Several villages in Lower Majuli are facing severe erosion from the Brahmaputra River, with residents demanding urgent scientific measures to save their land and homes. Villages including Baghgaon, Samguri, Missamara and Dhuli are under threat, while many families have already…
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on Congress leader Pawan Khera’s anticipatory bail plea in a case linked to allegations against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife. Khera argued that arrest was unnecessary and claimed the allegations…
A severed human leg was found floating in rainwater in the Bamunimaidam area of Guwahati on Wednesday morning following heavy rainfall and severe waterlogging. Police reached the spot after locals alerted authorities and launched an investigation to determine the origin…
Guwahati Municipal Corporation has clarified its ongoing desilting operations after concerns were raised on social media regarding the process. The GMC said riverbed dredging is a technically sensitive task that requires maintaining natural water flow and careful handling of heavy…
Northeast Frontier Railway has received the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s “Eat Right Station” certification for 10 railway stations and a divisional canteen under the Lumding Division. The certification, valid till March 2028, was awarded after an audit…
Bhangagarh Police rescued a minor allegedly employed as a domestic worker at the residence of a private hospital director in Guwahati. Police registered a case after receiving a complaint from the child’s family and arrested Gouri Rajbongshi from Biswanath district…
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an Orange Alert for Assam till May 3, forecasting isolated heavy rainfall across the state over the next few days. According to the IMD’s Regional Meteorological Centre in Guwahati, Assam has received 37%…
India exported a record 280 million kilograms of tea in the last financial year, the highest ever, Tea Board Deputy Chairman C Murugan said. Major exports were made to Iran, Iraq, UAE and former USSR countries. Murugan said Indian tea…
Most exit polls released on Wednesday predicted a comfortable win for the BJP-led NDA in Assam Assembly elections. Poll agencies such as Axis My India, People’s Pulse and Matrize projected the NDA crossing the majority mark comfortably in the 126-member…
The Fast Track Court hearing the death case of Assamese cultural icon Zubeen Garg has ordered the freezing of several bank accounts allegedly linked to associates of Siddharth Sharma, the singer’s former manager who is currently in judicial custody. The…