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#WATCH | A landslide struck the Mokokchung-bound road at Liroyimti village in Nagaland's Mokokchung district on Friday, disrupting traffic along the route.

The incident occurred on June 26, with debris from the landslide blocking a section of the road. Further details on damage or casualties, if any, were not immediately available.

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For lakhs of kidney patients across Assam, dialysis is not something that can wait for next week or next month. It is a lifeline they return to every few days simply to stay alive.

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As dusk settles near Gopal Boro Higher Secondary School in Ganeshguri, an unusual game of cat-and-mouse unfolds. On one side are small-time roadside vendors trying to secure a daily livelihood; on the other are Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) officials executing their mandate to keep city roads free of encroachment.

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In a bid to improve road safety and curb irregularities in the issuance of driving licences, Assam Transport Minister Charan Boro on June 26 announced that the Transport Department will soon introduce a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) making driving tests mandatory for all licence applicants and restricting cross-district applications.

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.@charanbofficial on Friday announced that the Transport Department will soon introduce a new SOP making driving tests mandatory for all licence applicants and restricting cross-district applications.

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An FIR has been registered in connection with the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, officials said on June 25, as the Uttar Pradesh government intensified its probe into the matter.

The FIR was lodged based on a complaint filed by Krishna Mohan, a member of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. Officials said the case was registered following recommendations made in the preliminary report submitted by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to the state government earlier this week.

A senior government official said the SIT had made "strong and strict" recommendations after its initial inquiry, adding that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was taking the matter seriously.

"Whoever is found guilty will face strict action," the official said.

The Uttar Pradesh government had constituted the SIT on June 13 following a request from the temple trust after allegations surfaced regarding the alleged misappropriation of donations received at the Ram temple.

The SIT submitted its preliminary findings to the state government two days ago. The investigation is continuing, and officials are expected to act further based on the team's final report.

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The annual Ambubachi Mela at the Kamakhya Temple concluded on Friday with the reopening of the shrine doors to devotees after a four-day ritual closure.

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Veteran Guwahati musician Sumon Kalyan Dutta, popularly known as SKD, passed away at his residence on June 26. He was 59.

According to family sources, Dutta breathed his last at around 5:45 am after battling age-related health complications over the past few days.

His passing has cast a pall of gloom over Guwahati's music fraternity, where he was widely regarded as one of the city's most respected rock and Western music artistes. Known for his decades-long contribution to the local music scene, Dutta earned admiration from fellow musicians and audiences alike.

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Announcing the decision on Thursday, Education Minister @ranojpeguassam said the government had taken serious note of the alleged irregularities in the issuance of DISE codes to private schools in the district.

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Two Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) employees have been suspended, and disciplinary action recommended against another, following allegations of negligence in sanitation and cleanliness duties during the ongoing Ambubachi Mela.

The action was taken after Housing and Urban Affairs minister Kaushik Rai inspected cleanliness and sanitation arrangements from the Bhootnath Cremation Ground to the Kamakhya Temple.

According to an official statement, instances of dereliction of duty by personnel deployed for maintaining cleanliness in the area were detected during the inspection. Following the findings, Pradip Sarma, Assistant Executive Engineer of GMC, and Abul Hussain, a road labourer with the civic body, were placed under suspension with immediate effect.

The GMC Commissioner has also written to the Secretary of the Panchayat and Rural Development department seeking withdrawal of attachment of Sivasish Borah, a Junior Engineer of the department currently attached to GMC, and recommended initiation of departmental disciplinary proceedings against him.

The State government had stated that it remains committed to providing devotees visiting Kamakhya Temple during Ambubachi Mahayog with a clean, hygienic and well-maintained environment.

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Relentless rainfall overnight submerged a major stretch of National Highway 315 in Assam's Margherita, bringing traffic to a standstill and severely disrupting normal life in the region.

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Days after the cancellation of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's proposed visit to Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on June 25 said cooperation between the state and Japan remains firmly on track, with both sides agreeing to expand collaboration in key sectors.

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At the Shingimari–Kalakati stretch, ongoing erosion has reduced the distance between the river and the embankment to just 15–20 metres significantly increasing the risk of a breach.

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The government has revised the passport fee structure through an amendment to the Passports Rules, 1980, increasing application fee for an ordinary fresh passport containing 36 pages from Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,500.

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#WATCH | Devotees throng Kamakhya Temple as the sacred gates reopened on June 26.

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