Guwahati

Dibrugarh: Health and family welfare and medical education minister Ashok Singhal visited Assam Medical College and Hospital on Monday.Singhal inspected the Super Speciality Block, Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Block, and Casualty Ward, and interacted with patients regarding service quality, medicine availability, cleanliness, and facilities.He later chaired a review meeting with AMCH principal Dr Sanjeeb…

Dibrugarh: As India observes National Doctors’ Day on July 1, in memory of Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy, Dibrugarh celebrates its own unsung hero — a 67‑year‑old surgeon known as the “bike doctor”. A 67-year-old surgeon who threads through morning traffic on an ageing motorcycle, rushing from one emergency to another long before most residents have…

Aizawl: Mizoram governor Gen. Vijay Kumar Singh and CM Lalduhoma expressed grief over the death of former governor Lt. Gen. Madan Mohan Lakhera, remembering him as a distinguished constitutional authority and widely respected leader.Lakhera died on Monday at a private hospital in Dehradun. He was 88.In a condolence message, Gen. Singh said he was “profoundly…

Shillong: Meghalaya will dedicate the month of July to entrepreneurs through a series of engagements, storytelling sessions and social media outreach programmes to highlight their journeys, the chief minister announced on Tuesday after launching the ‘Achievers of the Month’ programme here.Fifty entrepreneurs from different parts of the state were honoured during the event.The flagship initiative…

Dibrugarh: Lakhimpur police seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value of Rs 33,59,500 during naka checking at Dhalpur Out Post on Monday.Two men, Jehiril Islam and Haidar Ali of Daulatpur in Bongalmora, were arrested while allegedly transporting the counterfeit notes to Guwahati. Police intercepted the vehicle on the Bongalmora-Guwahati route during routine…

Silchar: Delays in restoring Rangirkhal, a key drainage channel, have raised fears of monsoon waterlogging.The Nagarik Swartha Raksha Sangram Parishad said reviving Rangirkhal is vital for Silchar’s drainage system. “If Rangirkhal survives, Silchar survives,” members said, blaming years of neglect, indiscriminate waste dumping and slow restoration work. The drain, running through Lakhipur Road, Shibbari, Silchar…

Silchar: A man and his daughter were arrested after Cachar police seized heroin and banned psychotropic tablets concealed inside a scooter during a raid at Banskandi under Lakhipur police station in the early hours of Monday.The operation was carried out based on inputs about alleged drug trafficking activities at the residence of Samsur Uddin Laskar…

Guwahati: Rail services to Murkongselek, Assam’s easternmost railway station on the north bank of the Brahmaputra and a key link to Arunachal Pradesh, were suspended indefinitely from Monday after a portion of the railway bridge over the Simen River in Dhemaji district collapsed due to massive riverbank erosion on Sunday.The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) said…

Guwahati: The Indian Army on Monday dismissed reports of alleged intrusion of Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) into parts of Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Subansiri district, describing the claims as “baseless”.“We have seen some media reports alleging recent encroachment by Chinese PLA and setting up of camps in Arunachal Pradesh. These reports are incorrect and without…

Guwahati: Personnel from Basistha police station arrested five people for allegedly stealing dogs in different parts of the city and transporting them outside Assam for illegal meat sale.The accused were identified as Rangsina Ronghang (31), Bishu Rongpi (41), Munu Rongpi (20), Waisong Teron (32), and Marcy Tokbipi (42), all residents of Karbi Anglong district. They…