Guwahati: Assam has recorded the highest number of people living with HIV in the Northeast, with 33,145 cases, according to the Union Health Ministry’s 2025-26 report. The state also accounts for nearly half of all HIV-positive women in the region…
Guwahati: The Railways has awarded the contract for a new road-cum-rail bridge over the Brahmaputra River to L&T Construction Ltd. The project, estimated at around ₹1,400 crore, is targeted for completion by 2029. Officials said preliminary construction work has already…
Tamulpur: A Class IX student, Ananya Deka of Gurmow High School, was killed after being hit by a train while crossing a railway bridge at Dalongghat in Goreswar on Sunday. Two other students accompanying her narrowly escaped the accident. Following…
Guwahati: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has proposed a dedicated single-window digital platform for homestays across Assam to boost tourism and make it easier for visitors to discover and book local stays. He said the platform would help promote homestays,…
Biswanath: Severe erosion by the Brahmaputra River has brought a nearly 50-year-old mosque in Kalakati village under threat, causing concern among local residents. Villagers said the river has moved dangerously close to the mosque and the embankment, increasing the risk…
Guwahati: Assam Education Minister Dr. Ranoj Pegu on Saturday met a delegation of the Kuki Inpi and Kuki Students’ Organisation, Assam, which submitted a memorandum seeking early implementation of the Memorandum of Settlement aimed at ending insurgency and promoting the…
Ri-Bhoi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday inaugurated Northeast India's largest organic spice processing unit in Meghalaya's Ri-Bhoi district in the presence of Chief Ministers Conrad K. Sangma and Prem Singh Tamang. Built at a cost of around ₹32…
Tengnoupal: Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Friday said a united Manipur is essential for peace, development and the welfare of all communities in the state. Speaking at the inauguration of a girls' hostel at Mission Blind School in…
Guwahati: A fire broke out at a commercial building along the Silpukhuri–Guwahati Club stretch on Friday afternoon, sending thick smoke across the area. The building, which had remained closed for a long time, was reportedly undergoing renovation work. Four fire…
Guwahati: The Assam Higher Education Department has issued guidelines for distributing scooters under the Dr. Bani Kanta Kakati Merit Award to students securing 80% or more marks in the Higher Secondary Examination 2026. Eligible students must be permanent residents of…