The Assam Government’s Department of School Education has granted Special Casual Leave (CL) to eligible delegates attending the 41st Bi-Annual General Meeting of the Sadou Asom Karmachari Parishad (SAKP), scheduled in Nalbari from October 10 to 12, 2026. According to…
Students of B Borooah College staged a protest outside the institution on Thursday, demanding a thorough and impartial investigation into the death of Himashree Boro. Her body was reportedly recovered beside a railway track in Andhra Pradesh days after she…
Electric auto-rickshaw drivers in Guwahati will stop operating through Ola and Uber from October 10, 2026, and switch exclusively to Peindia, according to the All Guwahati Auto Drivers’ Unity Forum. The forum said the decision followed an agreement on revised…
Guwahati: Gauhati University and a senior Thai delegation discussed expanding cooperation in higher education, research, information technology, tourism, culture, training and academic exchanges during a meeting on Tuesday. The delegation was led by Urasa Mongkolnavin, Director-General, Department of South Asian,…
Khetri, Guwahati: A 17-year-old Class 11 student, identified as Gandiv Lahon Sharma, was found dead with his hands and legs tied inside his residence at Khetri under Dimoria constituency on Sunday. The teenager was a student of Sonapur Kendriya Vidyalaya…
A young man identified as Faruk Abdullah was detained by local residents at Beltola Tiniali in Guwahati on Monday morning after he was allegedly found to be absconding in connection with a POCSO case registered in Barpeta. Locals reportedly informed…
Guwahati: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that the Assam government will develop 11 small hydropower projects with a combined capacity of 137.2 MW at an estimated cost of ₹2,617 crore to strengthen energy security and move towards becoming a…
The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Monday issued a weather alert for Darrang and Kamrup Metropolitan districts, warning of severe thunderstorms, lightning, and heavy rainfall in the next few hours. Authorities said intense rain may cause waterlogging, poor…
The Assam government on Monday introduced the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the Assembly. The proposed law seeks to ban polygamy, regulate marriage and succession laws, and make registration of live-in relationships compulsory. The Bill, introduced on behalf of…
Gauhati University has received AICTE approval to introduce two five-year Integrated M.Tech programmes in Computer Science and Engineering and Information Technology from the 2026–27 academic session. The courses will be offered by the Department of Information Technology with an intake…