The government has launched next-generation e-passports featuring an embedded RFID chip to prevent forgery and impersonation. Old passports remain valid until expiry, up to 2035. After pilot tests in Bhubaneswar and Nagpur, e-passports were rolled out nationwide by May 2025,…
Defying boycott calls, around 3,000 people from various Naga and non-Naga communities gathered at Agri Expo, Chümoukedima, demanding an early and honourable settlement of the Indo-Naga political issue. Speakers criticised factionalism, heavy “taxation” by armed groups, and secrecy in talks,…
Hailakandi MLA Jakir Hussain Laskar, expelled from AIUDF for links with BJP during the 2024 polls, has signalled his willingness to join the ruling party if CM Himanta Biswa Sarma approves during his November 30 visit. Laskar was recently seen…
An ambulance donated in memory of Bharati Patgiri was inaugurated in Bilasipara by Co-District Commissioner Dr. Preety Lekha Deka. It will operate on a “no loss, no profit” basis. A managing committee has been formed with Wayahedur Rahmn, In-Charge of…
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has alleged a conspiracy to keep singer Zubeen Garg intoxicated for financial exploitation, days before the SIT submits its chargesheet against seven accused. He said investigators found that Garg was not a habitual drinker and…
Gurugram-based J Infratech Ltd has received a ₹116-crore contract from NHIDCL to reconstruct 20.44 km of the Jhanji–Demow stretch of NH-37 in Assam. The company has received the Letter of Acceptance and aims to complete the project in four months…
The Assam Election Commission has announced a Special Revision of the electoral roll starting November 22, with January 1, 2026 as the qualifying date. CEO Anurag Goel said the process aims to include all eligible voters ahead of the 2026…
The newly formed Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), led by Hagrama Mahilary, will prioritise providing land to deserving landless families and creating self-employment opportunities for youths, EM Derhasat Basumatary said. Improving Bodo-medium schools, addressing shortages of teachers and doctors, and strengthening…
The Assam government has signed a loan agreement with the British Museum to bring the historic 16th-century Vrindavani Vastra to the State for display in 2027. Created under Srimanta Sankardeva’s guidance for Koch king Nara Narayan, the silk textile depicts…
Sipajhar College and the Nanda Talukdar Foundation have signed an MoU to digitise rare and fragile Assamese manuscripts and books under NTF’s ‘Digitising Assam’ project, which has already archived 2.5 million pages. The initiative will preserve works on Darangi Kala-Kristi…