GUWAHATI: The Assam government, on Tuesday, May 18, issued a new set of austerity measures aimed at ensuring fiscal prudence and reducing non-developmental expenditure amid the prevailing crisis in West Asia. ALSO READ: Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary to Suspend Jeep Safari Services From May 25 In an executive order issued by the Finance (Budget) Department, the government…
Delhi High Court cancels registration of Aam Aadmi Party and Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Cheech‘The court dismissed a public interest litigation seeking disqualification of Dia and Durgesh Pathak from contesting elections. A bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Tejas Kariya dismissed the petition as completely baseless. The court cited an old Supreme Court…
GUWAHATI: Passengers aboard a Delhi-bound IndiGo flight from Guwahati on Wednesday morning, May 20, were subjected to severe discomfort after being kept inside the aircraft for over two hours without proper air conditioning during a prolonged takeoff delay. ALSO READ: Assam Joins Nationwide Chemists’ Strike Over Online Medicine Sales, Pricing Policies According to information available…
The Congress did not perform very strongly in the Tamil Nadu assembly elections but after a long gap of almost six decades, the party got a chance to share power in the state. It was formed under the leadership of Chief Minister Vijay‘Two Congress MLAs will take oath as Cabinet Ministers in the upcoming TVK…
GUWAHATI: The Assam Government has re-engaged two retired IAS officers in senior administrative positions following Cabinet approval, according to separate notifications issued by the Personnel Department. ALSO READ: AASU Announces Statewide Protest on May 22 Against Rising Prices As per the notifications dated May 14, retired IAS officer Raj Chakrabarty has been re-engaged as Special…
Controversial comments were made by the country’s Chief Justice Suryakanth‘F. An innovative one called Janata Party‘The social media page has created a stir across the country. Posted on the team’s Instagram account in just five days‘Warsaw grew to more than 6 million. It returns the result while X is in the handle‘Warsaw grew by about…
GUWAHATI: The Guwahati police recovered a stolen four-wheeler vehicle from Imphal with the assistance of local authorities, police said on Wednesday, May 20. ALSO READ: Assam Govt Re-engages Two Retired Civil Service Officers in Senior Administrative Roles The recovered SUV vehicle was linked to Dispur Police Station Case No. 385/2021. The vehicle was handed over to…
There is a lot of illegal cattle smuggling in North Assam. There is a lot of illegal cattle smuggling in North Assam. Ujjal Bhuiyan, a well-known animal rights activist from Lakhimpur, alleged that the local police and the district administration knowingly This whole illegal business is going very well. He said 20 to 25 trucks…
GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday, May 20, alleged that the Congress-led Opposition attempted to politicise the death of music icon Zubeen Garg and claimed that the public rejected such efforts during the recently concluded Assembly elections. ALSO READ: WATCH | PM Modi’s Gift of Melody Toffee to Giorgia Meloni Goes Viral…
In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said there was no wrongdoing in determining the caste of citizens as part of the nationwide census process by the current government. A three-member bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant said any governmentohHow many people of the country are backward class and how many people…
GUWAHATI: The All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD), a leading body representing chemists and druggists across the country, observed a nationwide 24-hour strike from May 20 to May 21 over several issues affecting the pharmaceutical and retail medicine sectors. ALSO READ: Assam Govt Re-engages Two Retired IAS Officers in Senior Administrative Roles As part…
Corp. of India‘The Supreme Court on Wednesday held a landmark hearing in the Krishna-Godavari basin gas migration case, one of the world’s biggest legal battles. During the hearing, Reliance Industries Ltd and its foreign subsidiaries expressed their willingness to take the mediation route to resolve the long-standing dispute with the central government. A bench headed…
GUWAHATI: Arsenal have officially been crowned Premier League champions, ending a 22-year wait for the league title after Manchester City dropped points in a 1-1 draw against Bournemouth that confirmed the Gunners’ triumph with one game still left to play. ALSO READ: Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary to Suspend Jeep Safari Services From May 25 It is…
Illegal cattle smugglers have been arrested in Lakhimpur district a day after Northeast Now reported on an illegal cattle smuggling ring. A total of 72 cows and bulls were seized and five people were arrested by the police in two separate raids in the district on Tuesday. Operations on NH-15 have revealed a large illegal…
GUWAHATI: Jeep safari services at Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary will remain closed from May 25 for the tourist session 2025–26 due to inclement weather and prevailing road conditions, according to a general notice issued by the Office of the Divisional Forest Officer, Guwahati Wildlife Division. ALSO READ: ‘Secular, Socialist, Democratic, Lazy’: ‘Cockroach Janta Party’ Emerges Online…
There is a heated debate between the Left and the BJP over the performance of the entire Bande Mataram song at the swearing-in ceremony of the cabinet in Kerala. The incident took place during the swearing-in ceremony of the Congress-led UDF government. Left parties have criticized singing of complete bande mataram as a wrong move….
GUWAHATI: A 25-year-old youth from Nalbari was booked by the Guwahati Traffic Police for allegedly riding a scooty recklessly on city roads and endangering public safety, officials said on Wednesday, May 20. ALSO READ: Truck Falls Off Saraighat Bridge in Guwahati After Reported Driver Fatigue, Two Hospitalised The accused, identified as Nikunoni Narzary, was intercepted by…
A severe heat wave hit large parts of India on Tuesday. Temperatures in major cities of the country have risen sharply above normal. According to the Met Office, the maximum temperature in capital Delhi ranged from 42 to 44 degrees Celsius and Banda in Uttar Pradesh touched 47.6 degrees Celsius for the second consecutive day….
GUWAHATI: Retired government employees in Assam facing long delays in receiving pension benefits may finally see faster processing, with the state government introducing financial penalties against officials responsible for holding up pension files. ALSO READ: Assam Tightens Waste Management Enforcement Under Supreme Court Directives, Strengthens District Special Cells The Administrative Reforms, Training, Pension and Public…
About 31.04 lakh hectares of land in Assam are flooded every year due to the Brahmaputra, Barak and their tributaries, which is about 40 percent of the total land area of the entire state. The state water resources department has completed extensive preparations ahead of the current monsoon season to deal with the flood situation….
