Four officials of Sribhumi District Jail, including two assistant jailers and two warders, have been arrested for allegedly helping inmates obtain mobile phones and other prohibited items. The arrests followed an investigation into a February raid led by SSP Leena…
The Assam government has launched a free transport and escort facility for students from Classes I to X in tea garden areas to improve school attendance and reduce dropout rates. Announced by Education Minister Ranoj Pegu, the scheme under Samagra…
Assam is rapidly becoming a major contributor to India’s natural rubber sector, with nearly 50,000 hectares under cultivation and the third-highest production in the country after Kerala and Tripura. Rubber Board Executive Director M. Vasanthagesan said the State plays a…
The Kaziranga Wildlife Society (KWS) and environmental activists have opposed the approval granted to Oil India Limited (OIL) for hydrocarbon exploration in the Upper Dehing Reserve Forest in Tinsukia district. KWS warned that further industrial activities in the ecologically sensitive…
Thousands of students in Assam face uncertainty as colleges struggle to implement the National Education Policy (NEP) due to inadequate infrastructure and faculty shortages. With fourth-year degree admissions scheduled for July, many colleges remain unprepared. While Dibrugarh University has released…
Assam recorded 609 Japanese Encephalitis (JE) deaths and 3,767 cases between 2018 and March 2026, accounting for nearly 62% of all JE deaths reported in India during the period. The highest death toll was reported in 2019, with 161 fatalities,…
The Gauhati High Court has given settlers in Nagaon’s Lutumari Reserve Forest 30 days to vacate the area and make alternative arrangements. The court directed the administration to remove those who fail to leave within the deadline and instructed APDCL…
Police in Assam’s Bajali district have arrested four persons for their alleged involvement in an interstate cyber fraud network. The accused were apprehended during a special operation conducted by Sarupeta Police under the supervision of Bajali DSP Bhabarnath. Preliminary investigations…
Tension gripped GS Road after a youth, Simu Das, and a security guard, Pranjit Singh, were allegedly assaulted by a group of five individuals during an altercation. The accused were reportedly under the influence of alcohol and allegedly threatened and…
The Assam government has decided to continue providing two additional eggs every week to schoolchildren in Sar and Chapori (riverine) areas under the PM POSHAN Scheme during 2026-27. Eligible students will receive the extra eggs on Mondays and Fridays along…