Dhemaji, Assam: The flood situation in Assam worsened on Wednesday, affecting over 48,000 people across Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Biswanath and Nalbari districts. Union Ministers Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Kiren Rijiju visited the flood-hit areas and assured full support from the Centre…
Guwahati, Assam: Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi has urged state-run oil companies to immediately reduce petrol and diesel prices, citing the decline in international crude oil prices following easing tensions in West Asia. He questioned why fuel prices remain unchanged…
Guwahati, Assam: A court has formally handed over the succession certificate to Garima Saikia Garg, making her the legal heir to the financial assets of late singer Zubeen Garg. The certificate allows her to access and manage assets worth about…
Mariani, Assam: The Assam government has proposed fresh administrative and political-level talks with Nagaland to resolve the decades-old interstate border dispute. Border Protection and Development Minister Atul Bora said dialogue is the only path to a permanent solution and reiterated…
Cachar: The Assam Rifles and Silchar Customs Department jointly seized a consignment of smuggled foreign cigarettes worth around ₹2.8 crore during an operation in the Kalain area of Cachar district. Officials said the contraband was being transported through commercial trucks…
Guwahati: Dispur Police seized counterfeit currency with a face value of ₹13 lakh and arrested three people during an operation at Panjabari on June 30. The fake notes were recovered from a vehicle reportedly brought from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Police…
Sivasagar: A 22-year-old college student, identified as Krishna Gogoi, was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a homestay near Joysagar on Tuesday. Police recovered the body and sent it for post-mortem examination to determine the exact cause of death. According…
Guwahati: Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram on Tuesday said the demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for six communities in Assam will take more time, as the process under Article 342 of the Constitution involves multiple constitutional authorities before…
Mariani: Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi on Tuesday accused the state government of failing to protect Assam's territorial interests and the rights of people living along the Assam-Nagaland border during a visit to Nagajan village in Mariani. Gogoi alleged that…
Kaziranga: An aged Royal Bengal tiger rescued from the Agaratoli range of Kaziranga National Park has been shifted to the Assam State Zoo-cum-Botanical Garden in Guwahati for long-term care after receiving treatment at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation…