Assam State Zoo and Botanical Garden here got two zebras on Monday, thanks to Mysore Zoo in Karnataka. The two zebras were named as Joy and Joya on Monday when they were officially released in the zoo. The Assam State…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday virtually inaugurated the first Vande Bharat Express in the Northeast from Assam’s Guwahati to West Bengal’s New Jalpaiguri. Addressing the gathering through video conferencing, PM Modi said that his government has been working towards increasing…
A widespread fire that broke out at the Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) in Assam's Golaghat district on Monday evening has been brought under control, the refinery said. The fire and safety department personnel of the NRL and fire tenders had…
An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 hit Assam's Sonitpur on Monday early morning, said the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The NCS stated that the earthquake occurred at 8:03 am on Monday. The quake occurred at a depth of 15 km.…
At least seven people were killed while several others were injured in a road accident in Guwahati's Jalukbari area on Sunday night, police officials said. According to police, the deceased are said to be students.
Police on Friday arrested five persons and recovered a fake gold statue of Jesus Christ, biscuit in two separate operations in Assam's Nagaon and Sonitpur districts. Police conducted an operation at Namdoboka Pathar area under Doboka police station in Nagaon…
A teacher in a school in Assam’s Majuli district allegedly chopped off the hair of more than 30 students to teach them discipline during the morning assembly on Thursday, police said adding that the deputy commissioner of the district has…
Assam Rifles have set up a temporary base at Tuivai bridge on the Mizoram-Manipur border to monitor the situation and maintain peace in the border area in the wake of ethnic violence in Manipur, Assam Rifles said in a statement.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday via a video message addressed a rozgar mela, organised by the Assam government to mark its second year by appointing over 44,000 youths, and said the programme was a reflection of the seriousness towards…
A woman was killed, and over 30 people were injured after the municipal body's water supply pipe burst in Assam's Guwahati. The high pressure of water also damaged at least 40 houses in the Kharguli area of Guwahati. The dramatic…