Silchar: A 58-year-old tea garden worker was found dead at Putni Tea Estate in Sribhumi district on Thursday. Police suspect murder and have launched an investigation.The victim, Bijoy Shuklabaidya, a resident of the estate, is survived by his wife and five children.Residents said passers-by and plantation workers found his blood-soaked body by a roadside stretch…

Guwahati: Areas along the rapidly expanding city are becoming increasingly vulnerable to extreme heat, owing to dense construction, widening road networks and declining green cover.Several parts of the city are also turning into continuous heat-stressed zones.A recent report prepared by the directorate of town and country planning, named ‘Urban Heat Effects in Assam’, highlighted that…