Assam Cabinet accords approval to Assam Witness Protection Scheme, 2024The Assam Cabinet has approved the Assam Witness Protection Scheme, 2024 to protect witnesses during investigations and trials. The scheme ...
27 Jun, 2024, 08.56 PM IST
Kanchanjunga Express accident: Probe underway to determine why goods train breached speed limit, says NFR officialAn investigation is ongoing to determine why a goods train driver exceeded the speed limit, leading to a collision with the Kanchanjunga Ex...
20 Jun, 2024, 03.24 PM IST
Kanchenjunga Express train meets with accident in Darjeeling; assistant loco pilot of goods train survivesA container goods train collided with the Kanchanjunga Express near Rangapani station in North Bengal, resulting in nine fatalities and 32 ...
18 Jun, 2024, 12.36 AM IST
Assam launches India's first 100 pc Electric Bike Taxi Service via 'Baayu'Baayu, a collaboration between ASTC and Bikozee Ecotech, aims to generate 5,000 livelihood opportunities for driver partners in Assam while...
08 Jan, 2024, 11.26 AM IST
Assam Transport Strike: All public, commercial vehicles to stay off road for two days in protest against new hit-and-run lawA 48-hour strike in Assam halts public transport, protesting a new law on hit-and-run cases. Transporters' unions demand withdrawal, citing...
05 Jan, 2024, 11.28 AM IST
Labour Ministry reaches out to PSUs for 'Donate a Pension' driveThe labour ministry of India has started discussions with public sector undertakings (PSUs) and government departments, urging them to cont...
07 Aug, 2023, 12.12 AM IST
West Bengal: Two Goods trains collide at Onda railway station in BankuraThe accident came just months after the horrific triple train collision involving the Coromandel Express and two other trains in Odisha's B...
25 Jun, 2023, 09.25 AM IST
Violence on Assam-Meghalaya border: Forest office vandalised, vehicle movements restrictedA group of villagers from Meghalaya vandalised and burnt down a forest office in Assam's West Karbi Anglong district, soon after six people...
23 Nov, 2022, 01.31 PM IST
Road safety: IIT researchers working on first-of-its kind geography based smart speed warning systemAccording to statistics available with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, about 70 per cent of road fatalities in India occur due...
17 Oct, 2021, 12.05 PM IST
Road accidents on national highways account for 48% in AssamAssam Transport Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary reviewed the action taken by the stakeholders on implementation of road safety laws in the ...
30 Jun, 2021, 08.02 PM IST
Assam to identify density of COVID-19 cases in the state to organise testing and vaccinationSonowal while taking stock of the COVID-19 situation in Central Assam especially in Nagaon, Hojai and Morigaon districts, asked the Deputy ...
23 Apr, 2021, 07.12 PM IST
Journalist's death: Assam CM orders probeJournalist Parag Bhuyan was hit by a vehicle in Kakopathar, around 550 km away from Guwahati on Wednesday. He died in a private hospital on...
13 Nov, 2020, 12.31 AM IST
Northeast border row: Truckers' body to start movement of trucks to MizoramDIG Southern Range, Dilip Kumar Dey said the representatives of truckers' association, who were not willing to ply their vehicles to the ot...
12 Nov, 2020, 12.20 AM IST
Flare up along Assam-Mizoram border: Union Home Secretary to hold a meeting with the Chief Secretaries of Mizoram and AssamThe problem started when a Covid-19 testing center was set up 1.5 km inside (from the inter-state border with Mizoram) at Lailapur in Assam...
19 Oct, 2020, 09.02 AM IST
Lockdown 4.0: Uber, Ola resume services in more cities"In compliance with Lockdown 4.0 guidelines by the Government, Uber is resuming services across more cities in India. Riders will constantl...
20 May, 2020, 10.19 AM IST
Assam CM decides not to participate in public programmes till March 31Assam Transport Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary reviewed a preparedness meeting for the state. The meeting was attended by the health offic...
13 Mar, 2020, 09.12 PM IST
Internet blackout, protests leave gig workers reelingFood delivery agents earn between Rs 25,000 and Rs 50,000 a month, depending on the number of orders they complete, hours on the road, and ...
13 Jan, 2020, 10.16 AM IST