Guwahati: In an effort to curb overcharging and improve transparency in parking and market fee collection in the city, Guwahati Municipal Corporation on Friday announced steps to streamline the process.GMC held a meeting with parking and market leaseholders after complaints from citizens and traders that attendants and fee collectors were charging above civic rates. Officials…
Dibrugarh: District administration has ordered the registration of all electric autos operating within the Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation (DMC) area.DC Bikram Kairi issued the order on Friday, citing rising congestion and road safety concerns as the Mancotta Road Flyover work and the proposed Amolapatty Junction Flyover are expected to disrupt traffic flow.Dibrugarh, projected as Assam’s second…
Guwahati: Transport minister Charan Boro on Friday said the govt will soon issue an SOP to tighten the norms for issuing driving licences.Speaking to the media, Boro said, “A driving test is mandatory for obtaining a licence. However, there have been allegations that some people are receiving licences without appearing for the test, while others…
Shillong: Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma said the state’s matrilineal society — where women are key custodians of land and agriculture — offers valuable case studies for global agricultural policy, especially on the links between land ownership, productivity and sustainability.“This sense of ownership fosters deep commitment, responsibility and sustainability in farming practices,” he said at…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Guwahati: Japanese Ambassador to India, Ono Keiichi on Friday announced that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will make her first official visit to India since assuming office on July 1 even as he reached out to Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to reaffirm Tokyo’s commitment…
Guwahati: Assam Police destroyed large quantities of seized narcotics across multiple districts on Friday as part of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.The substances destroyed were seized over the past few years during Assam Police’s anti-drug operations and were disposed of through coordinated district-level exercises.In Udalguri district, police burnt 13,028.762 kg of…
Dibrugarh: Police destroyed seized narcotics at the Assam Medical College and Hospital Biomedical Waste Treatment Facility on Friday, coinciding with the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.The drugs, comprising 271g of heroin and 77kg of marijuana with an estimated international market value of Rs 1.4 crore, were incinerated under the supervision of IGPW…
Shillong: Meghalaya State Zoo released a rescued Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) and an Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) into Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary in Ri-Bhoi district after rehabilitation and health assessments.“Both species play vital roles in maintaining ecological balance, with the Chinese pangolin being critically endangered as per International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural…
Silchar: A 58-year-old tea garden worker was found dead at Putni Tea Estate in Sribhumi district on Thursday. Police suspect murder and have launched an investigation.The victim, Bijoy Shuklabaidya, a resident of the estate, is survived by his wife and five children.Residents said passers-by and plantation workers found his blood-soaked body by a roadside stretch…
Guwahati: Graffiti artist Marshall Baruah and two others appeared before the chief judicial magistrate’s court on Thursday in a case over alleged slogans against CM Himanta Biswa Sarma.Sub-divisional judicial magistrate Pallab Bordoloi fixed Sept 24 for the hearing of charges against Marshall, youth leader Ankuman Bordoloi and Anandita Das. The case was registered for allegedly…
