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Topic: Guwahati

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.

65th Filmfare Awards in Assam: Good to expand Bollywood beyond Mumbai or is it politics?

Filmfare Awards was held for the first time outside Mumbai Saturday. The Assam govt reportedly spent Rs 20-30 crore on it out of its tourism budget.

Prices of essential items drop as Guwahati gets back to normal, but tourists still stay away

Tour operators and hotels continue to face the brunt of the protests in Assam with many tourists cancelling their trips.

Curfew in Guwahati eases a week after anti-citizenship law protests rocked region

Assam has been on the boil for the past week as thousands came out on the streets to protest against the amended Citizenship Act.

Banners, hoardings, huts — Assam dismantles arrangements for Modi-Abe meet that wasn’t

With India-Japan summit being postponed, the Guwahati administration is now dismantling what is left of the arrangements that were made for Modi-Abe meeting.

Curfew relaxed in Guwahati & parts of Dibrugarh

Violent protests broke out in Assam with agitators engaging in pitched battles with the police, after the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was passed on 13 December.

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Festive seasons align with the rollout of GST 2.0. Citizens to get more money in hand

The new norm marks a decisive shift from the earlier complex system that created friction for households and small businesses alike.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

30 civilians killed as Pakistan Air Force strikes Khyber Pakhtunkhwa village with China-made bombs

While Pakistani authorities have not clarified what intended target was, the incident adds to a troubling pattern of PAF strikes killing civilians, including women and children.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.