Rajya Sabha MP Kanad Purkayastha on Tuesday urged the Centre to establish a separate railway division at Silchar, citing excessive workload on the Lumding Division and the strategic importance of southern Assam. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, he said…
Senior BJP leader Yumnam Khemchand Singh was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Manipur on Wednesday, ending nearly a year of President’s Rule in the state. Governor Ajay Bhalla administered the oath in Imphal after President’s Rule was lifted…
With over 7.6 lakh students set to appear in the HSLC and Higher Secondary final examinations, the Assam government and ASSEB have rolled out strict security and monitoring measures to prevent malpractice. The HSLC exams will be held from February…
One of the three students who went missing after a country boat capsized in the Gangadhar River near Belpara Char in Dhubri district was found dead on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Sarmina Khatun, while search operations are ongoing…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said he will initiate civil and criminal defamation proceedings on February 9 against senior Congress leaders, including Gaurav Gogoi and Bhupesh Baghel, over what he termed false and defamatory allegations. His statement…
Former Biswanath district Congress president and APCC executive member Dilip Baruah on Wednesday resigned from the party ahead of the Assembly elections. Announcing his decision at a press conference, Baruah said the Congress has declined under APCC president Gaurav Gogoi's…
Seven witnesses at the second hearing of the Singapore Coroner’s Court inquiry said singer Zubeen Garg did not smell of alcohol or appear intoxicated when he arrived at Capo Bay Marina on the day of his death. Most witnesses stated…
Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi on Wednesday alleged that Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his family have occupied nearly 12,000 bighas of land across the state. Addressing a press conference, Gogoi said the claim was based on an internal…
Two persons were killed and several others injured after a truck rammed into a stationary wedding passenger bus at Budhipara under Agia Police Station in Goalpara district early Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Naresh Das and Rabi Das. The…
The Assam government has cleared 912 bighas of alleged encroached land in two days during an eviction drive at Damcherra under the Gharmura forest range near the Mizoram border. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the reclaimed area in Hailakandi…