam's premium Joha rice (Kon Joha) from Nitaipukhuri, Sivasagar, was flagged off to Vietnam under the APART Market Linkage initiative. Facilitated by Safe Agritrade Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata, the paddy was sourced from local farmers with…