Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has requested West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to initiate a CBI investigation into the death of Faizan Ahmed, an IIT Kharagpur student from Tinsukia, Assam. Faizan, a third-year mechanical engineering student, was found…
Silchar witnessed tension during Bakri Eid as Bajrang Dal members discovered cow body parts at a residence in Madan Mohan Lane. Police intervened, arresting two initially identified individuals, but tension escalated with demands for further arrests. MLA Deepayan Chakrabarty engaged…
Noonmati police conducted a successful operation leading to the apprehension of two individuals involved in bike thefts. The suspects, identified as Shiva Das and Bubu Boro, were taken into custody. During the operation, police recovered a stolen scooty registered as…
In Panikhaiti, the local police seized three vehicles transporting cows and apprehended Jayanta Kumar Das, Dhan Ali, and Gopal Deka in connection with the incident. The seizure occurred as part of efforts to curb illegal cattle transportation in the region…
The Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) is set to revamp its door-to-door garbage collection due to the ineffective efforts by ward committees and NGOs. Despite initial support with equipment and funding, NGOs failed to meet expectations, causing resident dissatisfaction. The GMC…
A tragic road accident in Assam's Sonitpur district resulted in one death and seven injuries. The incident occurred in Chariduar when a tempo traveling from Bhalukpong to Balipara rammed into a parked tractor. The tempo's passengers were returning from a…
Amid Eid festivities, three people from Assam lost their lives in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, while performing Hajj. The deceased are Jarina Begum from Barpeta district, Salaha Begum Barbhuiya from Hailakandi district, and Saif Uddin Barbhuiya from Cachar district. Jarina Begum…
The Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOC) and the Assam prisons department are launching Northeast India’s first fuel depot operated by convicted prisoners at Barpeta district jail. This initiative aims to provide inmates with work experience and skills for reintegration into…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the end of the longstanding practice of paying electricity bills for state cabinet ministers and high-ranking officials using taxpayers' money. This decision coincided with the inauguration of a 2.5 MW solar power project…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated the Janata Bhawan solar project at the Assam Secretariat complex. The 2.5-MW solar PV system, costing Rs. 12.56 crore, will generate 3 lakh units of electricity monthly, with a projected recovery of investment…