The Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) has announced a 36-hour system shutdown from 9:00 PM on February 28 to 9:00 AM on March 2, 2026, due to cloud migration work. During this period, all consumer and internal portals, including…
Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan escalated sharply after renewed border clashes, with Islamabad declaring “open war” against the Afghan Taliban. Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Kabul, Kandahar and Paktia under Operation Ghazab Lil Haq, hours after Afghan forces attacked Pakistani…
The Assam Cabinet on Thursday announced the state’s highest-ever single-day DBT under the Orunodoi scheme, with 39.70 lakh beneficiaries set to receive Rs 9,000 each on March 10, amounting to nearly Rs 3,600 crore. The Cabinet also approved decentralisation of…
Assam BJP president Dilip Saikia on Thursday clarified that no party candidate has been finalised for any Assembly constituency, stating that only the BJP parliamentary board will announce names. Addressing speculation over Mariani, he said candidate selection will be based…
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said infighting among Opposition parties over seat-sharing could prevent the Congress from securing the Leader of the Opposition post after the Assam Assembly elections. He claimed Congress may fall short of the required…
Two 16-year-old students lost their lives in a road accident at Chiripuria Tiniali on the Gaurisagar–Dikhowmukh road in Sivasagar district on Tuesday evening. The victims, Priyanuj Bora and Rinku Ranjan Dutta, were returning home on a scooty when a Maruti…
A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Assam and neighbouring states on February 25 at 10:21 pm IST, causing tremors to be felt across several parts of the region. The epicentre was located in Myanmar at a depth of about 120 km, according…
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said the state recorded its lowest crime rate in two decades, with overall cases dropping by 8.30% in 2025. Total crimes declined from 4,033 in 2024 to 3,698 in 2025, reflecting improved law and order…
Assam Rifles, along with CRPF, Manipur Police and the Forest Department, destroyed illegal poppy cultivation spread over eight acres in Manipur’s Senapati district on February 24. The joint operation was carried out in the Sadim Hill Range based on specific…
After receiving a green signal from the Supreme Court, the Assam government plans to step up eviction drives to clear encroachments from at least five lakh bighas of forest land. A joint Forest and Revenue Department committee will issue 15-day…