Continuous rainfall over the past two days has lowered temperatures in Assam by 4–5°C below normal. Heavy showers were recorded in places like Dhemaji (80mm) and Gossaigaon (60mm), driven by moisture from the Bay of Bengal due to a low-pressure…
The Goalpara district administration and Goalpara College, with support from Axom Xahitya Xabha, will hold a book fair from November 5 to 10 at the Goalpara College field to commemorate Dr Bhupen Hazarika’s birth centenary. Deputy Commissioner Pradip Timung laid…
The Dr Bhupen Hazarika National Award Ceremony, part of his birth centenary celebrations, will be held in Guwahati on November 3. Union DoNER Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia will present the awards, which honour distinguished achievers from the Northeast. This year’s recipients…
Zubeen Garg’s last film, Roi Roi Binale, opened to packed theatres across Assam, collecting ₹2.52 crore on its first day. Fans arrived with flowers and photos, turning screenings into emotional tributes to the late music legend. The film, seen as…
Gauhati University launched its annual youth festival with over 700 students from 60 colleges across 18 districts. The four-day event features music, dance, theatre, and literary competitions. The opening included flag hoisting, tributes to martyrs, and a colourful rally highlighting…
Union minister Pralhad Joshi reviewed the implementation of central health, education, and welfare schemes in Assam. He visited the Khanapara Ayushman Arogya Mandir, met healthcare staff, and inspected OPD services. Joshi also checked a fair price shop at Six Mile,…
Assam Police’s SIT probing singer Zubeen Garg’s death has received toxicology and final post-mortem reports from Singapore under a Mutual Legal Assistance request. CID Special DGP Munna Prasad Gupta said additional documents from Singapore’s Port and Marine Authority have also…
Thousands from the Chutiya community held a rally in Jorhat demanding Scheduled Tribe status, accusing the Centre and Assam government of repeated false assurances. Protesters marched to the Deputy Commissioner’s office, vowing statewide agitation from November 26 if the upcoming…
Assam Industries Minister Bimal Borah said Jagiroad has become a symbol of Assam’s industrial rise with Tata Group’s ₹27,000-crore Semiconductor Assembly and Test project. Termed Assam’s largest-ever industrial investment, the facility will produce around 48 million chips per day by…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that investment projects worth about ₹1.78 lakh crore from the Advantage Assam 2.0 summit will roll out by December 2025. At a ceremony in Guwahati, he laid foundation stones for Medanta Super Speciality…