Guwahati: In a bid to add a competitive edge to maintaining sanitation and improving the city’s Swachh Survekshan rankings, Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) has announced a community-led cleanliness competition.Launching the initiative on Saturday, the civic body representatives said the competition would involve women-led committees, development committees, citizens’ forums, and local clubs across the city. “Under…
Guwahati: AIIMS-Guwahati has launched epilepsy surgery services under its comprehensive epilepsy care programme, making it the first govt facility in the the northeast to have such a centre.AIIMS-Guwahati performed its first successful epilepsy surgery for drug-refractory temporal lobe epilepsy, which marked a historic milestone for the region, officials said on Sunday.AIIMS officials said the addition…
Guwahati: Assam Royal Global University (RGU) is ready to fully implement NEP 2020, with students entering the final year under the four-year undergraduate programme (FYUGP).University officials said RGU has brought into force the necessary statutory provisions through appropriate amendments. “RGU is offering the FYUGP in 37 programs, which are over and above 14 other four-year…
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma meets Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in New Delhi Guwahati: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma met Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in Delhi and discussed ways to accelerate railway infrastructure development across the state, with a focus on improving connectivity and enhancing passenger amenities.The CM also met external affairs minister S…
Guwahati: One of the key accused in the alleged financial irregularities at the Assam Fisheries Development Corporation Ltd was arrested in Odisha, marking it the ninth arrest in the case, officials said on Sunday.In a statement, the directorate of vigilance and anti-corruption said the accused, Padma Kanta Hazarika, was arrested in Puri, Odisha, on Saturday…
Guwahati: In a coordinated joint operation, the GRP, RPF, and Assam Police arrested 26 drug peddlers and addicts and seized 29 grams of suspected heroin, empty vials, syringes, and nearly 20 kg of cannabis plants along the railway tracks between Guwahati and Kamakhya Railway Station.Police officials from the Central Guwahati Police District (CGPD) and West…
Silchar: A prominent socio-cultural organisation of Assam’s Bengali community has urged chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and assembly speaker Ranjeet Kumar Das to intervene in what it described as the increasing marginalisation of Bengalis in the state and ensure their equitable participation in governance, education and public life.In a memorandum submitted recently, the Barak Upatyaka…
DMC razes illegal shops within the AMCH campus on Sunday Dibrugarh: Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation carried out an eviction drive inside Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH) on Sunday, dismantling illegal shops that had mushroomed within the hospital premises and were causing significant traffic congestion on campus.Before the demolition, announcements were made through microphones, giving shopkeepers…
Silchar: Assam University, Silchar, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Thailand’s Surindra Rajabhat University to promote joint research, faculty and student exchange, and broader academic collaboration between the two institutions.The agreement was signed on the sidelines of an international conference on “Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technology: Crisis Management and Security Enhancement for Border…
Northeast India anticipates a normal to above-normal monsoon in 2026, potentially leading to fewer extreme heat days (Image used for representational purpose only) GUWAHATI: With the southwest monsoon expected to be normal in the Northeast this year, weather experts are anticipating a monsoon season with fewer days of extreme heat. Officials said agriculture is likely…
