The Assam government has announced new Child Adoption Leave (CAL) rules for female employees, granting up to 180 days of leave for adopting a child under one year old. Eligibility requires fewer than two surviving children (biological or adopted). CAL…
Dispur police arrested Dhanmani Das, a suspended health department employee, for allegedly luring women with fake job offers. He contacted victims through text messages and later engaged in immoral activities. The investigation is ongoing to identify more victims and uncover…
A joint operation by the Government Railway Police and Assam Forest Department led to the recovery of 31 live Channa Barca fish at Guwahati Railway Station. This endangered species, found in the Brahmaputra basin, is highly valued in the international…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated four Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plants in Assam by Oil India Ltd. (OIL) during Swachh Bharat Diwas. Located in Guwahati, Jorhat, Sivasagar, and Tinsukia, the plants will convert 500 tonnes of waste into 8…
Assam Police apprehended 14 Bangladeshi nationals in Hatsingimari, South Salmara district, who entered India through Meghalaya. Fake Aadhaar cards were found with nine individuals. The group, previously working in Tamil Nadu, was deported to Bangladesh through the BSF. This brings…
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) recovered a live Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Lakhimpur district, planted by the banned group ULFA-I. The Bomb Disposal Squad defused it safely. The discovery was linked to a previous IED recovery in North Lakhimpur…
The Ministry of Home Affairs has released Rs 716 crore to Assam as aid from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) following severe floods this year. An eight-member interministerial team visited several affected districts,…
Assam’s Jorhat celebrated Mahalaya with thousands honoring ancestors through hymns and rituals, marking the start of Durga Puja. Mahalaya signifies the end of Pitru Paksha and the arrival of Goddess Durga, setting the stage for Navratri celebrations.
Two youths, Aftab Ali and Sharifuddin, died after being hit by a train in Assam’s Hojai district. They were reportedly sitting on the tracks, engrossed in an online game with headphones on, unaware of the approaching train. Local police recovered…
Sivasagar police seized drugs worth several lakhs near Pragati Chariali on National Highway-37. Acting on a tip-off, police intercepted a Volkswagen Polo traveling from Jorhat to Dibrugarh. Four individuals—Parvez Hussain, Nirjul Hussain, Amirban Bibi, and Rijbina Ahmed—were arrested. Authorities recovered…