More than 23,000 people have been affected by urban floods in Assam following heavy rainfall across several districts. According to ASDMA, Kamrup Metro, Sribhumi and Cachar were hit, with Cachar being the worst affected. No deaths were reported, while rescue…
Five girls from Assam were rescued from a human trafficking racket in Bihar’s Saran district during a joint operation by Mission Mukti Foundation, rescue organisations, the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit, and local police. The victims, from Guwahati, Morigaon, and Nagaon, were…
The Congress on Thursday announced V.D. Satheesan as the new Chief Minister of Kerala after the UDF alliance secured a massive win in the 2026 Assembly elections with 102 seats. Thanking the party leadership and people, Satheesan said he is…
Deepankar Barman, the main accused in the multi-crore DB Stock Consultancy scam, has been granted bail by the Gauhati High Court. The alleged Ponzi scheme is being investigated by the CBI and ED. According to the ED, the company collected…
Kamrup Police and the Special Task Force seized a huge consignment of narcotics worth around Rs 21.36 crore during a joint operation at Amingaon. Acting on intelligence inputs, officials intercepted a bus coming from Manipur and recovered 2.561 kg of…
Residents of Guwahati are feeling the impact of the latest Amul milk price hike, with consumers expressing concern over rising household expenses and food inflation. The revised prices came into effect on Thursday, with Amul Gold becoming costlier by Rs…
The Assam BJP on Thursday thanked the state government for beginning the implementation of its election promises in the very first Cabinet meeting after the NDA’s victory in the 2026 Assembly polls. Party spokesperson Suranjan Dutta said the Cabinet decided…
Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya has appointed senior BJP MLA Chandra Mohan Patowary as the pro-tem speaker of the 16th Assam Legislative Assembly. He will administer the oath to newly elected MLAs until a permanent Speaker is elected. The Governor…
Congress leader Pawan Khera was questioned for nearly eight hours by the Guwahati Crime Branch on Thursday in connection with a case filed by Riniki Bhuyan Sharma. He had earlier faced 12 hours of questioning on the previous day. After…
Overcrowding in Assam’s jails has increased significantly, with the overall prison occupancy rate reaching 113% by the end of 2024, up from 105.3% in 2023. Official data showed 11,674 inmates lodged against a total capacity of 10,330 across 31 prisons…