The proposed four-lane tunnel connecting Gohpur and Numaligarh across the Brahmaputra River will require 13.77 hectares of forest land and over 61 hectares of non-forest land near the eco-sensitive zone of Kaziranga Tiger Reserve. The Rs 18,662 crore project, approved…
Dr. Atanu Nath, Assistant Professor of Physics at Tihu College in Assam’s Nalbari district, has been awarded the prestigious 2026 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics as part of an international team of 376 scientists. The team was recognised for its…
The Cotton University Students’ Union (CUSU) has alleged that the EWS reservation option is missing from the DARPAN portal for HS first-year admissions in Assam. CUSU leaders claimed eligible students are unable to upload EWS certificates or apply under the…
Egg prices in Assam have risen sharply, with a tray increasing from Rs 170 to Rs 200 and a carton from Rs 1,150 to Rs 1,200. Traders attribute the hike to supply issues, higher transport costs, and seasonal demand. The…
A two-and-a-half-year-old child died after being allegedly hit by a Mahindra Thar in the Paltanbazar area of Guwahati on Friday. Police said the vehicle, reportedly without a registration number, has been seized and the driver, identified as Mintu Ali, is…
A worker died after being electrocuted while installing an air-conditioner stabiliser in the Ulubari area of Guwahati on Friday. The deceased, identified as Bisawdeep Rajbongshi from Nalbari district, reportedly came in contact with a live wire when a ladder touched…
The Gauhati High Court on Friday rejected Congress leader Pawan Khera’s anticipatory bail plea in a case filed on the complaint of Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma. The case was registered by Assam Police over allegations made by…
The Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha (ACMS) has raised concern over alleged large-scale theft of green tea leaves at Dhelakhat Tea Estate in Tinsukia district. Tea garden workers staged a three-hour protest outside Barekuri Police Station on Friday, demanding strict action…
The AICCTU Assam State Committee has strongly opposed the Assam Higher Education Department’s directive banning engagement of contractual teaching and non-teaching staff in government and provincialized colleges. The union termed the decision “inhumane and arbitrary,” warning that removal of existing…
A court in Nagaon on Friday sentenced 20 convicts to life imprisonment in the 2018 Abhi-Neel mob lynching case under Section 302 of the IPC. Each convict was also fined Rs 20,000. The families of victims Abhijit Nath and Nilotpal…