The body of an unidentified young woman was recovered on Sunday from Kakochang Waterfall on the Bokakhat–Karbi Anglong border. Local residents spotted the body floating in deep water and informed Dolamora Police. Police reached the spot, recovered the body, and…
Workers of the Northeast Frontier Railway Employees Union staged a protest in Chaygaon, Kamrup district, against Senior Engineer Uday Chandra Bhanu. The union accused the official of long-term harassment, exploitation of workers, and departmental irregularities. Around 50 employees participated in…
The body of Abhijit Saikia, a teacher from Titabor in Assam’s Jorhat district, was recovered from a river in Nagaland nearly a week after he went missing. Saikia had recently joined Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in the Usha area and…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that around 40 lakh beneficiary families will receive ₹9,000 each under the Orunodoi scheme on March 10. The announcement was made during a live social media interaction before the seventh day of the…
Political activities are intensifying in Digboi constituency ahead of the Assam Assembly elections, but uncertainty remains within the Opposition camp. Raijor Dal has announced Lakshya Jyoti Gogoi as its candidate, claiming support from the Congress through a mutual understanding. However,…
Akhil Gogoi, president of Raijor Dal, has indicated that his party may contest the 2026 Assam Assembly elections independently after alliance talks with the Indian National Congress failed to progress. Gogoi expressed disappointment that his party was not invited to…
An assistant teacher of New Guwahati Adarsha High School, Md. Saidur Rahman, has been suspended with immediate effect by the Inspector of Schools, Kamrup District Circle (M), following allegations of misconduct. The action came after several Class IX students accused…
State-owned oil marketing companies, including Indian Oil Corporation, have increased LPG prices across India. The price of a 14.2-kg domestic cooking gas cylinder has risen by ₹60, taking the cost in New Delhi to ₹913 from ₹853. Commercial LPG cylinder…
A drive by the Boko-Chaygaon co-district administration against illegal brick kilns in Bamunbari and Gelabari villages turned chaotic on Saturday after kiln operators and villagers allegedly resisted the operation. The team, led by Chamaria Revenue Circle Officer Nandan Nilotpal Bhagawati,…
In a boost to connectivity in Assam’s Dima Hasao district, two major trains — Kanchenjunga Express and Tejas Express — will now stop at Maibang Railway Station. A flagging-off ceremony for the first halt of the Kanchenjunga Express was held…