The Supreme Court is set to hear on February 16 petitions seeking action against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over a viral video allegedly showing him firing a rifle at members of a particular community. The matter is likely…
The Union Cabinet has approved a 4-lane access-controlled greenfield corridor from Gohpur to Numaligarh in Assam, including a 15.79-km road-cum-rail tunnel under the Brahmaputra River. The Rs 18,662-crore project will be built under EPC mode. The corridor will reduce the…
A 25-year-old Assamese youth, Zubin Nath from Barpathar in Bijni, allegedly died in an industrial accident at a tile manufacturing unit in Bengaluru on Friday. He was reportedly caught in a tile-making machine at SLV Granites on Magadi Main Road…
The Assam State Film Awards for 2020 and 2021 were announced by Cultural Affairs Minister Bimal Borah in Tingkhong. Balconit Bhogowan won Best Film for 2020, while Xobdo Nixobda Kolahal bagged the honour for 2021. In short films, Kumu (2020)…
The Assam government has carried out a major reshuffle of IPS and APS officers across districts, CID units and police commissionerates. Several senior officers have been transferred and given new postings, including changes in CID (Crime Against Women & Children),…
The Gauhati High Court has allowed the Assam government to proceed with the Maa Kamakhya Temple Access Corridor Project under the PM-DevINE scheme. The court held that the project would improve pilgrim access without harming the temple’s core structure or…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Northeast’s first Emergency Landing Facility on the Moran Bypass in Dibrugarh, Assam. Built at a cost of ₹100 crore, the 4.2-km highway strip can serve as an emergency runway for military and civilian aircraft…
Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi alleged that former Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal is being repeatedly humiliated and sidelined within the BJP. Citing recent remarks by Amit Shah and the absence of Sonowal’s image in BJP hoardings, Gogoi questioned the party’s…
The District and Sessions Court granted the defence three days to inspect case documents within the court premises in the Zubeen Garg murder case, while reserving orders on other petitions. The defence raised concerns over incomplete document supply, freezing of…
Residents of Biswanath Ghat Puroni Gaon have finally received access to safe drinking water after years of shortage, despite earlier efforts under the Jal Jeevan Mission. Although taps were installed, water supply remained non-functional due to rocky terrain and fluoride…