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Guwahati: Assam police on Monday re-arrested Independent Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani soon after a court in Kokrajhar district granted bail to him, six days after he was arrested by Assam police in connection with an “objectionable” tweet against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The police from Barpeta district arrested Mevani again, but refused to disclose in […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad headquartered datacenter company CtrlS has laid the foundation stone of its Rated-4 Datacentre in Assam, a first major IT investment in that region. The IT Minister of Assam, Keshab Mahanta was part of the event held at Tech City Park, Guwahati in the presence of Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief Minister of Assam, Ramendra […]

Guwahati: A prime accused in the gang-rape of a minor girl was gunned down by police here while allegedly trying to escape from custody, an official said on Wednesday. He was being taken to the crime scene for further investigation when the accused reportedly attacked police personnel accompanying him and attempted to flee on Tuesday […]

Guwahati: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday slammed Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao for asking proof from the Central government over the surgical strikes carried out by the Indian Army in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) in September 2019. Sharing a video of Rao’s press conference on Twitter where he demanded proof, Sarma said […]

Death toll in Bikaner-Guwahati Express mishap has risen to nine. The rescue operation has been completed. 36 injured were admitted to different hospitals.

The Guwahati-Bikaner Express (train no. 15633UP) derailed near Domohani in the state.

Hyderabad: To clear the extra rush of passengers, South Central Railway will run special trains between Secunderabad and Guwahati. Accordingly, Train number 07747 (from Secunderabad to Guwahati) will operate on November 26, leaving Secunderabad at 7.30 am and reaching Guwahati at 5.30 am on the second day of journey. Train number 07748 (from Guwahati to […]

Guwahati: The Centre’s decision to repeal three controversial farm laws following an over-a-year-long agitation by agriculturists has given a fresh impetus to several outfits in Assam to revive the anti-CAA stir. From All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) to Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), outfits that were at the forefront of the movement in 2019, to […]

New Delhi: A team of Indian scientists has developed an environment-friendly, non-toxic, biodegradable polymer that could be used as a packaging material for products that may be exposed to harsh environmental conditions. The polymer has been produced using guar gum and chitosan, a polysaccharide that is obtained from the hard outer skeleton of shellfish, including […]

Guwahati: Assam BJP leader Rajib Boro was trampled to death by a herd of wild elephants near the Rani Reserve Forest on the outskirts of Guwahati city, officials said on Monday. Forest and police officials said that Boro, 35, the BJP’s Shaktikendra Convener in Rani Mandal was killed when some wild elephants attacked his house […]

Guwahati: At least 30 people, including women, were missing after a big boat capsized, following a collision with another boat on the Brahmaputra on Wednesday at Neamatighat in Assam’s Jorhat, officials said. Police said that the boat was travelling from Neamatighat to Kamalabari ferry point in Majuli “island” while the other was Neamatighat-bound. Jorhat district […]

In a letter to Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, he urged the state government to re-examine HIAL's request and submit its recommendations to the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

Visakhapatnam: Due to safety related modernisation works for insertion of Limited Height Subways in Vizianagaram-Korukonda and Dusi-Ponduru section of Waltair Division, many special trains are cancelled and rescheduled. Special trains cancelled: The train No. 02085 Sambalpur-Nanaded special train leaving Sambalpur on August 23; the Bhubaneswar-Secunderabad special leaving Bhubaneswar on Aug. 23; Guntur-Rayagada special train leaving […]

The new stock yard is located at Pandu premises of Inland Waterways Authority of India, Guwahati

Hyderabad: More and more restaurants and hotels in the country are opting out of having Designated Smoking Areas (DSA) within their premises. Such facilities that do not permit smoking areas are ending-up attracting more customers and business, the Voluntary Health Association of India (VHAI) in a press release said. A recent study conducted in eight […]

The teas on offer at this e-auction will include the best teas as stipulated by the Tea Board of India to mark the International Tea Day.

On five guarantees promised by Mahajot (Grand Alliance) to tea garden workers in Assam, Nadda said, Their five guarantees also included Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA).

"Congress has given five guarantees to voters of Assam. We are not BJP, we fulfill our promises. Tea garden workers must remember our guarantee of Rs 365 per day as minimum wage," Gandhi said.

A total of 264 candidates are in the fray for 47 seats 42 seats from 11 districts of Upper Assam and northern Assam region and five seats from central Assam's Nagaon district.

She recorded a timing of 13.83 seconds for the yellow medal ahead of Haryana’s Pooja and Tamil Nadu’s Akshida.