The Ministry of Home Affairs has released Rs 716 crore to Assam as aid from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) following severe floods this year. An eight-member interministerial team visited several affected districts,…
Assam’s Jorhat celebrated Mahalaya with thousands honoring ancestors through hymns and rituals, marking the start of Durga Puja. Mahalaya signifies the end of Pitru Paksha and the arrival of Goddess Durga, setting the stage for Navratri celebrations.
Two youths, Aftab Ali and Sharifuddin, died after being hit by a train in Assam’s Hojai district. They were reportedly sitting on the tracks, engrossed in an online game with headphones on, unaware of the approaching train. Local police recovered…
Sivasagar police seized drugs worth several lakhs near Pragati Chariali on National Highway-37. Acting on a tip-off, police intercepted a Volkswagen Polo traveling from Jorhat to Dibrugarh. Four individuals—Parvez Hussain, Nirjul Hussain, Amirban Bibi, and Rijbina Ahmed—were arrested. Authorities recovered…
Nine captive-bred pygmy hogs were released into Manas National Park by the Pygmy Hog Conservation Programme (PHCP). Principal Chief Conservator of Forests RP Singh praised the initiative, which aims to restore the critically endangered species. This marks the fifth release…
The Guwahati Special Court granted bail to 10 gazetted officers not named in the final charge sheet of the APSC cash-for-job scam. Each officer submitted a Rs. 30,000 surety and must reappear on November 8. Meanwhile, seven charge-sheeted officers requested…
Kaziranga National Park reopened for tourists on Tuesday after a five-month break. On the first day, visitor Ashwini Borkotoky from Jorhat spotted a Royal Bengal Tiger during a jeep safari along Bhoisamari Beel. Borkotoky described the sighting as a rare…
The Assam Police is preparing a strong charge sheet against individuals arrested in the ULFA-I bomb-planting case on Independence Day. Director General of Police GP Singh stated that they have solid technical evidence and confessions linking most suspects to the…
A 45-year-old man was arrested in Assam's Cachar district for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl, his neighbor, while she was out relieving herself in an open area. The accused abducted the minor and committed the crime in an open field…
BJP supporters in Assam protested against Karnataka Congress MLA Priyank Kharge’s comment that Assam lacks the ecosystem for a semiconductor plant. Led by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pijush Hazarika, the protestors demanded an apology from Priyank and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge…