Guwahati

NFR will monitor security of 28 stations through CCTVs

8:20 pm January 8, 2020

Guwahati: The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) will monitor the security of 28 stations through closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras, an official said on Wednesday. High definition CCTV cameras are being installed at platforms, circulating and waiting areas of important stations with sufficient number of passengers, NFR spokesperson Subhanan Chanda said. Railway Ministry has already decided to […]

Schools re-opened with adherence to COVID-19 norms

Over 3 lakh ‘ghost children’ in Assam govt schools

11:04 pm January 6, 2020

Guwahati: There are over three lakh ‘ghost children’ in government schools in Assam who were registered during the erstwhile Congress government in the state for embezzling public money, an official release said on Monday. The figure of enrolled school students was 46,69,970 from class I to XII in the 2018-19 academic session, which is lower […]

Protest march against Citizenship (Amendment) Act

10:11 pm January 5, 2020

Guwahati: Protest against the amended Citizenship Act continued across Assam on Sunday with thousands of people hitting the streets in the state capital in a 15-km long march originating from Bhupen Hazarika’s memorial. Called by the artiste community and supported by All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) and Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chhatra Parishad (AJYCP), the march […]

Bumrah released from Indian Test squad due to personal reasons

Break was not difficult as I didn’t feel any pain, says fit-again Bumrah

7:16 pm January 4, 2020

Guwahati: The forced four-month break due to a stress fracture “wasn’t a difficult” period for India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah as there was “no pain” and he utilised the time away from the game to work on his strength and conditioning. Bumrah is making a comeback to competitive cricket against Sri Lanka in the opening […]

Don’t want to comment irresponsibly without full knowledge: Kohli on CAA

7:13 pm January 4, 2020

Guwahati: India captain Virat Kohli has refrained from making any comments on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), without gaining full knowledge on the sensitive subject. The CAA will grant Indian nationality to people belonging to minority communities — Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians — in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan after six years of […]