Guwahati: The bail petition moved by Shyamkanu Mahanta, one of the accused in the singer Zubeen Garg death case, was part-heard on Wednesday by the fast-track court, with the hearing scheduled to resume on Thursday.Judge Sharmila Bhuyan, in her order, stated, “Argument on the bail petition for accused Shyamkanu Mahanta is part heard as time…
Guwahati: Soil from Tamulbari in Dibrugarh district, where Jyoti Prasad Agarwala was born, and earth from Poki, his ancestral home in Tezpur where he spent his final days, have been brought together in a symbolic gesture at the Assam State Museum’s special exhibition that revisits the life and legacy of the cultural icon through a…
Guwahati: Assam’s 2026 assembly polls witnessed the emergence of an AI-fuelled campaign, where deep fakes did not merely smear reputation but stood as a threat to manipulate the electoral outcome, the truth to be known only on May 4 when votes are counted.The polls may be over, but there is an undercurrent of fear surrounding…
Aizawl: Mizoram governor Gen. Vijay Kumar Singh attended the 80th Foundation Day celebration of the department of library and information science, University of Delhi, as chief guest on Tuesday. The event was held at the Convention Hall in the Vice Regal Lodge on the Delhi University campus.Addressing the gathering, Gen. Vijay Kumar Singh emphasised the…
Agartala: Following chief minister Manik Saha’s announcement that the state would recover the cost of property damaged in post-poll violence under the Tripura Recovery of Damages to Public and Private Property Act, 2021, Tipra Motha supporters allegedly set a BJP party office in Nutan Bazar of Manu Bonkul in South Tripura on fire on Monday…
Aizawl: The Gauhati High Court has ordered an immediate halt to further felling of trees in the vacated Assam Rifles land in the heart of Aizawl city, after taking cognisance of a public interest litigation (PIL) alleging large-scale cutting of century-old trees for a proposed road widening project.A two-judge bench of Justice Michael Zothankhuma and…
Dibrugarh: A man was run over by a truck in Powai under Digboi police jurisdiction in Assam’s Tinsukia district late Monday night, sparking mob violence on Tuesday afternoon in which over 500 residents took to the streets, torched an autorickshaw, and vandalised a car and the accused’s residence.Police identified the victim as Akash Tiwari (Munna),…
Dhubri: Work on the ₹318-crore Gauripur Bypass in Assam’s Dhubri district has remained halted for more than two months, triggering public anger and raising questions over planning and execution of the project that was projected as a major step to ease urban congestion.The 9.65-km four-lane National Highway bypass, launched nearly two years ago, has drawn…
Guwahati: Even after 48 hours, several areas of the city remain waterlogged, bringing normal life to a complete standstill.According to the Disaster Reporting and Information Management System report by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), the worst-affected areas fall under Guwahati and Dispur revenue circles, where an estimated population of 5,000 — 2,500 men,…
Guwahati: Chief secretary Ravi Kota has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the death of a woman who fell into a manhole during heavy rain and flooding on Sunday night in Maligaon, terming preventable incidents resulting in loss of life as “unacceptable” and warning that such lapses will be dealt with firmly, reports Mukut Das.The CS…
