Amingaon, Dec 13: Timber smugglers are having a free run in areas under the Rani Forest Range. A section of local residents alleged that sawn timber is being transported to various destinations right under the nose of the Rani Forest Range Office. Around ten trucks are said to ferry smuggled timber through multiple routes, taking … Read more

Itanagar, Dec 13: A large-scale search and retrieval operation was carried out for the second successive day on Dec 12 in Anjaw district after a truck carrying workers from Assam’s Tinsukia district skidded off the Hayuliang-Chaglagam Road and plunged into a deep gorge on Monday last. Authorities have so far retrieved six bodies, while 21 … Read more

Agartala, Dec 13: TIPRA Motha Party (TMP) chief Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma announced on Dec 12 that the party would contest only 25-30 seats in the next Tripura Assembly elections – a significant reduction from its 2023 tally. In the previous Assembly polls, the TMP fielded candidates in 42 constituencies and won 13 seats in … Read more

Guwahati, Dec 13: Rural and tribal-dominated areas with low LPG penetration will be the focus points in Assam under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) 3.0, being rolled out across the country, a top IndianOil official said here on Friday. With a section of people still preferring traditional means such as firewood for cooking purposes, … Read more

New Delhi: The initial public offering (IPO) of dialysis services provider Nephrocare Health Services Ltd got subscribed 13.96 times on the closing day of share sale on Friday.The Rs 871-crore IPO received bids for 18,68,94,592 shares against 1,33,87,854 shares on offer, as per details available with the NSE. Qualified Institutional Buyers’ (QIBs) portion attracted 27.47 … Read more

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Guwahati, Dec 13: Claiming that the charges against the accused in the Zubeen Garg death case have been “established” by documents collected within Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today said that legal experts have opined that the prosecution will be able to get conviction during the trial. “Although we have taken documents from Singapore, … Read more

Guwahati, Dec 13: Fire safety is a crucial issue, but it is often overlooked. If a major fire breaks out, everyone speaks about it, but the problem gets buried under the carpet after a few days of the incident. Now everyone is talking about the devastating fire in the Swagota Square building, but the issue … Read more

Guwahati, Dec 13: The Union Cabinet on Friday approved Rs 11,718 crore for conducting the Census of India, 2027, which would include the caste enumeration for the first time. Addressing a briefing, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the proposal to conduct the Census, which … Read more

Guwahati, Dec 13: The ruling BJP on Friday welcomed the chargesheet filed by the Assam police Special Investigation Team (SIT) in connection with the death of heartthrob Zubeen Garg, while major Opposition parties raised serious reservations over the investigation process. State BJP spokesperson Jayanta Kumar Goswami said that following Garg’s “tragic and unexpected death” on … Read more