Heavy downpour in the last 24 hours paralyzed life in Guwahati and a landslide triggered by the rain claimed the life of an elderly person in the city on Sunday.

The Gauhati high court on Thursday directed the state government, Pollution Control Board, city police, district administration and the transport department to file their replies after a city resid

Noise pollution & road accidents

Responding to a PIL filed by Paragmoni Kakati on the alarming increase in noise pollution and road accidents in Guwahati, the Gauhati High Court on Thursday issued notices to the Transport Department, Assam Police and the Kamrup (metro) district administration and asked them to file affidavits on or before November 5 as to the steps they had taken to curb the menace as mentioned in the PIL.

Members of Guwahati Sanmilita Nagarik Adhikar Suraksha (GSNAS) Mancha on Saturday sat on a hunger strike in Guwahati, protesting against the government’s proposed move towards the privatization and

Only 15 states have so far set up their own respective State Disaster Response Force following direction from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) earlier this year.

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to intervene in the case involving the Subansiri dam project, referring it to the National Green Tribunal because of the technicalities involved.

Work for the ambitious metro rail project in Guwahati is likely to start in 2015, said officials of Guwahati Development Department (GDD).

Taking a serious note on the constant violation of municipal laws by the wedding halls of the city, the Gauhati High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC), Po

At a time when dengue is taking an endemic form in the city, the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) is finding it hard to tackle the dengue menace due to acute shortage of manpower.

Dengue scare has gripped residents of Guwahati with incidence of three deaths because of the deadly disease in a week.

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