Guwahati: Olympic medallist pugilist Lovlina Borgohain has dedicated her Commonwealth Games 2026 medal to the people who died in the ravaging floods in Assam.Lovlina, who hails from Baro Mukhia village in upper Assam’s Golaghat district, said, “I want to dedicate this medal to the many people who lost their lives in the floods. During those…
Guwahati: Assam chief secretary Ravi Kota on Sunday reviewed with BSNL chief general manager Vineet Saxena the ongoing efforts to expedite restoration of telecommunication connectivity in flood-affected districts and strengthen the resilience of critical communication infrastructure across the state.“Had a meeting with Shri Vineet Saxena, ITS, chief general manager, BSNL, to review ongoing efforts to…
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Dhubri: In a moving gesture of solidarity, four social workers from Dhubri travelled nearly 643 km to flood-hit Sivasagar to distribute relief materials among families devastated by the recent deluge in Upper Assam.The team of Toufiq Ahmed, Selim Sheikh, Ashraful Alam and Simul Sarkar carried out the humanitarian mission under the banner of the Bluehill…
New Harangajao stretch declared ‘high-risk zone’ Silchar: Fresh land subsidence near New Harangajao station has dealt another blow to restoration work on the rain-hit Lumding–Badarpur hill section. Train operations on two of the station’s three lines remained suspended for the 11th consecutive day on Sunday.Railway officials said repairs are being carried out on a war…
Guwahati: In a shocking incident of matricide, a middle-aged man was arrested for allegedly killing his mother following an argument over money to buy alcohol in Guwahati’s Kharguli area on Sunday, police said.The deceased was identified as Malati Boro and the accused as her son, Dwipen Boro. The duo lived at Nepali Chowk in Kharguli,…
After the collision, the truck driver attempted to flee the scene. (A representative image of an accident warning sign placed on a road) By- Bijoy Kumar SharmaDHUBRI: Four persons, including a child and the driver of an auto-rickshaw, were got seriously injured in a road mishap on the Uttar Raipur flyover in Golakganj of Dhubri…
Itanagar: Scripting history with resilience and determination, January Tali and Hachu Lombo have become the first women from Arunachal Pradesh to scale the 7,077-metre Mt Kun in Ladakh’s Zanskar range.The duo reached the summit at 6am on July 27 after an arduous 11-day high-altitude expedition organised by Cho Expedition. Tali hails from Yingkiong in Upper…
Silchar: A 15-year-old girl, studying in Class IX, was found dead under mysterious circumstances at her home in Assam’s Hailakandi district on Saturday night, with police arresting five individuals over charges of sexual assault.The minor’s mother, who had gone to a neighbour’s house to attend a traditional post-funeral ritual, returned home to find her teenage…
Guwahati: The Army and Assam Rifles, operating under the Spear Corps, in coordination with state police forces, apprehended 43 people and seized narcotics and other contraband worth an estimated Rs 76.12 crore during monthlong operations across four northeastern states in July.Describing the crackdown as a “Strike Against Narco-Terror”, the Spear Corps, in a social media…
