NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Education has received a record allocation of ₹1,39,289.48 crore for FY 2026–27, marking an 8.27% increase over the previous Budget Estimate. The Department of School Education and Literacy has received ₹83,562 crore, its highest-ever allocation,…
NEW DELHI: Assam Agriculture Minister Pijush Hazarika sought greater central support for pulse cultivation and small farmers at the National Conference on AgriStack and Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses. He highlighted Assam’s potential for expanding pulse cultivation in rice-fallow areas…
GUWAHATI: Police conducted a surprise raid at a spa in Lachit Nagar on Saturday and detained seven women and two men over allegations of immoral activities at the establishment. Police sources said the alleged activities had reportedly been taking place…
MIRZA: The Cultural Journalists’ Association, Assam, on Saturday visited veteran singer and Nagara Naam artiste Joymati Hazarika at Monpur near Mirza in South Kamrup and extended support amid her financial difficulties. Association organising secretary Hemanta Sarma and associate secretary Gopal…
Guwahati: Twenty youths from Assam who received training in the hospitality sector at the Patkai Institute of Skill Development in Gogamukh, Dhemaji, have begun their professional journeys outside the state, with the group joining Hotel Marigold in Shirdi, Maharashtra, on…
GUWAHATI: Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has completed the conversion of all long-distance passenger trains on its network from conventional ICF coaches to modern LHB coaches, with 103 train services now operating with the upgraded coaches. NFR said the new coaches…
Assam has achieved a major milestone in livestock biotechnology with the birth of the world’s first IVF-born female calf of the indigenous Lakhimi cattle breed at the College of Veterinary Science, Assam Veterinary and Fishery University, Khanapara. The breakthrough is…
Assam Skill, Employment and Entrepreneurship Minister Biswajit Daimary reviewed the progress of major skill development, employment and entrepreneurship programmes at a state-level meeting in Dispur. The meeting focused on ITI performance, admissions, employment services and key youth-oriented schemes. Daimary stressed…
The Red Ribbon Club of Dispur College, in association with ASACS and Brahma Kumaris, Guwahati, organised a district-level Youth Awareness Programme under the “Addiction-Free India” (Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan) initiative. The programme focused on substance abuse, mental health and HIV/AIDS…
Authorities have intensified an eviction and land-clearance drive on both banks of the Brahmaputra for the proposed new Saraighat Bridge. At Pandu, more than 500 houses have been identified, with nearly 300 families already evicted as the operation continues. The…