Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has predicted the results for the 25 Lok sabha seats in northeast, Sarma has claimed the party will win at least 22 seats along with allies in Northeast India. He said that Prime minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Assam is not linked to polls and he keeps on … Read more
A photograph of Aizawl, the capital city of India’s northeastern state of Mizoram When I was a corporator, my office was on the other side of the hill and it took me over an hour to get there. Because of the small lanes and roads in Aizawl, we have traffic jams. But we know that … Read more
The Election Commission on Wednesday began public hearings in Guwahati on the draft delimitation proposal for Assam. The full Bench of the commission, headed by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, will meet political parties, civil society organisations and other sections of society over three days till Friday. The draft delimitation proposal for Assam was published … Read more
Guwahati: In a major relief to knee osteoarthritis patients, researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, have developed a Deep Learning (DL)-based framework, namely Osteo HRNet, that automatically assesses the Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) severity from X-rays images. This AI-based model can be used to detect the severity level of the disease and assist medical … Read more
Guwahati: Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati BioNEST successfully hosted the second edition of the ‘Kickstart 2.0 Industry conclave‘ on February 14 and 15 to create a unique template in North East India to explore avenues for Market Creation, Technology Transfer, Product Commercialization, thereby helping the startups across India by promoting their Market Reach and Business … Read more
Security arrangement at the Barsapara Cricket stadium. File. | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar : The Assam Cricket Association (ACA) has engaged pest controllers to spray the Barsapara stadium complex in Guwahati with snake repellents ahead of the first of the three one-day international (ODI) matches between India and Sri Lanka on January 10. Serpents … Read more
Ratul Kumar Jakharia poses with the award certificates. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement : Ratul Kumar Jakharia, an employee of the Airports Authority of India posted at the Lokapriya Gopinath Bardoloi International Airport in Guwahati, set a new Indian record by walking 100 km in the shortest time. His feat was acknowledged in the India … Read more
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati have developed an ultrasound-assisted fermentation method to produce a safe sugar substitute called “Xylitol” from bagasse, the residue left after crushing of sugarcane. According to officials, the new method overcomes operational limitations of chemical methods of synthesis and time delays associated with conventional fermentation. The research … Read more
The CBI has arrested Ashok saikia son of former Assam chief minister, Hiteswar Saikia in connection with loan scam in the Assam State Co-operative and Agriculture Development (ASCARD) Bank. An official said that Saikia was picked up from his residence at Sarumataria in Guwahati. A case was registered against Saikia in 1998. CBI took over … Read more
Congress in its manifesto for Assam polls 2021 promised to restart the process of National Register of Citizens (NRC), provide Corona relief package besides waiving the debt of micro fiancé of women and construction of Cow sheds in every districts. The party has also promised loan waiver of farmers. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday … Read more