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…
Dibrugarh: A diagnosis for a wilting crop may now come right at the farm gate.Assam Agricultural University (AAU), Jorhat, on Saturday launched a Mobile Plant Health Clinic vehicle on its campus, with vice -chancellor Dipjyoti Rajkhowa flagging off the service. The initiative, aligned with the National Pulses Mission, seeks to make farm extension more science-based…
Guwahati: Four northeastern states have matched or exceeded the national benchmark in issuing Ayushman cards to eligible families, with Mizoram emerging as one of the country’s best performers in the NE/hilly regions category, according to the National Health Authority’s Annual Report 2025-26 released on Friday.In Mizoram, 99% of families have at least one Ayushman card…
Silchar: A man was arrested in Cachar for allegedly raping and impregnating his minor daughter.Police said the 17-year-old has learning disabilities. The accused was caught by residents on Friday night and handed over to the police and produced in court on Saturday.The case came to light after the accused’s brother filed an FIR, alleging that…
Dibrugarh: A woman was injured in crossfire between Assam Rifles and suspected insurgents in Arunachal Pradesh’s Namsai district on Friday night.Security officials said the gunfight broke out around 9.15 pm near the Tengapani Reserve Forest-Lal Pahar Road stretch in the district, along the Assam border. Assam Rifles said troops launched a search operation after receiving…
Aizawl: Aizawl: Mizoram BJP has criticised the Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) over its planned statewide ‘black day’ protest on Monday against the proposed amendment to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA).BJP state general secretary Delson Notlia, while addressing the party workers at Atal Bhavan, state BJP office in Aizawl, on Friday, said MPCC’s proposed…
Guwahati: Aasu will hold statewide candlelight vigils on Sunday in solidarity with Sonam Wangchuk.The vigils will be organised by the students’ body’s district units at their respective headquarters across Assam on July 19.In a joint statement, Aasu president Utpal Sharma and general secretary Samiran Phukan said that, regardless of differences in opinion, ideology or political…
18-year-old Bishu Limbu (right) with his mother Om Kumari Guwahati: In a village where evenings still fall without electricity and phone signals come only after a walk to the roadside, 18-year-old Bishu Limbu kept chasing a dream far bigger than his circumstances — to become a doctor.Bishu, from No. 2 Nakong Pathar village in Tinsukia…
Aizawl: Mizoram chief minister Lalduhoma on Saturday said govt recruitments are now being conducted transparently under the principle of “equality for all”, which has restored youths’ faith in the system.The CM was speaking at the passing out parade of the 70th batch of police constables at the Police Training School (PTS) in Thenzawl.Lalduhoma said the…
