The Government of Assam has issued a new executive order to overhaul medical equipment procurement, mandating all purchases through the Government e-Marketplace under the Assam Public Procurement Act, 2017. To ensure clinical suitability, a State Technical Specification Committee will frame…
Panic gripped Sootea after a wild boar strayed from the Sixth Addition of Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve and attacked three villagers on Tuesday evening. The injured—Parag Bordoloi, Sanjib Saikia and Niku Saikia of Malargaon—were assaulted while returning with…
Gauhati University marked a milestone as Dr Hemen Kumar Kalita, Assistant Professor of Physics, was commissioned as a Flying Officer in the Indian Air Force. He is the first serving GU faculty member to receive an IAF commission. Dr Kalita…
The Asom Gana Parishad said it will soon finalise its seat-sharing arrangement with alliance partner Bharatiya Janata Party after reviewing all factors. AGP president and state minister Atul Bora said support from a national party is vital for Assam’s development…
Security agencies have raised serious concern over growing jihadi activities in Assam, with efforts to build networks using routes along the Bangladesh border. The Assam Police, in coordination with central agencies, identified the Imam Mahmuder Kafila (IMK) module and arrested…
A special court of the National Investigation Agency in Guwahati convicted Md. Kamruj Zaman, a key accused in a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terror conspiracy case, and awarded life imprisonment. The court held him guilty under provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act…
Kerala Police arrested a 25-year-old man from Assam, Roshidul Islam, for allegedly spreading extremist ideology through social media. He was detained from central Kerala, where he had been living and working for nearly two years. Police claimed he shared content…
Mukesh Jalan, owner of Sadguru Engineering & Allied Services Pvt Ltd, was arrested by Jorhat Police from Guwahati in connection with alleged financial irregularities and non-payment of dues to sub-contractors involved in the four-lane NH-715 project. The arrest followed an…
After APCC president Gaurav Gogoi announced that the Congress will contest 100 of 126 seats in the 2026 Assam Assembly elections, other opposition parties called for flexibility to ensure unity against the BJP-led NDA. Leaders from CPI(M), CPI, Assam Jatiya…
The Cyber Police Station of CID Assam has launched an investigation after a Jorhat-based doctor was duped in a ‘digital arrest’ cyber scam. The victim, Dr Sadagar Deuri, Professor of Surgery at Jorhat Medical College and Hospital, reportedly lost around…