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AIIMS-Guwahati nearing completion; PM to inaugurate, says Himanta
Guwahati, March 23: The Assam government is contemplating inauguration of the under-construction All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Changsari on the outskirts of the city on April 14.
“The Prime Minister will be coming to…
Transformative higher education requires concerted efforts: Ram Nath Kovind
Guwahati, March 23: Former President of India Ram Nath Kovind today said, “Our universities should try to make students capable citizens. Being at the top of the education system, universities should try to have global…
Govt to appoint interlocutor by March 27: Amit Shah tells Tripura tribal party chief
Agartala, March 23: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday informed Tipra Motha Party (TMP) supremo Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barman that the Centre will appoint an interlocutor by March 27 to study the "constitutional solutions" to…
Assam: Drugs worth 12 cr seized, two held
Guwahati, March 23: Assam police seized narcotic substances worth 12 crore, officials said on Thursday.
The seizure occurred in Ratabari's Bhetarbond area of Karimganj district near the Assam-Mizoram border. Two people have been…
Army’s ‘Purvottar Bharat Parikrama’ to reach out to people in NE
Kolkata/Guwahati, March 22: The 20-day-long pan-Northeast car rally "Purvottar Bharat Parikrama" was flagged off on Wednesday to reach out to the youth, freedom fighters, gallantry award winners besides common people in the northeastern…
Manipur govt’s withdrawal from talks with militants awaits MHA’s nod
Imphal, March 22: The Union Home Ministry is yet to give its approval two weeks after the Manipur government has withdrawn from the tripartite talks and Suspension of Operations (SoO) signed with three underground tribal militant outfits…
Guwahati Municipal Corporation chief engineer held in bribery case
Guwahati, March 22: Assam's Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption sleuths on Wednesday arrested Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) chief engineer Indrajit Bora in a bribery case, an official said.
Officials said that…
Assam to renovate all anganwadi centres in 8 years: CM
Guwahati, March 22: The Assam government is planning to renovate all anganwadi centres in the state in eight years.
Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the state government would construct around 4,000 new anganwadi centres while…
Assam farmers reap benefits from lemon fences in HEC hotspot
Guwahati, March 22: Homestead areas around a few non-descript thatch-roofed farm houses in Soraguri Chapori located on the bank of the Brahmaputra at Dikhowmukh area in Sivasagar district in Assam are standing examples of how…
SK Jha takes over as GM of NF Rly (construction)
Guwahati, March 22: Sunil Kumar Jha, an officer of Indian Railway Service of Engineers from UPSC’s 1986 batch, has taken over as the general manager of N.F. Railway (construction), an official statement from NFR on Wednesday said.
A…