Guwahati: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday defended the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the assembly, asserting that the legislation is aimed at ensuring greater protection and justice for women belonging to minority communities.Taking part in the discussion on the “Motion of Thanks to the Governor’s Address” in the assembly, the chief minister said…
Guwahati: State assembly on Tuesday passed a govt resolution with an appeal for immediate one-third reservation for women in the Parliament and state assemblies, following the completion of delimitation.CM Himanta Biswa Sarma criticised Congress, claiming that they did not bring such a bill due to pressure from “anti-women” policies of allies like the Samajwadi Party…
Silchar: A 19-year-old Bangladeshi, who allegedly entered Assam undetected two days back in search of a job, surrendered before the district and sessions court in Sribhumi on Monday.The youth, identified as Dwin Islam Sheikh from Bagerhat district, approached the court seeking legal assistance and appealed to be repatriated to his home country.Court sources said Dwin…
Guwahati: A joint eviction drive was carried out along the railway station tracks in the city on Tuesday by the Government Railway Police (GRP), along with officials from the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and the railway department, to clear illegal encroachment from railway land.During the operation, several makeshift houses and temporary structures erected along the…
Guwahati: The mastermind behind Nagaon’s Morikolong dacoity, which happened in April, was shot dead during an encounter with officers from Nagaon police station during early hours of Tuesday.The deceased, identified as Khairul Ali alias Moni, hails from Lakhimpur district and was staying at a Nagaon hotel to carry out another dacoity. Police said the encounter…
Silchar: Demand for goats has surged across markets in the Barak Valley ahead of Bakrid or Eid-ul-Zuha on May 28 following restrictions imposed by the state govt on cow slaughter, triggering a sharp rise in prices and concern among buyers.Markets in Cachar, Hailakandi and Sribhumi witnessed heavy crowds on Tuesday, with traders reporting unusually high…
Dibrugarh: Titabor co-district administration, Titabor Municipal Board and Titabor Co-District Police administration on Tuesday jointly implemented a one-way parking system in Titabor town to tackle traffic congestion and disorganised parking.The restricted zone covers the stretch from Titabor Chariali to Station Tiniali, one of the town’s busiest corridors. Under the new rules, parking on the right…
Gauhati University Postgraduate Students’ Union stages a protest to demand immediate fee reductions Guwahati: Massive protest in and around the Gauhati University campus, under the aegis of GU Post-Graduate Students’ Union (PGSU), demanding rollback of fees paralysed vehicular movement through the adjacent NH-17 on Monday night.The protest compelled university authority to facilitate talks between the…
Members of the All Assam Students’ Union burn an effigy during the protest against the fuel price hike Dibrugarh: All Assam Students’ Union (Aasu) members once again took to the streets of Dibrugarh on Tuesday, protesting against the relentless rise in petrol and diesel prices that has sent fuel costs to their highest levels in…
GUWAHATI: An Indian astrophysicist from Manipur, based at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), has led an international team to discover a 12.6-billion-year-old primitive galaxy protocluster, described as the “seeds” of today’s massive cosmic structures.The structure, located in the direction of the constellation Sextans, has been named the ‘Loktak Protocluster’ after Manipur’s Loktak Lake,…
