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23 Aug

Mission Flood-Free Guwahati: Minister Kaushik Rai Chairs High-Level Review Meet, Directs Coordinated Action

PreetiAssam

Assam Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Kaushik Rai om Saturday chaired a high-level review meeting on Mission Flood-Free Guwahati at the Conference Hall of the Office of the District Commissioner, Kamrup Metropolitan, to review the progress of measures undertaken so far to address urban flooding and waterlogging in Guwahati. Representatives of all concerned departments and agencies, including Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA), Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC), PWD (Roads), Water Resources Department, Guwahati Jal Board, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), OIL, NF Railway and Kamrup Metropolitan District Administration, participated in the meeting. During the meeting, detailed discussions were held…

22 Aug

Major Success In Anti-Drugs Operation; Four Peddlers Arrested With Huge Quantity Of Heroin In Kamrup

PreetiAssam

Kamrup district police managed to achieve success in an anti-drugs operation carried out after acting on a secret tip-off. In a sudden operation conducted by the police on Friday night at Kalyanpur under Nagarbera Police Station in the district, four notorious peddlers were caught red-handed with a huge quantity of suspected heroin. This operation was carried out based on secret information from Assistant Superintendent of Police of Boko-Chhaygaon Sub-division, Jankishore Gogoi. According to that information, a police team led by Officer-in-Charge of Tupamari Outpost, Champak Kalita, and Officer-in-Charge of Nagarbera Police Station, Harjit Das, conducted a search in a residential…

22 Aug

Tapir Gao Revives 2019 Warning Over Alleged Chinese Intrusions in Arunachal

ParomitaArunachal Pradesh

The recent controversy over alleged Chinese intrusions in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Subansiri district has brought back a warning raised by BJP leader and Eastern Arunachal MP Tapir Gao in Parliament seven years ago. Gao said his concerns over alleged People’s Liberation Army activity along the Arunachal frontier, which he had raised in 2019, were largely dismissed at the time. In a social media post, he recalled that some people had even accused him of demoralising the Indian Army by speaking about the alleged intrusions. “I raised the issue of Chinese PLA intrusions in Arunachal Pradesh during the Parliament session in…

22 Aug

Swiggy rolls out 24×7 AI assistant ‘Guru’ for restaurant partners

Business BureauBusiness

Swiggy has announced the rollout of ‘Guru’, a 24x7 AI Business Partner designed to help restaurant partners manage operations, analyse business performance and make data-driven decisions through a conversational interface. Available on Swiggy’s restaurant partner app, Guru will enable restaurant owners to review payouts, access tax reports and payout summaries, and start, monitor or modify advertising campaigns and discounts through chat prompts. The AI assistant will also provide funnel analysis of gross merchandise value (GMV) and orders, identifying performance gaps and offering recommendations. Guru tracks sales, orders, average order value (AOV) and more than 30 other metrics over time. Its…

22 Aug

BMW Launches X1 LWB in India, Unveils Locally Assembled i5 LWB Sedan

nanikaBusiness

German luxury automaker BMW has launched the X1 Long Wheelbase (LWB) in India at an introductory price of Rs 49.9 lakh (ex-showroom), specifically targeting first-time buyers in the luxury segment. Locally manufactured at the BMW Group plant in Chennai, the X1 LWB is designed to offer enhanced rear legroom, extending a long-wheelbase strategy that currently contributes over 50 percent of the company’s total sales in the country. According to BMW Group India President and CEO Hardeep Singh Brar, more than half of X1 customers are first-time entrants into the luxury market, making this flagship SUV a pivotal entry point for…

22 Aug

AUS vs BAN: Starc Tears Through Bangladesh With 6/12, Aussies Skittle Them for 64

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Mitchell Starc produced a devastating spell in the second Test at Mackay, ripping through Bangladesh’s batting lineup with figures of 6/12. Australia bowled the visitors out for just 64 after Starc struck with the very first ball. Shadman Islam was dismissed for a duck, giving Starc his ninth Test in which he has taken a wicket in the opening over. He moved past James Anderson, who had achieved the feat eight times. Starc then continued his rampage, taking five wickets in his first seven overs. Bangladesh slumped to 12/5 before Pat Cummins added three wickets to reduce them to 39/9.…

22 Aug

Retired Officials, Elders Recognised for Contributions

Sonakshi SarkarManipur

Senior members and recently retired government officials were honoured in Pasighat on World Senior Citizens’ Day on Friday, as two organisations organised programmes to recognise the contributions, experience and role of elderly people in society. The East Siang district unit of the Arunachal Pradesh Service Pensioners Association (APSPA) honoured its senior members and recently retired officials from different government departments with traditional attire and mementos during a programme held at a resort in Pasighat. The programme recognised retired officials from the civil administration, Health, Forest and Education Departments. The celebration began with a floral tribute to the portrait of former…

22 Aug

Pernod Ricard bets on multi-category spirits brand with West Bengal launch

Business BureauBusiness

Pernod Ricard India has launched Seagram's Xclamat!on in West Bengal, introducing a single branded portfolio spanning five spirit categories—whisky, vodka, gin, rum and brandy—as it targets the country's growing entry-level premium alcohol market. Describing it as its most ambitious innovation in three decades, the company said Xclamat!on brings all five categories under one brand at a uniform price point in the premium admix segment. The launch is aimed primarily at consumers aged 26 to 30, a demographic whose preferences are increasingly expanding beyond whisky to categories such as gin, vodka, rum and brandy. Pernod Ricard India said more than 20…

21 Aug

Minister Kaushik Rai reviews progress of water supply projects in Guwahati

PreetiAssam

Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushik Rai today visited the North Guwahati and South West Guwahati Water Supply Projects being implemented by the Guwahati Jal Board to take stock of the progress of the projects and review the challenges affecting their timely completion.During his early morning visit to the North Guwahati Water Supply Project, the Minister held discussions with officials regarding the status of the project. Managing Director, Guwahati Jal Board, Rohan Kumar Jha informed the Minister that the project is nearing commissioning. Out of the five District Metered Areas (DMAs), flushing and trial runs of three DMAs have…

21 Aug

Arunachal Congress Demands Transparency Over Taksing Intrusion Claims, Seeks Audit of Frontier Highway Alignment

ParomitaArunachal Pradesh

The Arunachal Pradesh Congress has demanded transparency from the state government over allegations of Chinese intrusion and infrastructure activity in the Taksing sector, urging authorities to place verified facts before the public. Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee working president Tanga Byaling rejected Union Minister Kiren Rijiju’s criticism of Rahul Gandhi’s concerns, saying national security should not become a political dispute between the BJP and Congress. He said people of Arunachal Pradesh needed facts, transparency and security rather than political rhetoric. Byaling urged the government to clarify what was alleged, what had been independently verified, its assessment of the situation and the…