Silchar: Assam Police seized banned narcotic cough syrup worth more than ₹3 crore from an egg-laden truck in Sribhumi district and recovered 126 grams of heroin in a separate operation in Cachar on Monday, arresting three alleged drug traffickers.In the larger seizure, police intercepted a truck during routine checking at the Churaibari police watchpost in…
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…
Guwahati: The Assam cabinet on Friday approved a key amendment to the state’s land policy of 2019, making only those families that have been residing in the state for at least three generations eligible to be recognised as “landless persons” for allotment of govt land.This condition would not apply to people who migrated to Assam…
Guwahati: Assam’s 2026-27 Budget announced three key connectivity projects to improve mobility and spur growth.Presenting the Budget, finance minister Jayanta Malla Baruah said govt is working with the Centre on projects to strengthen transport infrastructure across the state.These include four-laning of the Baihata Chariali-Mission Chariali road in Tezpur at an estimated cost of Rs 13,812…
Deputy Commissioner of Police Traffic (right), Jayanta Sarathi Borah Swapneel Paul Kamrup (Metro) District Commissioner (left) Guwahati: The upper deck roadway of the old Saraighat rail-cum-road bridge will remain closed to vehicular traffic for two months from July 13 to allow Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) to carry out major repair work.Kamrup (Metro) district commissioner Swapneel…
Artists pay homage to freedom fighter and Assam’s cultural icon Bishnu Prasad Rabha in Sonitpur on Saturday Guwahati: Assam observed Rabha Diwas on Saturday to commemorate the death anniversary of warrior artist, freedom fighter and cultural icon Bishnu Prasad Rabha.CM Himanta Biswa Sarma attended the state-level celebrations and award ceremony at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra here,…
Guwahati: Assam Police on Tuesday night busted two separate sex rackets in different districts of the state, leading to the arrest of several persons and the rescue of multiple victims during the operations.The first incident took place in Kamrup (Metropolitan) district, where a team from Geetanagar Police Station raided an alleged prostitution racket operating inside…
Guwahati: Tezpur University and Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health (LGBRIMH), Tezpur, recently signed an MoU to support academic excellence, research cooperation, and capacity building in mental health, education, and related disciplines.The MoU was signed at the LGBRIMH premises. From Tezpur University, registrar (i/c) Prof. Chandan Goswami and from LGBRIMH deputy director Dr….
Guwahati: The celebrated GI-tagged Tezpur litchi (Litchi chinensis), grown on the fertile alluvial soil and moist subtropical climate of Sonitpur district, has taken a giant leap into global markets.Renowned for its exceptional sweetness, juicy pulp, small seeds, tart-sweet flavour, and bright red colour, Tezpur litchi is one of Assam’s most prized horticultural products.The Agricultural and…
