A tragic human–elephant conflict claimed the lives of a mother and her son at Brahmajan Tea Garden in Pengeri, Tinsukia district, late Thursday night. A herd of wild elephants reportedly entered the labour lines from the nearby Khatangpani forest around…
The Guwahati Municipal Corporation has urged residents of Guwahati to dispose of household waste responsibly to prevent urban flooding during the upcoming monsoon. Officials said plastic bottles and bags dumped in drains often block water flow, leading to waterlogging during…
A team of eight National Service Scheme volunteers and one programme officer from Gauhati University will represent Assam at the National Integration Camp to be held at Sambalpur University, Sambalpur, from March 8 to 14. The team will be led…
Jayanta Khaund resigned from the Asom Gana Parishad on Friday, ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in Assam. Khaund said he had informed the party leadership about his decision, stating that continuing in the AGP was no longer beneficial. Sources…
Residents of Dibrugarh have urged the Government of Assam to take strict action against “dummy schools” that operate mainly as coaching centres while enrolling students only on paper. Citizens say such institutions bypass regular classroom education and harm the integrity…
Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said the Government of Assam has invested ₹433 crore to upgrade infrastructure in mandirs and 22,923 namghars across Assam. In a post on X, Sarma said temples and namghars are not only places of worship…
Three candidates from Assam — Abhigyan Khaund (AIR 187), Abhigyan Jyoti Bora (AIR 570), and Bhaswata Saikia (AIR 777) — have cleared the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2025. Bora, a doctor from Jorhat, said patience and hard work are more…
An opposition alliance of four parties in Assam on Friday announced a joint statewide campaign ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. At a press conference in Guwahati, Gaurav Gogoi said coordinated campaign meetings will begin across the state soon, noting…
The fifth day of the Jana Ashirwad Yatra saw a large public turnout in Upper Assam, with Himanta Biswa Sarma saying the response exceeded expectations. During the visit, Sarma inaugurated the BJP’s six-storey Mandal office in Dibrugarh, located at Jeevan…
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted mostly dry weather across Assam over the next few days, with rainfall activity likely to increase later in the week. According to the IMD’s Regional Meteorological Centre Guwahati, March 6 will remain largely…