UP State Bridge Corporation Ltd has withdrawn from the Majuli-Jorhat bridge project, citing payment conflicts with its subcontractor, BRC. Construction, stalled since September 2024, achieved only 32% progress since its launch in November 2021. The ₹925.47 crore project will undergo…
Housing Minister Ashok Singhal announced that Guwahati Jal Board will provide 95,858 new tap water connections in South Central Guwahati this month. Applications open on the @gmdwsb app from December 2024, with a ₹7,000 subsidy for GMC ration cardholders. Residents…
A 67-year-old British tourist, Nigel Richard from Bradford, died of a heart attack after attending the Hornbill Festival in Kisama, Nagaland. He passed away at a Kohima hospital on Saturday night, police confirmed.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced plans to establish permanent BJP offices in all Assam mandals by 2026. Speaking at the inauguration of Sualkuchi Mandal's office, he emphasized these facilities would enhance public engagement. Sarma also launched the 12.2 km…
Employees of Lakwa Thermal Power Station (LTPS) staged a protest on Friday against the alleged privatization of India's power sector. Responding to a nationwide call by electricity employees' associations, they raised slogans against the Modi government and demanded a rollback…
Kaziranga Tiger Reserve and TSA Foundation India have partnered to conserve freshwater turtles, including the critically endangered black softshell turtle (Nilssonia nigricans). The initiative involves collecting and incubating turtle eggs from Nagsankar Temple, protecting them from predators. Hatchlings are given…
As part of the global 16-day activism campaign against violence against women, Aman National Network and the Alliance of Feminist Collectives in Assam highlighted the state's alarming statistics. With 32% of married women reporting spousal violence (NFHS-5) and a low…
The Assam Cabinet approved the creation of the Barak Valley Development Department on Saturday. Subsidies of ₹2 per liter will be provided to three ethanol production units. Sports pensions will now be ceiling-free. The Cabinet also announced compensation ranging from…
The Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) has criticized Assam's Education Department for abruptly altering the TET syllabus. The changes, introduced less than a month before the exam, shift focus to mathematics, general knowledge, and current affairs instead of subject-specific…
Advocate General Devajit Saikia has been appointed as a Board Director of the International Cricket Council (ICC), representing the BCCI. He assumed his role at the ICC headquarters in Dubai. Saikia, currently the Joint Secretary of the BCCI, expressed gratitude…