A committee report reveals APGCL is not operating five of its seven power plants at full capacity due to gas and water constraints. However, the ADB-funded 120 MW Lower Kopili Hydro Project is progressing on track, with completion expected by…
Basistha Police rescued two missing minors in Khanapara after a tip-off from Kaki Police Station, Hojai. The children were found safely, and all legal formalities were completed.
A speeding dumper truck crashed into and destroyed the heritage entrance gate of Assam State Zoo, built in 1958. The truck, used for internal construction work, lost control due to driver negligence. Both the driver and handyman fled the scene…
Security forces recovered an MQ rifle, three magazines, and 120 rounds near Namsai, along the Assam-Arunachal border. The joint operation by Assam Police, 23 Assam Rifles, and Military Intelligence followed inputs from arrested ULFA(I) cadre Rupam Asom. Surrendered member Biju…
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi accused top Assam officials of shielding an illegal coal syndicate. Citing ED findings, he claimed coal is smuggled from Meghalaya into Assam, collecting ₹1.5 lakh per truck. He questioned Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s silence and…
The Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) criticized the state government for permitting a liquor shop near Gauhati University. Party leaders called it a reckless move that threatens youth and academic values. They alleged the government is ignoring court directives banning liquor…
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced that inland waterway cargo has risen from 18 to 145 million tonnes in 10 years. Germany’s Rhenus Logistics will invest heavily, deploying 100 barges on Brahmaputra, Ganga, and Barak rivers. These barges can operate in…
Over 2,200 Covid-19 tests in Assam this year returned negative, despite 90 cases found in 2023 near Dibrugarh. Dr. B. Borkakoty of ICMR-RMRC stated that while the virus continues to mutate, its core has changed very little. A new Omicron…
Gauhati High Court issued notice in a criminal petition challenging a dowry-related order from West Karbi Anglong court. Petitioners deny dowry demands and incriminating evidence. The case involves Divya Singh, wife of Sushil Singh, who alleges repeated domestic violence and…
GRPF recovered an unidentified man's body from railway tracks between Azuri and Sonwabari in Morigaon on Friday. The man, aged 40–45, wore butter-colored half pants and a white shirt. The body is kept at Morigaon Civil Hospital for 72 hours…