Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday released a 20-point charge sheet against the BJP-led Assam Government, accusing it of corruption, failure to fulfil key promises, and creating fear among minorities ahead of Assembly elections. She alleged non-implementation of ST…
A man was injured in a leopard attack at Muchaladhari Chapori in Sadiya, near Dibru-Saikhowa National Park, triggering panic among locals. The victim, Bhagya Gogoi (38), was attacked while collecting wild vegetables and is now out of danger. Forest officials…
The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to hear a PIL seeking a special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Assam, noting that the final rolls were already published on February 10. The bench said the plea had become infructuous. The…
BJP national president Nitin Nabin visited tea gardens in Dibrugarh and the Barekuri Naamghar in Tinsukia during his two-day Assam tour. Accompanied by senior BJP leaders, he interacted with tea workers, praising their role in giving Assam tea global recognition…
On the final day of the 15th Assam Assembly, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that the long-pending 150 MW Kopili Hydroelectric Project will be inaugurated within 10 days. An additional 25 MW capacity at the plant is also being…
Ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to Cachar on February 19–20, the district administration has imposed a complete ban on drones and RPAS across the district. The no-fly order, issued after a security review, prohibits all private and…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday praised the state police after 675 grams of suspected heroin were seized in Cachar district. The drugs, packed in 55 soap cases, were recovered during an operation in which one person was…
The Kokrajhar district administration will conduct Additional First Level Checking (FLC) of EVMs and VVPATs from February 21 to 23 as part of election preparedness. The process will take place at the EVM/VVPAT warehouse near Gandhi Park, Kokrajhar, from 9…
Educated unemployed youths staged a protest at Dabidubi in Khumtai, Golaghat district, alleging that local residents are being ignored in employment at the Numaligarh Refinery expansion project. The protesters accused the refinery authorities of favouring outside labourers and demanded priority…
Former AASU leader from Darrang and prominent social worker Gajen Bora passed away on Tuesday evening at GMCH. He was 70 and had been under treatment since February 11. A key leader of the Assam Movement in western Darrang, Bora…