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Guwahati: Massive fire breaks out at Basistha
Guwahati

Guwahati: Massive fire breaks out at Basistha

Guwahati, Dec 5: A massive fire broke out at a market in Guwahati's Basistha area, on Monday.The fire engulfed a residential area and four cylinders exploded, said sources. A bike which was parked near the area also caught fire. Lakhs of properties have been engulfed in the...
Guwahati: Robbers barge into home, family robbed of cash and jewellery
Guwahati

Guwahati: Robbers barge into home, family robbed of cash and jewellery

Guwahati, Dec 4: Burglars entered a house in Alugudam, Athgaon in Guwahati and decamped with jewellery and cash worth lakhs of rupees, said the victims. The burglary took place at the residence of Sariful Islam. As per sources, gold ornaments and cash worth lakhs of rupees were looted. Sariful's...
Police cases continue against Ajmal over controversial remark, Assam Cong leader latest complainant
Guwahati

Police cases continue against Ajmal over controversial remark, Assam Cong leader...

Guwahati, Dec 4: Congress leader Debabrata Saikia on Sunday lodged a police complaint against AIUDF supremo and Lok Sabha MP from Assam Badruddin Ajmal over his remarks purportedly targeting the Hindu community, adding to the string of cases disapproving of his controversial comments. ...
HIV cases in Assam surge with 2,269 more testing positive since April
Guwahati

HIV cases in Assam surge with 2,269 more testing positive since April

Guwahati, Dec 4: Since April, 2,269 people have tested positive for HIV in Assam, which is much higher than the previous two years, according to official data.A total of 5,57,747 samples were tested from April to October this year. Of that, 2,269 samples turned out to be positive for HIV (human...
Ajmal apologises for
Guwahati

Ajmal apologises for 'hurting sentiments'; parties link his comments to Gujarat...

Guwahati, Dec 4: AIUDF Supremo and Lok Sabha MP from Assam Badruddin Ajmal has apologised for his remarks purportedly targeting the Hindu community, and said he was 'ashamed' of the controversy it stoked, even as police complaints were lodged against him across the state. He, however, maintained...
Fake gold bars seized in Guwahati, 5 arrested
Guwahati

Fake gold bars seized in Guwahati, 5 arrested

Dec 4: A team of the East Guwahati Police District (EGPD) from Hatigaon Police Station arrested five people who were in possession of fake gold bars. The accused were identified as Hasen Ali of Naoboicha, Sirajul Ali of Salbari, Sahidul Islam of Lakhimpur, Santosh Bharol of Jharkhand &...
GMC directs property owners to link holding number with APDCL consumer number
Guwahati

GMC directs property owners to link holding number with APDCL consumer number

Guwahati, Dec 3: While stressing that many residents of Guwahati have not yet linked their holding number with their APDCL consumer number, the Guwahati Municipal Corporation GMC have directed property owners to do so at the earliest. While addressing a press meet on Friday, GMC Commissioner said,...
ASTC to launch CNG buses in Guwahati by next year
Assam

ASTC to launch CNG buses in Guwahati by next year

Guwahati, Dec 3: The Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC) is reportedly all set to operate compressed natural gas (CNG) buses in Guwahati city from next year. The ASTC is set to roll out the service after the Assam cabinet decided to purchase a total of 200 electric buses and 100 CNG buses,...
Clear encroached land of Assam Vaishnavite monasteries, panel urges govt
Guwahati

Clear encroached land of Assam Vaishnavite monasteries, panel urges govt

Guwahati, Dec 3: An Assam government commission has stressed the need to clear encroached land of Satras (Vaishnavite monasteries) in the state and take steps for the promotion and preservation of the cultural heritage of these institutions. After visiting 303 Satras in 11 districts and compiling...
Guwahati to get its first gateway ghat terminal by December 2024
Assam

Guwahati to get its first gateway ghat terminal by December 2024

Guwahati, Dec 2: In a bid to increase the development of waterways of the region and use it as a mode of transport for both people and goods, the Inland Water Transportation Department has announced the construction of the Guwahati Gateway Ghat Terminal.The city is going to get the first modern and...
25,703 People Living with HIV in Assam: ASACS
Guwahati

25,703 People Living with HIV in Assam: ASACS

Guwahati, Dec 1: Assam has an estimated 25,073 People Living with HIV (PLHIV), according to Assam State AIDS Control Society (ASACS). Of the 25,073 PLHIV, 45 per cent are female and three per cent are children, it said. The HIV prevalence rate in Assam is 0.09 per cent, lower than the national...
Bihar youth goes missing from Guwahati Railway Station
Guwahati

Bihar youth goes missing from Guwahati Railway Station

Guwahati, Nov 30: Amidst the rise in the number of crimes in Guwahati, a youth from Bihar went missing from Guwahati Railway Station. As per sources, the youth was missing while he was on his way to Bihar from Guwahati. Meanwhile, unable to trace the youth, the worried family members started...
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