The newly formed Jai Bharat Party has announced it will contest 40 constituencies in the upcoming Assam Assembly elections. The party confirmed that its state president, Teharu Gaur, will contest from the Biswanath LAC. At a district-level meeting in Biswanath,…
The Prime Minister’s Office has confirmed the introduction of a new Vande Bharat Express from Dibrugarh along with major railway infrastructure upgrades. The plan includes a Vande Bharat terminus, modernisation of the railway workshop, redevelopment of Dibrugarh Town station, and…
The final photo electoral rolls for all six Assembly constituencies in Tinsukia district were published on February 10, 2026, ahead of the Assam Assembly elections. The district now has 10,03,490 registered voters across Shadia, Doomdooma, Margherita, Digboi, Makum and Tinsukia…
The 24th Bodoland Day was celebrated across the Bodoland Territorial Region on Tuesday, with a major event in Kokrajhar attended by around 50,000 people. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma recalled the BTC Accord of 2003 and highlighted peace and development…
The Assam government on Tuesday launched the distribution of free textbooks for the 2026–27 academic session in Guwahati. Education Minister Dr. Ranoj Pegu inaugurated the programme. Under the initiative, 3.42 crore textbooks in multiple languages will be provided to nearly…
A pedestrian was killed on the spot in a hit-and-run accident near the ISBT area in Guwahati on Monday night. The victim’s identity is yet to be established. Garchuk Traffic Police reached the scene, recovered the body, and sent it…
Panic gripped Boragaon in Guwahati on Monday night after a wild elephant entered the locality and broke into the Swahid Smarak Kshetra. The animal, believed to have come from the Garbhanga forest via Deepor Beel, created fear among residents. Police…
The final electoral rolls for Assam, released on Tuesday, show a net deletion of over 2.43 lakh voters, reducing the electorate to 2.49 crore from 2.52 crore in the draft rolls. The revision followed the completion of claims and objections,…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday filed a defamation suit seeking ₹500 crore in damages against Congress leaders Jitendra Singh, Bhupesh Baghel and Gaurav Gogoi over alleged defamatory statements made at a press conference. The move follows allegations…
The HSLC examinations commenced across Assam on Tuesday with 4,38,565 candidates appearing at 1,046 centres. The exams will continue till February 27. The first day remained largely peaceful, though minor issues were reported from Sipajhar in Darrang district due to…