Gohpur has recorded 52 HIV cases and 9 deaths this year, a steep rise from just 5 cases in 2024. The health department is conducting awareness drives across villages and urging testing, stressing that early detection and treatment are crucial.
The Biswanath District Congress staged a protest demanding the removal of Minister Ashok Singhal for allegedly comparing Congress to animals. Protesters burnt effigies and termed his remarks “indecent” and “insulting” to India’s freedom struggle. The party vowed to continue agitation…
Ashmita Paul, a 20-year-old self-defence instructor from Pandu, entered the India Book of Records as the first woman from Northeast India to complete a solo scooty expedition from Guwahati to Jammu & Kashmir and Kanyakumari. Riding a Yamaha Aerox, she…
Najma Mukherjee’s short story Flying Fish, translated from Assamese by Dr. Merry Baruah, is featured in Bandaged Moments by Niyogi Books. The anthology, edited by Nabanita Sengupta and Nishi Pulugurtha, focuses on women’s perspectives on mental health.
The Asom Sahitya Sabha has set up a high-powered educational committee to integrate literature, culture, and higher education. Headed by Dr. Sashi Kanta Saikia, it includes three Vice-Chancellors as advisors. The committee will guide academic initiatives, seminars, and research, aiming…
A Butterfly Walk at Dulung Reserve Forest, Lakhimpur, recorded 70+ butterfly, moth, and bird species. Organized by Nature Conservation Society and Assam Tourism’s Awesome Assam, the event aimed at conservation awareness and saw participation from 67 nature enthusiasts.
APCC chief Gaurav Gogoi, addressing media at Rajiv Bhawan, accused CM Himanta Biswa Sarma of divisive politics, calling him ‘Shakuni Mama’. He alleged Sarma works for corporates like Ambani and Adani, while Assam lags in education and healthcare. Gogoi criticized…
In a quick breakthrough, Sonapur police arrested six men for a burglary at the Flipkart office near College Gate on August 26. The prime accused, ex-delivery boy Sanatan Kathar, confessed and revealed his associates. Police recovered over ₹2.6 lakh cash,…
A surprise inspection by Nagaon DC Debashish Sharma and SSP Swapnaneel Deka uncovered drugs being supplied to inmates by two jail staff, Patangi and Hazarika, allegedly aiding convict Salim’s drug network. Officials also found inmates enjoying contraband, canteens selling meat…
The Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) lodged complaints in 16 districts demanding activist Syeda Hameed’s arrest over alleged “anti-Assam and communal” remarks. AJP accused her of insulting Assamese people and provoking division, urging cases under multiple BNS sections. Hameed had said,…