Residents of Dibrugarh have urged the Government of Assam to take strict action against “dummy schools” that operate mainly as coaching centres while enrolling students only on paper. Citizens say such institutions bypass regular classroom education and harm the integrity…
Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said the Government of Assam has invested ₹433 crore to upgrade infrastructure in mandirs and 22,923 namghars across Assam. In a post on X, Sarma said temples and namghars are not only places of worship…
Three candidates from Assam — Abhigyan Khaund (AIR 187), Abhigyan Jyoti Bora (AIR 570), and Bhaswata Saikia (AIR 777) — have cleared the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2025. Bora, a doctor from Jorhat, said patience and hard work are more…
An opposition alliance of four parties in Assam on Friday announced a joint statewide campaign ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. At a press conference in Guwahati, Gaurav Gogoi said coordinated campaign meetings will begin across the state soon, noting…
The fifth day of the Jana Ashirwad Yatra saw a large public turnout in Upper Assam, with Himanta Biswa Sarma saying the response exceeded expectations. During the visit, Sarma inaugurated the BJP’s six-storey Mandal office in Dibrugarh, located at Jeevan…
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted mostly dry weather across Assam over the next few days, with rainfall activity likely to increase later in the week. According to the IMD’s Regional Meteorological Centre Guwahati, March 6 will remain largely…
The Government of Assam has set up a one-man inquiry commission headed by former Gauhati High Court judge Justice H. N. Sarma to investigate the incident at the Bodoland Territorial Council Secretariat in Kokrajhar on November 29, 2025. The commission,…
UPPL president Pramod Boro on Friday strongly criticized the leadership of former BTC chief Hagrama Mohilary, alleging that the previous administration lacked clear policies and ran a syndicate-based system. Speaking at a programme at the UPPL district office in Bijni,…
A joint eviction drive was conducted at Uzanbazar Railway Colony in Guwahati on Thursday, resulting in the vacation of 15 railway quarters. The operation was carried out by officials of the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) following an order issued by…
A 22-year-old man died after a fire broke out in a cluster of shanties at Bamunimaidam in Guwahati around 12:30 am on Thursday. The victim, identified as Amrit Mahto, was reportedly asleep inside a temporary hut when the blaze started…