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Manas National Park to reopen tomorrow with promising rhino numbers
Assam

Manas National Park to reopen tomorrow with promising rhino numbers

Meanwhile, just a day before the reopening, a fight between two rhinos was reported from the national park, resulting in injuries to one of the animals.
Meter readers rally for job regularisation amidst smart meter protests in Assam
Assam

Meter readers rally for job regularisation amidst smart meter protests in Assam

Guwahati, Sept 26: Amidst the surging wave of discontent against the Assam government’s smart meter system, meter readers from the Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) have voiced urgent demands for job regularisation.This comes in the wake of protests erupting across the state,...
Principal among 12 staff transferred after death of Class 9 student in Assam school
Assam

Principal among 12 staff transferred after death of Class 9 student in Assam...

Guwahati, Sept. 26: Twelve staff members of Padumpukhuri High School in Mangaldoi, Darrang district, are facing action from the Assam government following the death of a Class 9 student on its premises on September 23.The staff members, including the principal, Janaki Deka, have been transferred to...
Jharkhand CM advocates for ST status for tea tribes in letter to Assam CM
Assam

Jharkhand CM advocates for ST status for tea tribes in letter to Assam CM

Guwahati, Sept 26: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has urged his Assam counterpart, Himanta Biswa Sarma, to grant Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to the tea tribes in Assam.In a letter to Chief Minister Sarma, the head of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) reportedly said that the tea tribes deserve...
GMC acquires 5 advanced fogging devices to combat dengue surge
Assam

GMC acquires 5 advanced fogging devices to combat dengue surge

Guwahati, Sept. 26: In the wake of rising dengue cases in the city, the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) has procured five new thermal fogging devices to fight the menace.The newly acquired remote-controlled devices operate on 12-volt rechargeable battery and can be installed on any two or...
HC orders probe into missing drugs from police custody
Assam

HC orders probe into 'missing' drugs from police custody

Guwahati, Sept 26: The investigation officer of a case related to a big drugs haul in Karbi Anglong is not aware of the whereabouts of the seized contraband, in an incident that has prompted the Gauhati High Court to direct the DGP to inquire into the status of the seized drugs. Around 1,995.29...
1951 set as baseline year in Assam Accord implementation: CM after AASU meeting
Guwahati

1951 set as baseline year in Assam Accord implementation: CM after AASU meeting

Guwahati, Sept 25: The implementation of Article 6 of the Assam Accord received an encouraging fillip on Wednesday as the Assam government held discussions with representatives from the All Assam Students Union (AASU) to address this long-standing issue."Our government and AASU have decided to adopt...
Gauhati HC disposes Silchar petition on Municipal Corporation elections
Assam

Gauhati HC disposes Silchar petition on Municipal Corporation elections

Silchar, Sept. 25: In a development, related to the much-discussed issue of elections to the formation of the Silchar Municipal Corporation, local MLA Dipayan Chakraborty informed that the major hurdle towards conducting the elections has been done with by the Gauhati High Court. A closer look...
Assam police bust fraud network duping businesses nationwide; BJP leader among arrests
Assam

Assam police bust fraud network duping businesses nationwide; BJP leader among...

Guwahati, Sept 25: Assam police have busted a sophisticated fraud network that duped several businesses across India of crores of rupees by issuing fake government work orders.Three individuals, including the state secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Scheduled Caste Morcha, have been...
Another student attack in Assam: Class 11 boy assaulted with sharp object by peers
Assam

Another student attack in Assam: Class 11 boy assaulted with sharp object by...

Jorhat, Sept 25: A Class 11 student from Dahotiya Higher Secondary School in Jorhat was brutally attacked with a sharp object by three fellow students on Wednesday.The victim was discovered lying in a pool of blood on the school premises after sustaining severe injuries to his head and chest. He...
Mallabaruah addresses overtourism threats in Kaziranga, prioritises quality over quantity
Assam

Mallabaruah addresses overtourism threats in Kaziranga, prioritises quality over...

Kaziranga, Sept 25: Assam Tourism Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah has raised concerns about the potential threat of overtourism in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve even as it prepares to reopen for visitors on October 1.During a visit to the national park on Tuesday, he highlighted that...
Accused RTI activist Dulal Bora arrested in Delhi; Assam Police en route to secure custody
Assam

Accused RTI activist Dulal Bora arrested in Delhi; Assam Police en route to...

Guwahati, Sept 25: Right to Information (RTI) activist Dulal Bora was arrested by the Delhi Crime Branch on Wednesday.His arrest comes amidst allegations, including extortion, conspiracy, cheating and death of a BJP worker Debajit Hazarika, with Bora implicated in as many as 31 criminal cases. ...
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