Restaurants and hotels across Guwahati are under mounting pressure after a countrywide steep hike in commercial LPG prices came into effect on Friday, aggravating an ongoing supply crisis that has already strained the city’s hospitality sector for nearly two months.
The Jaintia National Council (JNC) has filed a complaint with the Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board (MSPCB) against the public hearing for Shree Cement at Nongkhlieh in East Jaintia Hills district, scheduled for May 22, citing alleged violations in the company’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report.
A fast-track court has rejected the bail plea of accused Shyamkanu Mahanta in connection with the death of Assamese singer Zubeen Garg, keeping him in judicial custody.
Governor of Assam has placed Monuranjan Payeng, ACS, Chief Executive Officer of Lakhimpur Zilla Parishad, under immediate suspension over alleged manipulation of a Video Viewing Team (VVT) report in the 74-Ronganadi Legislative Assembly Constituency (LAC).
A fast-track court hearing the alleged murder case of Assamese cultural icon Zubeen Garg has ordered the freezing of bank accounts and attachment of a firm owned by his manager Siddharth Sharma.
The National People's Youth Front (NPYF), Nartiang constituency, has commended the NPP-led state government and Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma for launching CM-INSPIRE, a scheme aimed at supporting UPSC aspirants from Meghalaya.
