In a conservation initiative, 110 black softshell turtle hatchlings were released into the Sildubi Wetland under Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve on Thursday, taking the total releases to 220. The programme is part of a joint effort by the…
The Gauhati High Court Bar Association on Friday held a referendum on shifting the High Court to Rangmahal in North Guwahati, with an overwhelming majority voting against the proposal. Of the 1,358 votes cast, 1,164 opposed the move, while only…
Tezpur police have found Pakistan links in the Dubai financial transaction case involving main accused Jutika Kalita of Barjhar. Investigators revealed that she married a Pakistani national in February 2025, who allegedly operated illegal money transfers from Dubai, routing crores…
The Bongaigaon district administration on Friday cleared and fenced 75 bighas of encroached government land at Kerkhabari Part-II under Srijangram Revenue Circle. The land, allotted to Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in 2013, had been occupied by six families for paddy…
Assam’s rural and tribal areas with low LPG usage will be prioritised under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) 3.0, IndianOil officials said on Friday. Of the 25 lakh new free LPG connections approved nationwide, five lakh are allocated to the…
Egg prices in Assam have risen by over 50 per cent in the last few months due to supply shortages, higher transport costs and increased festive demand. The impact is sharper in the state because of its heavy dependence on…
Tributes were paid across Assam on Friday to anti-CAA martyrs following a call by the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU). District, regional and student units of the union organized remembrance programmes to honour those who died during the movement. In…
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday visited bereaved families in Tinsukia who lost relatives in the recent road accident in Arunachal Pradesh’s Anjaw district. He met the families at Gelapukhuri, expressed condolences, and assured full government support. Sonowal said rescue…
An indefinite hunger strike at Phelangpi in West Karbi Anglong entered its sixth day on Friday, with indigenous residents demanding eviction drives in grazing lands to protect jati, mati, and bheti. Protesters alleged that neither the Assam government nor the…
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Friday filed a chargesheet at the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court in Guwahati in connection with the death of cultural icon Zubeen Garg. SIT chief Munna Prasad Gupta said murder charges have been invoked against…