Guwahati: Kamrup Metropolitan on Sunday launched the National Immunisation Drive at Satgaon Urban State Ayushman Arogya Mandir.“The district aims to administer the oral polio vaccine to 1,99,591 children aged 0-5 years through 860 polio booths. The programme, which began on Sunday, will continue till Tuesday,” said Pompi Kalita, National Health Mission’s district media expert for…
Silchar: A 30-year-old Sribhumi resident, an avid pet lover, was found dead under mysterious circumstances on Sunday morning.The deceased, Dwaipayan Sen, was reportedly under depression after his two pet dogs, Marley and Caesar, passed away recently.While police investigation is underway to ascertain the exact circumstances leading to his death, with his body being sent for…
Shillong: PM Modi on Sunday praised the people of Meghalaya, in his 135th episode of Mann Ki Baat, for preserving the living root bridges, calling them a symbol of harmony between humans and nature.“India is proud of the people of Meghalaya for the manner in which they have preserved the root bridges. #MannKiBaat,” the PM…
Dibrugarh: A leopard that terrorised residents and preyed on livestock for nearly three weeks was captured at Bokpara Tea Estate on Sunday.The forest department set an iron cage inside the estate four days ago after repeated livestock kills. Officials said the animal was targeting cattle and other livestock owned by tea workers and farmers from…
ITANAGAR: The death toll in the flash floods triggered by incessant rainfall in Arunachal Pradesh’s Keyi Panyor district rose to three on Sunday after the body of a missing man was recovered from neighbouring Papum Pare district, according to PTI.State Disaster Management Secretary Dani Sulu said the body of Saurabh Kumar Kharwar was found near…
Guwahati: Assam is set to launch one of its biggest public health campaigns on Sunday as part of National Immunisation Day, targeting nearly 45 lakh children aged 0-5 for polio vaccination across all districts. In Greater Guwahati, around two lakh children in the age group have been identified to receive the Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV).To…
Dhubri: Dhubri police arrested seven alleged drug peddlers in a major anti-drug crackdown and seized huge quantity of drugs from their possession on Saturday night.Police raids were conducted on Indira Gandhi Road at the houses of Firoz Sheikh, Abdul Samir, Harsh Agarwal, Subrata Ghorame, Moinul Khan, Saidul Islam, and Mun Khan. The seized items included…
Imphal: The Forum for Protection of Heritage for 23 Unsung Heroes (Andaman Chapter), 1891, has appealed to the Manipur govt and the Govt of India to officially institutionalise “Exile Day” on Nov 23 and include the biographies of 23 Manipuri heroes exiled after the Anglo-Manipur War of 1891 in school and university syllabi.Addressing a media…
Dhubri: Police recovered the body of a wage earner early Saturday morning from near railway tracks at Singimari village under Bogribari police station in Kokrajhar district.The deceased was identified as Saidur Rahman (35), a resident of Bailkamari village under Bilasipara police station in Dhubri district. After an autopsy, the body was handed over to his…
Dibrugarh: The construction of the Rs 158 crore Amolapatty Junction flyover in Dibrugarh began on Saturday at South Amolapatty, with ceremonial piling carried out following traditional rituals.The 1.475-km flyover over National Highway 37 (AT Road) is designed to ease the persistent traffic bottleneck at one of the city’s most congested points. Once operational, the flyover…
