Guwahati

Guwahati: Protesters blocked NH-27 at Nazirakhat tollgate on Monday, opposing toll collection over the highway’s poor condition.Members of regional organisations and Sonapur residents vandalised the toll gates and stopped toll collection, demanding immediate repairs in and around Khetri. The agitation followed Sunday’s accident in which seven people were killed after a 26-seater vehicle collided with…

The impact trapped one of the drivers inside the vehicle. He was later rescued in critical condition The impact trapped one of the drivers inside the vehicle. He was later rescued in critical condition The impact trapped one of the drivers inside the vehicle. He was later rescued in critical condition The impact trapped one…

Protesters gather outside Silchar railway station Silchar: A committee organised a dharna outside Silchar railway station on Monday, demanding early implementation of Lanka-Moinarband alternative railway line.Silchar-Lumding Broad Gauge Rupayan Sangram Committee said the line via Chandranathpur was essential to connect Barak Valley, Tripura, Mizoram and parts of Manipur, which depend on the vulnerable Lumding-New Haflong-Badarpur…

Tea growers demonstrated outside the Sonari DC’s office under the All Assam Small Tea Growers’ Association Tea growers demonstrated outside the Sonari DC’s office under the All Assam Small Tea Growers’ Association Tea growers demonstrated outside the Sonari DC’s office under the All Assam Small Tea Growers’ Association Tea growers demonstrated outside the Sonari DC’s…

The Aasu and ATTSA members alleged that repeated appeals failed to prompt action on the badly deteriorated road Dibrugarh: Protesters blocked Lakwa-Rajgarh road in Sivasagar for two hours on Monday, demanding repairs.Aasu and ATTSA members, along with residents and students, staged the blockade at Lakwa, halting traffic. They alleged that repeated appeals failed to prompt…

Forest officials said they would conduct a veterinary examination before releasing the animal into a suitable dense forest area Forest officials said they would conduct a veterinary examination before releasing the animal into a suitable dense forest area Forest officials said they would conduct a veterinary examination before releasing the animal into a suitable dense…

The pollution has affected all nine water supply projects that depend on the wetland, prompting the committees to demand their permanent relocation to the Barak river for raw-water intake Silchar: Pollution in Anua Beel has raised concerns over the quality of drinking water supplied to residents across the Tarapur-Ramnagar area.Management committees of nine water supply…

Intense exercise may, in people, contribute to plaque rupture, doctor says Guwahati: A viral video of Nagaon doctor Sahin Rahman collapsing at a gym has raised an unavoidable concern – can someone who is visibly healthy and works out be susceptible to cardiac risk?“One possible explanation is a cardiac event, which could include a heart…

Guwahati: The city’s plastic crackdown has yielded 29,620 kg of banned single-use plastic.Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC), in collaboration with Pollution Control Board, seized the material during joint enforcement drives across the city.GMC Mayor Mrigen Sarania said it would be handed over to authorised facilities for recycling and reuse, keeping it out of landfills, drains and…

Guwahati: Six people died after a traveller vehicle collided with a truck in Sonapur on Sunday night, police said.The bodies were taken to Sonapur Civil Hospital, while police began a preliminary investigation, said traffic ADCP Shafeequl Hussain.“Police from Sonapur police station have arrived at the spot and are investigating the matter,” Hussain said.He said the…