AAP: Assam: AAP withdraws candidate from Guwahati, demands from Congress to withdraw 2 candidates

The Aam Aadmi Party withdrew its candidate from Assam’s Guwahati Lok Sabha seat and demanded that Congress withdraw their candidates from Sonitpur and Dibrugarh. Earlier, on February 8, AAP MP Sandeep Pathak announced that AAP candidate Manoj Dhanohar will contest from Dibrugarh, Bhaven Chaudhary from Guwahati and Rishi Raj from Sonitpur. The Congress has named … Read more

manipur: Two killed in Manipur; internet suspended

Guwahati: At least two people were killed and over 40 injured in Manipur’s Churachandpur district late on Thursday when security forces fired at a mob that stormed a government compound which houses offices of the police superintendent and district collector. The collector’s residence was also torched along with vehicles of the security forces parked near … Read more

Congress yatra stopped from entering Guwahati, barricades broken

Guwahati: The Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra was stopped from entering the city on Tuesday, triggering protests from Congress workers who broke barricades and raised slogans. The police had to use force to stop the Congress supporters from moving forward. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had said earlier that the Yatra would not be … Read more

A mega theatrical show on Lachit Barphukan to be staged across the nation: Assam CM

Guwahati Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that a mega theatrical show on Lachit Barphukan will be staged across the nation. Union Home Minister Amit Shah released a book titled “Assam’s Braveheart – Lachit Barphukan” in the presence of Chief Minister Sarma in a programme held at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra in Guwahati. … Read more

IIT Guwahati’s waste management research to help manage organic waste

To find an efficient process of deriving value-added products from organic waste, the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati researchers have devised a biodegradation technique that addresses the issues of waste management. IIT Guwahati researchers have devised a biodegradation technique that addresses the issues of waste management. (Vikramjit Kakati / Wikimedia Commons) According to a press … Read more