Associations Flag Hurdles That Staff Shortage Could Pose Guwahati: A major crisis is building at Assam’s degree colleges after the state higher education department directed principals of provincialised and govt colleges to remove contractual teachers and non-teaching staff.The move has triggered strong opposition from teachers’ and employees’ associations, which warned that colleges will face severe…
Guwahati: A 27-year-old teacher from the city, who had gone missing on Friday, was found in Meghalaya on Saturday. Cops said she left home due to mental distress owing to challenges in her personal and professional life.According to police, Bhabana Sharma was on her way to a private school to collect her pending salary on…
Guwahati: IMD has issued yellow and orange alerts for several districts of Assam for the next four days. On Saturday, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority advised people in Guwahati to remain cautious after heavy storms hit several parts of the state yet again.Earlier this week, Guwahati witnessed severe artificial flooding after record-breaking Apr rainfall.IMD…
Guwahati: A popular Bihu dancer was killed and several members of her troupe were injured in a head-on collision between their vehicle and a trailer in Assam’s Tamulpur district, police said on Saturday.The accident took place on Friday night. The deceased has been identified as Nishamoni Haloi (25).About 30 people from a Bihu troupe, ‘Bhaskarjyoti…
Itanagar: A junior engineer of the public works department died on the spot when a tree, uprooted due to heavy rainfall and strong winds, fell on the vehicle he was travelling in along the Potin-Posa stretch of the highway in Arunachal’s Keyi Panyor district around 8am on Saturday, police said.Keyi Panyor SP Angad Mehta said…
Guwahati: Assam chief secretary Ravi Kota on Saturday chaired a meeting with officials to assess steps taken to cover open manholes and drains and install barricades at identified high-risk locations to prevent accidents.A govt release said departments were asked to secure all vulnerable points. The review examined preparedness across departments for flood management, drainage and…
Silchar: The National Institute of Technology Silchar has barred all forms of prayer and religious gatherings in open and shared hostel spaces, citing the need to maintain discipline and harmony on campus.In a directive issued by the Dean of Students’ Welfare (DSW) on Friday, the institute said corridors, balconies, rooftops and common rooms across all…
Itanagar: Nineteen out of the 27 districts of Arunachal Pradesh have been declared malaria free, a state govt official said.The World Malaria Day 2026 observance was organised with the national theme, ‘Driven to End Malaria: Now We Can. Now We Must’, at the directorate of health services office at Naharlagun on Saturday.Speaking at the event,…
Guwahati: The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Police arrested a group of women allegedly involved in narcotics trafficking at Amingaon on Saturday. The operation led to the seizure of 837 grams of suspected heroin valued at approximately Rs 7 crore.The operation was led by additional ASP of Kamrup district Kalyan Kumar Pathak. He said…
Aizawl: South Mizoram’s Lawngtlai district deputy commissioner Donny Lalruatsanga issued an order on Saturday banning the import of cattle from Myanmar in view of the prevalence of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) endemic in the neighbouring country.In his order, the DC said it has been officially confirmed that FMD has been prevalent in endemic proportions in Myanmar,…
