Guwahati: The Assam govt has directed its departments to step up revenue generation with timely revision and rationalisation of user charges, licence fees, lease rents and service charges wherever feasible, as additional measures besides austerity actions.The finance (budget) department, in its notification, stated that amid the national appeal arising from the prevailing crisis in West…
Guwahati: Assam State School Education Board (ASSEB) has introduced a hybrid language policy, allowing Class IX students to study general mathematics and general science in English, while keeping their other subjects in a vernacular language, board officials said on Tuesday.“One woman was publicly insulted, harassed and interrogated during her journey, which is completely unacceptable. Questioning…
Aizawl: Covid-19 infections have been rising in Mizoram, especially in Aizawl district, with 90 cases detected so far this year and two active cases under treatment as of Tuesday, officials of the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) under the state Health & Family Welfare department said on Tuesday.The officials, citing IDSP records, said a surge…
Silchar: The video of a woman being harassed and humiliated on a train in Assam has taken the social media by storm, with netizens condemning the atrocity and seeking justice.The victim, identified as Samsad Begum Choudhury, was travelling on the Silchar-Delhi railway route on Saturday when the incident took place.Fellow passengers, who documented the ordeal…
Silchar: A family narrowly escaped death after a massive landslide struck their house in Assam’s Sribhumi district during the early hours of Tuesday, leaving a child injured and the family homeless.The incident occurred at Latirgath, a hilly locality in the Brahmanshasan area, when a portion of a hill reportedly collapsed onto the residence of Manna…
Silchar: Barak Valley on Tuesday observed the 65th anniversary of historic ‘Unishe May’, commemorating the sacrifice of 11 language martyrs who were killed in police firing at Silchar railway station in 1961 while protesting against the imposition of Assamese on the Bengali-speaking population of the valley.A series of programmes were organised across the valley by…
Guwahati: Assam Police on Tuesday summoned Congress MP Randeep Surjewala to appear before investigators on May 23 in connection with a forgery and criminal case against Congress’s Pawan Khera based on the complaint of CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma.Sources said that the necessity of summoning Surjewala has emerged after Khera’s interrogation.The development…
Guwahati: Leaders of Manipur’s four Baptist church apex bodies have launched a peace mission to defuse tension between the Kuki and Naga communities, which escalated after three members of the Thadou Baptist Association India (TBAI) were killed in an ambush in Kangpokpi district on May 13.The church leaders appealed to the United Naga Council (UNC)…
Guwahati: Traders in the city fear that prices of essential commodities, including rice grains and pulses, may rise soon amid increase in petrol and diesel prices twice in one week.Petrol and diesel prices increased first on May 15 and again on Tuesday. On May 15, petrol price crossed Rs 100 mark, reaching Rs 101.21 per…
Guwahati: Amid the ongoing energy crisis caused by the West Asia conflict, researchers at IIT Guwahati have developed a new composite coating technology that improves the efficiency and durability of solar-powered water-splitting systems for green hydrogen production.The innovation boosts performance by over 50%, marking a big leap towards cleaner energy, reduced reliance on fossil fuels,…
