Guwahati: News
12 Dec 2019
AssamCitizenship (Amendment) Bill protests: Curfew in Assam, Army on standby
Late last evening, the Rajya Sabha passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, amid widespread protests in the Northeast.
22 Nov 2019
Ministry Of External AffairsJapanese student found dead at IIT-Guwahati; police suspect suicide
In a tragic incident, a Japanese student was found dead at the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IIT-G) on Thursday.
26 Aug 2019
ResearchIIT-Guwahati researchers develop lab-grown artificial meat that's eco-friendly
While all agricultural practices have varying effects on the environment, meat production is associated with accelerating the greenhouse effect due to animal methane, excessive waste, fossil fuel usage, and inordinate consumption of water and land.
04 Aug 2019
Assam2 years after Assam student's murder, lover gets death penalty
Almost two years after a college student was murdered in Assam, her lover, Govind Singhal, was sentenced to death by a fast-track court of Kamrup in Guwahati on Saturday.
16 Jul 2019
BiharAssam floods: 15 dead, lakhs affected; state on red alert
As many as 30 out of Assam's 33 districts have been affected by floods, prompting the state government to sound a red alert on Monday.
04 Jul 2019
India#PhDMeToo: PhD scholars campaign against mental harassment at IITs
Frustrated with the mental harassment perpetrated by their supervisors, research scholars across India have started a campaign, #PhDMeToo, in a desperate bid to get justice.
17 Jun 2019
Hrithik Roshan'Super 30' team had to change script 13 times
Hrithik Roshan's Super 30 has been in the pipeline for a long time.
07 Jun 2019
IndiaIRCTC offers Shillong-Guwahati tour package, starting at Rs. 20,000
The Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) offers domestic as well as International tour packages throughout the year.
06 Mar 2019
MuslimsThis Muslim family maintains a 500-year-old Shiva temple
Just recently, a heart-warming story of unity between the Hindu and Muslim communities surfaced online.
18 Feb 2019
Jammu And KashmirGuwahati: College professor suspended for Facebook post on Pulwama attack
A college professor in Guwahati has been suspended for questioning the Indian security forces' actions in Kashmir in the aftermath of the Pulwama attack that has left 40 CRPF jawans dead.
04 Feb 2019
IndiaIIT-Guwahati students are demanding separate Northeast time zone: Here's why
Students of IIT-Guwahati are set to launch a campaign demanding a separate time zone for the Northeast in a bid to improve utilization of resources.
23 Nov 2018
IndiaNahid Afrin becomes first 'Youth Advocate' of UNICEF for Northeast
Popular singer Nahid Afrin has been appointed as the first 'Youth Advocate' of the northeastern region by the UNICEF to fight for child rights.
16 Nov 2018
AssamAssam: Security beefed up as organizations protest Citizenship Bill
Prohibitory orders were clamped in three police districts of Guwahati and security beefed up in view of the Assam Secretariat gherao program called by several organizations today against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016.
27 Oct 2018
ManipurManipuri filmmaker urges GIFF to screen movies in other NE-states
Manipur filmmaker Haobam Paban Kumar has suggested that the movies that are being screened at the ongoing Guwahati International Film Festival (GIFF) should be shown in other northeastern states.
13 Oct 2018
AssamAssam: Blast in Guwahati injures four, including a woman
Four people were injured in an explosion in the Sukleswar ghat area in Guwahati, Assam today.
06 Oct 2018
Amitabh BachchanKBC 10's first crorepati Binita Jain reveals her winning secret
Binita Jain, a teacher from Guwahati, went on to create history this week after becoming the first crorepati of 'Kaun Banega Crorepati 10'.
14 Sep 2018
IndiaGuwahati-based start-up to launch cab services in 98 cities
A Guwahati-based start-up today announced to roll out on-demand cab services across 98 cities in India under the brand 'Wify Cab'.
13 Sep 2018
SuicideEngineering sucks, writes IIT-Guwahati student in alleged suicide note
A first-year engineering student allegedly committed suicide in her hostel room of IIT Guwahati on Wednesday, as she was didn't want to study engineering.
12 Sep 2018
KarnatakaIIT-Guwahati student commits suicide in hostel room
A first-year student of IIT-Guwahati has allegedly committed suicide by hanging from the ceiling fan of her hostel room, a police officer said.
28 Aug 2018
AssamAssam: Rainwater pours through ceiling of Guwahati airport's passenger lounge
Rainwater gushed through the ceiling inside the passenger lounge area of Guwahati airport in Assam following heavy showers yesterday but no flight operations were affected, an airport official said today.
