Northeast Frontier Railway has achieved a major milestone in railway modernisation by starting Mid-Life Rehabilitation (MLR) work for LHB coaches at its New Bongaigaon Carriage and Wagon Workshop. The first rehabilitated coach is nearing completion and will be rolled out…
Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve has recorded its highest-ever tourist footfall, attracting 4.68 lakh visitors during the 2025-26 fiscal year, a rise of over 15% from 4.06 lakh visitors in the previous year. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma…
Cachar Police seized 60,000 suspected Yaba tablets worth around ₹18 crore from an SUV near the Lailapur patrol post late on Thursday night and arrested one person. Acting on specific intelligence, police intercepted the vehicle coming from the Mizoram side…
The terror funding investigation in Assam's Tinsukia district has intensified with the arrest of three more individuals, including journalist Hironmoy Moran, over alleged links to militant financing networks. Police said Moran was arrested after questioning over allegations of supporting militant…
Assam is set to establish five paperless courts and seven exclusive courts for handling NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) cases. The Gauhati High Court noted that ₹3.85 crore has been allocated for the paperless courts. The court directed authorities…
Four people from Arunachal Pradesh, including a woman government official and two medical students, were killed in a road accident at Tetelia near Sonapur on Friday morning after their Bolero vehicle crashed into a parked truck. The deceased were identified…
A football game ended in tragedy in Assam's Hailakandi district when two teenagers drowned while trying to retrieve a ball from a canal at Chiporsangan Village Part-I on Thursday evening. The victims, identified as Abhinav Sinha (13) and Arupam Sinha…
Residents of Tiloinagar in Moran have launched a protest demanding action against the alleged illegal felling of six decades-old trees near Swami Vivekananda Kendriya Vidyalaya. The trees, estimated to be around 70 years old, were reportedly cut down on May…
The demand for a permanent Bench of the Gauhati High Court in Barak Valley has gained momentum, with the Chief Justice agreeing to meet a 12-member delegation of the Bench Establishment Demand Implementation Committee on July 16. The committee said…
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a weaker-than-normal southwest monsoon for India in 2026, with the country expected to receive 90% of the Long Period Average (LPA) rainfall. However, Assam and the Northeast are likely to receive normal rainfall…