The Union Government has released the second installment of XV Finance Commission grants worth ₹256.60 crore for Panchayati Raj Institutions and rural local bodies in Assam for the financial year 2025–26. The funds will benefit 27 district panchayats, 182 block…
The Assam government has issued a preliminary notification to bring Kumri Beel in Goalpara district under reserve forest status, covering about 270 hectares of land. The Additional District Commissioner of Goalpara has been appointed as the Forest Settlement Officer to…
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma condemned the alleged assault on a woman from Manipur and a transgender person from Assam in Delhi, calling the incident disturbing and unacceptable. The attack reportedly occurred in a park near Saket Court after…
The Assam BJP has raised concerns over alleged protocol lapses during President Droupadi Murmu’s visit to West Bengal for the 9th International Santhal Conference. Party spokesperson Mita Nath Bora claimed the venue shift from Bidhannagar in Siliguri to Bagdogra limited…
The Assam Transport Department has urged vehicle owners to clear pending road taxes and update documents before March 31, the end of the financial year. Transport official Gautam Das said unpaid taxes can block renewal of important documents like fitness…
A forest worker, Tularam Gogoi, was seriously injured in a rhino attack while on patrol in Kaziranga National Park on Saturday. The incident occurred near the Narmora forest camp under the Kohora range. He was first treated at Kohora Model…
The body of an unidentified young woman was recovered on Sunday from Kakochang Waterfall on the Bokakhat–Karbi Anglong border. Local residents spotted the body floating in deep water and informed Dolamora Police. Police reached the spot, recovered the body, and…
Workers of the Northeast Frontier Railway Employees Union staged a protest in Chaygaon, Kamrup district, against Senior Engineer Uday Chandra Bhanu. The union accused the official of long-term harassment, exploitation of workers, and departmental irregularities. Around 50 employees participated in…
The body of Abhijit Saikia, a teacher from Titabor in Assam’s Jorhat district, was recovered from a river in Nagaland nearly a week after he went missing. Saikia had recently joined Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in the Usha area and…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that around 40 lakh beneficiary families will receive ₹9,000 each under the Orunodoi scheme on March 10. The announcement was made during a live social media interaction before the seventh day of the…