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Shivraj Singh Chouhan hails Assam NDA govt swearing-in

Shivraj Singh Chouhan hails Assam NDA govt swearing-in

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Union Minister of Agriculture Shivraj Singh Chouhan termed the upcoming swearing-in ceremony of the new NDA government in Assam a “historic day,” highlighting that the BJP-led alliance has secured a mandate for the third consecutive time with a record-breaking majority in the state. The oath-taking ceremony of the new Assam government is scheduled to take place on May 12 in Guwahati and is expected to witness the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, senior Union ministers, and chief ministers and deputy chief ministers from several NDA-ruled states. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Four police personnel held in Guwahati for allegedly taking bribe from cybercrime accused

Four police personnel held in Guwahati for allegedly taking bribe from cybercrime accused

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A team of four Chhattisgarh Police personnel, including an inspector, was detained by Guwahati Police for allegedly demanding and accepting bribes from three cybercrime accused arrested from Assam. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Scan, upload, preserve: Mobile app to decentralise digitisation of Assamese language books

Scan, upload, preserve: Mobile app to decentralise digitisation of Assamese language books

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Guwahati, A special mobile application will soon enable the digitisation of manuscripts or books in Assamese language by their owners and link them to one of the largest digital repositories of publications in the language under an ongoing community-driven project. Scan, upload, preserve: Mobile app to decentralise digitisation of Assamese language books The mobile app is aimed at decentralising the digitisation initiative led by the Nanda Talukdar Foundation and supported by the Assam Jatiya Bidyalay Educational and Socio-Economic Trust. Under the ‘Digitising Assam’ project, 2.76 million Assamese archival documents, including books, journals, manuscripts and rare historical records, have already been digitally preserved and are available at assamarchive.org. In the next phase, NTF is preparing to launch a mobile app that will transform ordinary smartphones into scanning devices, foundation secretary Mrinal Talukdar told PTI. “The goal of this innovation is to decentralise digitisation and give it the form of a mass movement across Assam, where people can scan books, journals and manuscripts from their own homes and contribute to this knowledge repository,” he said. The yet-to-be-named …

Assam minister appeals for vigilance as Guwahati battles severe waterlogging

Assam minister appeals for vigilance as Guwahati battles severe waterlogging

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Assam Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah on Monday appealed for public cooperation and heightened vigilance as several parts of Guwahati continued to grapple with severe waterlogging following intense overnight rainfall.   Highlighting the gravity of the situation, the minister said that heavy and unexpected rainfall from Sunday evening to late night led to widespread flooding across key areas of the city, severely disrupting normal life. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Rajasthan Royals Hammer Mumbai Indians by 27 Runs in Guwahati Clash

Rajasthan Royals Hammer Mumbai Indians by 27 Runs in Guwahati Clash

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After a well-established batting performance, the Rajasthan Royals’ bowling department excelled, successfully defending the target of 151 runs. They secured a 27-run victory and successfully defended the target in the rain-affected game. Rajasthan Royals secured their third consecutive win in this season and retained top spot in the IPL 2026 Points table. After being invited to bat first, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi opened the innings while Deepak Chahar opened the bowling attack. The young duo made an aggressive start, scoring 59 runs in the powerplay (3.2 overs). Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal dealt with fours and sixes, scoring 80 runs for the 1st wicket. Shardul Thakur brought the first breakthrough in the last ball of the 5th over dismissing Vaibhav Suryavanshi. The 15 year old scored 39 runs off 14 deliveries which included 1 four and 5 sixes. AM Ghazanfar who introduced to bowling, bagged the wicket of Dhruv Jurel for 2 runs. In the meantime Yashavi Jaiswal smashed his fifty and continued his slaughter. Ghazanfar bagged the wicket of Riyan Parag for 20 …

Guwahati weather update today, RR vs MI IPL 2026: Will rain affect Rajasthan vs Mumbai match? | Cricket News

Guwahati weather update today, RR vs MI IPL 2026: Will rain affect Rajasthan vs Mumbai match? | Cricket News

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2 min readUpdated: Apr 7, 2026 05:11 PM IST Guwahati weather update today, RR vs MI IPL 2026: The Rajasthan Royals are set to take on Mumbai Indians in their third match of the IPL 2026 season at the ACA Stadium in Barsapara in Guwahati. However, a rain threat is looming over the city in the evening, also putting the contest under a cloud. FOLLOW: RR vs MI IPL 2026 LIVE Rajasthan are on a fine run so far this season, having recorded a win in their opening match at this venue against the Chennai Super Kings before hammering Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad. Meanwhile, Mumbai have had a wobbly run with a win over Kolkata Knight Riders and a stinging defeat against the Delhi Capitals. 16.35 in Guwahati and it is already dark, the headlights on the cars are on and…….it is pouring — Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 7, 2026 Guwahati weather today, April 7 (Tuesday), 2026 According to Accuweather.com, a thunderstorm is predicted in the region between 5-6 PM this evening, with chances of …

