After receiving a green signal from the Supreme Court, the Assam government plans to step up eviction drives to clear encroachments from at least five lakh bighas of forest land. A joint Forest and Revenue Department committee will issue 15-day…
Arrangements are underway for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s March 14 visit to Barak Valley, with authorities finalising logistics, crowd control and traffic plans. A decentralised movement strategy will route visitors from Sribhumi and Hailakandi directly to the venue to avoid…
The 7th Kaziranga Waterbird Estimation recorded 1,05,540 birds from 107 species across the Kaziranga–Laokhowa–Burhachapori floodplain complex last winter. Migratory geese formed a major share, with over 25,000 Bar-headed and Greylag Geese counted. The survey documented high numbers of ducks and…
The Assam government has formed the 8th Pay Commission, 2026, to revise the pay structure of state government employees. The commission will be chaired by former Additional Chief Secretary Subhash Chandra Das and will have seven other members. The panel…
Assam Women’s University has moved to its permanent campus at Kaliyapani in Teok, Jorhat, over a decade after its establishment. The Rs 29-crore campus, spread across 58 bighas, was inaugurated by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who assured continued government…
Cracks are emerging within Assam’s Opposition alliance ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, with the Congress indicating unease over seat-sharing talks with Raijor Dal. APCC president Gaurav Gogoi said negotiations are still ongoing and at different stages, while also raising…
Ahead of the Assam Assembly elections, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the BJP is confident in 103 constituencies and is likely to field around 40 new candidates. He added that seat-sharing talks are ongoing with the AGP, nearly finalised…
The carcass of an adult male Royal Bengal tiger was found during patrol by forest staff in the 6th Addition (Monabari Soil) area of Kaziranga National Park under the Biswanath Wildlife Division. Preliminary examination showed the body was in an…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Hailakandi Police conducted two successful anti-drug operations on consecutive nights, seizing 1.21 lakh Yaba tablets worth about Rs 5 crore and 3,500 bottles of cough syrup, with four arrests made. In a separate…
A Jorhat-born academic from Gauhati University has secured an ISRO-funded research project, marking a significant achievement for Assam’s scientific community. Dr Arabinda Barua, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, has been awarded a two-year project worth Rs 28.7 lakh under the Human…