A total of 38 candidates have filed nominations for the November 13 by-election to five Assam Legislative Assembly seats. The constituencies are Dholai, Sidli, Bongaigaon, Behali, and Samaguri. Scrutiny is set for October 28, with the last date for withdrawal…
The Assam Police Special Task Force (STF) conducted a successful raid at Guwahati Railway Station, leading to the arrest of a drug trafficker. The operation, led by Inspector Kapil Pathak, resulted in the seizure of 30 vials containing 40.94 grams…
The Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) imposed fines on several businesses across Guwahati on Friday for violating municipal regulations. Offenses included failure to display trade licenses, dumping construction materials on roads, and littering. Fines ranged from Rs 1,000 to Rs 10,000,…
A man, Ranjit Garh, was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Margherita early Friday morning. The elephant, in search of food, dragged him from his residence. Local police and forest officials recovered the body, and a post-mortem is…
Assam Legislative Assembly Speaker Biswajit Daimary launched the "Giyanni Fungkha" app to support Class IX and X students in Bodo and Assamese medium schools with Mathematics and Science. The app, aimed at addressing the shortage of teachers and financial barriers…
The rare Hoolock Gibbons, typically found in Dehing Patkai National Park and Barekuri, have also been spotted in Kachijan village, Tinsukia. Despite this, authorities and environmental groups have largely ignored their presence. Locals report ongoing forest destruction in the nearby…
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $434.25 million loan to boost Assam's renewable energy capacity, aiming to increase solar energy production to 3,000 MW by 2030. The project includes constructing a 500 MW grid-connected solar facility in Karbi…
A medical team in Tezpur, led by Dr. Manoj Mirdha and his daughter Dr. Shehnaz Parveez, successfully performed the first In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) procedure in central Assam. A couple from Thelamara, who had struggled with infertility for six years,…
The Assam government has begun preparations for next year's floods, with plans to build 240 km of new embankments, according to Water Resources Minister Pijush Hazarika. Tenders will be floated soon, and construction is set to start in January. Hazarika…
The Gauhati High Court has kept pending a petition raising concerns over the non-declaration of eco-sensitive zones (ESZ) in Kaziranga National Park and the proliferation of resorts in animal corridors. Filed by Rajeev Bhattacharyya, the petition highlighted that the Assam…