Guwahati: A landslide damaged a guard wall at Ramcha Hill in Kharghuli on Sunday, prompting the evacuation of a homestay.The wall of a three-storey building collapsed around 11 am after spells of rain, DDMA officials and witnesses said. Residents, shopkeepers and customers nearby escaped unhurt, but six two-wheelers parked on the road were damaged, and…
Dibrugarh: The Assam Tea Tribes Students’ Association (ATTSA) is campaigning in Demow tea gardens against ‘sulai’, citing its health and social costs.ATTSA held its latest awareness session at Diroi Tea Estate in Sivasagar district on Sunday. Senior members Diganta Tasa and Rajkishore Bhumij led the weeklong drive.The campaign targets ‘sulai’, or country liquor, widely consumed…
Dibrugarh: Heavy early-morning rain on Sunday flooded Sonari, Sivasagar and parts of Jorhat.In Charaideo district’s Sonari, Dhodar Ali Road and several internal streets remained knee-deep in water for hours, with water entering homes and damaging household goods and documents.“I have lived in Sonari all my life, but in the past 35 years, I have never…
Guwahati: The family of Lunminthang Sitlhou, alias Jack, one of the two persons arrested by a joint team of NIA, CRPF and Manipur Police on Saturday on charges of killing six Naga civilians in Manipur, has claimed he is innocent.The family issued a public clarification on Sunday condemning what they described as an unexpected arrest…
Guwahati: Assam will restart key welfare schemes and subsidised essentials for National Food Security Act beneficiaries from Aug.CM Himanta Biswa Sarma posted on X: “Knock, knock… Some familiar names are back at your doorstep. Starting this Aug, Orunodoi, subsidised essentials and our student welfare schemes will once again reach the people of Assam.”Masoor dal and…
A man carrying an umbrella rides a bicycle in the rain in Guwahati Guwahati: India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted more rain across the northeast over the next few days.Meghalaya recorded extremely heavy rainfall of 21cm or more in the last 24 hours, ending at 8.30 am on Sunday, while Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland received…
Guwahati: Several organisations in Assam will protest on Monday in solidarity with Sonam Wangchuk‘s Parliament march.Axom Nagarik Sanmilan (ANS), headed by scholar Hiren Gohain and former DGP Harekrishna Deka, has announced a silent sit-in at Chachal from 11 am to 2 pm in support of Wangchuk and the “Sansad Chalo” march.Left organisations SFI, DYFI, CITU…
Guwahati/Aizawl/Imphal: Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma on Sunday declared a holiday for all educational institutions, including schools and colleges, on Monday to allow the students to watch the final of the Fifa Men’s World Cup between Argentina and Spain.In a video message shared with students on his social media account, Sangma said the decision was…
Guwahati: Gauhati University’s NSS Cell and Red Ribbon Club marked Swachhata Pakhwada with a campus cleanliness drive.The programme, organised under the aegis of Surujmukhi and NRL, sought to promote hygiene, environmental sustainability and community participation among students and NSS volunteers.Volunteers cleaned public spaces on the campus and held an awareness campaign on proper waste disposal,…
Guwahati: IIT-Guwahati’s Technothlon preliminary round drew a record 60,000-plus students from India and abroad this year.The 23rd edition of the flagship international school championship of Techniche, IIT-Guwahati, was open to students of Classes 9 to 12. The theme-based logic examination tests reasoning, creativity and analytical skills beyond the regular school curriculum.Students from Kendriya Vidyalayas, Jawahar…
