African Swine Fever has intensified in Darrang, prompting the culling of 60 pigs in Kabikara and 104 earlier in Kamarpara. Both villages are now declared ASF epicentres. Infected and Surveillance Zones have been marked, restricting pig movement, trade, and events…
The Guwahati Municipal Corporation fined a Sankar Nagar resident ₹73,000 for dumping construction waste on a public road. The action is part of GMC’s cleanliness drive. Officials warned of strict penalties for violators and urged citizens to report illegal dumping.
The sacred Ambubachi Mahayog will be held at Kamakhya Temple from June 22 to 26, marking the goddess’s annual menstrual cycle. Temple doors will remain closed for the first three days and reopen for darshan on the last day. Over…
IMD has forecast moderate rain and thunderstorms across Assam till June 22, with an orange alert issued for that day. Isolated areas may see heavy to very heavy rain with lightning. Udaipur in Tinsukia recorded the highest rainfall at 8…
Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi demanded the arrest of Krishna Agarwal and a ban on his firm SK Petro Services for allegedly deploying unskilled workers at the leaking ONGC well. The gas leak since June 12 has impacted over 1,000 people…
Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi alleged that elements in BJP, RSS, VHP, and Bajrang Dal create communal unrest before elections to divert attention from governance failures. He demanded a probe into those instigating cow part placements near religious sites. Gogoi…
CM Himanta Biswa Sarma revealed that over 5,000 Assam-based social media accounts have engaged with anti-India and fundamentalist content ahead of the state polls. Audits found 700 accounts from Bangladesh, 350 from Pakistan, and 500 from the Middle East. He…
A 28-year-old, Shiva Nayak, died after crashing into an electric pole placed dangerously in the middle of a road in Rongagora, Behali. Locals, blaming APDCL and PWD contractor Nameri Construction for negligence, blocked traffic with his body, demanding immediate removal…
CM Himanta Biswa Sarma announced a new SOP to ban cow sacrifice within 5 km of religious sites during Eid. The move follows rising incidents of severed cow heads found near temples and naamghars. The CM blamed poor enforcement of…
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma confirmed that ONGC’s Plans A and B to stop the Rudrasagar gas leak failed. Plan C—permanent well capping with a heavy plate—will now begin, aided by a US expert. The leak poses a serious risk…