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Topic: Guwahati

Akhil Gogoi walks out of jail after 18 months, NIA court clears him of all charges under UAPA

National Investigation Agency was investigating two cases related to the alleged role of Gogoi and his associates in the violent anti-CAA protests that took place in December 2019.

Amit Shah arrives in Assam, set to launch developmental projects and new colleges

With an eye on assembly polls next year, Shah to distribute financial grants to 8,000 Namghars under the Assam Darshan programme, among other plans.

SpiceJet plane undershoots runway in Guwahati, DGCA grounds 2 pilots as inquiry underway

Officials said that while the plane landed before the designated point on the runway, none of the passengers were affected in the incident on Friday

Man claiming to be Assam BJP leader demands beef ban in zoo, party says he is not a member

Several local Right-wing activists staged a protest outside Assam State Zoo in Guwahati demanding beef ban, a day after Satya Ranjan Borah made the same plea.

We are not ready, say Kamakhya temple priests after govt orders reopening from 24 Sept

Priests at Assam's Kamakhya temple have requested devotees to not visit this Thursday because a lot of Covid safety arrangements are still to be done.

Arrests for violations, drones to monitor — how Guwahati is ensuring lockdown is a success

Guwahati has recorded more than 1,700 cases. During the lockdown, only pharmacies, hospitals and a few emergency services are allowed to open in the city. 

Manipur village builds 80 quarantine huts in a day, complete with toilets and electricity

Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.

2 of Assam’s biggest hospitals shut after teenager dies of Covid, doctor tests positive

Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.

Veteran Congress leader Devanand Konwar, former Bihar and Tripura governor, dies at 86

Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi and Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal led tributes to the former state minister who was also an eminent advocate.

Why an atheist witness was ‘forced’ to take oath in the name of God in a Guwahati court

Earlier this week, a lower court in Guwahati refused an ‘atheist’ journalist from Arunachal to swear in the name of Constitution as there is no such provision for people like him.

On Camera

Trudeau is nursing snakes in his own backyard. Misguided Sikhs in Canada are losing the plot

By turning a blind eye to the snakes in his own backyard, Trudeau is setting the stage for a disaster of epic proportions for his country, his people, and the world at large.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

India carries out 1st patrol in Depsang since disengagement with China, to take things ‘slow’

While there are patrolling points (PP) 10, 11, 12, 12A and 13 in the Depsang Plains, the patrol in the region Monday was carried out to only one point as decided by India and China.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.