Over 2,200 Covid-19 tests in Assam this year returned negative, despite 90 cases found in 2023 near Dibrugarh. Dr. B. Borkakoty of ICMR-RMRC stated that while the virus continues to mutate, its core has changed very little. A new Omicron…
Gauhati High Court issued notice in a criminal petition challenging a dowry-related order from West Karbi Anglong court. Petitioners deny dowry demands and incriminating evidence. The case involves Divya Singh, wife of Sushil Singh, who alleges repeated domestic violence and…
GRPF recovered an unidentified man's body from railway tracks between Azuri and Sonwabari in Morigaon on Friday. The man, aged 40–45, wore butter-colored half pants and a white shirt. The body is kept at Morigaon Civil Hospital for 72 hours…
A fire broke out near Savitri Bharali School in Guwahati’s Odalbakra on Saturday, likely due to a short circuit. Though property was damaged, no injuries were reported. Locals criticized the delayed response, but five fire tenders eventually controlled the blaze…
Tamarhat police arrested Monowar Hossain Pradhani and Mizanur Sheikh for attempting to traffic three minor girls from Dhubri’s Kamandanga area. The girls escaped in Gauripur and alerted police. A vehicle used in the crime was seized. Authorities are investigating a…
Residents of Dirang in Assam’s Biswanath district allege the Jal Jeevan Mission has failed, supplying muddy, unusable water or none at all. Locals sarcastically renamed it “Har Ghar Nal, Har Ghar Mal.” Despite complaints, issues persist—some homes lack taps, others…
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma met top industrialists in Delhi to follow up on ₹5.18 lakh crore investment promises made at Advantage Assam 2.0. He urged Vedanta’s Anil Agarwal to operationalise hydrocarbon projects and discussed hospitality investment with ITC Hotels'…
ULFA(I) leader Rupam Asom was arrested in Tinsukia during a joint operation by Assam and Arunachal Police. He was involved in extortion along the Assam-Arunachal border and named in the 2018 murder of OC Bhaskar Kalita. Arms were recovered from…
Assam Health Minister Ashok Singhal certified five hospitals to run surrogacy clinics under the ART and Surrogacy Acts. The certified centers include Apollo Fertility, Down Town Hospital, GMCH, The Institute of Human Reproduction (Guwahati), and Swasti Hospital (Rangia). The move…
The All Cachar Karimganj Hailakandi Students' Association (ACKHSA) condemned Dr. Prasanta Chakraborty, General Secretary of Bangla Sahitya Sabha, Assam, for claiming Assam University, Silchar, was a result of the Assam Movement. The statement, made on May 19, has drawn sharp…