The Tinsukia district administration, in collaboration with five municipal boards, launched an ambitious initiative in March 2023 to rid the district of legacy waste. Utilizing Oil India Limited’s CSR fund, biomining projects were initiated under various municipal boards. A total…
More than 500 individuals officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday in Assam’s Hailakandi district. The joining ceremony took place in the presence of PHE Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah in Hailakandi. Among the new members are established businessmen,…
In an unfortunate incident in Mongolboriya, Jamugurihat, Assam, a head-on collision between a Bajaj Dominar 250 bike and a TVS NTORQ 125 scooter has resulted in three young individuals being critically injured. The impact of the crash left a woman…
Arun Goswami, a distinguished novelist and short story writer from Assam, passed away on Tuesday night at the age of 80 after battling prolonged illness. Goswami, known for his time-capturing novels and intriguing short stories, achieved a world record for…
In preparation for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, the Assam Congress has unveiled its roster of candidates for 13 out of the 14 Lok Sabha seats in the state. The finalized list includes prominent names like Gaurav Gogoi for Jorhat,…
In a disturbing incident, a group of miscreants in Assam's Biswanath district poisoned and killed a significant number of migratory birds in the Rangsali Dalani area. Local efforts, led by bird enthusiasts, youths, and residents, managed to rescue some of…
Dwijen Sharma, the vice president of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee, dealt a significant blow to the party by resigning from his post ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. In his resignation letter, Sharma stated that he was stepping down…
The Bajali administration in Assam has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in the district, citing concerns over potential disturbances and threats to public peace following protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) rules…
In Bongaigaon district of Assam, Vigilance sleuths arrested Lat Mandal Gendu Mohan Nath on Tuesday under bribery charges. Nath, posted at the Circle Officer's office in Baitamari Revenue Circle, was caught red-handed accepting a bribe for the correction of land…
The Department of English at Cotton University recently hosted the Padmashree Jugal Kishore Choudhury Memorial Lecture Series, titled SOUNDSCAPES. The event featured a poetry reading session by Padmabhushan Jatin Das, with journalist and author Sanjoy Hazarika in conversation. The session…