24 Aug 2018
AssamThis Arunachal tea variety fetched Rs. 40,000/kg in auction
A tea variety from Arunachal Pradesh has fetched a world-record price of Rs. 40,000/kg at Guwahati Tea Auction Center in Assam breaking the record of an Assam tea variety auctioned last month.
25 Jul 2018
Delhi PoliceNewborn's body with paper stuffed in mouth found on flight
In a shocking incident, the dead-body of an infant was found onboard a New Delhi-bound AirAsia flight inside the toilet.
09 Jul 2018
AssamAssam: Man held for facilitating MLA to rape wife twice
A man was arrested from Guwahati's Azara area on July 7 after his wife complained to the police that he had helped an AIUDF MLA, Nijam Uddin Choudhury, in raping her twice in May, the police said today.
29 Jun 2018
IndiaTripura: Angry-mob lynches one believing child-lifting rumors, injures two others
Social media rumors have taken a deadly turn in India.
27 Jun 2018
TwitterGuwahati: Woman, returning from father's rites, stripped to 'verify' pregnancy
In a shocking incident, a woman was stripped by staff of CISF to ensure her pregnancy at Guwahati's Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, on Sunday.
16 Jun 2018
AssamMan accused of raping daughter kills wife in court premises
A man, accused of raping his daughter, has killed his wife inside the Dibrugarh district and sessions court premises by slitting her throat.
08 Jun 2018
Assam22-year-old Assam lawyer chosen for prestigious peace-building program in US
Salma Hussain, a 22-year-old lawyer in Assam, will join a team of young women selected from across the world for a peace-building initiative by a Washington-based institute.
16 May 2018
MumbaiHelp this young IIT engineer to fight his life battle
On April 15, time stopped for the Mumbai-based Kakati family.
24 Mar 2018
Mizoram2019 Election: Shah sets target of 21 seats from northeast
Gearing up for the 2019 General election, BJP President Amit Shah today set a target of 21 seats out of 25 parliamentary constituencies from the northeast in the Lok Sabha polls.
09 Mar 2018
Indian RailwaysIn a first, Indian-Railways appoints all-women team for technical maintenance
In its rich 165-year history, the Indian Railways never had a group of women working for technical maintenance of the train coaches, until now.
05 Mar 2018
IndiaGuwahati stage-artiste Kismat Bano to launch mini-theatre-hall to train children
Stage prodigy from Guwahati, Kismat Bano, has got a mini theatre hall built at her house in the city to train neighborhood children in the art of acting.
04 Feb 2018
IndiaPride parades are going 'desi' in India's smaller cities
Guwahati is one week away from its fifth pride parade. Other smaller Indian towns are also beginning their LGBTQI movement.
11 Dec 2017
AssamSpeeding train kills five elephants in Assam
Speeding trains are a danger not only to people but also to our rich fauna. Five wild elephants, including a pregnant one, were recently killed after being hit by a train in Assam's Balipara.
21 Nov 2017
IndiGoIndiGo in news again: Staff suspended for misbehaving with passenger
It has been a bad month for IndiGo. First, ace shuttler PV Sindhu accused a staffer of behaving "badly and rudely" with her, and a few days later, a video of IndiGo employees thrashing a passenger went viral.
09 Nov 2017
GSTGST review: What to expect at tomorrow's Council meet
The GST Council is expected to announce a slew of reforms at its 23rd meeting on November 9-10 in Guwahati.
06 Nov 2017
JaipurGuwahati civic body mandates daily singing of national anthem
Less than a week after the Jaipur municipal corporation mandated daily singing of the national anthem by staff, the Guwahati civic body has now followed suit.
22 Oct 2017
Arun JaitleyGST rates need complete overhaul: Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia
Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia said GST rates need a complete overhaul, given that the new regime is firmly implemented.
19 Jul 2017
NagalandNagaland crisis: Zeliang re-appointed CM after Liezietsu skips floor test
TR Zeliang has been re-appointed the Nagaland CM after his rival and incumbent CM Shurhozelie Liezietsu skipped a floor test scheduled to prove majority.
29 Jan 2017
Assam PoliceMeghalaya CM refuses to sack Home Min over sex scandal
Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma has refused to sack state Home Minister HDR Lyngdoh over his son's role in the sexual assault of a minor. CM Sangma said "As of now...the law doesn't demand so."