Assam's Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department reports that 80.40% of rural households now have tap water connections, largely due to the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). Since the program's launch in August 2019, 56.41 lakh additional households have gained access to…
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma criticized Congress for staying silent on attacks against Hindus in Bangladesh while focusing on issues in Gaza. Speaking at a BJP event in Jharkhand, Sarma highlighted the worsening situation in Bangladesh but expressed hope for…
Sunil Gogoi, a missing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) contractor, has been traced outside Assam, according to CID sources. Initially thought to be dead after a beheaded and burnt body was found near his residence in Dhakuakhana, DNA tests revealed the…
Security forces, including Assam Police, the Indian Army, CRPF, and Assam Rifles, have initiated a joint operation to prevent a potential attack by ULFA-I militants along the Assam-Arunachal border. Intelligence reports indicate that the proscribed group is planning subversive activities…
A potential security breach at the India-Bangladesh border in Assam's Dhubri district was narrowly avoided when 10-15 Bangladeshi nationals attempted to enter Indian territory through Bhogdanga and Faushkarkuti villages. The Border Security Force (BSF) and local police responded swiftly, deploying…
The families of three Hmar youths, killed on July 17 in Assam's Cachar district, have finally accepted their bodies nearly a month after their deaths. The bodies were released under tight security following a Gauhati High Court order and transported…
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma accused the University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM), of causing urban flooding in Guwahati by expanding their campus through deforestation, calling it a "Flood Jihad." Assam Pradesh Mahila Congress President Mira Borthakur suggested Sarma's…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma criticized the Congress party for delaying the grant of Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six communities in the state. He claimed that an unnecessary clause introduced by the previous Congress government caused the delay…
The state government has initiated the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign, urging all government and government-aided schools to participate from August 13th to 15th. The Education Department has instructed schools to encourage students to hoist the National Flag at their homes…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma accused the University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM), of exacerbating Guwahati's recent flooding, calling it "flood jihad." He claimed that USTM's hill demolition and deforestation for new constructions have worsened waterlogging in the…