Himanta meets RSS chief days after taking oath as CM for second term Guwahati: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat met chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at ‘Sudarshanalay,’ the RSS Assam Prant headquarters in Guwahati on Sunday, winding up his three-day Assam visit.The meeting is being described as a courtesy call by Sarma after he took charge…
IIT Guwahati brings India’s astronomy community together for the 44th ASI Annual Meeting Guwahati: More than 600 astronomers, researchers, students and science communicators from across the country and abroad gathered at Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IIT-G), on Saturday to attend a five-day conference.IIT-G on Saturday inaugurated the 44th Astronomical Society of India (ASI) annual…
Folk music & dance add colour to TU campus Guwahati: A lively celebration of music and culture that captured the essence of Bohag and Assam added cheer to the Tezpur University campus at it recently hosted the ‘Bohagi Utsab’.The programme was organised by the Pragati Women’s Association, a non-profit women’s group associated with the university.The…
Silchar: Police seized a truck allegedly carrying 15 illegally transported cattle and arrested the driver at the Balacherra toll gate in Cachar district on Saturday night.The arrested driver was identified as Moin Uddin (20), a resident of Morigaon district.According to police sources, the truck was travelling from Lanka towards Silchar when it was intercepted during…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Netherlands counterpart Rob Jetten during a visit to Afsluitdijk Dam, in the Netherlands Guwahati: Re-sharing a tweet of PM Narendra Modi about his visit to the Afsluitdijk in the Netherlands, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said Netherland’s pioneering work in water governance is of high relevance to Assam’s flood-prone and…
Kaziranga to halt jeep safari from May 25 as monsoon nears Guwahati: Jeep safari will remain closed from May 25 at the Kaziranga National Park as the monsoon season is fast approaching in the state, officials said.Officials said elephant safari in the park has already been stopped for the season.“The elephant and jeep safaris will…
Guwahati: Another robbery incident has come to light in Assam, this time in Kamrup district, where five robbers have stormed into the house of a CRPF officer and fled with valuables.The incident occurred at Athara Kamortola village under Rangia Police Station late on Thursday night, sparking concern among residents.Police on Sunday said the robbers made…
Shillong: A lower court in Tura on Friday granted bail to former Phulbari legislator Esmatur Mominin in connection with the Garo Hills unrest.Tura sessions judge AM Ripnar granted Mominin bail on two sureties, amounting to Rs 80,000.Mominin, who had been absconding after the unrest, surrendered before Ri-Bhoi police a month back, after two separate FIRs…
Aizawl: The Assam Rifles on Saturday seized 1,200 detonators from the general Bawngkawn area in Aizawl and apprehended one individual, along with the vehicle used to transport the explosive materials, the paramilitary force said on Sunday.According to a press statement issued by the Assam Rifles, the operation was launched based on specific intelligence inputs regarding…
Agartala: Five persons have been arrested in Tripura for allegedly operating a fraudulent scheme involving high-yield promises and misappropriation of public funds.The arrests took place after a video surfaced on social media showing a woman police constable displaying a large sum of money at her home at Bhatgouri in Dhalai district.The video, captured on a…
