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Crime

Hidden camera found inside bathroom of a girls’ hostel at Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Guwahati, probe launched

OpIndia Staff - 27 February, 2026

A student noticed a suspicious object while using the bathroom and realised that it was a spy camera.

News Reports

PM Modi to flag off the first Vande Bharat sleeper express from Guwahati, Assam: Read about New India’s major Railways upgrade, set to roll...

Rukma Rathore - 12 January, 2026

These trains only serve customers with confirmed tickets and do not have RAC, waitlist or partially confirmed tockets.

Government and Policy

First Vande Bharat Sleeper train to run between Guwahati and Kolkata from this month, high-speed trial run completed

OpIndia Staff - 1 January, 2026

The trial of the train was conducted on the Kota-Nagda section, during which the train achieved the highest speed of 180 kmph.

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Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma eases tension in violence-torn Karbi Anglong, directs fencing of lands and cancellation of trade licences

OpIndia Staff - 28 December, 2025

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma announced fencing of vacant VGR/PGR lands, trade licence cancellations, and case withdrawals (except arson death) after West Karbi Anglong violence killed two over Bihar settler evictions. KAAC to file HC affidavit by Jan 5; job and Rs 10 lakh aid offered.

Government and Policy

PM Modi to hold special edition of ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ aboard a cruise vessel on River Brahmaputra in Guwahati

OpIndia Staff - 20 December, 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to conduct a special edition of his flagship 'Pariksha Pe Charcha' programme in an unprecedented setting tomorrow, aboard...

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PM Modi unveils bronze statue of Assam’s first CM Gopinath Bordoloi at Guwahati Airport’s new terminal

OpIndia Staff - 20 December, 2025

Marking a tribute to one of Assam's most revered leaders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a 28-foot bronze statue of Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi, the...

Crime

CBI arrests NHIDCL executive director in Guwahati for accepting ₹10 lakh bribe from construction firm, recovers ₹2.62 crore in cash and massive property documents

OpIndia Staff - 15 October, 2025

In a statement, the CBI stated that they arrested Singh on 14th October, after conducting searches at his residence and recovering Rs 2.62 crore in cash and documents linked to 9 landed properties and 20 apartments owned by him and his family members across the country.

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USTM owned by Mahbubul Hoque that caused flash floods in Guwahati is illegally built on forest land, SC’s probe finds: Read why Assam CM...

Sanghamitra - 19 September, 2025

An investigation by the Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) has found serious flaws and deliberate irregularities in the planning and construction of the USTM campus, including blatant and large-scale land encroachment combined with environmental devastation that caused the flash floods in Guwahati's low-lying areas in August 2024.

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