The district administration on Wednesday carried out a large eviction drive at Mahmaradia Char under Palasbari revenue circle in Kamrup district to clear alleged encroachments on government land. Around 500 bighas of land and nearly 100 houses were cleared using…

The Assam government has initiated work to establish the Birangana Sati Sadhani Kalakshetra at Kamargaon under the Bokakhat constituency. The project will come up on about 42 bighas of land near Uroniyahatu. Cabinet Minister and local MLA Atul Bora recently…

A 16-year-old girl, identified as Sarita Kumari, was found dead inside her bedroom in Maligaon on Thursday. Police and forensic teams reached the spot and have launched an investigation to ascertain the cause and circumstances of her death.

The Guwahati Municipal Corporation has officially renamed Rajiv Gandhi Path as Maniram Dewan Path after completing all formalities and receiving no public objections. The road, stretching from Jyotikuchi to ISBT Maniram Dewan Trade Centre in Ward No. 22, has been…

The Assam Cabinet on Thursday approved a dedicated sessions court for day-to-day trial in the case related to singer Zubeen Garg to expedite proceedings. It also cleared the ASHA Express scheme to provide two-wheelers to over 36,000 ASHA workers and…

Despite having 130 GW of renewable energy potential, the Northeast has planned deployment of only 2.3 GW, highlighting a major investment gap, speakers said at the Northeast India Clean Energy Conclave 2026 in Guwahati. The region’s power demand is projected…

The Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) has announced a 36-hour system shutdown from 9:00 PM on February 28 to 9:00 AM on March 2, 2026, due to cloud migration work. During this period, all consumer and internal portals, including…

Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan escalated sharply after renewed border clashes, with Islamabad declaring “open war” against the Afghan Taliban. Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Kabul, Kandahar and Paktia under Operation Ghazab Lil Haq, hours after Afghan forces attacked Pakistani…

The Assam Cabinet on Thursday announced the state’s highest-ever single-day DBT under the Orunodoi scheme, with 39.70 lakh beneficiaries set to receive Rs 9,000 each on March 10, amounting to nearly Rs 3,600 crore. The Cabinet also approved decentralisation of…

Assam BJP president Dilip Saikia on Thursday clarified that no party candidate has been finalised for any Assembly constituency, stating that only the BJP parliamentary board will announce names. Addressing speculation over Mariani, he said candidate selection will be based…

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said infighting among Opposition parties over seat-sharing could prevent the Congress from securing the Leader of the Opposition post after the Assam Assembly elections. He claimed Congress may fall short of the required…