ONGC suspended drilling operations in Golaghat's Sarupathar, Assam-Nagaland border, due to extortion demands by Naga miscreants. The halt affects local employment and has caused concern among villagers. Reports of miscreant activities, including encroachments and threats, have escalated tensions. Local leaders…
Sonitpur Police, led by DSP Debasish Kashyap, recovered five grenades and three detonators from Dhekiajuli, Assam, following a tip-off. The explosives were buried in a rubber plantation. One grenade with a damaged pin was safely secured, with the Army’s Bomb…
Twenty-five personnel from Assam will receive prestigious medals on Republic Day for their contributions to police, fire services, home guard, and civil defence. Notably, DIG Indrani Baruah will be awarded the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service for her leadership and…
Workers of Lepetkata Tea Estate, supported by ATTSA, protested against the uprooting of tea bushes in the Bolai division. The estate, owned by Luxmi Tea Company, reportedly cleared 300 bighas for industrial development and tea tourism, including a five-star hotel…
The Assam government has launched an online RTI portal (https://rtionline.assam.gov.in) with technical support from NIC, Assam. The portal includes details of SPIOs and appellate authorities from various state departments, with provisions for updates. This initiative follows RTI activist Rohit Choudhury's…
A joint team of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) apprehended a woman drug peddler at Guwahati Railway Station on January 23, 2025. The woman, traveling from Dimapur to Guwahati on the Jan Shatabdi Express,…
Gauhati University (GU) and the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) have signed an MoU to offer modern technology courses to GU students. The agreement was signed in the presence of Minister Pijush Hazarika, GU Vice-Chancellor Nanigopal Mahanta,…
The Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) has renamed and named five paths across the city. The Sahid Anil Mujamil Path in Ward No. 55 is now Uttar Gopal Nagar School Path, while BK Kakati Road in Ward No. 29 is now…
Cotton University, in partnership with the North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR), has launched a ten-day training programme on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing. The programme, held at the Physics Department's Conference Room, brings together…
The Supreme Court has directed the Assam government to pay Rs 70 crore in two installments of Rs 35 crore each to the financially struggling Assam Tea Corporation Ltd. (ATCL) to settle overdue payments to its workers. The first installment…