The third meeting of the Inland Waterways Development Council (IWDC 3.0), chaired by Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, approved Rs 900 crore worth of new inland waterways projects to expand India’s river transport network and strengthen Centre–State coordination. Key approvals for…
Two new toll gates have become operational in Assam this month, increasing the total number to 12. A toll gate was opened at Rangamati in Golaghat district on January 13, drawing protests from locals, while another began operating at Sulung…
Assam is strengthening its education infrastructure with 487 new school buildings under construction at a cost of Rs 3,269.86 crore under schemes such as RIDF, NESIDS and PM-DevINE. Education Minister Ranoj Pegu reviewed the progress of the projects, stressing timely…
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has announced a Rs 213.24 crore ropeway project connecting Kamakhya Railway Station with the Maa Kamakhya Temple. The 1.43-km ropeway will reduce travel time from 20 minutes to six minutes and serve over 16,500 passengers using…
Assam Police seized 148.40 grams of heroin and arrested one person during an intelligence-led anti-narcotics operation at Rajghat in Dholai, Cachar district, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The operation was carried out based on specific inputs as part of…
The Raijor Dal has given the Congress party a January 31 deadline to finalise seat-sharing among opposition parties for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections. The party said delays could weaken the opposition’s prospects and warned it may announce candidates unilaterally…
Assam is set to strengthen its global economic engagement by establishing a Centre of Excellence in collaboration with the World Economic Forum (WEF), Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said after discussions at the WEF Annual Meeting in Davos. The centre…
The centuries-old Jonbeel Mela entered its second day on Friday with the traditional barter system taking centre stage, attracting thousands of visitors near Jagiroad in Morigaon district. People from Karbi Anglong, Meghalaya, and the plains exchanged agricultural produce, forest goods,…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Assam on February 14 to inaugurate major infrastructure and connectivity projects, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The proposed visit includes inauguration of the Guwahati–North Guwahati bridge, the IIM Guwahati campus, and…
Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) has successfully completed a 4,058-metre horizontal directional drilling crossing beneath the Brahmaputra river in Jorhat district, marking one of the longest such crossings in the world. The achievement is part of the 1,635-km Paradip–Numaligarh crude oil…