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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

IIT Guwahati establishes advanced facilities for its Nanotechnology Centre

According to officials, the institute has been working in the field of nanotechnology since early 2000 and has a proven record in multiple areas of nanoscience and nanotechnology.

At 530, offers in first two days up by 50% at IIT Guwahati placements

The premier institute also saw a jump in international offers made in the first two days from a total of four offers last year to 28 this year

Bank loan fraud: ED raids Guwahati's Ghosh Brothers group of companies

The federal probe agency said it seized cash and jewellery worth Rs 63 lakh

HC upholds NHIDC decision in terminating contract for Nagaland NH project

Guwahati High Court has upheld decision of NHIDCL in terminating Rs 365 cr contract with a private company for construction of a portion of four-lane National Highway connecting Dimapur and Kohima

Guwahati HC directs Nagaland govt to reopen anganwadi centres in state

The Kohima Bench of the Guwahati High Court directed the Nagaland government to reopen the anganwadi centres in the state

Curb on unvaccinated persons from earning livelihood arbitrary: Guwahati HC

The Guwahati High Court held the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued by the Mizoram Government restricting the unvaccinated persons from earning their livelihood arbitrary

CBI books Ghosh Brothers Automobiles in Rs 168 cr bank fraud case

CBI said that it has registered a case against Guwahati-based Ghosh Brothers Automobiles and its promoters and directors in a bank fraud case worth Rs 168 crore

Lions Club of Gauhati adds more auto ambulances with oxygen cylinder

The Lions Club of Gauhati added two more COVID auto ambulances with oxygen cylinder to serve coronavirus patients amid rising oxygen requirements with increasing cases.

India-Bangladesh border talks to be held in Guwahati from Tuesday

This is the 51st director general-level border coordination conference between the Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)

Working to transform Guwahati as gateway to Southeast Asia: Sonowal

Sonowal claimed that the state has handled the Covid-19 well, as seen from the low mortality rates

Gauhati HC stays Centre's nod to OIL for drilling inside national park

The Gauhati High Court on Monday stayed the Centre's permission to Oil India Ltd (OIL) to drill seven wells inside Dibru-Saikhowa National Park, which is adjacent to Baghjan well blaze site in Tinsukia district. The stay order was issued by a division bench of Chief Justice (Acting) N Kotiswar Singh and Justice Manish Chowdhury disposing a PIL filed jointly by advocate Mrinmoy Khataniar and mountaineer Amar Jyoti Deka. The PIL was filed against the Centre's approval to OIL for drilling inside the forest very rich in biodiversity by amending existing norms like public hearing under the draft Environment Impact Assessment Notification 2020. The petition contended that the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change(MoEF&CC) had amended the existing rule related to public hearing on January 16, 2020 and categorised all onshore and offshore oil and gas explorations as 'B2 Project' from 'A Project' earlier. The MoEF&CC had accorded environmental clearance to ...

Toyota launches first regional stockyard at Guwahati to cut delivery time

Toyota announced the launch of its first regional stockyard in Guwahati, which aims at reducing delivery time from the current 13 days to a maximum of two days for dealers in the northeastern states

Berger, IIT Guwahati develop surface disinfectant to fight Covid-19

The product, developed by a group of scientists led by Prof Biman B Mandal, was launched on Friday

IIT-G, C-DAC sign MoU for a 17-crore supercomputing facility

Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati on Monday said it has signed an MoU with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune to set up a Rs 17-crore supercomputing facility.

Assam flood situation improves; over 278,000 in 12 districts affected

With the death of one person in Biswanath district, the total number of people who lost their lives in flood related incidents this year rose to 120

Gauhati Medical College selected for COVAXIN 2nd phase clinical testing

The Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) has been selected for the second phase clinical testing of India's indigenously developed coronavirus vaccine, COVAXIN

Assam floods update: 1 more dead, 2.63 million affected in 27 districts

With the death of one person in Morigaon district, the toll in this year's flood and landslides has risen to 123

Assam coronavirus update: 972 new Covid-19 cases, tally reaches 27,744

Two persons died due to Covid-19 infection in Assam, taking the death toll to 66, while 972 fresh cases were reported in the state

Assam coronavirus update: 1,001 new cases reported; 513 in Guwahati alone

Assam on Monday reported 1,001 new COVID-19 cases out of which 513 were from capital Guwahati alone, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said