Senior AGP leader and Assam Cabinet Minister Keshab Mahanta on Thursday said the party will give priority to young and fresh candidates in the 2026 Assembly elections. He added that final decisions on candidature will be taken only after the…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday set March 10 as the new deadline to finalise the NDA seat-sharing pact for the Assembly elections. He said talks with the BPF will conclude soon, while discussions with the AGP are…
The Assam Cabinet on Thursday approved the state’s highest-ever single-day Direct Benefit Transfer under the Orunodoi scheme. On March 10, around 39.70 lakh beneficiaries will receive ₹9,000 each, totaling nearly ₹3,600 crore. The Cabinet also decided to decentralise powers by…
The district administration on Wednesday carried out a large eviction drive at Mahmaradia Char under Palasbari revenue circle in Kamrup district to clear alleged encroachments on government land. Around 500 bighas of land and nearly 100 houses were cleared using…
The Assam government has initiated work to establish the Birangana Sati Sadhani Kalakshetra at Kamargaon under the Bokakhat constituency. The project will come up on about 42 bighas of land near Uroniyahatu. Cabinet Minister and local MLA Atul Bora recently…
A 16-year-old girl, identified as Sarita Kumari, was found dead inside her bedroom in Maligaon on Thursday. Police and forensic teams reached the spot and have launched an investigation to ascertain the cause and circumstances of her death.
The Guwahati Municipal Corporation has officially renamed Rajiv Gandhi Path as Maniram Dewan Path after completing all formalities and receiving no public objections. The road, stretching from Jyotikuchi to ISBT Maniram Dewan Trade Centre in Ward No. 22, has been…
The Assam Cabinet on Thursday approved a dedicated sessions court for day-to-day trial in the case related to singer Zubeen Garg to expedite proceedings. It also cleared the ASHA Express scheme to provide two-wheelers to over 36,000 ASHA workers and…
Despite having 130 GW of renewable energy potential, the Northeast has planned deployment of only 2.3 GW, highlighting a major investment gap, speakers said at the Northeast India Clean Energy Conclave 2026 in Guwahati. The region’s power demand is projected…
The Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) has announced a 36-hour system shutdown from 9:00 PM on February 28 to 9:00 AM on March 2, 2026, due to cloud migration work. During this period, all consumer and internal portals, including…