After 127 all out, Mike Hussey admits CSK should have been cautious at the start

After 127 all out, Mike Hussey admits CSK should have been cautious at the start

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4 min readUpdated: Mar 31, 2026 08:25 AM IST Chennai Super Kings batting coach Mike Hussey has admitted that given the conditions in Guwahati, their batting unit should have assessed the pitch better and played cautious cricket in the first six overs. Batting first on a pitch that was under covers because of rain in the city, Chennai were blown away inside the powerplay, where they lost four wickets, which forced them to bring in Sarfaraz Khan as an Impact Player. After being bowled out for 127, Rajasthan Royals won by 8 wickets in 12.1 overs as CSK’s approach came under scrutiny. Having overhauled the batting unit, CSK had been building up to play a new aggressive brand of cricket. But on a pitch with a bit of assistance to the seamers, their plans didn’t bear fruition. “There was certainly some movement early, and our batsmen probably struggled to adjust to that movement early. So if we had our time again, maybe we would have been a little bit more cautious and tried to get …

Chennai Super Kings bundled out for 127 in Guwahati

Chennai Super Kings bundled out for 127 in Guwahati

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A solid bowling performance from the Rajasthan Royals has bundled out the Chennai Super Kings for 127 runs in the IPL 2026 game against Guwahati. Despite a batting collapse, Jamie Overton’s knock has helped the side to put a decent total at scoreboard. Rajasthan Royals’ bowling strategy has put Chennai Super Kings in deep trouble in their opener match. After being invited to bat first, Sanju Samson and Ruturaj Gaikwad opened the innings while Jofra Archer opened the bowling attack. With Nandre Burger picking the wicket of Sanju Samson for 6 runs, Jofra Archer picked the wicket of Ruturaj Gaikwad for 6 runs. Nandre Burger picked the wicket of Ayush Mhatre for a golden duck, and with the dismissal of Matthew Short for 2 runs, CSK lost four wickets in powerplay. By the end of the power play, Chennai Super Kings scored 41 runs in powerplay. Sarfaraz Khan and Karthik Sharma did show some resistance, scoring double-digit scores. Innings Break! Clinical bowling effort from @rajasthanroyals to restrict #CSK to 127 🎯 Chase on the other …

Heavyweights including ministers, party presidents, rebels file nomination on last day| India News

Heavyweights including ministers, party presidents, rebels file nomination on last day| India News

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Guwahati: Several political heavyweights including ministers and party presidents submitted their papers on Monday, the last day of filing nominations for next month’s Assam assembly. Assam Congress state unit president, Gaurav Gogoi, filed nomination papers for the Jorhat seat. (ANI) Voting for the single-phased election will take place on April 9. Prominent among those who filed nominations on Monday were BJP ministers, Ranoj Pegu (Dhemaji), Jayanta Malla Baruah (Nalbari), Chandra Mohan Patowary (Tihu) and Bimal Borah (Tingkhong). Senior cabinet minister and president of Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), Atul Bora, and party colleague and minister Keshab Mahanta filed nominations for the Bokakhat and Kaliabor seats respectively. AGP, is a partner in the BJP-led coalition government in Assam. Former Congress state president, Bhupen Kumar Borah, who joined BJP last month, filed nomination from the Bihpuria seat. Congress state unit president, Gaurav Gogoi, filed nomination papers for the Jorhat seat. The 43-year-old who is also the Lok Sabha MP from the same constituency (Jorhat) will be facing former assembly speaker and sitting BJP MLA, Hitendra Nath Goswami. “People …

NDA candidates for Guwahati seats take out united rally ahead of nomination

NDA candidates for Guwahati seats take out united rally ahead of nomination

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In a show of united strength by the ruling alliance, NDA candidates from four of the constituencies of Guwahati on Monday took out a rally through the streets of the city as they proceeded to file their nominations together. BJP candidates Pradyut Bordoloi (Dispur), Diplu Ranjan Sharma (New Guwahati) and Vijay Gupta (Central Guwahati), and its ally Asom Gana Parishad`s (AGP) Tapan Das (Dimoria) led the rally. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is the candidate from the fifth seat in Kamrup Metropolitan district, which comes under the Guwahati Lok Sabha constituency.Sarma had filed his nominations on Friday. Supporters of BJP and AGP gathered at the Khanapara field in the city since morning, overcast skies failing to dampen their spirit. The candidates, perched on an open van, proceeded towards the District Commissioner`s office in a procession, with supporters waving party flags and raising slogans. The candidates will have to walk the final leg to the DC`s office, along with a limited number of people, as per guidelines issued by the authorities. The BJP had witnessed much …