A massive fire broke out at Diphu market around 5:30 am on Tuesday, gutting three shops and partially damaging two others. The blaze reportedly started in a hardware store due to an electrical short circuit and quickly spread to nearby…
The Rajya Sabha has passed the Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2025, approving the creation of IIM Guwahati — India’s 22nd IIM and the second in the Northeast after Shillong. With an investment of ₹555 crore, the institute aims…
BJP Assam has formed a 52-member Media Department Committee, approved by State President Dilip Saikia. The team includes six Co-Conveners, 26 Media Panellists, two Zonal Co-Conveners, and 18 members. Convener Rupam Goswami said the committee aims to strengthen party communication…
The body of a 13-year-old girl, missing for one and a half months, was recovered from a forest near her home in Bedlangmari, Kokrajhar district. Kokrajhar Sadar police launched an investigation and conducted a post-mortem before handing the body to…
In a major operation, Nagaon Police arrested four criminals—Amir Uddin, Merajul Islam, Kuddus Ali, and Sarif Uddin—from Kachua on October 18. Police seized cash and several ATM cards from them. The group is accused of kidnapping attempts, robbery, and assaulting…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will visit Gohpur on November 8 to lay the foundation stone of Veerangana Kanaklata Baruah State University. State Finance Minister Ajanta Neog said the ₹350 crore project, spread over 738 bighas at Bholaguri Tea Estate,…
Panic gripped Guwahati’s Pandu area after a five-year-old girl’s body was found in a cardboard box near the Brahmaputra River. Jalukbari police recovered the body and sent it to GMCH for postmortem. The child remains unidentified, and police are investigating…
A two-member SIT from Assam Police met Singapore Police officials to discuss the investigation into Zubeen Garg’s death. Special DGP (CID) Munna Prasad Gupta and SP Tarun Goel represented Assam. The Singapore Police assured full cooperation and said their report…
Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia criticised the Assam government for failing to distribute Zubeen Garg’s ashes as promised, calling it an “emotional gesture made in haste.” He accused the government of misleading fans and questioned the transparency of the CID…
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma clarified that the BJP’s campaign, “Moi O Zubeen’or Anuragi, Ami O Zubeen’or Anuragi,” aims to unite genuine admirers of late singer Zubeen Garg and preserve his legacy. Sarma said the initiative seeks to distinguish real…