Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that 880 hectares of forest land in Sribhumi district have been cleared of encroachment and recovered for reforestation after an eviction drive. Calling it a “mission accomplished,” he said the government…
Even before the announcement of Assembly election dates, the Assam administration has begun preparations for the polls, likely to be declared by end of this month or early March. Elections may be held in one or two phases, depending on…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said police have registered a case following a complaint by Congress leaders over a controversial AI-generated video uploaded and later deleted by the state BJP. He added that a BJP worker has…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Assam on February 14 for the 38th time in 11 years, with programmes in Upper Assam and Guwahati. He will attend an Indian Air Force showcase at the emergency landing facility at Moran, featuring…
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday termed the Supreme Court’s ruling upholding Assam’s authority to evict encroachments from forest land a landmark decision. He said the judgment will streamline eviction drives by reducing legal delays. As per the ruling,…
A day after the Election Commission released Assam’s final electoral rolls, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that lakhs of D-voters were removed during the Special Revision exercise. He said the deletions followed complaints by BJP workers and asserted that…
The Assam government on Monday distributed land ownership application forms to tea garden workers as part of its land patta initiative. In Jorhat district, 37,133 forms were distributed across 84 tea estates, while 981 forms were given to workers in…
The newly formed Jai Bharat Party has announced it will contest 40 constituencies in the upcoming Assam Assembly elections. The party confirmed that its state president, Teharu Gaur, will contest from the Biswanath LAC. At a district-level meeting in Biswanath,…
The Prime Minister’s Office has confirmed the introduction of a new Vande Bharat Express from Dibrugarh along with major railway infrastructure upgrades. The plan includes a Vande Bharat terminus, modernisation of the railway workshop, redevelopment of Dibrugarh Town station, and…
The final photo electoral rolls for all six Assembly constituencies in Tinsukia district were published on February 10, 2026, ahead of the Assam Assembly elections. The district now has 10,03,490 registered voters across Shadia, Doomdooma, Margherita, Digboi, Makum and Tinsukia…