Infighting has surfaced within the Assam Congress ahead of the Assembly elections, with party workers from Laharighat moving the high command over candidate selection. In a memorandum to AICC leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the workers accused sitting MLA Dr. Ashif…
The Assam government has notified the nomination of five new members to the Assam State Commission for Minorities for a three-year term. The appointed members are Jaspal Singh, Sanjay Toppo, Osman Gani, Biswabaran Barua and Dhanindra Surana. Earlier, Tabibar Rahman…
The Assam State School Education Board (ASSEB), Division-I, has directed district Inspectors of Schools to ensure Aadhaar mandatory biometric updates for students seeking Class XI admission. The order, based on a UIDAI communication, states that students must complete the biometric…
The Gauhati High Court ruled that obtaining a degree without prior permission violates service conduct rules and amounts to misconduct, though the degree remains valid. A Division Bench held that an employee facing disciplinary proceedings cannot be appointed to an…
Tea garden-based organisations, including AASAA and AYSAA, have criticised the Assam government’s decision to raise daily wages of tea workers by Rs 30. The revised wages stand at Rs 280 in the Brahmaputra valley and Rs 258 in the Barak…
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Saturday accused the Assam BJP government of neglecting Assamese culture while addressing the Samay Paribartan Yatra in Demow. He said the Congress campaign focuses on protecting Assam’s cultural identity and promised justice in the Zubeen…
Assam BJP president Dilip Saikia said the party will release its Assembly election candidate list in phases after Dol Utsav. Speaking in Nalbari, he said preparations are in the final stage and familiar, trusted faces will be given preference. Saikia…
The Chief Minister’s Vigilance Cell has filed a chargesheet against two PSOs of singer Zubeen Garg in a disproportionate assets case. The chargesheet was submitted on Friday in a special court. The accused, Nandeswar Borah and Paresh Baishya, were arrested…
The Assam government has signed an MoU with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to conduct pre-feasibility studies for five proposed greenfield airports at Manas, Umrangso, Charaideo, Diphu and Majuli. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the locations are important…
The Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) has demanded a high-level investigation into alleged large-scale irregularities in the ADRE recruitment process. The party cited claims of forged documents used to secure reserved posts, noting that 98 candidates have already been declared ineligible…