Guwahati: Several tribal bodies in Assam, backed by leaders of opposition parties, protested at Chachal in Guwahati on Wednesday against speculated plans to develop satellite townships in Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council and Tiwa Autonomous Council areas in Kamrup and Morigaon districts.The protesters also demanded scrapping of the proposed 55 MW Ukiam Hydropower Project at Ukiam…
Guwahati: Swimming, diving, or any other activity in the Brahmaputra and its tributaries flowing through Kamrup district has been prohibited by the district administration until further orders, in view of the rising water levels. The move aims to prevent drowning and other river‑related accidents during the monsoon season.During the monsoon last year, six deaths due…
Guwahati: Assam Police intervened to help a 70-year-old woman found wandering on a national highway in Guwahati after she was abandoned by her three daughters, and secured a written agreement requiring the daughters to care for her on a weekly rotation basis.The woman, Kaushalya Das of Srihati in Sualkuchi in Kamrup district, was rescued by…
