Itanagar: Arunachal CM Pema Khandu on Monday sought central support for flood-hit farmers and rural roads in the state.During a meeting with Union agriculture and farmers’ welfare and rural development minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in New Delhi, Khandu sought immediate financial assistance for farmers affected by incessant rain and flash floods. He also called for…
Silchar: Gauhati High Court has ordered civic polls in Silchar by Sept 22, ending years of uncertainty.The court issued the directive while disposing of a Progressive Citizens’ Forum (PCF) petition challenging the delay in electing the Silchar Municipal Corporation, formerly the Silchar Municipal Board. Its July 22 order asked Assam govt and State Election Commission…
Guwahati: The Centre on Tuesday handed over the probe into the July 13 explosion at Khopanala in Nagaland’s Chümoukedima district, which killed an Assam Rifles havildar and injured four other personnel, to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).The suspected improvised explosive device (IED), believed to have been concealed in an autorickshaw parked along the road, exploded…
Agartala: The State Institute of Public Administration & Rural Development (SIPARD), the Directorate of Industries & Commerce, and the Directorate of Skill Development on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Stock Exchange (NSE) to enhance financial literacy, increase investor awareness, and provide securities market training to the state youths in order…
Guwahati: Nearly one in every two adolescents surveyed in selected schools in Guwahati faces a moderate or high risk of substance use, the highest among six Indian study sites.Researchers pointing to easy availability of addictive substances, rising digital exposure and risky social environments as the key drivers behind the alarming trend.The multicentre study supported by…
Itanagar: Nirjuli police have busted a two-wheeler theft gang, arresting four people and detaining two minors.Police recovered 11 stolen two-wheelers during coordinated raids across the Itanagar Capital Region (ICR).The arrested were identified as Monu Borah alias Durna Bora (31), Govind Nath (28), Khyoda Tako alias Pako (19) and Amit Doley (32). The two children in…
Dibrugarh: Two motorcycle-borne men snatched a gold chain from a woman at Chowkidingee Chariali early on Tuesday.Rita Das, wife of retired PWD engineer Ranjan Hazarika, was returning from a morning walk at Chowkidingee Playground when the helmeted duo struck at 6.58 am. They fled, leaving her shaken but unhurt.“They came from behind so fast that…
Dibrugarh: In flood-ravaged Sivasagar, where power cuts have left residents struggling to contact relatives or access relief updates, a lifeline now arrives on two wheels.Abhijit Dowarah, a 37-year-old self-taught inventor, has fitted his motorcycle with a solar panel and multiple charging points. He now rides from one inundated locality to another, helping residents charge their…
Guwahati: A third-year BTech student at IIT Guwahati died after allegedly falling from the fifth floor of a campus building, police said.The student, identified as Ritesh Raj Singh from Puri in Odisha, was pursuing Computer Science and Engineering and lived at the institute’s Brahmaputra Hostel. The incident occurred around 2.30 pm on Sunday.Police have launched…
Guwahati: Govt agencies have restored connectivity in 100% flood-affected areas in upper Assam, even as the state’s flood toll climbed to 68, state revenue and disaster management minister Keshab Mahanta said on Monday.A central inter-ministerial team on Monday reviewed the flood situation and carried out a preliminary assessment of the damage in upper Assam with…
