Guwahati is the largest city in Indian state of Assam. Previously known as Gauhati, the city is one of the fastest emerging metropolitans in India. This largest city in the north-east region is considered as Gateway of the north-east Region.

Guwahati

Guwahati is the largest city in Indian state of Assam. Previously known as Gauhati, the city is one of the fastest emerging metropolitans in India. This largest city in the north-east region is considered as Gateway of the north-east Region. The city has been a place of prime imporatance for a very longtime. A survey conducted by a leading UK agency found the city one among the 100 fastest developing cities in the world. It ranked 5th in terms of fastest developing Indian cities. Due to its importance as one of the most important commercial, trade and political hub latest news from Guwahati is common phenomenon.

The capital city of Assam Dispur is a part of the city. The city of Guwahati stunningly situated on the banks of Brahmaputra amidst the foothills of the Shillong plateau, is one of the most admired cities in the north-eastern region. The city is home to a large population comprising people from different states like Bihar and west Bengal. The city is widely acclaimed as a place where people of different regions reside in complete harmony. The city of Guwahati features a subtropical climate.

There are various myths and legends attached to the history of Guwahati. Although there is no concrete evidences about the history of the city but city is considered one of the major cities in the north-east region. The city has been mentioned in various epics, puranas, and other kinds of historical literature.

The city of Guwahati is also a tourists paradise as it is replete with various tourist attractions. Some of the major tourist attraction in Guwahati are Assam State Museum, Kamakhya Temple, Navagraha Temple, Srimanta Sankardeva Kalashetra, Ugratara Temple, Vasistha Ashram, Assam State Zoo and Botanical Garden, Sukreswar Temple, Doul Govind Mandir and ISKCON. Your tour to Guwahati could be one of the best experiences of your life.

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Film on Assam village chosen for UK archive - 19 May 2013
Guwahati, May 19 (IANS) An Assamese documentary film has been selected to be archived at the Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI) of Great Britain and Ireland... at the 5th Cine ASA Guwahati International Film Festival and the India

Medical aid on sail - documenting the boat clinics of Assam - 19 May 2013
northeast premiere in Guwahati on May 24. There are also plans of screening

Law and order has improved in Assam: Gogoi - 18 May 2013
Guwahati, May 18 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said here Saturday there was considerable improvement in the law and order situation in the state over the past 12 years.He added that the government has been able to bring almost

Northeast railway projects will be delayed - 18 May 2013
Lumding (200 km north of Assam's main city of Guwahati)-Agartala, Agartala-Sabroom... Guwahati passes through Lumding (in Assam's Nagaon district) which connects Tripura's

President awards excellence in Guwahati - 17 May 2013
Guwahati, May 17 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the Asom Ratna Award for 2012 on writer late Mamoni Raisom Goswami and Sharmila Tagare for thier contribution towards the society, especially for the upliftment of women during

Woman Maoist rebel nabbed in Assam - 16 May 2013
Guwahati, May 16 (IANS) A woman Maoist cadre was arrested here and a man detained for alleged links with the rebels, police said Thursday.Kabita Rabha... of the Assam police had nabbed two top Maoists leaders from near Guwahati

Assam might consider updating citizens register: Gogoi - 16 May 2013
Guwahati, May 16 (IANS) The Assam government might take up the process of updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) throughout the state, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said Thursday.Meeting a delegation of the All Assam Students' Union

PM has no cash, owns a 1996 Maruti car - 15 May 2013
Guwahati, May 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh does not have any cash in hand and owns a 1996 Maruti car, unlike many of his colleagues.This... that he is a resident of house No.3989, Nandan Nagar, in Guwahati's Sarumotoria

'Will do all I can to accelerate Assam's economy to remove poverty', assures PM - 15 May 2013
Guwahati, May 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, who submitted his nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha seat from here today, expressed his gratitude to Assam for sending him to the upper house and said that he would do all

PM files Rajya Sabha nomination from Assam - 15 May 2013
Guwahati, May 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh filed his nomination for a fifth consecutive term in the Rajya Sabha here Wednesday.Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh, who is in charge of Assam, accompanied the prime minister

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