Ahead of the Assam Assembly elections, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the BJP is confident in 103 constituencies and is likely to field around 40 new candidates. He added that seat-sharing talks are ongoing with the AGP, nearly finalised…
The carcass of an adult male Royal Bengal tiger was found during patrol by forest staff in the 6th Addition (Monabari Soil) area of Kaziranga National Park under the Biswanath Wildlife Division. Preliminary examination showed the body was in an…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Hailakandi Police conducted two successful anti-drug operations on consecutive nights, seizing 1.21 lakh Yaba tablets worth about Rs 5 crore and 3,500 bottles of cough syrup, with four arrests made. In a separate…
A Jorhat-born academic from Gauhati University has secured an ISRO-funded research project, marking a significant achievement for Assam’s scientific community. Dr Arabinda Barua, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, has been awarded a two-year project worth Rs 28.7 lakh under the Human…
A lower primary school teacher in Dhubri district has been arrested for allegedly showing obscene videos to minor girl students during school hours. The accused, Abdul Khalek of Rashtra Bhasha Hindi LP School in Balurchar, was taken into custody after…
The cost of Numaligarh Refinery Ltd’s three-fold capacity expansion project is likely to increase by nearly Rs 5,900 crore to about Rs 34,000 crore. The company has proposed raising the project budget from Rs 28,026 crore to Rs 33,901 crore,…
The Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) on Tuesday confirmed that its seat-sharing agreement with the Congress has been finalised. Under the deal, AJP has been allotted nine Assembly constituencies, including Khowang, Barhampur, Binnakandi, Bajali, Dibrugarh, Sarupathar, Guwahati Central, Sadiya and Palashbari,…
Police have arrested one person in connection with an alleged gang rape and extortion incident along the Chengkuri bypass in Cachar. An FIR was registered at Silchar Police Station, and the case has been booked under multiple sections of the…
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the BJP has almost finalised candidates for around 80 Assembly seats in Assam, pending approval from the party’s central leadership. He confirmed that Bhupen Borah will be given a BJP ticket, with his name…
Unidentified burglars looted five shops at Khanamukh under Jalukbari police outpost on Sunday night. The thieves allegedly entered the shops by climbing onto rooftops and cutting tin sheets, as seen in CCTV footage recorded around 1:30 am. Cash and valuables…