Guwahati: he Assam govt on Wednesday sounded a high alert amid heavy rainfall and flash flood conditions in Arunachal Pradesh’s Lower Subansiri district, raising concerns over possible downstream impacts in Assam.In a post on X, the Assam chief secretary’s office stated that the state administration is closely tracking developments following reports of intense rainfall and…
Guwahati: Police detained 10 Bangladeshi nationals, including five women and a child, from the Paltan Bazaar area late Tuesday night after they allegedly failed to produce valid identity and travel documents during questioning.A police officer said the group was initially detained by personnel from Paltan Bazaar Police Station and later handed over to the Border…
Guwahati: Taking advantage of the presence of lakhs of devotees and thousands of sadhus during the Ambubachi Mela, many posing as sadhus and babas have been roaming on Nilachal Hill, where the Kamakhya temple is located. Temple authorities have barred such sadhus from staying in the Juna Akhada on the temple premises and appealed to…
Silchar: A truck driver, believed to be from Punjab, was killed in a suspected hit-and-run on the Silchar-Haflong national highway at Madhurapul on Tuesday night, police said.The man’s bloodstained body was found beside the highway by local residents, who alerted police. A team reached the spot, recovered the body, and sent it to Silchar Medical…
Silchar: A newly constructed bridge over the Doloo river in Cachar district partially collapsed early Wednesday after heavy overnight rain, cutting off several villages and disrupting access to essential services for hundreds of residents.The collapse at Sonachara in Udharbond constituency has virtually isolated Sonachara, Amranagar, Satyanagar and Sirishthal from the rest of the district. The…
Dibrugarh: The Tinsukia Municipal Board (TMB) on Wednesday launched an eviction drive against unauthorised street vendors occupying footpaths across Tinsukia town, deploying excavators and municipal workers to remove encroachments to ease congestion in the commercial hub.The drive was launched along GNB Road and extended up to the town civil hospital, with municipal workers clearing structures…
Guwahati: A local court has granted bail to businessman Gautam Baruah, his wife Karabi and 12 others, who were arrested for a viral birthday celebration on the Kumar Bhaskar Verma Bridge on Monday midnight, police said.Rupjyoti Malakar, traffic officer-in charge of Bharalumukh Police Station, said the accused were released as the alleged offences were bailable….
Guwahati: Assam govt on Wednesday effected a major bureaucratic reshuffle, transferring and posting 24 IAS and ACS officers across key departments, including home, finance, agriculture, CM’s secretariat and multiple district commissioners.This is the first major reshuffle in the newly formed BJP-led govt.Among the key changes, Megha Nidhi Dahal, currently district commissioner of Dhubri, has been…
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Police on Wednesday arrested a 29-year-old man and seized 24.44 grams of heroin from him at the Banderdewa check gate here, a senior officer said.Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) Naharlagun SP Nyelam Nega said the person was identified as Godak Rajesh, a resident of Raga in Kamle district. He was detained at the…
Silchar: Five faculty members from the department of Life Science and Bioinformatics at Assam University, Silchar, have been recognised among the world’s top 5% scientists in the 2025 Global Scientist Index, bringing international acclaim to the central university.The researchers who secured a place in the prestigious global ranking are Prof. Sarbani Giri, Prof. Suchismita Das,…
