Guwahati: Gauhati University has announced that its NSS volunteers Ms Himakshi Chaudhary, representing KHS College, and Ms Arundhati Hazarika have been conferred the State NSS Award for the 2024–25 session. The university congratulated both awardees, highlighting their commitment to community…

Guwahati: Fifteen teachers from across Assam have been selected for the State Teachers’ Award 2026 for their dedication to education, innovative teaching methods, contributions to students and schools, and community service. Education Minister Ranoj Pegu congratulated the awardees, saying the…

Silchar: Heavy rainfall has triggered soil erosion along the Jamira-Bairabi railway section, affecting around 70 metres of track and prompting the Northeast Frontier Railway to begin restoration work. Due to the damage, several trains scheduled for September 4 and 5…

Guwahati: The All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) has criticised Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s remarks that factors beyond potholes should be examined in the Khetri road accident that claimed seven lives. AASU president Utpal Sarma termed the comments insensitive and…

Dergaon: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced plans to establish two new specialised police battalions—one for disaster response and another to protect ONGC and Oil India installations. The decisions were taken during a two-day conference of senior police…

Guwahati: Two cars collided head-on under the Ganeshguri flyover late Wednesday night, leaving the driver of an i10 seriously injured. The crash involved a Tata Nexon travelling from GS Road towards Kahilipara and an i10 heading from Ganeshguri towards Zoo…

Guwahati: Raijor Dal has said that fundamental ideological differences with the Congress made it difficult for the two parties to sustain a long-term alliance. The party’s working president Bhasko De Saikia and general secretaries Russell Hussain and Chinmoy Bora said…

Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has extended his support to the upcoming historical drama ‘Four Rivers Six Ranges’, which portrays the role of Tibetan resistance fighters in helping the 14th Dalai Lama reach India safely in 1959. Khandu…

Guwahati: A wholesale shop at Lakhimi Nagar in Hatigaon was gutted in a fire on Friday morning, with goods worth an estimated ₹80 lakh to ₹1 crore reportedly destroyed. The blaze broke out at a Trishakti wholesale shop opposite Uttam…

Guwahati: Hatigaon Police detained three people for questioning after conducting a raid at Hotel Star Inn in Sijubari following information from local residents about suspected suspicious activities. The hotel manager and several employees were also questioned during the operation. Police…

Sriharikota: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the GSLV-F17 carrying Earth observation satellite EOS-05 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 2:55 am on Friday. The satellite was placed into its intended sub-geosynchronous transfer orbit, with ISRO chief…