Police arrested former West Bilasipara MLA Ali Akbar Miah over alleged controversial remarks related to animal sacrifice during Eid-ul-Zuha and comments against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. A case was registered at Bilasipara Police Station under multiple sections of…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday welcomed appeals by several Eidgah committees across the state urging people to refrain from cow slaughter during Eid-ul-Zuha celebrations. Sarma said such voluntary initiatives by committees in Hojai, Dhubri, Bongaigaon, Udharbond and…
Amid the delay in appointing the Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Assembly, Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi said the party would follow the proper organisational process for the selection. Speaking in Jorhat on Saturday, Gogoi said the AICC…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has urged Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari to immediately repair and maintain NH-8 and NH-37 in Sribhumi district due to their severely damaged condition ahead of the monsoon. In a letter sent on…
Gauhati University has received AICTE approval to introduce two five-year Integrated M.Tech programmes in Computer Science and Engineering and Information Technology from the 2026–27 academic session. The courses will be offered by the Department of Information Technology with an intake…
A police team from Borjhar Outpost arrested a suspected drug peddler during a raid at Jugipara near VIP in Guwahati. The accused, identified as 28-year-old Paragmoni Nath of Azara, was found in possession of 74 vials of heroin weighing around…
A teenage labourer died after lightning struck a tractor allegedly involved in illegal sand transportation at Botabarigaon under Mazbat on Thursday evening. The deceased was identified as Anam Mahato, a resident of Mazbat tea estate. According to local sources, he…
One person died and two others were injured after two goods-laden trucks collided head-on at Shyam Bazar in Golakganj, Dhubri district, on Friday. The deceased was identified as Shakil from Uttar Pradesh. The injured, including Raja Ram and the driver…
The All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) on Friday staged protests across Assam against the rising prices of fuel and essential commodities. Demonstrations were held in Guwahati, Nalbari, Jorhat, Tamulpur and other districts. AASU leaders criticised both the State and Central…
Severe erosion by the Brahmaputra River has intensified at Hatimura under Kaliabor in Nagaon following heavy rainfall and rising water levels. District Commissioner Devasish Sharma visited the affected area on Thursday and directed officials to begin anti-erosion work on a…