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01 Sep

Football to Table Tennis: CRPF Organizes Sports Competition Marking Major Dhyan Chand Jayanti

Preeti SinghAssam

In line with the birth anniversary of legendary hockey player Major Dhyan Chand, as per the direction of the Deputy Inspector General of the Guwahati Sector of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), a three-day-long sports competition which began on August 28 at the headquarters of the 175 CRPF Battalion at Rani on the western outskirts of Guwahati, concluded today. The three-day sports competition, organized under the guidance of Commandant of the 175th Battalion, Nanda Kishore Kumar Prasad, featured various team and individual games including football, volleyball, table tennis and others. Along with many officers and jawans of the battalion,…

31 Aug

SEC Seeks Political Parties’ Cooperation for Smooth Conduct of Silchar Municipal Election

Preeti SinghAssam, Guwahati

A meeting with representatives of various political parties regarding the forthcoming Silchar Municipal Corporation election was held at the conference hall of the State Election Commission office at Panjabari, Guwahati on Monday. The meeting was chaired by State Election Commissioner Ranjan Sarma. Various issues, including reservation of seats, expenditure limits for contesting candidates, digital election management, Model Code of Conduct were discussed at the meeting. State Election Commissioner Sarma sought the cooperation of all political parties for the smooth conduct of the forthcoming Silchar Municipal Corporation election. State Election Commission secretary Gitartha Baruah and representatives of various political parties were…

31 Aug

Tension Along Assam-Bangladesh Border After Fisherman Fails to Return From Fishing Trip

Preeti SinghBangladesh

Tension has gripped Gobindapur along the India-Bangladesh border in Assam’s Sribhumi district following the disappearance of 35-year-old Balai Namasudra, with his family suspecting that he may have been abducted by Bangladeshi nationals while fishing near the border. According to his family, Balai left home at around 6 am to go fishing but failed to return for several hours. Worried relatives subsequently lodged a missing-person complaint at Sribhumi Sadar Police Station. Following the complaint, police and the Border Security Force (BSF) launched a search operation to trace him. The family said Gobindapur falls within Indian territory, but movement in the area…

30 Aug

Coaches, Referee, Young Achiever Among Awardees at IG Stadium Kohima Ceremony

Preeti SinghNagaland

The Department of Youth Resources and Sports, Government of Nagaland on Saturday conducted a cash award ceremony for meritorious sportspersons 2026 in observance of National Sports Day at Indira Gandhi Stadium, Kohima. Cash awards of Rs 23 lakh have been awarded to 89 outstanding athletes, including two coaches, a referee and young achiever, who excelled at the national and international level in the various disciplines. The award has been conferred in the discipline of Sepaktakraw, Taekwondo, Shooting, Athletics, Boxing, Archery, Badminton and Pencak Silat. Puleno Neikha, Sports Coach (Sepktaktraw) and Deep Kumar, Sports Coach (Pencak Silat) have been conferred with…

30 Aug

Nagaland Felicitates 89 Sportspersons With Rs 23 Lakh Cash Awards on National Sports Day

Preeti SinghNagaland

The Department of Youth Resources and Sports, Government of Nagaland on Saturday conducted a cash award ceremony for meritorious sportspersons 2026 in observance of National Sports Day at Indira Gandhi Stadium, Kohima. Cash awards of Rs 23 lakh have been awarded to 89 outstanding athletes, including two coaches, a referee and young achiever, who excelled at the national and international level in the various disciplines. The award has been conferred in the discipline of Sepaktakraw, Taekwondo, Shooting, Athletics, Boxing, Archery, Badminton and Pencak Silat. Puleno Neikha, Sports Coach (Sepktaktraw) and Deep Kumar, Sports Coach (Pencak Silat) have been conferred with…

30 Aug

20 Star Campaigners for Recognised Parties, 10 for Unrecognised: Assam SEC Issues Guidelines for Silchar Civic Polls

Preeti SinghLatest

In view of the forthcoming Silchar Municipal Corporation Election, the Assam State Election Commission has extended the validity of its earlier notification regarding the maximum number of ‘star campaigners’ who may participate in election campaigning. The Assam State Election Commission had, through a notification in September last year, fixed the maximum number of ‘star campaigners’ for various political parties for the Silchar Municipal Corporation Election. However, the said election was not held in 2025. In this context, through a fresh notification, dated August 29, 2026, the Assam State Election Commission has decided to extend the validity of the earlier notification…

29 Aug

Three Bills and Service Delivery Rules Cleared by Manipur Cabinet Ahead of Assembly Session

Preeti SinghManipur

The Manipur Cabinet has approved a series of legislative and administrative measures, including three Bills to be introduced in the upcoming Assembly session, new rules for time-bound delivery of public services and a special recruitment scheme for meritorious sportspersons in the state police. The decisions were taken at a Cabinet meeting held at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat in Babupara on August 28. Among the legislative proposals approved is the Manipur Goods and Services Tax (10th Amendment) Bill, 2026, which will be placed before the Assembly during its forthcoming session. The Cabinet also approved the Sixth Amendment to the Manipur Town…

26 Aug

From Projector to Interactive Learning: Indus Towers and Airtel Foundation Transform Guwahati School

Preeti SinghAssam

Indus Towers Limited, in collaboration with Bharti Airtel Foundation, has facilitated the installation of two K-YAN digital learning devices at the GC CRPF Guwahati Montessori School located inside the CRPF Campus at 9th Mile, Guwahati, Assam. Mrs. Neelam Dhyani, Head of the Regional CRPF Family Welfare Association, was present as the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony. The event was attended by Mr. Rajender Gurung, Circle CEO (NESA) of Indus Towers Limited, along with Mr. Dibyendu Dev Roy and Mr. Simrandeep Singh from Bharti Airtel Foundation, CRPF officials, representatives of the school, teachers and students. The aim of this initiative…

26 Aug

Zubeen Garg Death Case: Former DGP’s Daughter Srijani Bhaswa Mahanta to Testify in Court

Preeti SinghAssam

A new turn has emerged in the case of the mysterious death of Assam's beloved icon Zubeen Garg. Srijani Bhaswa Mahanta, daughter of former Director General of Police (DGP) of Assam Police, will appear in the witness box as one of the most crucial witnesses in this case. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has included her as a formal witness in the case. Srijani's name came into discussion in this case after she leaked information about a private conversation of Shyamkanu Mahanta on social media. According to the investigation team, as shared by Srijani on social media, during a family…

26 Aug

Jalukbari Lekhika Samaroh Pays Tribute to Purabi Sharma and Ashok Goswami

Preeti SinghAssam

The third meeting of the thirty-first year of the Jalukbari Lekhika Samaroh Samiti was held on the afternoon of August 23 at the Adarsha English School of Gauhati University, presided over by advisor Rita Sharma. The meeting, which began with a chorus by the members of the committee with an opening song, was followed by Secretary Geetika Das explaining the objectives and reading the report of the previous meeting. At the beginning of the meeting, a one-minute silent prayer was observed expressing deep condolence over the deaths of popular Assamese film actress Purabi Sharma and Ashok Goswami. In the self-composed…