Artists pay homage to freedom fighter and Assam’s cultural icon Bishnu Prasad Rabha in Sonitpur on Saturday Guwahati: Assam observed Rabha Diwas on Saturday to commemorate the death anniversary of warrior artist, freedom fighter and cultural icon Bishnu Prasad Rabha.CM Himanta Biswa Sarma attended the state-level celebrations and award ceremony at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra here,…
Guwahati: Assam Police’s Special Task Force (STF), along with officers from Sidli police station, arrested nine suspected wildlife traffickers and rescued eight endangered golden langurs from Chirang district, during a late-night operation on Friday.The primates are listed as “endangered” on the IUCN Red List of threatened species. The suspects have been identified as Injamamul Hoque…
Guwahati: Assam has received a fresh boost on the international tourism front, with European Union member states revising their travel advisories and lifting earlier restrictive guidance for visitors to the state.“After reviewing the situation in Assam, the EU has withdrawn the negative travel advisory from yesterday. Effectively, it means that the 27 member-states of the…
Dhubri: A fire broke out at the Chagolia market in Dhubri district late on Friday night, reducing six commercial establishments to ashes.The damage caused by the blaze is estimated to be in several lakhs.Police sources from the Chagolia police outpost said the fire rapidly engulfed a row of shops, leaving owners no time to save…
Guwahati: The state govt said it has completed preparations for the NEET-UG re-examination, deputing senior state civil service officers as state observers to monitor proceedings across regions and assigning magistrates to keep watch on strong rooms storing question papers.Assam Police and central security forces have taken over security around examination centres, officials said on the…
Guwahati: The plantation drive undertaken along several major roads in the city has sparked widespread debate on social media after residents noticed saplings being planted in holes drilled into concrete surfaces.The drive is part of the city’s latest makeover, which is being carried out ahead of Japan PM Sanae Takaichi’s expected visit.Photographs and videos of…
A ‘sadhu’ at Kamakhya Temple ahead of Ambubachi Mela on Saturday Guwahati: With lakhs of devotees beginning to arrive for the Ambubachi Mahayog, civic authorities in Guwahati are preparing for a sharp rise in solid waste during the four-day religious congregation beginning June 22, with officials estimating nearly a one-fifth jump over the city’s usual…
Silchar: More than six months after Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma laid the foundation stone for the much-awaited Madhuraghat (Gandhighat) RCC bridge over the Barak river, construction work is yet to commence, triggering concern and resentment among residents and civil society groups in the region.The bridge project, sanctioned under the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund…
Dibrugarh: Majuli district magistrate Srishti Singh on Saturday issued an order prohibiting the parking of harvesters, tractors, trailers and other heavy commercial vehicles on public roads, road margins and market areas across nine key locations in the district, citing growing concerns over traffic obstruction and public safety.Majuli, the world’s largest river island, sees heavy seasonal…
Police and forensic investigators examine a cordoned-off residential area in Fultali village, Kailashahar, Tripura’s Unakoti district, following the deaths of two brothers linked to a long-running family feud. Agartala: Two brothers died after a late-night fight linked to a long-running family feud in Fultali village in Tripura’s Unakoti district, police said.The incident took place on…
