Two poetry books—Iswarak Adin Log Pale and Chicha Gharar Gaan—by Pradip Parashar were released on Saturday during the 182nd meeting of Gyan Monjuri Aluchana Chakra at Gurucharan Medhi Bhawan in Morigaon. The event also featured a felicitation programme moderated by…

Gauhati University conducted a two-day Basic Trauma Life Support (BTLS) training programme on March 24–25 in collaboration with SaveLIFE Foundation. The programme aimed to build awareness and train participants in emergency response skills such as patient assessment, airway management, bleeding…

The Haj Committee of India has directed selected Haj 2026 pilgrims to pay the remaining amount by March 31, failing which flight bookings will not be confirmed. Pilgrims from Assam and the Northeast must pay balances based on embarkation points…

Debabrata Saikia has alleged that the BJP government has “betrayed” the people of Assam on multiple issues ahead of the Assembly elections. The Congress leader criticised the implementation of the CAA, claiming it went against public sentiment and the Assam…

The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has stepped up its campaign in Assam, deploying senior leaders in a strong push to expand beyond its Jharkhand base. Jharkhand ministers Chamra Linda and Deepak Birua are leading the effort, holding strategy meetings and…

Akhil Gogoi has strengthened his position in Assam politics, with his party securing 13 seats in alliance with Congress ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, up from just one seat in 2021. Once a grassroots activist, Gogoi rose to prominence…

A powerful explosion in Jorhat on Saturday afternoon left two people dead, including an eight-year-old child, and two others critically injured. The blast occurred around 3:30 pm at a rented house in Rajamaidam New Colony, causing panic in the densely…

Pre-election tensions escalated in Assam with violent clashes reported from Sonitpur and Nagaon districts during intensified campaigning. In Sonitpur’s Naduar constituency, BJP worker Prince Saikia and others were injured during clashes at Tupia following earlier tensions between BJP and Congress…

As the Assam Assembly elections near, campaigning has intensified across the state despite poor weather conditions. Gaurav Gogoi, addressing a rally in Titabor, backed Congress candidate Pran Kurmi and invoked former CM Tarun Gogoi. He accused Chief Minister Himanta Biswa…

Mallikarjun Kharge will release the Congress manifesto today (March 29) for the April 9 Assam Assembly elections, announced Jitendra Singh. The manifesto, prepared after months of public outreach across Assam, will be unveiled in Lakhimpur, where Kharge is also scheduled…

Narendra Modi has expressed strong confidence that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will continue in power in Assam, stating that the State is set for “five more years” of a double-engine government. Ahead of his April 1 visit, Modi highlighted…