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Amit Shah, J P Nadda to inaugurate BJP office in Guwahati, address rally

Union Home Minister and BJP president JP Nadda will inaugurate the party's newly-constructed state office at Beltola in the Assam capital and address a rally of party workers on Saturday, according to their scheduled programmes. Nadda will depart from the state after that, while Shah will proceed to hold a meeting on narcotics with the chief ministers, chief secretaries and director-generals of police of the Northeastern states. The Union minister, who is on a three-day visit to Assam from Friday, will also chair a review meeting on the North Eastern Space Application Centre (NESAC) in the evening. On Sunday, Shah will offer prayers at Kamakhya Temple and address the plenary session of the North East Council (NEC) at the Administrative Staff College. He will leave for Dergaon in Golaghat district to inaugurate the state-level superintendents of police conference on Sunday afternoon. He will then leave for New Delhi from Jorhat airport.

Assam CM inaugurates 2nd ultramodern radiotherapy unit in Guwahati

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday inaugurated the second ultramodern radiotherapy unit in the cancer care centre of Health City Hospital in Guwahati.Assam Health Minister Keshab Mahanta was also present on occasion."I am sure this will be significantly helpful for patients suffering from cancer & related ailments. Our government is working hand in hand with the private sector to prevent cancer cases in Assam & North Eastern region," Himanta Biswa Sarma told the mediapersons.Commenting on the rapid rise of cancer patients in Assam, the CMD of the hospital Dr Bhabananda Das said that Assam accounts for the highest number of cancer cases among all the northeastern statesSarma, all ministers and senior secretaries of various departments of the state government will attend the three-day Chintan Shivir that is all set to begin today.During the brainstorming session, the state government will discuss the ongoing activities of the departments. The plans and ...

Govt to offload 50,000 tonnes of onions from buffer stock to sustain prices

The government will offload about 50,000 tonnes of onions from its buffer stocks to a few cities like Delhi and Guwahati, where retail prices are a little higher than the all-India average rates. To stabilise onion prices, the Centre is maintaining a buffer stock of 2.5 lakh tonnes of onion. Sources said that the department of consumer affairs will sell 50,000 tonnes of onions to cities like Delhi and Guwahati from its buffer stocks. There are many cities where prices are higher than the all-India average rates, they added. The all-India average prices of onions stood at Rs 26 per kg on Tuesday. As the shelf life of onions is less, the department has written to all states to place orders if they need onions, the sources said. The Centre is offering onions at around Rs 18 per kg. The department is also exploring how to improve the shelf life of onions through the radiation process, they added. Onion production in 2020-21 was 266.41 lakh tonnes and consumption was 160.50 lakh ...

IIT JAM 2023: How to apply, eligibility criteria, registration and more

IIT JAM 2023: The registration process for IIT JAM 2023 started today. Read this article to know about the eligibility criteria, application, marking scheme, exam pattern and more

Assam Police arrest another man with suspected Al Qaeda links from Guwahati

Assam Police apprehended another man suspected of having links with an Al Qaeda network in Bangladesh

Assam government launches 1st drone school of northeast in Guwahati

The northeast has got its first remote pilot training school in Guwahati, as part of the central government's quest to make India a hub for drone technology, officials said.

Police seize 100k Yaba drug tablets in Guwahati worth Rs 20 cr, 2 held

Guwahati city police on Sunday busted an inter-state drugs network and recovered one lakh Yaba tablets worth Rs 20 crore.The police also arrested two drug peddlers including one employee of the Manipur police.Based on intelligence input, a team of Guwahati city police led by Joint Commissioner of Police Partha Sarathi Mahanta launched an operation at Basistha area in Guwahati city and intercepted a car coming from Manipur.During search, the police team recovered 1 lakh Yaba tablets from the car.Partha Sarathi Mahanta, Joint Commissioner of Police, Guwahati said that the car was coming from Manipur."We have recovered 1 lakh Yaba tablets from the car and arrested two persons including an employee of Manipur police. The drugs consignment was coming from Moreh area in Manipur and planned to send it to Bengaluru. We had conducted the operation based on our intelligence input," Partha Sarathi Mahanta said.The arrested persons have been identified as Letmin Singh Haokip and Thaukhuging ...

Rebel Shiv Sena MLAs had spent tense moments in Guwahati: CM Shinde

Eknath Shinde said rebel Shiv Sena MLAs who had accompanied him to Guwahati had spent tense moments as and when they watched TV news showing various happenings following their rebellion

Maharashtra crisis: Rebel Shiv Sena MLAs leave Guwahati hotel for airport

After delaying their departure by around two hours, the dissident MLAs decided to leave for Goa, from where they will go to Mumbai for the floor test on Thursday, sources said.

How long will you hide in Guwahati?: Sanjay Raut taunts rebel MLAs

Sanjay Raut tweeted targeting the rebel MLAs of the party, in which he said that however long they may "hide" in Guwahati, they will ultimately have to come to "chowpatty", a reference to Mumbai

All tourists welcome in Assam: CM Himanta on Maharashtra MLAs in Guwahati

"How can I comment on Maharashtra. It is a big state. I am happy that people are choosing Assam as a preferred destination," he said.

Guwahati hotel turns fortress for dissident Shiv Sena MLAs from Maharashtra

Entry of common people into Radisson Blu hotel has almost been barred for now, with the Guwahati police taking over the security from its private guards.

Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde claims 40 Maharashtra MLAs in Guwahati

"Myself and 39 other MLAs accompanied me. We are loyal to Balasaheb Thackeray's ideology of 'Hindutva' and we are keen to take it forward," the dissident Shiv Sena leader said.

Projects worth Rs 92,000cr investment under implementation: Assam CM

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma asserted that the industrial growth in the state will accelerate with the project, which will create more job opportunities

Guwahati civic polls underway, around 30% ballots cast till 1 p.m.

Besides the ruling BJP and the main opposition Congress, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has fielded 40 candidates, giving added importance to the polls

Cost benefit study needed before spending money on inland water transport

Given the shape of peninsular India it makes far more sense to run trains from one coast to the other than ships.

Punjab CM seeks blessings at Kamakhya Temple days before poll results

The counting of the votes will take place on March 10.

Gauhati HC to resume physical hearing of cases from February 21

Gauhati High Court will resume physical hearing of all cases from February 21 and requests for virtual hearing will be allowed only in a case to case basis with prior approval of the concerned bench

Guwahati: Power Minister RK Singh holds review meeting with NEEPCO

At the meeting, the Union Power Minister appreciated the rapid capacity addition and substantial increase in green energy generation by NEEPCO

IIT Guwahati declared containment zone after 60 people test Covid positive

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati had been declared containment zone after 60 people tested Covid-19 positive