Assam’s rural and tribal areas with low LPG usage will be prioritised under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) 3.0, IndianOil officials said on Friday. Of the 25 lakh new free LPG connections approved nationwide, five lakh are allocated to the…
Egg prices in Assam have risen by over 50 per cent in the last few months due to supply shortages, higher transport costs and increased festive demand. The impact is sharper in the state because of its heavy dependence on…
Tributes were paid across Assam on Friday to anti-CAA martyrs following a call by the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU). District, regional and student units of the union organized remembrance programmes to honour those who died during the movement. In…
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday visited bereaved families in Tinsukia who lost relatives in the recent road accident in Arunachal Pradesh’s Anjaw district. He met the families at Gelapukhuri, expressed condolences, and assured full government support. Sonowal said rescue…
An indefinite hunger strike at Phelangpi in West Karbi Anglong entered its sixth day on Friday, with indigenous residents demanding eviction drives in grazing lands to protect jati, mati, and bheti. Protesters alleged that neither the Assam government nor the…
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Friday filed a chargesheet at the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court in Guwahati in connection with the death of cultural icon Zubeen Garg. SIT chief Munna Prasad Gupta said murder charges have been invoked against…
The Assam government on Thursday distributed financial assistance to 442 former BLT cadres living outside the BTC region at a programme held at Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra. The grants were handed over by Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah and…
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday launched Orunodoi 3.0 in the Bodoland Territorial Region, bringing BTR beneficiaries under the scheme for the first time. The main event was held in Kokrajhar, with parallel launches in Udalguri, Baksa, Tamulpur, and…
Amid intense election preparations in Dhubri district, senior AGP leader and Golakganj LAC unit president Ashok Kumar Roy Pradhani has resigned from the primary membership of the Asom Gana Parishad. He sent his resignation to party president Atul Bora on…
Despite claims of improved rural electricity supply, residents allege that power conditions remain poor in many areas. While smart meters have been installed, villagers say power bills have increased and safety issues persist. In Bargasa (Bharaltola) village of Nalbari district,…