The Assam BJP has announced its candidates for the November 13 by-polls. Nihar Ranjan Das will contest from Dholai, Diganta Ghatowar from Behali, and Diplu Ranjan Sarma from Samaguri. The party will contest three of the five seats, leaving Bongaigaon…
The Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH) in Dibrugarh will introduce a state-of-the-art robotic surgery unit in November 2024, marking a first for government hospitals in Northeast India. This technology will enable complex surgeries to be performed locally, reducing the…
Sivasagar Police arrested two more suspects in the failed ONGC kidnapping case. Safikul Rahman, a night bus driver, and Trinayan Gogoi, a petty businessman, were apprehended in Guwahati and Jorhat. Safikul helped transport ULFA-I militants and procure SIM cards for…
Assam police's cyber cell and Hatigaon police arrested four individuals on Friday in Guwahati for allegedly creating and selling bank accounts to hackers outside the state. The accused, Mukhtar Ali, Mustafa Hussain, Mirajul Hussain, and Javed Ali, were arrested at…
Following Thursday's derailment of six coaches, the engine, and power car of the Agartala-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express at Dibalong, Assam, normal train services were restored in the Lumding-Badarpur Hill section on Friday. The first train to pass through was the…
A body was discovered in the Dibrugarh Town Protection Drain at Paltan Bazar on Friday, raising concerns among locals. A card found on the body identified the deceased as Dr. Pratyush Kumar Debroy, an 80-year-old doctor who had been missing…
Workers at Indian Oil Corporation's Bongaigaon refinery staged a protest on Friday, demanding the reinstatement of 12 dismissed workers and payment of unpaid wages. Organized by the Workers' Coordination Committee and CITU, the 7-hour sit-in followed the dismissal of workers…
Assam Chief Electoral Officer Anurag Goel announced that nine flying squad teams have been deployed in five districts, including Nagaon and Bongaigaon, ahead of the November 13 by-elections. With the Model Code of Conduct in effect, over 9 lakh voters…
BJP leader Jayanta Bora resigned from the party on Friday after being denied a ticket for the upcoming Behali by-elections. Bora, who ran independently in 2021, submitted his resignation to state BJP chief Bhabesh Kalita. Speculation is rife that he…
Two Assam Police battalion personnel, Rahul Dev Burman and Budhan Barman, died in a road accident on Thursday near Patherkandi, Karimganj. Their motorcycle collided with an unlit, sand-laden truck parked on the Assam-Tripura National Highway. Both died on the spot…