Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University conducted an induction programme for newly admitted students of the January 2026 session at its Khanapara City Campus on Sunday. Around 150 learners attended the programme, which introduced students to the Open and Distance…
The Railway Protection Force of Northeast Frontier Railway seized nearly 60 kg of ganja worth over Rs 29 lakh during operations conducted between April 20 and 22. Two persons were arrested at Agartala railway station with 21.48 kg of ganja,…
The Gauhati High Court has sought responses from government authorities over a PIL alleging illegal and excessive sand mining in the Beki River, which has reportedly caused severe riverbank erosion and environmental damage. The court said it would decide later…
Three young women lost their lives after a speeding car crashed into a stationary truck near GATE Hospital in Guwahati’s Mathgharia area early Sunday morning. The deceased were identified as Akanksha Saikia, Puja Saha and Armina Ahmed. According to police,…
Guwahati Police arrested four persons for allegedly cheating a 70-year-old man in a fake land registration scam. The accused reportedly collected Rs 17,260 from the victim by posing as an employee of the Sonapur Circle Office. Police traced the accused…
Two young men from Assam’s Cachar district died after a goods vehicle met with an accident in Mizoram’s Saitual district near Keifang on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Akmal Hussain Laskar and Rahul Alam Mazumdar, both from Dholai in…
Severe erosion caused by the Brahmaputra River has badly affected Dighaltarang Tea Estate under Doomdooma Revenue Circle, washing away large areas of tea plantation and threatening key infrastructure, including the factory, hospital, school and workers’ quarters. Reports said around 35.48…
A new regional political party, Assam Suraksha Parishad, has been formed under the banner of Asom Sanmilita Mahasangha to protect the rights and political interests of Assam’s indigenous communities. Announcing the development in Tinsukia, party leaders said the organisation aims…
A divyang child in Assam was reunited with her family nearly a year after being found alone in Dibrugarh district. The girl, who was unable to communicate due to intellectual disabilities, was rescued in Namrup on May 29, 2025, and…
An Assam Pradesh Congress Committee delegation on Saturday inspected the EVM strong room at Upendra Nath Brahma College in Chirang district following the recently concluded Assam Assembly elections. Led by APCC vice-president Mehdi Alam Bora, the team reviewed security arrangements…