Assam's unemployment rate has decreased from 8% to 6.1% in 2023-24, as announced by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during the 2024 Assam Tribune Dialogue. He credited this achievement as a rare feat among Indian states. Assam has also become…
The Assam Congress' Disciplinary Action Committee (DAC) has issued show cause notices to five senior leaders, including three sitting MLAs, for alleged anti-party activities during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The leaders, including Abdur Rashid Mondol, Rekibuddin Ahmed, Bharat Chandra…
The Hahim Forest Beat Office seized around 10 pieces of teak trees from the Gorukata area, near the Assam-Meghalaya border, on Saturday. Local residents alleged that the forest office delayed action despite receiving information on Friday. The seizure occurred after…
This Sunday, 11,23,204 candidates across Assam will take the Grade III examination organized by the State Level Recruitment Commission (SLRC). The exam, managed by the Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA), will be held at 2,305 centers statewide, starting at…
A new de-addiction center was inaugurated at Jwhwlao Swmbla Basumatary Civil Hospital in Kajalgoan, Chirang district, on Friday. The facility, opened under the directives of NALSA, will address addictions such as tobacco, drugs, and alcohol, offering treatment, counseling, and aftercare…
In a major operation on September 13, 2024, Assam's Special Task Force (STF) arrested LS Yosef Chongloi, a key figure in the UKNA militant group, from the Beltola area in Guwahati. Chongloi, a 34-year-old from Churachandpur, Manipur, is linked to…
The Assam Police are embroiled in a legal controversy after FIRs were lodged at Sadia Police Station, accusing former Sadiya SP Mrinal Deka and his team of staging a fake encounter on December 23, 2023. The victims, apprehended on suspicion…
A concrete bridge over the Rukhni River in Bhaga collapsed on Friday, causing two trucks to plunge into the wreckage and leaving a driver missing. The bridge, a crucial link for construction materials, was over 30 years old. The collapse…
A worker died, and two others were injured after falling from a 25-meter height at the Kamakhya Bio Fuel Pvt Ltd's ethanol plant construction site in Singimari village, Darrang district. The deceased has been identified as Sariful Islam from Barpeta…
Assam's state cabinet has approved a ₹240 crore joint project with Dassault Systems to establish a state-of-the-art aerospace and defence automotive electric vehicle training hub. The hub, to be anchored at Assam Engineering College, will focus on specialized skills for…