No electricity, no internet, but that’s no barrier; Assam teen beats the odds to score 610 in NEET | Guwahati News

18-year-old Bishu Limbu (right) with his mother Om Kumari Guwahati: In a village where evenings still fall without electricity and phone signals come only after a walk to the roadside, 18-year-old Bishu Limbu kept chasing a dream far bigger than his circumstances — to become a doctor.Bishu, from No. 2 Nakong Pathar village in Tinsukia…

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Assam building network of cancer centres, 46L screened so far: Singhal | Guwahati News

Guwahati: Assam health minister Ashok Singhal told the assembly on Tuesday that the state govt has expanded cancer prevention, detection and treatment by strengthening healthcare infrastructure, improving access to affordable care and promoting early diagnosis.Replying to a question by MLA Bikan Ch Deka during Question Hour, Singhal said the govt is building a statewide network…

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All Assam Students’ Union leader killed; cousin injured in attack | Guwahati News

AI-generated image used for representational purpose. NALBARI: A local leader of the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) was killed, while his cousin sustained critical injuries in an attack in Assam‘s Nalbari district, police said on Monday.The incident took place on Sunday evening in Gangapur village near Jagara when the two were returning home from Nalbari…

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