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Shah prays at Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati
Guwahati

Shah prays at Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati

Guwahati, Oct 9: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday offered prayers at the famous Kamakhya Temple, one of 51 Shakti Peethas, atop the Nilachal Hills here on the last day of his three-day visit to Assam. Accompanied by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Water Resources Minister Pijush...
Overseas ticketing counter opened in Guwahati railway station
Guwahati

Overseas ticketing counter opened in Guwahati railway station

Guwahati, Oct 8: An overseas ticketing counter has been opened at Guwahati railway station benefitting the passengers of the northeastern region travelling by Mitali Express, which was flagged off on June 1, connecting West Bengal's New Jalpaiguri and Bangladesh's Dhaka Cantonment, officials said on...
Assam to bring back pass-fail system in schools
Guwahati

Assam to bring back pass-fail system in schools

Guwahati, Oct 7: Assam will now conduct examinations for Classes 5 and 8 of all schools in the state and the students who fail will be detained in the same class, officials said on Friday. The decision was taken in a state cabinet meeting held this morning in Guwahati. State education minister...
Assam: Freshly formed militant group disbanded by police
Guwahati

Assam: Freshly formed militant group disbanded by police

Guwahati, Oct 6: A new militant group in Assam that came into existence just three weeks back was 'neutralised' by police, officials said on Thursday. The outfit Dimasa National Liberation Tigers (DNLT) was active in the Dima Hasao and Karbi Anglong districts of the state. Superintendent of...
Kamakhya temple buzzes with devotees during Durga Puja after 2 yrs gap
Guwahati

Kamakhya temple buzzes with devotees during Durga Puja after 2 yrs gap

Guwahati, Oct 2: Assam's famed Kamakhya temple, nestled atop the Nilachal hills, is buzzing with devotees as full-fledged Durga Puja festivities are underway after a lull of two years.The hills remained silent during the last two years as the temple doors were closed for visitors even as all rituals...
Assam: Durga puja artisans see bleak prospects amid budget cuts, rising raw material costs
Guwahati

Assam: Durga puja artisans see bleak prospects amid budget cuts, rising raw...

Guwahati, Sept 30: The deft hands of 67-year-old artisan, Tapas Pal, move with ease as he moulds the clay to give shape to divine forms at his workshop in Pandu area here but budget cuts, after two years of COVID-19 crisis, are leaving the idol-maker and his ilk dispirited. Pal is worried that...
Elaborate plans for Guwahati development: Himanta
Guwahati

Elaborate plans for Guwahati development: Himanta

Guwahati, Sep 30: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said his government has drawn up elaborate plans for improving civic and other amenities in the state's largest city Guwahati. The city will be promoted as the "gateway to Southeast Asia", he said. Thrust will be given on...
New guidelines for vehicular movement from 1st to 5th Oct in Guwahati
Guwahati

New guidelines for vehicular movement from 1st to 5th Oct in Guwahati

Guwahati, Sep 30: For the ensuing Durga Puja festival, new guidelines have been issued imposing several restrictions and diversions for smooth function of vehicles during the festival.The guidelines for buses to ply within the city during Durga Puja are as follows:♦All buses going from Bashistha...
Two quakes jolt northeast
Guwahati

Two quakes jolt northeast

Guwahati, Sept 30: Two earthquakes jolted parts of northeast early on Friday, an official report said. One had its epicentre in the neighbouring country of Myanmar, the second in Manipur. A report by the National Centre for Seismology said a 5.2-magnitude earthquake, with an epicentre in...
Assam CM welcomes ban on PFI
Guwahati

Assam CM welcomes ban on PFI

Guwahati, Sept 28: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday welcomed the Centre's decision to ban the Popular Front of India (PFI) for their alleged terror activities and said the country under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "bold and decisive". The union...
ULFA(I) militant held in Assam, arms recovered
Guwahati

ULFA(I) militant held in Assam, arms recovered

Guwahati, Sept 25: A cadre of ULFA(Independent), a banned outfit, was arrested from Charaideo district of Assam and a cache of arms and ammunition was recovered from his possession, an official said on Sunday. Troops of Joypur Battalion of Red Shield Division under the aegis of Spear Corps...
Senior journalist from Guwahati wins award for reporting on smuggling and counterfeiting issues
Guwahati

Senior journalist from Guwahati wins award for reporting on smuggling and...

Guwahati, Sep 25: Trideep Lahkar, senior journalist of the Press Trust of India news agency, has received an award for 'Excellence in Journalistic Reporting on Smuggling and Counterfeiting Issues' from the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI). Lahkar, who is the chief...
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