Police in Dhubri uncovered a scam targeting underprivileged women through a fake "Support India Development Programme." The scheme, active since January, lured over 3,000 women into buying household items and recruiting others with false promises of financial gains. The prime…
The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) issued show-cause notices to five leaders of its Hailakandi unit, including district president Shamsuddin Barlaskar, after a ruckus disrupted a party meeting. The chaos occurred during APCC chief Bhupen Kumar Borah's visit, forcing him…
With the Prime Minister, union ministers, foreign ambassadors, and industrialists visiting Guwahati for the Jhumoir dance event and Advantage Assam 2.0 business summit, police have intensified security measures. Additional personnel from other districts are working round the clock to ensure…
The Rashtriya Sevika Samiti, the women's wing of the RSS, began its two-day All India Executive and Delegation Meeting at IIT Guwahati. RSS chief Dr. Mohan Bhagwat emphasized social service and cultural preservation in his keynote address. Attended by 107…
The Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) has initiated a major cleaning drive across the city ahead of upcoming VVIP and VIP visits. Excavators and road-sweeping machines are clearing unauthorized construction and demolition waste, focusing on roadsides and footpaths along MT Road…
Chinese virologists, led by Shi Zhengli, have discovered a new bat coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, which can bind to human ACE2 receptors—the same pathway used by COVID-19. The virus, part of the merbecovirus subgenus linked to MERS, showed the ability to infect…
The Assam Minorities Development Board distributed seven e-rickshaws in Dibrugarh on February 21 under the State-Owned Priority Development (SOPD) program. Rahan Ahmed, President of the Dibrugarh District Minority Morcha, handed over the e-rickshaws in the presence of Ward Councillor Srimanta…
Basistha Police arrested Rabin Ali (22) and Jahidul Islam (25) during a night patrol for a mobile shop burglary in Guwahati's Lakhtokia area. The suspects, caught at Paltan Bazaar Railway Station and near Dhirenpur FRU, possessed 29 stolen mobile phones…
The Assam government will award ₹25,000 to each participant in the upcoming Jhumoir Binandini event on February 24 at Guwahati's Sarusajai Stadium. Over 8,000 young dancers from Assam’s tea gardens will perform the world’s largest Jhumoir dance, celebrating 200 years…
Ahead of Advantage Assam 2.0, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated Reliance Consumer Products Limited's Rs 250 crore beverage unit in Changsari. The Campa Cola plant will generate 300 direct and 1,000 indirect jobs. Spanning 6 lakh sq. ft., it…