Silchar: The Govt Industrial Training Institute (ITI) at Srikona — one of the oldest and most prestigious technical training hubs in Cachar and the Barak Valley — is currently battling severe administrative neglect and decaying infrastructure.The premier institute, established in 1957, operates under the National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) and accommodates approximately 448 students…
Guwahati: The Guwahati police commissionerate on Thursday announced traffic management plans for the upcoming Ambubachi Mahayog, with restrictions in force from June 22 to 26, as lakhs of devotees are expected to visit the Kamakhya temple.Police estimate around eight lakh pilgrims, including those from abroad, to arrive in the city during the five-day event, putting…
Silchar: A local restaurant owner was, on Thursday, produced before a local court and remanded in 15-day judicial custody in a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and anti-trafficking laws.Udharbond police in Cachar district registered a case against the accused after three young women, including…
Dibrugarh: After years of delays and procedural wrangling, the long-restored Dr John Berry White Heritage Museum will be inaugurated in Dibrugarh on July 1, officials announced on Thursday.The opening will coincide with National Doctors’ Day, marking a symbolic tribute to the pioneering medical work of Dr John Berry White in upper Assam.“The museum will be…
Dibrugarh: In a move to protect school-going children from road accidents, the district magistrate of Majuli has issued an order prohibiting the movement of all tractors and dumpers within the district during school hours.The order, issued by DM Srishti Singh on Thursday, comes in the wake of a series of accidents involving heavy vehicles that…
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh and Assam govts on Wednesday held a high-level ministerial meeting at the civil secretariat here to curb illegal liquor trade and plug revenue leakages. The aim was to forge a stronger inter-state cooperative framework for the excise administration.The joint session was chaired by Arunachal Pradesh deputy CM Chowna Mein, who holds the…
Guwahati: With Japanese Encephalitis (JE) fatalities rising in Assam, state health minister Ashok Singhal said it was not possible to rein in JE overnight. He also cautioned that the “virus spreads in deep forest and jungle areas”, suggesting vaccination as the main form of protection.Singhal made these comments at the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital…
Guwahati: Assam will benefit from the visit of the Japanese Prime Minister for a high-level summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in many ways, said BJP’s state president Dilip Saikia on Wednesday.Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to visit Guwahati for a high-level summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi next month.While talking to the…
A sadhu at Kamakhya Temple ahead of the Ambubachi Mela, in Guwahati on Wednesday Guwahati: Three camps have been set up at different locations for pilgrims arriving for the Ambubachi Mela at the Shakti Peeth Kamakhya Temple, as well as for police personnel, said tourism minister Ajanta Neog on Wednesday.Ambubachi is the biggest religious congregation…
Guwahati: Researchers from IIT Guwahati have found a green way to clean toxic lead by developing a biological process that uses naturally occurring bacteria to extract lead from acidic industrial wastewater. Beyond battery recycling facilities, the developed process can be utilised for treating wastewater from mining, smelting and metallurgical industries, IIT Guwahati said on Wednesday.The…
