The Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) is revamping its door-to-door garbage collection. Instead of using ward committees and NGOs, GMC will now divide the city into 18 divisions, each managed by a private company. A tender has been issued to invite…
The 700-year-old 'Moidams' of Assam's Ahom dynasty will be considered for the World Heritage List at the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) in New Delhi from July 21 to 31. If selected, the 'Moidams' will be the…
In Nagaon district's Kathitali Market Chowk, Chirantan Bordoloi, a village headman of Nambar Lalung gaon, was stabbed to death by his friend, retired Army personnel Palash Amsong. The incident occurred while Bordoloi was shopping, with Amsong attacking him on the…
During a press conference, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi accused the BJP of resorting to communal politics due to their inability to accept the moral loss in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. He criticized the BJP for politicizing communities in Assam…
A group of students from Dhubri, Assam, escaped violence-hit areas in Bangladesh with the help of Bangladeshi police. The students, mostly medical students from Assam and West Bengal, traveled through the Darsana-Joynagar Border Road, reaching India safely on Friday evening…
A major gas discovery has been made in an untested layer of the Dirok-1 Well in Margherita. The well is operated by a joint venture of Hindustan Oil Exploration Company (HOEC), OIL, and IOCL. The Sand-9 layer flowed over 6…
On Saturday morning, Basistha police apprehended habitual drug peddler Mandeep Boro near Khanapara ASTC bus stop. Acting on a tip-off, police conducted a search and recovered 18 plastic vials of suspected heroin weighing 18.75 grams and Rs. 2500 in cash…
Amid the controversy surrounding probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar for allegedly faking her identity to unlawfully attempt the civil services exam, UPSC Chairperson Dr. Manoj Soni has resigned. His tenure was set to end in 2029, but he cited "personal…
Assam's Chief Electoral Officer Anurag Goel announced that the final voter list for the upcoming by-elections in five assembly constituencies will be released on August 8. The by-elections, needed due to vacancies from MLAs elected to the Lok Sabha, will…
Vinod Nayak, 30, was attacked by a group of men in front of his parents in Assam's Jorhat district on June 30. He succumbed to his injuries on July 17. The family lodged an FIR against seven suspects. Police have…