As part of Hojai District Day celebrations, the district administration and civil society will organise a ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ awareness programme on January 24 at Rabindranath Tagore University, Hojai. The event will focus on women’s safety and empowerment, with…
Makum police arrested a 22-year-old youth from West Bengal for allegedly using AI technology to create obscene videos to blackmail a woman from Makum. The accused had connected with the victim through social media and threatened to upload the videos…
The All Assam Minorities Students' Union held two-hour sit-in protests across Assam against the ongoing Special Revision of electoral rolls. Demonstrations were organised in districts including Hojai and Biswanath. AAMSU alleged misuse of the process, arbitrary deletion of voters, and…
APCC president Gaurav Gogoi has asked the Election Commission to ensure that no voter’s name is deleted without due process during the ongoing Special Revision of electoral rolls in Assam. In a letter to the Chief Electoral Officer, he sought…
Following violence in Kokrajhar over suspected cattle theft that left two people dead, the administration imposed prohibitory orders and suspended mobile internet services in Kokrajhar and Chirang to maintain law and order. While the move helped curb unrest, it severely…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the state has made a strong global impression at the World Economic Forum in Davos. He held meetings with investors and business leaders, promoting Assam as an emerging investment destination in sectors such…
The AIUDF has accused the BJP-led Assam government of manipulating electoral rolls during the ongoing Special Revision ahead of the Assembly polls. Party leaders alleged harassment, selective deletion of voters, and targeting of eviction-affected families. Claiming that lakhs have received…
The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee has received around 750 applications for party tickets across all 126 Assembly constituencies, APCC treasurer Hema Hari Pegu said. The application deadline has been extended to January 28 due to strong response. Dhing recorded the…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Assam on January 30, a month after his last trip, State Minister Pijush Hazarika said. During the visit, Shah will lay the foundation stone of Assam’s second Legislative Assembly complex in Dibrugarh and…
Police busted an illicit liquor operation in the Balughat area after a raid by a Basistha police team acting on specific inputs. About 120 litres of illegally brewed liquor were seized during the operation. The seized liquor was destroyed on…