An expert talk on mushroom cultivation was held at PM SHRI Dekorai HS School, Itakhola, as part of the Green School initiative. Agriculture officials Bingkong Loi Bodo and Manash Rajkhowa guided students on cost-effective mushroom production and conducted hands-on training…
The Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) has alleged large-scale irregularities in the ongoing Special Revision of electoral rolls in Assam, accusing the BJP of adding migrant voters from Bihar while deleting names of genuine indigenous voters. The party claimed unfamiliar names…
The Guwahati Police Commissionerate has reported a significant decline in crime across the city, with overall cases falling by about 38 per cent since 2023. Official data shows registered cases dropped from 9,393 in 2023 to 7,412 in 2024, and…
A mild earthquake of magnitude 3.9 struck Assam on Thursday at around 6.30 pm, days after a stronger 5.1 tremor hit the state on January 5. According to details, the quake occurred at 18:30:47 IST in the Udalguri region at…
In a major anti-narcotics operation, a joint team of Manipur Police, CRPF, Forest Department and NCB destroyed illegal poppy crops spread over 53 acres in Kangpokpi district on January 7. The operation was conducted in the hill ranges of Moljol,…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday warned that the 2027 population census could reveal “disturbing figures” for the state, alleging that nearly 40 per cent of Assam’s population may be of Bangladeshi origin. Calling it “bad news for…
A controversy broke out in Jorhat after APCC leader Gaurav Gogoi alleged that suggestion boxes used during the Congress outreach programme “Raijor Podulit Raijor Congress” were tampered with. Gogoi claimed chits containing public feedback were removed and torn after the…
Ahead of the 2026 Assam Assembly elections, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma questioned the Congress party’s relevance in the state, alleging it has lost its mass base and failed to deliver welfare benefits during its tenure. Speaking in Lakhimpur after…
A scientific study has found that the Indian one-horned rhinoceros migrated from western and northern India to the Northeast during the late Holocene period due to climate changes and increased human activity. Researchers studied palaeoecological evidence from Kaziranga National Park,…
The Golaghat district committee of the All Tai Ahom Students’ Union (ATASU) has demanded that the Ahom community be given candidature in at least two of the five assembly constituencies in Golaghat district for the 2026 Assam Assembly elections. ATASU…