A 17-year-old boy, Arindam Kumar, drowned while swimming with friends in a pond near Diphu’s botanical garden on Friday. Despite efforts to save him, he sank in the middle of the pond. Locals later recovered his body, which was sent…
Alleged Naga miscreants set parts of Dissoi Valley Reserve Forest in Jorhat on fire, days after a similar incident in Tiru Hills Reserve Forest. Locals claim the fires are part of a land-grabbing effort, while Forest Department sources suggest they…
Assam has emerged as the leader in National Highway (NH) development in the Northeast, with the highest number of projects and the longest road network under construction. The state has received Rs 39,239 crore in investment, the largest in the…
The Sonitpur District Road Safety Committee (DRSC) met to review road safety initiatives. Officials discussed iRAD data entry, NHIDCL’s maintenance work, and PWRD’s safety measures on Bindukuri-Rangapara Road. Awareness drives under the Chota Cop initiative were also emphasized.
Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) has launched a fisheries project in Sankar Beel, Morangi. Officials released two quintals of fish and plan to cultivate 30 quintals experimentally. Plans also include rural tourism promotion, a boat race on April 22, and a…
Police recovered the body of Nongbow Choupu near an oil rig in Digboi, Tinsukia district. Authorities suspect he fell while attempting oil theft in the restricted area. Security concerns have been raised over ongoing pilfering activities in the region.
The Guwahati Jal Board (GJB) will conduct a hydrotest on a 100mm DI pipeline at PWD Right of Way in North Guwahati on February 27 and March 26, 2025. Officials warn of possible water leakages but assure quick resolutions.
A group of miscreants opened fire on the police in Guwahati’s Narengi area on Tuesday evening, injuring a Noonmati Police officer. The attackers, traveling in a vehicle (AS 12 AE 2086), tried to flee but were intercepted. One suspect, Sabin…
A CBI court in Guwahati sentenced former Gauhati High Court Record Arranger Wahed Ali to six years of rigorous imprisonment and a ₹1.8 lakh fine for embezzling ₹38.88 lakh. Initially booked in 1996 for misappropriating ₹81,000, a deeper probe uncovered…
Assam’s government schools have doubled their A+ Grade accreditation since 2017-18, reaching 13,300 in 2025, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced. A Grade schools also increased to 13,952, while lower-grade schools saw a sharp decline. The Chief Minister credited teachers…