The All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) staged a three-hour protest in Kajalgaon, demanding educational reforms. Key issues include establishing 35 new Bodo-medium high schools, upgrading 101 high schools to higher secondary, and recruiting teachers. ABSU also seeks Bodo language inclusion…
Union Minister Pabitra Margherita announced a mega textile conclave in Guwahati to promote the handloom and handicraft sector. The event will involve Northeast government departments, industry stakeholders, and social entities to explore new opportunities. Highlighting Assam's unique Muga silk, Margherita…
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has urged the Centre to establish a defence corridor in Assam to strengthen supply chains for defence equipment. Highlighting the strategic importance of the region, he emphasized the need for readiness against potential threats to…
Deep divers from the Indian Navy recovered the body of Ganga Bahadur Srestho, a miner from Nepal, trapped in an 85-foot-deep flooded mine in Umrangso. Rescue operations continue for eight others still trapped, with personnel from the Navy, Army, and…
The Assam Book Fair in Guwahati, jointly organized by Publication Board Assam and All Assam Publishers' and Book Sellers' Association, concluded with books worth ₹7 crore sold. Over 118 stalls participated, attracting nearly 5 lakh visitors in 12 days. The…
Assam has witnessed a significant rise in tourist footfall, with around 78 lakh visitors, including 26,000 foreigners, in the last financial year. Padmapani Bora, MD of Assam Tourism Development Corporation, attributes this to improved law and order, aggressive marketing, and…
The District Election Officer, Kamrup (M), released the final electoral roll for five Assembly Constituencies: Dispur, Dimoria, New Guwahati, Guwahati Central, and Jalukbari. A total of 10,58,029 voters are registered across 1,113 polling stations. Constituencies vary in voter distribution, with…
The Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) raided and sealed several Dispur hotels, including Hotel Bismilla and Hotel Aziz, for operating without licenses and violating food safety norms. The hotels also sold prohibited items like beef. GMC assured ongoing investigations and strict…
IIT Guwahati researchers, led by Prof. Dipankar Bandyopadhyay, have created a nanotechnology-based method for precise cholesterol and triglyceride detection using Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS). The innovation uses bimetallic nanostructures, significantly enhancing diagnostic sensitivity for real-time monitoring. This approach aims to…
A Maoist IED blast killed eight District Reserve Guard jawans and a driver in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Monday. The explosion, which left a seven-foot-deep crater, occurred in Kutra around 2:15 pm as the victims were returning from an operation…