Guwahati: Convincing families to leave landslide-prone hill slopes remains a major challenge for Kamrup (Metro) district officials.Officials said notices were served on residents of vulnerable areas, advising them to vacate their homes and move to safer locations. However, several families have stayed in the high-risk zones or returned after being relocated.“For them, the decision is…
Guwahati: Robotic surgery is set to become accessible to the common public in Assam, marking a major leap in advanced healthcare services in the state’s public sector.The Assam govt on Tuesday signed an MoU with Global Health Limited, Medanta, to set up a Centre of Excellence in Robotic Surgery at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital…
Guwahati: Unidentified gunmen attacked three Liangmai Naga villages in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district early Tuesday, leaving a village pastor injured and several houses, vehicles and machinery damaged or burnt.The affected settlements — Tapon Khullen, Tapon Khunou and Makui Pipuram — are located along IT Road, a strategic corridor connecting Naga-inhabited areas in Kangpokpi and Tamenglong.Liangmai village…
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Guwahati: Manipur’s valley districts remained virtually paralysed on Tuesday as shutdowns and strikes demanding a clear NRC roadmap before the census brought commercial activity, public transport, education and movement of goods to a near standstill even after the Centre on Monday announced its decision to defer the population count exercise in the state.The 24-hour statewide…
Guwahati: Assam has identified seven intervention points along the Jalukbari-Jorabat National Highway to tackle recurring flooding.Housing and urban affairs minister Kaushik Rai reviewed the measures on Tuesday under the Mission Flood-Free Guwahati initiative. The meeting was attended by IIT-Guwahati professors and officials from National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA), Kamrup…
Tathagata BhattacharjeeGuwahati: Four persons, including an 11-year-old girl, were killed in two separate landslides in Guwahati on Tuesday after the city received 30.5 mm of rain, State Disaster Response Force personnel said.The landslides occurred in Mathgharia near Noonmati and Satgaon near Narengi, said Moononjan Ramchiary, response team commander of the fire and emergency services.In Satgaon,…
The accused was arrested after BJP’s Katigorah Mandal Mahila Morcha filed a complaint Silchar: Police arrested a man in Cachar’s Katigorah on Monday evening over alleged derogatory social media remarks about Hindu beliefs, traditions and women.The accused, Minarul Haque, known as “Viral Minarul” on social media, was arrested within about an hour of a complaint…
Three family members died and one was injured in a landslide in Guwahati’s Mathgharia area GUWAHATI: Three members of a family were killed and another was injured in a landslide in Assam’s Guwahati on Tuesday.The incident took place in the Mathgharia area of the city when the family members were sleeping in their house, a…
Agartala: Prompted by treasury bench MLAs, chief minister Dr Manik Saha told the Tripura Assembly that six FIRs have been registered over remarks made by former chief minister and CPM leader Manik Sarkar.Dr Saha said Sarkar’s comment suggested that a movement could turn into a “fierce protest” against the BJP-led govt with the aim of…
