Guwahati

Earthquake of 3.6 magnitude hits Assam

11:59 pm February 25, 2021

Guwahati: An earthquake of 3.6 magnitude hit Guwahati city and its nearby areas in Assam on Thursday, an official bulletin said. There was no immediate report of any loss of life or damage to property, it said. The earthquake took place at 10.33 pm and the epicentre was in Kamrup district near Guwahati, the National Center for Seismology said. […]

India fighting Covid with all its might: PM Modi

Correcting historical mistake of neglecting Assam, its development our priority: PM

8:06 pm February 18, 2021

Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Asserted on Thursday that his government is correcting the”historical mistake” of neglecting Assam, and the state’s development is its priority. Modi also said BJP’s double engine governments at the Centre and in Assam reduced geographical and cultural distances between the state and rest of the country. ”Prior to Independence, Assam enjoyed a […]

Modi claims conspiracy to defame Indian tea, pitches for tech institutions teaching in mother tongue

7:56 pm February 7, 2021

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday claimed an international conspiracy has been hatched to ”defame” Indian tea, on a visit to Assam, a major producer of the brew. On a second visit to the election-bound state in a fortnight, he also pitched for setting up at least one medical college and a technical institution […]

CBI arrests senior railway official, 2 others in bribery case

11:44 pm January 17, 2021

New Delhi: In its biggest bribe-trap case, the CBI arrested the chief administrative officer (construction) of the Northeast Frontier Railways on Sunday for allegedly receiving Rs one crore for granting favours in awarding lucrative contracts to a private company, officials said. Mahender Singh Chauhan, a 1985-batch Indian Railways Service of Engineer (IRSE) officer, was nabbed from Maligaon in Assam’s Guwahati, while two […]

Delhi has less than a day’s stock of Covaxin for 45-plus age group: Atishi

Covaxin shipped to 11 cities in India- Bharat Biotech

6:37 pm January 13, 2021

Hyderabad: Bharat Biotech said on Wednesday that it has successfully air-shipped its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin to 11 cities in India in the early hours and that it has donated 16.5 lakh doses to the centre. The company also expressed its deepest gratitude to the nation, all clinical trial volunteers and its partners for making this […]