The September 22 BTC election is set to be highly competitive with 118 candidates filing nominations. A surge of independents and political heirs has made the contest unpredictable, while major parties like UPPL and BPF intensify campaigns. Several constituencies are…
Jorhat MP Gaurav Gogoi has urged Union Minister Dr. Virendra Kumar to address concerns of differently-abled persons in Assam. Following a meeting with Pratibandhi Suraksha Sanstha, Gogoi highlighted demands for implementing the divyang pension, and filling 4,419 backlog posts for…
In a major anti-drug operation, New Bongaigaon GRP seized 27.58 kg of ganja from the Dibrugarh–New Delhi Rajdhani Express. Acting on a tip-off, police searched Coach B-13 and intercepted two suspects trying to flee. Four packets of ganja were recovered…
Guwahati Police arrested three drug peddlers in Khanapara—Bikash Ali, Bishnu Gowala, and Rakesh Gowala. They seized 19.41 grams of heroin hidden in tobacco boxes along with 20 empty vials.
The Nanda Talukdar Foundation signed an MoU with IIT Mumbai’s BharatGen project to include the Assamese language as its 10th supported language. Part of the Digitizing Assam initiative, this step aims to strengthen Assamese in the digital space. Over two…
Panic erupted in Ganeshguri after Dhiraj Das was stabbed in broad daylight near Dispur PS. Initially suspected to be his wife, police confirmed his daughter attacked him over a family dispute. He is undergoing treatment at GMCH.
The Gauhati High Court has made absolute the ad-interim pre-arrest bail granted to journalist Rafick Ahmed in the Sonari Police case linked to the suicide of Rajapukhuri GP president Debojit Hazarika. The court directed Ahmed not to abscond or tamper…
A minor girl from Assam, trafficked and sold in Arunachal Pradesh six years ago, was rescued in a joint operation by Tinsukia Police and Itanagar WPS. She was found at a woman’s residence in Itanagar and is in stable condition…
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced major projects to boost river tourism in Assam and the Northeast. Two luxury cruise ships worth ₹250 crore are being built for the Brahmaputra, set to launch in 2027 under the Cruise Bharat Mission. Over…
On the final day of nominations for the September 22 Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections, two key rivals entered the fray with renewed vigor. United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) chief Pramod Boro filed his nomination from Dotma, while Bodoland People’s…