The State Election Commission of Assam has finalized the voter list for Panchayat elections in 27 districts, excluding Sixth Schedule and municipal areas. The electoral rolls, published on Sunday, include 1,80,14,913 voters: 90,60,640 male, 89,53,865 female, and 408 third-gender voters…
The iconic WWII-era Convoy Road railroad crossing in Dibrugarh will be officially closed on December 30. Vehicular traffic had already been barred from the crossing since last Friday. Built during the late 1930s for Allied Forces convoys en route to…
Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) will reinstate regular train numbers for all 60 passenger train pairs starting January 2025. This decision, approved by the Railway Board, ends the temporary '0' numbering system introduced during COVID-19. Trains will operate with their original…
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (LGBIA), managed by Adani Airport Holdings Limited, handled 6.26 million passengers in 2024. This includes 3.09 million domestic arrivals, 3.17 million domestic departures, and over 86,000 international passengers. The airport set a single-day record of…
In an early-morning raid at Maa Lodge, Dispur, Assam Police’s STF arrested two drug peddlers. The operation seized 9.58 grams of heroin, cash, mobile phones, and personal documents. The accused, Mohibul Ali (24) and Nayeb Ali (38), hail from Barpeta…
Three junior doctors from Jorhat Medical College were injured in a highway collision in Bokakhat on December 27. Their vehicle struck a truck while returning from a picnic. Assam Minister Atul Bora, passing by, stopped to assist and ensured they…
Police shot Nur Kalam, the main suspect in the November 26 Raniganj Market shooting, during an encounter in Dhubri's Paikanadara Part-II village. Kalam, attempting to flee, sustained a leg injury and was apprehended. He is accused of attacking an SBI…
Aklima Khatun, a nurse, was abducted, tortured, and left unconscious in Nagaon’s Bhomoraguri area on December 23. She alleged that three women in college uniforms took her to a hotel, drugged her, and attempted to assault her under the direction…
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal honored Sahibzada Zorawar Singh and Sahibzada Fateh Singh, the sons of Guru Gobind Singh, on Veer Bal Diwas at Shri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara, Dibrugarh. He praised their courage and sacrifice against Mughal oppression, calling them…
Traders at Guwahati's historic Pandu Railway Market are protesting against NF Railway's plan to auction market plots for five years. The market management committee claims this move will displace over 500 traders who have operated on yearly leases since 1948…