MIRZA: The Cultural Journalists’ Association, Assam, on Saturday visited veteran singer and Nagara Naam artiste Joymati Hazarika at Monpur near Mirza in South Kamrup and extended support amid her financial difficulties. Association organising secretary Hemanta Sarma and associate secretary Gopal…
Guwahati: Twenty youths from Assam who received training in the hospitality sector at the Patkai Institute of Skill Development in Gogamukh, Dhemaji, have begun their professional journeys outside the state, with the group joining Hotel Marigold in Shirdi, Maharashtra, on…
GUWAHATI: Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has completed the conversion of all long-distance passenger trains on its network from conventional ICF coaches to modern LHB coaches, with 103 train services now operating with the upgraded coaches. NFR said the new coaches…
Assam has achieved a major milestone in livestock biotechnology with the birth of the world’s first IVF-born female calf of the indigenous Lakhimi cattle breed at the College of Veterinary Science, Assam Veterinary and Fishery University, Khanapara. The breakthrough is…
Assam Skill, Employment and Entrepreneurship Minister Biswajit Daimary reviewed the progress of major skill development, employment and entrepreneurship programmes at a state-level meeting in Dispur. The meeting focused on ITI performance, admissions, employment services and key youth-oriented schemes. Daimary stressed…
The Red Ribbon Club of Dispur College, in association with ASACS and Brahma Kumaris, Guwahati, organised a district-level Youth Awareness Programme under the “Addiction-Free India” (Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan) initiative. The programme focused on substance abuse, mental health and HIV/AIDS…
Authorities have intensified an eviction and land-clearance drive on both banks of the Brahmaputra for the proposed new Saraighat Bridge. At Pandu, more than 500 houses have been identified, with nearly 300 families already evicted as the operation continues. The…
Assam has reported around 80–90 new COVID-19 cases in Upper Assam during July and August, with infections rising since late June. Health experts said the currently circulating RF.5 Omicron subvariant has so far caused mostly mild, flu-like symptoms, with no…
Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi has intensified his criticism of the Assam government, alleging delays and discrepancies in providing the promised ₹15,000 one-time relief to flood-affected families. He claimed that many victims who lost homes and belongings are still awaiting assistance…
Amid heightened tensions along the Assam-Meghalaya border, the vehicle of Meghalaya Chief Secretary Shakil P. Ahmed was reportedly stopped at Jorabat on Saturday and remained stranded for some time. The incident comes amid road blockades at Jorabat and Khanapara following…