Guwahati Municipal Corporation will stop water supply in JICA-covered zones from July 1, 2025. GMC will bear the full Rs 9,500 connection cost for consumers shifting to Jal Board services before June 30, 2025. Residents are urged to switch early…
CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and BJP president Dilip Saikia termed MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi’s Assembly behaviour “unbecoming of BJP culture.” Saikia directed Kurmi to apologize publicly and avoid such actions in future. The BJP emphasized discipline, tolerance, and self-restraint. CM noted…
AIUDF and Congress condemned MP Sudhanshu Trivedi’s “Mini Bangladesh” comment on Dhubri as divisive. AIUDF protested in Dhubri, burning his effigy, while Garia Maria Desi Jatiya Parishad filed a police complaint. Congress MP Rakibul Hussain called Trivedi ignorant of Assam’s…
Assam’s Jingshai Enterprise will export 1,000 kg of Joha rice to Vietnam in April through a partnership with LeKha Distributor Co Ltd. The move aims to boost trade and cultural ties. LeKhaMart plans to market Assam’s organic produce, impressed by…
The Assam Coaching Institutes (Control and Regulation) Bill, 2025 bans enrollment of students below 16 years or before secondary exams. Coaching during school hours is prohibited. Misleading advertisements promising ranks or marks are not allowed. Institutes must register with the…
Two youths were injured late Friday night near Ganeshguri Flyover, Guwahati, after a police vehicle hit their scooter. The vehicle fled toward the MLA quarters. The victims have filed an FIR at Dispur Police Station demanding action.
Basistha Police arrested 21-year-old Hasanur Rahman from Fakirganj, recovering a stolen Maxita Pro marble cutter. In a separate case, Yusuf Ali’s arrest led to Maidul Islam, a key receiver of stolen goods, with police seizing cash, silver jewellery, and a…
The Gauhati High Court on Friday dismissed a PIL challenging Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, deeming it redundant after the Supreme Court recently upheld its validity. Section 6A governs citizenship for Bangladesh migrants entering Assam before March 25,…
The Assam Private Universities (Amendment) Bill 2025, tabled on March 22, 2025, imposes strict rules effective April 1, 2025. Private universities are barred from launching new technical or medical courses, must reject religious conversions, and maintain secularism. They require Home…
The Assam Assembly faced uproar as the opposition accused Irrigation Minister Ashok Singhal of corruption in contract awards. Allegations also included a past scandal involving super-sucker purchases. Demanding a House committee probe, opposition members stormed the well, forcing two adjournments…