Silchar: A total of 48,000 Yaba tablets valued at around Rs 2 crore were seized, and three persons were arrested from a house in Patharkandi’s Sherpur area of Sribhumi district on Thursday.Acting on a tip-off, a team led by Patharkandi police station officer-in-charge Manash Jyoti Borah and sub-inspector Hirak Jyoti Das conducted a raid at…
Silchar: The Govt Industrial Training Institute (ITI) at Srikona — one of the oldest and most prestigious technical training hubs in Cachar and the Barak Valley — is currently battling severe administrative neglect and decaying infrastructure.The premier institute, established in 1957, operates under the National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) and accommodates approximately 448 students…
Dibrugarh: Mitha Pukhuri, the 225-year-old royal pond dug by Ahom King Swargadeo Kamaleswar Singha in 1801, became the starting point on Thursday for a districtwide initiative to restore Jorhat’s public ponds and natural waterbodies. The civil defence department and the Jorhat municipal board has jointly launched the drive.Known as the “Sweet Pond,” Mitha Pukhuri is…
Silchar: The Govt Industrial Training Institute (ITI) at Srikona — one of the oldest and most prestigious technical training hubs in Cachar and the Barak Valley — is currently battling severe administrative neglect and decaying infrastructure.The premier institute, established in 1957, operates under the National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) and accommodates approximately 448 students…
Guwahati: The Guwahati police commissionerate on Thursday announced traffic management plans for the upcoming Ambubachi Mahayog, with restrictions in force from June 22 to 26, as lakhs of devotees are expected to visit the Kamakhya temple.Police estimate around eight lakh pilgrims, including those from abroad, to arrive in the city during the five-day event, putting…
Silchar: A local restaurant owner was, on Thursday, produced before a local court and remanded in 15-day judicial custody in a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and anti-trafficking laws.Udharbond police in Cachar district registered a case against the accused after three young women, including…
Dibrugarh: After years of delays and procedural wrangling, the long-restored Dr John Berry White Heritage Museum will be inaugurated in Dibrugarh on July 1, officials announced on Thursday.The opening will coincide with National Doctors’ Day, marking a symbolic tribute to the pioneering medical work of Dr John Berry White in upper Assam.“The museum will be…
Dibrugarh: In a move to protect school-going children from road accidents, the district magistrate of Majuli has issued an order prohibiting the movement of all tractors and dumpers within the district during school hours.The order, issued by DM Srishti Singh on Thursday, comes in the wake of a series of accidents involving heavy vehicles that…
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh and Assam govts on Wednesday held a high-level ministerial meeting at the civil secretariat here to curb illegal liquor trade and plug revenue leakages. The aim was to forge a stronger inter-state cooperative framework for the excise administration.The joint session was chaired by Arunachal Pradesh deputy CM Chowna Mein, who holds the…
Guwahati: With Japanese Encephalitis (JE) fatalities rising in Assam, state health minister Ashok Singhal said it was not possible to rein in JE overnight. He also cautioned that the “virus spreads in deep forest and jungle areas”, suggesting vaccination as the main form of protection.Singhal made these comments at the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital…
