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City police issues immediate ban on rallies & processions to address traffic congestion
Guwahati

City police issues immediate ban on rallies & processions to address traffic...

The directive has taken immediate effect & violations will attract penalties from Section 223, BNSS
Deforestation for development will spell disaster
Opinion

Deforestation for development will spell disaster

Disturbing developments concerning rampant defiling of the State’s natural environment continue to make a mockery of our ritualistic celebration of World Environment Day. With the government in a tearing hurry to facilitate ‘development’ at any cost, an intrusive and insensitive development process...
Kamrup Metro DC to oversee arrangements for Ambubachi Mela: Chief Secy Ravi Kota
Guwahati

Kamrup Metro DC to oversee arrangements for Ambubachi Mela: Chief Secy Ravi Kota

Guwahati Police Commissioner to manage law and order; key departments given responsibilities during review meeting
The deluge within: How Guwahati’s residents are choking their own city
Guwahati

The deluge within: How Guwahati’s residents are choking their own city

City officials are under fire, but citizen apathy towards waste is an equally damaging culprit
GMC launches lease waiver for indigenous SC/ST women vendors at Beltola Bazaar
Guwahati

GMC launches lease waiver for indigenous SC/ST women vendors at Beltola Bazaar

The initiative will also be implemented in other markets such as Sawkuchi Bazaar & Betkuchi Bazaar, Mayor says.
App-etite for delivery: Guwahatis app addiction puts local stores at risk
Article

App-etite for delivery: Guwahati's app addiction puts local stores at risk

City's delivery app boom threatens the shelf space of local stores already gasping for relevance
Satellite data to guide inter-state plan on Guwahati flooding
Assam

Satellite data to guide inter-state plan on Guwahati flooding

The satellite mapping initiative jointly by Assam and Meghalaya government will involve NESAC and IIT-Roorkee and aims to find sustainable, scientific solutions
Assam registers case against Kolkata man for allegedly insulting Goddess Kamakhya
Assam

Assam registers case against Kolkata man for allegedly insulting Goddess...

CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has sought West Bengal’s cooperation in the matter
Landslides: Grim reality of urbanisation & loss of urban green cover
Opinion

Landslides: Grim reality of urbanisation & loss of urban green cover

Multiple landslides in the Guwahati hills have killed five more people, injuring several others, within days of the monsoon onset. Landslides have become an increasing scar on the hills of Guwahati. Every monsoon, hills crumble and homes are buried under debris, leading to cries of disaster. Much of...
Govt offers Rs 4 L to landslide victims’ kin; deploys flood volunteers in each locality
Guwahati

Govt offers Rs 4 L to landslide victims’ kin; deploys flood volunteers in each...

Ten volunteers per municipality to be equipped with gear to assist during citywide waterlogging emergencies
AREIDA calls for overhaul of faulty rainwater harvesting norms in Guwahati
Guwahati

AREIDA calls for overhaul of faulty rainwater harvesting norms in Guwahati

AREIDA President PK Sharma has called for a scientific revision of Appendix VI of Guwahati’s Building Bye Laws, stating that current rainwater harvesting structures have failed to recharge groundwater.
Guwahati underwater: A city drowning in apathy, not just rain
Opinion

Guwahati underwater: A city drowning in apathy, not just rain

The May 30 deluge was not an anomaly, but yet another chapter in the city’s worsening flood crisis, caused not by nature, but by decades of neglect, encroachment, and poor drainage infrastructure.
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