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Guwahati firm CEO, 3 staffers held for rape

GUWAHATI: A CEO of a city-based finance company and three of his employees were arrested by police on Friday for allegedly raping their 37-year-old woman colleague, the second rape reported in three months.

The Times of India

High travel costs kept voters away: Official

GUWAHATI: High cost of commuting to the polling stations and lack of facilities for the elderly and specially-abled kept many voters away from casting their votes in the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) election on Friday.

The Times of India

52% turnout for Guwahati civic polls

The BJP has already won three of the 60 wards uncontested

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AAP making its presence felt for Guwahati civic polls

The saffron party has already won three of the 60 wards uncontested

The Hindu

Assam to file Interlocutory Application in Supreme Court for issue of Aadhaar cards to NRC applicants

The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, in Guwahati on Wednesday evening

The Hindu

Assam: 67 APSC scam accused to go on trial

GUWAHATI: A total of 67 out of 74 accused ACS and APS officers and Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) employees, which include former chairperson Rakesh Paul, will face trial in the cash-for-job scam as the court of special judges, Assam, framed charges against them on Tuesday.

The Times of India

Assam: Probe ordered into Sarma code violation

GUWAHATI: The Assam state election commission has ordered a probe into the complaint filed by the Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) alleging violation of the model code of conduct (MCC) during campaign for the Guwahati Municipal Corporation election by chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

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Residents raise a stink over GMC’s waste disposal policy

GUWAHATI: The Guwahati Municipal Corporation’s lackadaisical attitude in keeping the city garbage-free may affect the vote share of the ruling BJP in many GMC wards in the ensuing polls for the civic body, residents disappointed with the service said.

The Times of India

Probe ordered for alleged election code violation by Assam CM

GUWAHATI: The Assam state election commission has ordered a probe into the complaint filed by the Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) alleging violation of the model code of conduct during campaign for the Guwahati Municipal Corporation election by chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

The Times of India

Assam worried about youths joining Ulfa(I), says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma; asks parents, society to be on guard

GUWAHATI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that the state government is concerned about youths of the state joining the banned Maynmar-based Ulfa(I) and has appealed to the society and parents to remain on guard.

The Times of India

Assam: Met issues heavy rain, thunder squall warning, advisory

GUWAHATI: The India Meteorological Department has forecast likely heavy isolated rainfall and thunder squall with wind reaching 50 to 60 kmph and hailstorm over Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur and Mizoram and sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim on April 18 and 19.

The Times of India

Drink driving: 5 teen Bihu artistes killed

GUWAHATI: A man driving a Rongali Bihu troupe in an inebriated state, lost control of the vehicle in northern Assam’s Biswanath district, killing five teenagers in the early hours of Sunday.

The Times of India

Ahead of election, GSCL begins process of installing streetlights

GUWAHATI: The Guwahati Smart City Limited (GSCL) has begun the process of installing streetlights, which is a demand of city residents, under the second phase of the “Project Jyoti” scheme ahead of the GMC polls to be held on April 22. The budget for the second phase of the project…

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Ex-Assam Cong chief Ripun Bora resigns from party, joins TMC

GUWAHATI: In yet another blow to the Congress party, former Assam PCC president Ripun Bora joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Kolkata, hours after sending his resignation letter to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi.

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Vultures in Assam under threat for survival

GUWAHATI: While in states like Karnataka, vulture conservation and efforts to revive its dwindling population has been taken up on a mission mode, in Assam the species is facing a crisis for survival.

The Times of India

Assam: Five of family killed as SUV hits railing on NH 27

GUWAHATI: Five members of a family, including a person returning home from Kuwait, were killed and five others critically injured when the SUV they were travelling in skidded and hit the railing on National Highway 27 in Assam's Hojai district on Wednesday, police said.

The Hindu

NHRC seeks action on deprivation of karatekas

Guwahati-based rights activist said the contact sport athletes have been denied benefits due to non-recognition

The Times of India

‘Where are affordable, night city bus services’

GUWAHATI: For long, residents have been urging the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) to resolve the prolonged issue of dearth of night bus service in the city. They are hoping the candidates in the fray for the upcoming municipal election will take a hard look at the long-standing problem of commuters.

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Maoists planning to set up base on Guwahati outskirts: Top cop

GUWAHATI: Law-enforcing agencies in Assam, battling Ulfa insurgency for decades, may have another big security problem at hand with Maoist rebels on the run from central and south India setting up base on the outskirts of Guwahati city.

The Hindu

CPA meet | India believes in resolving global disputes through talks: Om Birla

He was addressing the inaugural session of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association mid-year executive committee meeting in Guwahati

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Ready to fight new Covid-19 variant XE: Assam health minister

GUWAHATI: Assam health minister Keshab Mahanta on Thursday said the state is ready to fight the coronavirus variant of XE, though the Centre is yet to confirm the presence of the new mutant in Mumbai.

The Times of India

Stop donations, embrace Bihu culture: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma to non-Assamese

GUWAHATI: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday appealed to the non-Assamese population of the state to set an example towards building a greater Assamese society by embracing the state’s culture and wear the gamocha on Bihu instead of donating to Rongali Bihu functions in their localities.

The Times of India

Assam to foot power bill of 20 lakh poor households

GUWAHATI: Assam will pay the electricity bills of 20 lakh poor households with a capping of Rs 250 each per month through direct benefit transfer mode under an ongoing socio-economic empowerment scheme called ‘Orunodoi’.

The Times of India

Sumy-returned students stare at uncertain future in Assam

GUWAHATI: Assam students, who have returned from Sumy city in Ukraine, are facing a big dilemma, as the Assam medical education directorate has failed to offer them alternatives so far to continue with their studies. Sumy State University authority is not conducting online classes either.

The Times of India

Civic poll: Flood mitigation top agenda of voters in Guwahati

GUWAHATI: Ahead of the ensuing Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) polls, residents questioned the civic body about the measures it has taken to mitigate floods that wreak havoc every year. The situation has worsened in the last 20 years due to unplanned urbanisation and massive encroachment on the wetlands and water…

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