Guwahati: After two recent incidents in which people stopped their vehicles on the carriageway of the Kumar Bhaskar Verma Bridge on the river Brahmaputra to celebrate birthdays, the Kamrup (Metro) district administration has installed warning signages on bridges to discourage vehicles from halting.The warning follows videos of birthday celebrations on the bridge that surfaced on…
Times News NetworkGuwahati: University of Science & Technology Meghalaya (USTM), in association with PA Sangma International Medical College & Hospital (PIMC) and IA Ayurvedic Medical College (IAMC), observed National Doctors’ Day 2026 on Tuesday.The programme was attended by USTM chancellor Mahbubul Hoque, vice-chancellor Prof GDSharma, Padma Shri Dr Sarbeswar Sahariah, pro vice-chancellor Prof ACKataki, director…
Times News NetworkGuwahati: The two-day Young Indians Parliament (YiP) 2026 concluded here on Saturday, with more than 160 students taking part in a simulation of parliamentary proceedings and democratic governance.The programme was organised jointly by Young Indians (Yi), Guwahati chapter, and the Assam State School Education Board (ASSEB). Assam assembly speaker Ranjeet Kumar Dass attended…
Guwahati: In a major push towards competency-based education in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the Assam State School Education Board (ASSEB), in collaboration with PARAKH (National Assessment Centre), NCERT, organised a four-day residential workshop in Guwahati to train teachers to develop competency-based question banks using digital tools.Titled “PARAKH Taxonomy and Development of…
Silchar: The death of a 48-year-old man in an alleged hit-and-run case triggered a three-hour blockade on a national highway at Harinchhara under Barkhola police station in Cachar district late on Saturday night.Police said the victim, Surajlal Bauri, was critically injured after being hit by a motorcycle. He was taken to Barkhola Primary Health Centre…
Silchar: Security agencies carried out two major anti-narcotics operations in Assam‘s Barak Valley over the weekend, seizing Yaba tablets worth an estimated Rs 6 crore and more than 10 kg of suspected cannabis in separate incidents, officials said.In the bigger haul, Assam Rifles, acting on specific intelligence from the 3 Field Intelligence Detachment (3 FID),…
Aizawl: Police have launched a manhunt after a life convict serving a sentence for murder and rape escaped from the central jail at Tanhril in Aizawl on Friday while doing outdoor work on the prison premises.The escaped prisoner has been identified as Zothanpuia, a native of Manipur. Police sources said the incident occurred at 11.30am…
Dibrugarh: Assam Agricultural University (AAU), Jorhat, has been granted a patent for a novel lac resin-based edible coating that improves the shelf life and storability of Assam lemon, a fruit known for its distinct flavour and cultural importance in the region but limited by its short post-harvest life.The patent, titled “A Novel Lac Resin-Based Edible…
Guwahati: The forest landscape in the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) is home to 346 of Assam’s estimated 620 butterfly species, including rare, endemic and threatened varieties, highlighting the region’s rich biodiversity.The species have been documented in a special booklet on the butterflies of the Bodoland forest landscape, published by the BTC forest department and released…
Shillong: CM Conrad K Sangma on Sunday said his govt had adopted the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Gramin (VB-GRAM G), raising guaranteed employment from 100 to 125 days and widening the range of eligible works, including rural roads, anganwadi centres, school buildings, livelihood initiatives and environmental conservation.The CM further said the…
