The Asian Development Bank has approved a ₹183-crore project by the Assam government to address Guwahati’s recurring floods. Based on a DPR by Dutch firm Royal Haskoning DHV, the plan includes enhancing the Bahini River’s capacity, diverting stormwater, constructing retention…
The percentage of Assamese-speaking people in Assam has dropped from 59.53% in 1971 to 48.38% in 2011, with estimates suggesting it fell further to around 46% by 2021. Former Asam Sahitya Sabha president Dr. Dhrubajyoti Bora said Assamese speakers have…
Police in Cachar arrested a fake doctor, Rahul Laskar, during a late-night operation on Monday. Laskar had been posing as a physician at Body Health Care Clinic. Fake MBBS certificates and other documents were seized. Officials said Cachar has seen…
Three people, including Dr. Kantheswar Bordoloi of Morigaon Civil Hospital, died in a car crash on NH-27 at Silchang, Jagiroad, on Tuesday morning. Their Hyundai Creta hit a divider and overturned, killing Dr. Bordoloi, Ashfiq Hussain, and Manas Mahanta on…
BTC Chief Hagrama Mohilary chaired the first executive meeting of the new BTC government on Monday, announcing land patta distribution before the Assembly polls. To address staff shortages, 29 retired officials and 200 trained youths will be temporarily appointed. The…
Panic gripped Bishnupur near Numaligarh in Golaghat district on Monday after an Assam Gas Company pipeline burst along NH-39, releasing thick smoke and triggering fear among residents. Emergency teams were alerted, though the cause remains unknown. No injuries or fires…
Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi has urged Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to make Zubeen Garg’s final film Roi Roi Binale tax-free across the state. In his letter, Gogoi said it would honour Zubeen’s contribution to Assam’s cultural heritage and…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that the Nijut Moina scheme now benefits 3,50,256 girl students, up from 1.6 lakh last year. Speaking in Guwahati, he said the initiative has curbed child marriage and boosted girls’ education, with no…
Despite being declared a ‘model village’ under the Assam Adarsha Gaon Yojana nearly five years ago, Mazirgaon in the Azara revenue circle continues to face an acute shortage of clean drinking water. Residents allege that the model village tag exists…
Zubeen Garg’s last film, Roi Roi Binale, directed by Rajesh Bhuyan, will hit theatres nationwide on October 31 across 46 Indian cities. Produced by Garg and his wife Garima, the film has already recorded ₹50 lakh in pre-release sales —…