Pavements & Dividers Repainted, Lights Put Up Guwahati: The city is being decorated ahead of the chief minister’s swearing-in-ceremony, which is set to take place on Tuesday. Preparations are underway across different parts of the city as authorities have assigned duties to give the city a fresh look before the event.Officials from the public works…
Guwahati: Gauhati high court has directed ministry of environment, forest and climate change and the National Board for Wild Life (NBWL) to file an affidavit stating if all the prerequisites for starting the Guwahati Ring Road Project have been met.Chief justice Ashutosh Kumar and justice Arun Dev Choudhury directed advocate Girin Pegu, who appeared for…
Dibrugarh: In a major boost to wildlife conservation efforts in the northeast, the D Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary (DEMWS), near Pasighat, has officially recorded the sighting of an adult Royal Bengal tiger, after a span of more than 20 years.Captured through camera trap surveys, which were conducted with technical support from Ashoka Trust for Research…
Dibrugarh: NHPC Limited, a Navratna Public Sector Undertaking under the ministry of power, has declared the commercial operation of the fourth unit (Unit 4 of 250 MW) of its flagship 2,000 MW Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project (SLHEP), bringing the project to half its total intended capacity.The unit commenced commercial operation on Friday, adding another 250…
Silchar: A 21-year-old newly-married woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances at Rangabak village in Hailakandi district on Friday, triggering allegations of dowry-related harassment and murder. Her husband, father-in-law and mother-in-law have been arrested in connection with the case.The deceased, identified as Susmita Das, had married Amit Deb on March 2 this year. According to…
Shillong: Judge Dashalene R Kharbteng of the court of additional DC (judicial), Shillong, on Friday rejected the bail petitions of four co-accused in the Raja Raghuvanshi murder case.The alleged co-conspirators – Raj Kushwaha, Akash Singh Rajput, Anand Kurmi and Vishal Singh Chauhan – were arrested from different locations in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in…
Dhubri: Two labourers, who were working at an under-construction three-storey building in ward no. 3, died on Friday after falling from the top floor.Local residents immediately took the duo to Dhubri Medical College and Hospital, where doctors declared them brought dead.The deceased has been identified as Afzal Hussain,28, from Bahadurtari village and Azizur Sheikh, 30,…
Guwahati: Assam Rifles has stepped up area domination patrols across sensitive stretches of Manipur’s Kamjong district following Thursday’s firing incident along the India-Myanmar border that left a Myanmarese refugee woman wounded.According to a defence PRO, heavy firing and explosions were reported near Z Choro and Namlee villages in the early hours of Thursday. “Despite the…
Guwahati: Officers from Basistha police station on Thursday arrested a gang of alleged dacoits, foiling a suspected dacoity attempt in Guwahati. Police said the gang had been operating across multiple districts in Assam.According to officer-in-charge Kapil Pathak, the arrested individuals have been identified as Bipul Ali, Ramjan Ali, Piru Ali, Gaji Ali, Nasir Ali, Asadur…
Churachandpur: One KNA-B (Burma) cadre was apprehended in the Zoveng locality of Churachandpur on Thursday.According to reports received from the Assam Rifles, the cadre has been identified as Lal Thang John, a resident of Zouveng. He had earlier gone to Myanmar to join KNA(B). A source said the cadre had reportedly infiltrated back from Myanmar…
