Paltanbazar Police arrested a youth near Ulubari late Tuesday night with 12 grams of banned heroin packed in 99 containers, Rs 1.63 lakh in cash, and an unregistered scooter. The accused, identified as Akhilesh Kumar Verma from Uttar Pradesh, was…
The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee will launch a statewide mass outreach programme, “Raijor Podulit Raijor Congress”, from December 20, with all Congress MPs and MLAs engaging directly with people across Assam. APCC president Gaurav Gogoi said the initiative aims to…
EMRI Green Health Services recruited and trained local youth to ensure uninterrupted Mrityunjoy 108 ambulance services in Assam after an illegal strike disrupted operations from December 1, 2025. Following non-compliance with a December 5 deadline, around 850 employees were terminated…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday announced a series of government job appointments and major infrastructure initiatives during a Facebook Live interaction. Appointment letters for health department posts will be issued on December 22, followed by tea garden…
Cabinet Minister Ranoj Pegu on Monday launched the Automated SMS Absenteeism Alert System in Assam to monitor student attendance and curb dropouts. Integrated with the Shiksha Setu App and UDISE data, the system sends SMS alerts to teachers and parents…
Cachar Police seized 90,000 Yaba tablets worth around Rs 27 crore during an anti-narcotics operation in Rongpur under Silchar Police Station on Monday. The drugs were recovered from a secret chamber of a truck coming from a neighbouring state, leading…
The indefinite protest by the All Assam 108 Mrityunjoy Employees Association continued at Chachal as it entered its 15th day, with over a thousand workers participating. The employees have been on strike since December 1 after the deadline for joining…
Rescue teams on Thursday recovered the body of 18-year-old Pratap Rai, who was swept away while bathing in the Brahmaputra at Kharghuli in Guwahati earlier this week. The incident occurred on December 10 when six members of a group were…
The Forest Department is preparing a major eviction drive against illegal encroachments in forest areas of Hojai district, including the Jamuna Maudanga Reserved Forest. Officials said thousands of bighas of forest land have been encroached upon over decades for farming…
The crisis at Tezpur University intensified on Monday as students and teachers began a nine-hour hunger strike demanding immediate action by the Union Ministry of Education against Vice Chancellor Shambhu Nath Singh. Organised by the Tezpur University United Forum, the…