The Assam government is in touch with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to gather information on people from the state residing or stranded in West Asia amid the escalating conflict. Officials said no official data is currently available on…
Assamese feature film Moi Eti Nixhasor (Koduwa the Nightbird) has won the Award of Excellence – Special Mention at the US-based Accolade Global Film Competition. Directed by National Award-winning filmmaker Bidyut Kotoky, the film is based on a true story…
State Bank of India’s Guwahati Circle organized a CSR programme at its Local Head Office, where SBI Chairman C.S. Setty donated one vehicle each to three Guwahati-based social organisations and provided financial assistance to five government LP schools in Assam…
The BJP on Saturday launched its statewide “Jan Ashirwad Yatra” from Dhekiajuli in Sonitpur district in the presence of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and state BJP president Dilip Saikia. Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister highlighted the government’s development…
Infighting has surfaced within the Assam Congress ahead of the Assembly elections, with party workers from Laharighat moving the high command over candidate selection. In a memorandum to AICC leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the workers accused sitting MLA Dr. Ashif…
The Assam government has notified the nomination of five new members to the Assam State Commission for Minorities for a three-year term. The appointed members are Jaspal Singh, Sanjay Toppo, Osman Gani, Biswabaran Barua and Dhanindra Surana. Earlier, Tabibar Rahman…
The Assam State School Education Board (ASSEB), Division-I, has directed district Inspectors of Schools to ensure Aadhaar mandatory biometric updates for students seeking Class XI admission. The order, based on a UIDAI communication, states that students must complete the biometric…
The Gauhati High Court ruled that obtaining a degree without prior permission violates service conduct rules and amounts to misconduct, though the degree remains valid. A Division Bench held that an employee facing disciplinary proceedings cannot be appointed to an…
Tea garden-based organisations, including AASAA and AYSAA, have criticised the Assam government’s decision to raise daily wages of tea workers by Rs 30. The revised wages stand at Rs 280 in the Brahmaputra valley and Rs 258 in the Barak…
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Saturday accused the Assam BJP government of neglecting Assamese culture while addressing the Samay Paribartan Yatra in Demow. He said the Congress campaign focuses on protecting Assam’s cultural identity and promised justice in the Zubeen…