Mukut Das

Assam

Senior Correspondent at The Times of India

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How NE got its first swadeshi school going

6 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Mukut Das

NewsHow NE got its first swadeshi school goingGuwahati: During the national movement, Guwahati witnessed widespread rejection of foreign goods. Educated Assamese, Bengali, and Marwari community members embraced local alternatives – Kurkutch salt, Benaras sugar, and locally produced cloth – shunning their foreign counterparts.
Halt Goalpara eviction, give land to affected: Cong to CM

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Mukut Das

TrendingGuwahati: Senior Congress leader and leader of the opposition in Assam assembly, Debabrata Saikia, wrote to CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, urging him to stay the eviction in Goalpara and to provide alternate land to those evicted and those yet to be evicted.A total of 667 families were evicted for allegedly encroaching over 600 bighas of land at Hasilabeel village under Balijana revenue circle in lower Assam's Goalpara district.
Will request Puri to send experts to plug gas leak: Himanta

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Mukut Das

Guwahati: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said he would request Union petroleum and natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri to send experts to the state as soon as possible to stop the gas leakage from ONGC's oil well at Rudrasagar field in Sivasagar.
667 families evicted from 600 bighas in Goalpara, 5 schools to be demolished

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Mukut Das

NewsCity Newsguwahati News667 families evicted from 600 bighas in Goalpara, 5 schools to be demolishedTrendingGuwahati: State govt on Monday conducted a drive to evict 667 families allegedly encroaching over 600 bighas of land in lower Assam's Goalpara district. The families mostly belong to the Bengali-speaking Muslim community, officials said.
Tourism in Meghalaya thrives, visitors throng hill destination

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Mukut Das

NewsCity Newsguwahati NewsTourism in Meghalaya thrives, visitors throng hill destinationTrendingSohra: Tourist flow to Meghalaya continues with great enthusiasm as visitors explore the breathtaking views of hills and waterfalls.
‘Huge conspiracy’ against Assam since independence: Sarma on Dhubri row

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Mukut Das

News City News guwahati News ‘Huge conspiracy’ against Assam since independence: Sarma on Dhubri row Trending Guwahati: A ‘huge conspiracy' has been going on against the state since independence and eradicating it would require time, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday, while addressing the recent communal tension in Dhubri and the subsequent shoot-on-sight order, post-6 pm, after a piece of meat was reportedly recovered near a place of worship.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a...
BJP mobilises grassroots workers for 2026 Assam assembly polls

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Mukut Das

NewsCity Newsguwahati NewsBJP mobilises grassroots workers for 2026 Assam assembly pollsTrendingGuwahati: With barely 10 months remaining for the Assam assembly elections, over 65 lakh BJP workers are actively engaging in political activities across the state to inspire people from all sections of society to participate in the democratic process.Executive meetings of 433 mandal committees under 39 organisational districts of BJP across the state commenced on Sunday.
Isolated tourist spot chosen to murder Raja

2 weeks ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Mukut Das

Sohra: The spot where Indore tourist Raja Raghuvanshi was allegedly hacked by four individuals, including his wife, and his body was thrown into a deep gorge just steps away, is isolated but located in a place that never fails to attract anyone through its serene beauty. The spot, as well as the Weisawdong Falls, which is very near to the location, have been closed to tourists since 2023 following some litigation.
Sonam Raghuvanshi says she was forced into marriage; cops reveal Raja Raghuvanshi was killed in fourth attempt

2 weeks ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Mukut Das |Manosh Das

NewsSonam Raghuvanshi says she was forced into marriage; cops reveal Raja Raghuvanshi was killed in fourth attemptSonam, along with her accomplices, confessed to murdering her husband, Raja Raghuvanshi, in a fourth attempt orchestrated between Guwahati and Sohra. Motivated by a forced marriage, Sonam and her friends plotted the murder in Indore before the wedding.
Raja was killed in 4th attempt by wife: Police

2 weeks ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Mukut Das |Manosh Das

SHILLONG: Indore transporter Raja Raghuvanshi was murdered in the fourth attempt by his wife Sonam Raghuvanshi and her accomplices on May 23 near Wei Sawdong falls in Cherrapunji during the couple's honeymoon, Meghalaya police said Thursday. "All accused, including Sonam, have admitted to the murder. The mastermind was her boyfriend Raj Kushwaha," East Khasi Hills SP Vivek Syiem said. "It was not a contract killing.