Assam is a state in India, situated south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of 78,438 km2 (30,285 sq mi). The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur to the east; Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram and Bangladesh to the south; and West Bengal to the west via the Siliguri Corridor, a 22 kilometres (14 mi) strip of land that connects the state to the rest of India. Myanmar lies in about 1 hour distance connected to the easternmost part of Assam through the Ledo Road.
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati is a public institution established by the Government of India, located in Guwahati, in the state of Assam in India. It is the sixth Indian Institute of Technology established in India.
The Northeast Frontier Railway, is one of the 18 railway zones in India. Headquartered in Maligaon, Guwahati in the state of Assam, it is responsible for rail operations in the entire Northeast and parts of West Bengal and Bihar.
G Plus, also known as Guwahati Plus is an Indian English-language weekly tabloid newspaper based in Guwahati, India. The newspaper is published every Saturday. It mainly covers news of Guwahati, the largest city of North East Indian state Assam.
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, also known as Guwahati International Airport and formerly as 'Borjhar Airport', is the primary international airport of the North-Eastern States of India. It is located at Borjhar, 26 km (16 mi) from Dispur, the capital city of the state of Assam and 28 km (18 mi) from Guwahati and is named after Late Gopinath Bordoloi, a freedom fighter and the first Chief Minister of Assam after India's independence. The airport is managed by Airports Authority of India and also serves as an Indian Air Force base.
The Guwahati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC) is one of the busiest tea trading facilities in the world. It is located in Guwahati and its primary commodity under the hammer is Assam tea. It was established in 1970. It has seen the largest volume of CTC tea auction in the world.
Guwahati railway station is located in the heart of Guwahati, Assam. It is the first fully solar operated railway station in India. An ISO CERTIFIED STATION [ISO 14001:2015], for its clean and green environment throughout the station premises. It is rated as A1 category station. Just behind the Guwahati Railway Station is the Assam State Transport Corporation Bus Station. This is in the Paltan Bazaar area of Guwahati from where most of the private bus companies operate connecting Guwahati with the rest of the state and the Northeast.
Garchuk Lachit Garh or Fort, now popularly known as Lachit Garh, is located in the South Western part of the Guwahati city to the west of Ahomgaon. The fort was constructed during the times of Lachit Borphukan around the year 1670, and stretches from the northern Fatasil hills at Garchuk locality cutting across the National Highway (N.H.)-37 at Garchuk Charali to the southern hills via Pamahi and Moinakhurung. The length of the fortification is about 3 km.
News Live is a 24×7 Assamese satellite news channel broadcasting news, current affairs and infotainment programmes, which is owned by Pride East Entertainments Pvt. Ltd. a Guwahati-based media group.
New Farakka Junction is a railway station on the Howrah-New Jalpaiguri line and is located in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. New Farakka Junction railway station lies south of the Farakka Barrage.
The New Bongaigaon–Guwahati section of the Barauni–Guwahati line connects New Bongagaon and Guwahati in the Indian state of Assam.
The Barauni–Guwahati Railway line connects Barauni Junction in the Indian state of Bihar and Guwahati in Assam. It is a linkage of prime importance for Northeastern India.
The Guwahati–Lumding section is a broad-gauge railway line connecting Guwahati and Lumding Junction. The 179-kilometre (111 mi) long railway line operates in the Indian state of Assam. It is under the jurisdiction of Northeast Frontier Railway zone.
The Guwahati Metro is a rapid transit proposed for the city of Guwahati, Assam, India. The total system consists of 4 corridors covering a distance of 61.42 km. in phase one of the Guwahati Metro.
National Highway 17 is a National Highway in India running from Sevoke in West Bengal to Guwahati in Assam. This Highway runs mainly through the hilly terrain. It starts from its junction with NH-10 near Sevoke and connects Bagrakote, Chalsa, Nagarkata, Goyerkata, Birpara, Falakata, Sonarpur, Coochbehar, Tufanganj in West Bengal; Golakganj, Bilasipara, North Salmara, Goalpara, Boko and terminating at its junction with NH-27 near Guwahati in Assam.
The 2015–16 I-League 2nd Division was the ninth edition of the I-League 2nd division, the second-highest division in India.
Guwahati Theatre Festival is an annual theatre festival held in Guwahati city of Assam state, India. The festival is organized by G Plus, an English-language weekly tabloid newspaper in Guwahati. The festival aims to provide a platform to performing groups to showcase their productions before a new audience in the Guwahati city and North East region.
