New Delhi: The Central Government has increased the onion procurement price by 13% from ₹1,875 to ₹2,125 per quintal, effective immediately, to ensure better returns for farmers and strengthen the Price Stabilisation Buffer. Procurement through National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation…
Guwahati: Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said the proposed 69.05-km Kokrajhar–Gelephu railway project will strengthen India-Bhutan ties and boost trade, tourism, and regional development. Estimated at ₹3,456.36 crore, the rail link will connect Kokrajhar with Gelephu Mindfulness City, reinforcing Assam's…
Aizawl: Garima Gupta has dismissed allegations that foreign nationals were included in Mizoram's electoral rolls, stating that the recently completed Special Intensive Revision found no such irregularities or abnormal rise in voter numbers. She said over 46,000 names were removed…
Guwahati: Assam Water Resources Minister Sushanta Borgohain said the state will construct 130 km of new embankments and strengthen around 4,000 km of existing ones to improve flood protection. He said recent flash floods in North Assam were triggered by…
Guwahati: Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) Working President Ripun Bora on Saturday questioned the credibility of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) used in the recently concluded Assam Assembly elections, alleging unexplained spikes in polling percentages and irregularities in vote counting. He…
Guwahati: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said over 22 lakh families in Assam have benefited from the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana–Gramin (PMAY-G) over the past decade. He added that the state has received ₹27,730 crore under the scheme and ranks…
Guwahati: Senior Assam Congress leader and former Leader of the Opposition Debabrata Saikia has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking an independent, impartial and transparent inquiry into the alleged financial irregularities involving the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust…
Guwahati: A young man was killed and another critically injured after their scooter collided with a Green Bus near Lachit Ghat in the Fancy Bazar area on Friday. The injured rider was rushed to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH)…
Dibrugarh: Around 60 people, including women and children, were admitted to Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH) after a suspected food poisoning incident linked to a Nam-Kirtan feast held in Dhemaji's Jonai on June 30. The affected guests reportedly developed…
Baksa: A rare melanistic black panther was spotted at Assam's Manas National Park, with the Chief Minister's Office describing the elusive big cat as the "Ghost Rider at Manas." Sharing the rare sighting on social media, the CMO highlighted the…