A coal mine labourer from Ratabari in Assam’s Sribhumi district, declared dead after a blast in an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya, returned home alive three days after his family performed his last rites. Shyambabu Sinha, reported missing after the…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the BJP’s Booth Vijay Sankalp Sabha in Guwahati, said the Union Budget has prioritised Assam and the Northeast, focusing on connectivity and economic self-reliance. He accused the Congress of decades of neglect and claimed Assam…
The Supreme Court is set to hear on February 16 petitions seeking action against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over a viral video allegedly showing him firing a rifle at members of a particular community. The matter is likely…
The Union Cabinet has approved a 4-lane access-controlled greenfield corridor from Gohpur to Numaligarh in Assam, including a 15.79-km road-cum-rail tunnel under the Brahmaputra River. The Rs 18,662-crore project will be built under EPC mode. The corridor will reduce the…
A 25-year-old Assamese youth, Zubin Nath from Barpathar in Bijni, allegedly died in an industrial accident at a tile manufacturing unit in Bengaluru on Friday. He was reportedly caught in a tile-making machine at SLV Granites on Magadi Main Road…
The Assam State Film Awards for 2020 and 2021 were announced by Cultural Affairs Minister Bimal Borah in Tingkhong. Balconit Bhogowan won Best Film for 2020, while Xobdo Nixobda Kolahal bagged the honour for 2021. In short films, Kumu (2020)…
The Assam government has carried out a major reshuffle of IPS and APS officers across districts, CID units and police commissionerates. Several senior officers have been transferred and given new postings, including changes in CID (Crime Against Women & Children),…
The Gauhati High Court has allowed the Assam government to proceed with the Maa Kamakhya Temple Access Corridor Project under the PM-DevINE scheme. The court held that the project would improve pilgrim access without harming the temple’s core structure or…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Northeast’s first Emergency Landing Facility on the Moran Bypass in Dibrugarh, Assam. Built at a cost of ₹100 crore, the 4.2-km highway strip can serve as an emergency runway for military and civilian aircraft…
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said development projects worth nearly ₹1,300 crore are underway across the state and announced the upcoming introduction of the Vande Bharat Express to boost connectivity. He also revealed plans to four-lane the Agartala–Udaipur road and…