Guwahati: Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Gaurav Gogoi has raised doubts about EVMs after Congress’s defeat, even as AICC general secretary Jitendra Singh on Saturday said AICC has decided to constitute a special committee to analyse the reasons behind the defeat.Congress MLAs were reduced to 19, and the party managed to win in only…
Kolkata: To Africa and back in 178 days! That was the incredible 12,000km-plus journey an adult Amur falcon, named Apapang, undertook after it was radio-tagged and released from a village in Tamenglong district of Manipur.After his arduous flight, Apapang has now returned to the same district where he was radio-collared last year, stayed for a…
Guwahati: Ahmedabad cybercrime branch has arrested two persons from Assam in connection with an inter-state cyberfraud racket, in which artificial intelligence tools were used to fraudulently obtain loans from multiple banks.The accused have been identified as Kazimuddin Ali and Rabbul Hussain, both hailing from Morigaon district. Police said the arrests were made on Friday.A case…
Shillong: Akashvani Shillong organised a 5km-run in the city on Saturday morning to commemorate 90 years of its service in public broadcasting. The run drew enthusiastic participation from students of different schools and colleges and fitness enthusiasts. Source link
Dibrugarh: The Dibrugarh Town Railway Station, which remained closed for three years since May 2023 due to extensive upgradation and electrification works, is likely to resume operations by the end of July, railway officials said on Saturday.Tinsukia Division additional divisional railway manager (ADRM) Ajay Kumar Pradhan visited the station along with senior railway officials on…
Dhubri: A herd of three elephants razed several houses and damaged crops in the Binnyaguri village under Parbatjhara forest division of The Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) region.They jumbos were spotted on Saturday at the fringe of the forest even after wreaking havoc in the village.The Bannyaguri forest area comes under the Rupsi Range Office. On…
CJI Surya Kant and Meghalaya HC CJ Revati Mohite Dere hand over assistive devices to Persons with Disabilities at legal awareness camp in Ri-Bhoi on Saturday Shillong: Chief Justice of India (CJI) and patron-in-chief of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), Justice Surya Kant, inaugurated the mega camp-cum-awareness programme on NALSA schemes and govt welfare schemes…
Stakeholders plan new lease of life for Ledo open cast project Dibrugarh: A high-level meeting on the sustainable repurposing of the Ledo Open Cast Project (OCP) was held on Friday at the co-district commissioner’s office in Margherita.Chaired by CDC Rahul Doley, the session included Birendra Kumar Thakur from the ministry of coal, along with officials…
Shillong: Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma on Saturday attended the swearing-in ceremony of Suvendu Adhikari as chief minister of West Bengal at the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata.Sangma, who is also president of the ruling National People’s Party (NPP), a constituent of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, congratulated the first BJP chief minister of West…
Guwahati: Newly elected Assam MLAs are rushing to grab rooms at the MLA hostel by putting slips with their names outside quarters in the high-security zone next to the state assembly campus in Guwahati. Sources said this was likely done by people close to the new MLAs, as defeated legislators are now leaving quarters they…
