Guwahati: Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) has decided to write to the forest department, urging it to set up a joint task force to identify and remove dead and ageing trees that are at risk of getting uprooted and posing a threat to lives.GMC mayor Mrigen Sarania told TOI, “After the incident at Kalipur in Guwahati,…
Guwahati: Assam Police on Friday said they were probing how three boys from two prominent private schools were involved in creating explicit deepfake images and videos of at least 64 female schoolmates and teachers, using photos lifted from individual and school’s Instagram accounts and sold them online.Two students were immediately suspended, and the case has…
Guwahati: A college student in her 20s died and another was injured after a dried-up tree fell on their scooter in the city on Friday.The deceased woman, Parishmita Hazarika, and her friend Jyotirmoy Mahan were on their way to appear for an examination when the accident took place. Both students hail from Sonari in Charaideo…
Guwahati: District Child Labour Task Force (DCLTF) of Kamrup (Metropolitan) rescued eight minors from different locations in Guwahati during a special operation on World Day Against Child Labour on Friday.DCLTF officials said the children were rescued from the city’s Six Mile and Noonmati areas.“Four children, three girls and a boy, working as domestic help at…
Guwahati: Areas along the rapidly expanding city are becoming increasingly vulnerable to extreme heat, owing to dense construction, widening road networks and declining green cover.Several parts of the city are also turning into continuous heat-stressed zones.A recent report prepared by the directorate of town and country planning, named ‘Urban Heat Effects in Assam’, highlighted that…
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Shillong: Meghalaya govt has directed all health care officials and programme officers in the state to expand awareness campaigns on voluntary blood donation to schools, colleges, and public spaces to inspire the younger generation.Highlighting that 51% of Meghalaya’s population is under 25, health and family welfare minister Wailadmiki Shylla described voluntary blood donors as “silent…
Officials during a rescue operation Dibrugarh: In an operation coinciding with the World Day Against Child Labour, a district-level task force rescued two child labourers from a car wash centre on AT Road in Sivasagar town on Friday.The two children, aged 12 and 13, had been employed at the car wash centre and deprived of…
Agartala: Tripura has recorded a remarkable rise in women’s participation in the workforce over the past three years, CM Manik Saha has said.He attributed this progress to targeted initiatives promoting women’s empowerment, skill development, entrepreneurship, and financial inclusion across the state. The female labour force participation rate has grown from 37.5% in 2022 to 45.9%…
Dibrugarh: State disaster management minister Keshab Mahanta on Friday chaired a review meeting on flood preparedness at the Lakhimpur district commissioner’s office, taking stock of the situation ahead of monsoon.Lakhimpur is one of the most flood-prone districts in the state, often featuring among the worst-affected districts.Addressing the meeting, Mahanta, who is also Lakhimpur’s guardian minister,…
