The Rail Meet 2025 in Guwahati, organized by ARPA, adopted 23 resolutions to enhance railway development across eight Northeastern states. Key proposals include forming a composite Zonal Railway, restructuring divisions, creating a new Badarpur division, introducing EMU/MEMU services, restoring pre-COVID…
Garima Saikia Garg, wife of late singer Zubeen Garg, has proposed naming his cremation site in Kamarkuchi, Sonapur, as “Zubeen Khetra.” The move aims to honour his contributions to Assam’s music and culture. Fans and cultural groups have supported the…
Education Minister Ranoj Pegu announced that the Assam government will present its report on granting ST status to six communities — Koch Rajbongshi, Tai Ahom, Chutia, Matak, Moran, and Tea Tribes — during the November Assembly session. He said the…
Tension erupted at late singer Zubeen Garg’s burial site in Sonapur after a YouTuber allegedly attacked a mourner lighting a diya in tribute. Police quickly intervened, arrested the accused, and brought the situation under control. An investigation is underway.
The Guwahati Press Club election is being held today, with over 1,100 journalists voting to elect a new executive committee. Ranjita Rabha and Pradip Barman have been elected unopposed as Vice Presidents. Twenty candidates are contesting for eight remaining posts,…
APCC president Gaurav Gogoi has written to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari over delays, poor quality, and alleged corruption in the Jorhat–Dibrugarh NH-37 project. He cited incomplete stretches across Upper Assam and linked mismanagement to a CBI case involving NHIDCL official…
Cachar police arrested a fake doctor, Bipul Chandra Nath, in Silchar’s Ambicapatty area for posing as “Dr B.C. Nath.” He had only a matriculation qualification but used forged MBBS documents. With this arrest, the total number of fake doctors caught…
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that the foundation stone for the Kaziranga elevated corridor will be laid by December or January. Approved by the Centre, the 34.5 km project aims to ensure safe wildlife movement, reduce road accidents, and…
Dr Murchana Khusroo from Jorhat, Assistant Professor at USTM, has received a prestigious ISRO project under the RAC-S programme. Her project, “Multi-Spacecraft Investigation of Solar Wind Dynamics,” is the first from Northeast India to use data from India’s Aditya-L1 mission…
Supreme Court Judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan on Saturday launched the All Assam Judges Association (AAJA) website at Cotton University, Guwahati. Speaking on “Judicial Professionalism, Etiquette and Expectations”, he stressed integrity, independence, and fairness in the judiciary. Justice Bhuyan highlighted the…