A three-member committee of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) headed by Retd. Justice BP Kakoti expressed concern over the water of the streams and rivers that are turning acidic and also informed that there are altogether 24, 392 coal mines in Jaintia Hills. Kakoti informed that NESAC is mapping the
Even after the Assam government’s threatening, the TET qualified teachers have come out to take part in ‘Dispur Chalo’, a protest against the government demanding regularisation of their contractual jobs, against all odds. The epicentre of the protest is the Veterinary College Field, Khanapara from where the rally is scheduled
The PWD department and the State forest department have jointly cut down the trees in the Assam Secretariat premises. As per the reports, more than 20 trees were cut down so far by the concerned departments. Reports also suggested that the trees have been cut down so that people could
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is organising ‘Guwahati Jagannath Rathayatra Festival- 2019’ from July 4 to 12, according to a press release here. On July 4, the Rathayatra will start from the playground of the Ulubari Higher Secondary School (near SB Deorah College) and culminate at the Jagannath
The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has increased the speed of 16 trains with effect from July 1 when the new time table will come into force. NFR Spokesman P J Sharma said that the arrival/departure timings of 67 trains have also been changed at various stations and the journey time