CM Himanta Biswa Sarma launched a tea tourism project to promote Assam’s tea heritage. The Durrung Tea Estate bungalow in Sonitpur has been converted into a luxury hotel by Postcard Hotel Group. Sarma said the initiative will boost tourism, create…
Najma Mukherjee’s short story Flying Fish, translated from Assamese by Dr. Merry Baruah, is featured in Bandaged Moments by Niyogi Books. The anthology, edited by Nabanita Sengupta and Nishi Pulugurtha, focuses on women’s perspectives on mental health.
Heavy rain caused severe waterlogging in Guwahati, disrupting traffic and flooding homes and shops. GMC deployed pumps at Balibaat and Rukminigaon for relief, while officials inspected Panjabari. Residents expressed frustration over recurring monsoon woes despite civic measures.
A pregnant woman, Bharati Tanti, died en route to hospital after failing to get timely ambulance support at Deamoolie Tea Estate near Doomdooma. Her stillborn baby and death triggered late-night protests by tea garden workers, who blamed the estate's lack…
The Assam government has renamed the State Institute of Panchayat and Rural Development as the "Golap Borbora State Institute of Panchayat and Rural Development, Assam" to honour former Chief Minister Golap Borbora.
Gaurav Gogoi will formally assume office as APCC president on June 3. Ahead of this, he will tour Jorhat, Nazira, Sivasagar, Golaghat, and Nagaon, interacting with the public and Congress workers. A preparation meeting was held at Rajiv Bhawan on…
Following India’s ‘Operation Sindoor’ targeting terror camps in PoJK, Pakistan responded with heavy shelling, killing three Indian civilians. The Indian Army confirmed the loss and retaliated strongly. Artillery exchanges continue along the LoC, with significant damage reported on the Pakistani…
The NDA won 33 out of 36 seats in the Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council elections. BJP took 6 seats, while ally Rabha Hasong Jautho Sangraam Samiti won 27. Congress secured just one seat; two went to Independents. CEM Tankeswar Rabha…
Kaziranga National Park has witnessed a surge in tourism, with domestic visitors rising from 1.24 lakh in 2014-15 to 3.88 lakh in 2024-25. The park recently hosted Bhutan’s King, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and global diplomats. Recognized by The New…
An hour before the HS first-year Economics exam on Saturday, the question paper was allegedly leaked, following a similar leak of the Mathematics paper two days earlier. The Assam State School Education Board (ASSEB) conducted the exam as students had…