গুৱাহাটী টাইমচ
NTPC, country’s largest power producer on Wednesday said it has rolled out a four-week long empowerment programme for underprivileged girls in Assam to train 40 minors in different skills. The programme — Girl Empowerment Mission (GEM) — is being conducted by the power major across the country since 2018 and
In an effort to address the ongoing border conflict between Assam & Meghalaya, a 6-member ‘Peace Committee’ was constituted on Wednesday, i.e., July 13 at Assam’s Upper Tarabari hamlet; in presence of representatives from both the state administrations. The members of the peace committee are Marjan Sangma, Lingbat Marak, Barminton
A meeting of all stakeholders on women and child safety issues was organised on Thursday by the Criminal Investigation Department, Assam, at the Conference Hall of Assam Police Headquarters, Guwahati. Senior officers from Police, Social Justice, Education, Health, Labour and Land Resources departments and officials from commissions, representatives of several
In a shocking incident, a woman died after being allegedly forced to drink acid by her in-laws in Assam’s Karimganj district, police said on Thursday. The incident took place in the Bhairabnagar area under the Ratabari assembly constituency in the Karimganj district. The woman allegedly died after being forced to
A person who returned to Kerala from abroad and was hospitalised after showing signs of monkeypox tested positive for the disease, state Health Minister Veena George said on Thursday. It is the first reported case of the virus in India. Earlier in the day, the minister told reporters that his