Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will launch a new welfare scheme on November 10 to enhance food security for NFSA beneficiaries. Families receiving free rice will now get Masoor Dal at ₹69/kg, sugar at ₹38/kg, and salt at ₹10/kg through…
The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has sent the final report of its ‘Vote Chor, Gadi Chor’ signature campaign to the AICC, collecting over nine lakh signatures from 35 districts. Nagaon district contributed the highest with around three lakh signatures…
The District Transport Office, Kamrup (Metro), held a special road safety awareness programme at Lokhra, Guwahati, during the 30th Foundation Day of Karbi Bangthe Asem. Officer Gautam Das urged citizens to follow traffic rules and praised the Karbi community’s cultural…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the Centre has invested ₹21,000 crore in the Northeast’s education sector over the past 11 years. She laid the foundation stone for Assam’s first technical and vocational university — Swahid Kanaklata Barua State…
Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) has imported over 31 million units of excess solar power generated from residential rooftop systems under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, officials said. Over 52,000 households in Assam have installed rooftop solar…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday inaugurated two landmark projects in Guwahati — the Brahmaputra Riverfront–Sati Radhika Shaanti Udyan and the Gateway of Guwahati (Terminal & Jetty) — worth ₹632 crore. The Gateway, built for ₹305 crore, features the…
In a major anti-wildlife trafficking operation, Assam Police’s Special Task Force (STF) arrested two individuals in Nagaon district for allegedly smuggling endangered species and animal parts. Acting on specific intelligence, the STF, with support from the Wildlife Crime Control Authority,…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday hailed Assam’s new semiconductor facility at Jagiroad as a “turning point” for the Northeast and a model for innovation-led growth. Speaking at ‘Enterprise Assam – Viksit Bharat 2047’ in Morigaon, Sitharaman urged youth…
In a major anti-narcotics operation, Assam Rifles and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized heroin worth ₹5.85 crore in Assam’s Cachar district. Acting on specific intelligence, security personnel intercepted a vehicle near Sonabarighat and recovered the heroin consignment. Two…
Tripura Police and GRP arrested three men, including BSF jawan Salim Uddin, for possessing brown sugar worth ₹5 lakh. The arrests followed a tip-off during a late-night raid. The other two accused, Sajiul Islam and Farid Akhter, are residents of…