A 10-year-old boy narrowly escaped an attempted kidnapping late Tuesday night in Seleng Tea Estate, Mariani, Jorhat district. After attending a marriage party with his parents, the boy, son of Ram Singh Bhumi, stepped outside their home to use the…
Approximately 12 kilometers south of Dhekiajuli town in Sonitpur district, historical stone artefacts have been discovered at the Gupteshwar temple in Singri. This excavation, initiated in November 2023, has uncovered statues of Nandi and Hanuman, along with numerous rocks beneath…
In a disturbing incident near Borjhora waterfall in Assam’s Bongaigaon district, a minor couple was coerced by miscreants to strip and engage in sexual acts. The perpetrators recorded the incident and circulated the video on various platforms. The boy was…
Union Minister Rameswar Teli recently inspected the expansion project at the Digboi Refinery, which aims to boost its refining capacity to one million tonnes. Teli reported that the project is advancing rapidly. He emphasized the historical importance of the Digboi…
Acting on a tip-off, a team from the Sivasagar Forest Department, led by ACF Bubul Baruah, and the Sonari Regional Forest Department raided four illegal saw mills operating in the Rohdoi Ali and Gosikola areas on the Assam-Nagaland border. The…
Sivasagar District Samagra Siksha has taken a commendable initiative to boost teachers' awareness of teaching-learning strategies by organizing an annual inter-district debating competition. The event, held at Thanu Ram Gogoi Town HS School in Sivasagar on Sunday, focused on the…
A man was electrocuted and four others sustained serious injuries on Sunday after coming into contact with a live electric wire in Bongaigaon district. Jahirul Islam, a resident of Sotpara in Jogighopa, was identified as the deceased. The injured—Sofiqul Islam,…
Pharmacy students are expressing frustration with the Assam Pharmacy Council over delays in obtaining their registrations and licenses. A student highlighted that over 300 students graduated two years ago from Institutes of Pharmacy in GMCH, AMCH, and SMCH, but have…
The Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) has intensified efforts to control mosquito-borne diseases in the city by hiring additional staff and procuring new equipment for fogging operations. Dr. Preetam Kumar Das, Senior Medical Officer with GMC, stated that several more staff…
The body of 74-year-old Anup Kumar Ganguli was discovered hanging from a tree on ADP Road in the Christianpatty locality of Nagaon on Monday. A passerby on a morning walk spotted the body and alerted the locals, who then informed…