Kaziranga National Park reopened for tourists on Tuesday after a five-month break. On the first day, visitor Ashwini Borkotoky from Jorhat spotted a Royal Bengal Tiger during a jeep safari along Bhoisamari Beel. Borkotoky described the sighting as a rare…
The Assam Police is preparing a strong charge sheet against individuals arrested in the ULFA-I bomb-planting case on Independence Day. Director General of Police GP Singh stated that they have solid technical evidence and confessions linking most suspects to the…
A 45-year-old man was arrested in Assam's Cachar district for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl, his neighbor, while she was out relieving herself in an open area. The accused abducted the minor and committed the crime in an open field…
BJP supporters in Assam protested against Karnataka Congress MLA Priyank Kharge’s comment that Assam lacks the ecosystem for a semiconductor plant. Led by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pijush Hazarika, the protestors demanded an apology from Priyank and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge…
The Chutia community held protests in Dibrugarh and Golaghat on Monday, demanding Scheduled Tribe (ST) status, creation of an autonomous council, and preservation of historic Chutia sites. In Dibrugarh, members of the All Assam Chutia Students’ Union (AACSU) stormed the…
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge sheet against three individuals for promoting the violent ideology of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) in Assam. The accused are Sabyasachi Goswami, a senior CPI (Maoist) leader, Amiruddin Ahmed,…
A bus collided with a stationary truck in Teok, Jorhat district, injuring at least 15 people, including a child, on Monday night. The bus, returning from an ‘Aatmanirbhar Assam’ event in Guwahati, crashed into the parked truck at Mudoijan Tiniali…
In Khanapara, Guwahati, a group of 10-12 miscreants reportedly broke into several homes, vandalizing property and forcing residents to flee. Suspected to be part of a land mafia, the attackers targeted families embroiled in land disputes. The affected residents claim…
The dream of piped gas connections for city kitchens may soon become a reality, according to SK Baruah, CEO of North East Gas Distribution Company Limited. Speaking at a Guwahati Management Association meeting, he reported good progress in laying gas…
The Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) is under scrutiny for its ineffective waste management, highlighted by the ongoing garbage crisis in Saukuchi. Despite relocating a temporary garbage site, residents continue to suffer from unsanitary conditions and overflowing waste. The GMC’s failure…