An Assam Forest Service officer, Shivashish Shandilya, was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Directorate in Assam for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 12,000 in Lakhimpur district. Officials also recovered Rs 5.68 lakh in cash during a search at his residence…
Thousands of tea garden workers from Dofolating Tea Estate in Titabar, Assam, staged a massive protest on Saturday over alleged wage deductions on Labour Day. Led by the All Adivasi Students’ Association (AASA), protesters accused the tea garden management of…
Ariza Ahmed, a specially-abled student from Dhubri district in Assam, secured First Division in the HSLC examination by writing all her papers with her feet. A student of PM SHRI Raniganj Higher Secondary School, Ariza scored 62.6% despite losing the…
The All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) has launched “Pratyasha,” a new initiative to help youths from the Northeast prepare for the UPSC civil services examination. Under the project, 40 candidates — including 26 from Assam and 14 from other Northeastern…
The Supreme Court of India has granted anticipatory bail to Pawan Khera in a case filed by Assam Police over his remarks against Riniki Bhuyan Sarma. The court set aside the earlier order of the Gauhati High Court, observing that…
The sharp rise in commercial LPG prices has started affecting hotels and restaurants in Guwahati, with business owners struggling to manage rising kitchen expenses. A 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder now costs Rs 3,293, forcing many eateries to consider increasing food…
Vivek Kumar Gupta visited Northeast Frontier Railway headquarters at Maligaon and reviewed ongoing railway infrastructure projects across the Northeast with senior officials. Key projects discussed included the Jiribam–Imphal, Sivok–Rangpo and Murkongselek–Pasighat railway lines, with focus on speeding up execution and…
Assam Police conducted a late-night raid in the Hatigaon area and busted an alleged sex racket operating from a residential locality. Police arrested three people, including a woman, after intercepting a vehicle at Ghoramora during the operation. The accused have…
Samagra Shiksha Assam has directed all districts to continue the ‘Teaching at the Right Level’ (TaRL) programme for students of Classes 3 to 5 in collaboration with Pratham Education Foundation. The programme aims to improve basic reading and arithmetic skills…
The price of a 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder has been increased by Rs 993 from Friday, taking the new rate to Rs 3,071.5 in Delhi. This is the third hike since March amid rising global energy prices linked to the…