Teok, Assam: Residents of Teok have alleged that sanitation equipment worth several lakhs, including a drain-cleaning machine, JCB excavator and mobile toilets purchased by the Teok Municipal Board, has remained unused for years within the municipal premises. Locals claim the…
Gossaigaon, Assam: Four suspected contract killers from Uttar Pradesh were arrested by Gossaigaon Police on Thursday night after alert villagers in Ballamguri reported suspicious armed men. Police recovered a country-made pistol and live cartridges from their possession. The accused, identified…
Guwahati, Assam: Basistha Police arrested three people, including two women, within 12 hours of a theft at the Lakshmi Nagar Water Supply Project, where around 500 feet of electrical cable was stolen. Police recovered stolen PVC electrical cables and insulated…
Guwahati, Assam: The Assam Legislative Assembly has directed all branches of its Secretariat to prevent unnecessary electricity consumption by ensuring that lights, fans and air conditioners are switched off in unoccupied rooms and passages. The move aims to promote energy…
Guwahati, Assam: The Guwahati Press Club has urged the Central Government to issue Press Information Bureau (PIB) accreditation cards to working journalists in the city, saying the move would improve access to information and strengthen their professional work. A delegation…
Silchar, Assam: The Assam government has decided to transfer the Capital Point–Rangirkhari road from NHIDCL to the State PWD for complete reconstruction. Cabinet Minister Kaushik Rai said the move aims to provide a permanent solution to the deteriorating road condition,…
Margherita, Assam: Heavy overnight rainfall triggered severe artificial flooding across Ledo, Bargolai and Margherita, disrupting normal life and submerging roads, homes and businesses. Residents blamed poor drainage infrastructure and alleged administrative neglect, accusing local MLA Bhaskar Sharma of failing to…
Biswanath, Assam: Assam Forest Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah on Thursday said the government will take strict action against those responsible for the alleged firing on forest personnel in Behali Reserve Forest. He asserted that forest land would be protected regardless of…
Tamulpur, Assam: Koch Rajbongshi organisations staged protests on Thursday, burning effigies of Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram and Assam Minister Ranoj Pegu while demanding Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for the community. Protesters accused the Centre and the Assam government…
New Delhi: The All India ESIC Nursing Officers' Federation (AIESICNOF) has announced a three-day nationwide Black Badge Protest from July 17 against the Annual General Transfer (AGT)-2026, alleging the transfer orders are arbitrary, discriminatory, and violate the existing transfer policy…