GUWAHATI: Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) leader and former Union minister Rajen Gohain resigned from the party on Monday, May 18. ALSO READ: 50 LPG Cylinders Seized in Assam’s Chhaygaon, Driver Arrested Gohain stepped down from both the primary membership of the party and all organisational responsibilities with immediate effect. In his resignation letter addressed to…
International Tea Day is being celebrated all over the world on Thursday. World Tea Day was celebrated in Rome, Italy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduces himself as a Chawala. He also spoke about India’s rich tea heritage. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) event has gone viral on social…
GUWAHATI: The Assam State School Education Board (ASSEB), Division-I (formerly SEBA), issued a notification allowing Class IX students to study General Mathematics and General Science in English medium even if they are pursuing other subjects in a different medium. ALSO READ: Atul Bora Gets Additional Charge of Assam Parliamentary Affairs Department According to the official notice…
GUWAHATI: Three coaches of the Ujjaini Express derailed during a shunting movement near Yog Nagari Railway Station in Uttarakhand’s Rishikesh on Monday night, May 18, prompting an extensive restoration operation by railway authorities. ALSO READ: Atul Bora Gets Additional Charge of Assam Parliamentary Affairs Department No casualties or injuries were reported as the train was…
GUWAHATI: A tragic hit-and-run incident was reported in Guwahati late Tuesday night, May 19, where a pedestrian lost his life after being run over by a speeding truck near the Zoo Road Nursery area. ALSO READ: BIS Guwahati Seizes 6 Metric Tonnes of Fake ISI-Marked Packaging Sacks The victim was critically injured after the truck struck…
Even the ruling party could not have imagined that the social media trend that was sparked by using the Chief Justice of India’s comments as a tool would turn into a full-fledged ‘political storm’ so quickly. The account of the ‘Cockroach Janata Party’, which has overtaken the BJP on social media with the support of…
GUWAHATI: The Union government has proposed amendments to the National Anti-Doping Act, 2022 aimed at strengthening enforcement against the trafficking, distribution, and misuse of banned performance-enhancing substances in sports. The revised framework seeks to make doping-related violations more stringent by introducing criminal liability for those involved in supplying or facilitating prohibited substances. ALSO READ: Bodo…
National Testing Agency (NTA) Director General Abhishek Singh appeared before a parliamentary committee amid widespread controversy over the leak of NEET-UG exam papers across the country. Education Secretary Binit Joshi was also present in the meeting on Thursday. The meeting started at 11 am and lasted for about five hours. According to sources, the committee…
GUWAHATI: In a major boost to Assam’s strategic and emergency preparedness infrastructure, the Nalbari district administration has approved the development of a 5-kilometre Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) on National Highway-27 between Tihu and Madhapur in Lower Assam. ALSO READ: Centre Seeks to Amend Anti-Doping Law, Proposes Jail Term of Up to 5 Years for Suppliers…
Meta recently laid off nearly 8,000 workers. This resulted in a loss of around 10 percent of the company’s total workforce. A final email sent to laid-off employees added to the controversy amid global discussion of the incident. That email said if you are in the office right now, take your personal belongings and go…
GUWAHATI: A group of five traders was allegedly looted of ₹21.85 lakh in cash and five mobile phones in a daylight incident near the Radisson Blu Hotel area in Guwahati, on Thursday, May 21. ALSO READ: Assam To Get Its Second Emergency Landing Facility On NH-27 in Nalbari According to reports, the incident took place…
India’s governance system is undergoing a historic evolution as technology takes hold. Kerala did it a day ago. Now neighboring Tamil Nadu has also created a separate ministry for ‘artificial intelligence’ or AI. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay expanded his cabinet on Thursday. And in that expanded list, the scope of the state’s…
GUWAHATI: The Kamrup Metropolitan District Fisheries Department, in coordination with Pragjyotishpur Police, carried out a joint enforcement operation on Tuesday, May 19, along the Kalang River in Chandrapur, near Guwahati, seizing more than 13 illegal fishing nets. ALSO READ: Pedestrian Dies After Being Hit by Truck in Guwahati’s Zoo Road, Driver Absconding The operation was conducted…
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are at odds over the future of the Iran war. The differences became clear during a tense phone call between the two leaders on Tuesday. A US administration official told CNN. This is not the first phone conversation between the two leaders. They talked last…
GUWAHATI: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has uncovered a large-scale e-cigarette, or vape, smuggling racket through coordinated operations carried out across ports, airports, and Inland Container Depots (ICDs) in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi, and West Bengal over the past few days. ALSO READ: Assam: Dhubri Administration Prepares For Smooth Conduct of Idd-Uz-Zuha, Engages With Mosque…
An Air India plane crashed again. The rear of the plane skidded on the runway while landing at the Bengaluru airport on Thursday. Panic spread among the passengers in this incident. However, no passenger was injured in the accident and everyone is safe. Air India flight AI-2651 was carrying 179 passengers. The flight left Delhi…
GUWAHATI: A Bodo translation of the literary work of noted Assamese writer Dr Bhabendra Nath Saikia was officially released at Gauhati University during a programme organised by the Department of Modern Indian Languages and Literary Studies. ALSO READ: Nearly 3 Lakh E-Cigarettes Worth ₹120 Crore Seized Across Four States in India The translated book, titled…
Vishal Dadlani slammed the government on social media over the leaked NEET question papers. According to sources, Vishal Dadlani has been removed from the post of Indian Idol judge for criticizing the government. NEET UG Exam Canceled Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan accepts responsibility for question paper leak. The controversy started with a video posted by…
GUWAHATI: A container truck skidded off the Saraighat Bridge and fell to the ground below in the early hours of Wednesday, May 20, after the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, allegedly due to fatigue. ALSO READ: Pedestrian Dies After Being Hit by Truck in Guwahati’s Zoo Road, Driver Absconding The incident occurred around 4…
Former 1983 World Cup-winning cricketer Kirti Azad has revealed that a restaurant bill that went viral on social media as a rare reminder of a glorious night in Indian cricket history is completely fake. The image that has been in the spotlight on social media for several days is claimed to be from a hotel…
