Dispur, April 9 (IANS) As the Assembly elections in Assam are underway, Sri Lankan delegates on Thursday planted a sapling during their visit to a polling station in Kamrup district to witness the electoral process under the International Election Visitors’ Programme (IEVP). The Election Commission of India (ECI) took to the social media platform X to share the development, stating, “Planting a sapling by a Srilankan delegate during his visit to a polling station in Kamrup district, Assam, t…
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New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Six critically endangered white‑rumped vultures were released as a pilot by the Assam State Forest Department at the Vulture Reintroduction Aviary in Rani Range, near Kamrup district, on Thursday. All the birds have been tagged with GPS/satellite transmitters for intensive monitoring. Four more wild vultures successfully rehabilitated by the BNHS vulture team have also been fitted with transmitters and released along with the captive‑bred birds, bringing the total …
Visakhapatnam, March 3 (IANS) A Special Court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Visakhapatnam has convicted seven accused and sentenced them to imprisonment in a 2015 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) case. The court has passed varied simple imprisonment (SI) sentences, ranging from 7 to 10 years, along with fines against the arrested accused under different provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the NIA said in a release on Tuesday.The accused, hailing from Assam, W…
Guwahati, Feb 12 (IANS) A court in Assam’s Kamrup district on Thursday issued significant directions in connection with the Rs 500 crore defamation case filed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, while granting an interim stay in the matter.As per the court’s order, Assam Congress president and Lok Sabha member Gaurav Gogoi has been restrained from making any public comments or statements related to the Chief Minister’s assets until further orders.Similar directions have been issued to Congres…
Guwahati, Jan 22 (IANS) The District and Sessions Judge’s Court of Assam’s Kamrup district is scheduled to hear bail applications on Thursday filed by all five accused in the case related to the death of cultural icon of the state Zubeen Garg, officials said. According to the prosecution, the five accused, including Shyamkanu Mahanta and Amritprabha Mahanta, have approached the court seeking release on bail, arguing that they have been cooperating with the investigation and that the probe has …
Guwahati, Jan 4 (IANS) Describing the sweeping changes brought about by artificial intelligence and machine learning as merely “the tip of the iceberg,” Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday cautioned students to stay vigilant and future-ready in an increasingly dynamic world. He underlined that reliance on textbook knowledge alone is no longer adequate and urged students to equip themselves with skills that match the evolving needs of the global workforce. Stressing the importa…