The Guwahati Municipal Corporation will set up 10-member ‘Nagar Sevak’ committees in every ward to address local issues. Led by ward councillors, they will focus on problems like waterlogging and water shortages, and assist in relief efforts.
An eight-year-old boy from Assam, S. Noor Islam, was killed in a sloth bear attack at Waverly Estate in Tamil Nadu’s Anamalai Tiger Reserve. He was living with relatives while his parents stayed in Assam.
The Assam Book Fair will be held in eight cities between October 2025 and January 2026, with the Guwahati edition extended to 14 days at Khanapara. Organised by the Assam Publication Board and All Assam Publishers and Booksellers Association, the…
Five rounds of blank firing and a house fire in Thuribari’s disputed border area sparked fresh tension Monday night. Locals suspect the incidents aim to stall eviction drives in the Rengma forest region. Villagers alleged bias by officials during inspection…
Assam added 10 new co-districts, raising the total to 49, to improve administrative efficiency and service delivery. Units include Boko–Chhaygaon, Palashbari, Borsola, Rangapara, Mariani, Teok, Makum, Digboi, Dholai, and Dudhnoi. Eight were inaugurated Tuesday, with two more to follow Wednesday.
Locals in Pulibor intercepted an ASTC bus carrying about 40 people from Jogighopa, suspected to be illegal Bangladeshi immigrants. They were reportedly headed to Majuli for construction work. Police seized the bus and took the passengers for investigation after their…
Assam DGP Harmeet Singh announced that Bhutan has requested police training at the Lachit Borphukan Police Academy. The institute, already training officers from states like Manipur and Goa, is expanding its role in regional law enforcement. Built in its first…
BJP spokesperson Kishore Upadhyay accused AJP president Lurinjyoti Gogoi of surrendering to Congress and siding with East Bengal-origin Muslims for votes. He alleged Gogoi abandoned Assamese nationalism, opposed eviction drives, and ignored encroachment issues, prioritizing political gains ahead of 2026…
Seven hundred Goa Police recruits from three reserve battalions completed 43 weeks of training at Assam’s Lachit Barphukan Police Academy. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and Goa CM Pramod Sawant lauded the programme as a symbol of unity and excellence…
Brief: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma reaffirmed eviction drives will continue despite AAMSU protests, saying operations target encroached forest and government land, not minorities. Protests in Dhubri saw AAMSU leader Rezaul Karim Sarkar detained, with demonstrators demanding an end to…