Guwahati, Mar 18: Sivasagar, the historic town of Assam, has been selected as one of the 42 destinations under the ‘Eco-Tourism & Amrit Dharohar Site’ category of the Swadesh Darshan 2.0 scheme. This initiative, aimed at enhancing tourism infrastructure and promoting sustainable development, is part of the Challenge-Based Destination Development (CBDD) program by the Ministry […]
Dr. Kuru Dindi, hailing from Ziro Valley in Lower Subansiri district, has been appointed as an assistant professor at the Centre for Technology Alternatives in Rural Areas (CTARA) at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), Maharashtra. This marks a significant achievement for Dr. Dindi, who becomes one of the few individuals from Arunachal Pradesh […]
Guwahati, Mar 18: Assam Police have successfully dismantled an inter-state motorcycle theft gang with links to Manipur, arresting seven individuals and recovering 14 stolen motorcycles. The operation followed a complaint filed on March 11 regarding the theft of a motorcycle. Dispur police launched an investigation, leading to the recovery of the stolen bike along with […]
Guwahati, Mar 18: BJP MP Dilip Saikia from Assam’s Darrang-Udalguri constituency has demanded that two long-distance trains be named after Srimanta Sankardeva and Srimanta Madhadeva, prominent Vaishnavite saints from Assam. Saikia made this request during the Demands for Grants debate on the Ministry of Railways’ 2025-26 budget, proposing that one train be named after Sankardeva […]
Guwahati: A new study has revealed significant differences in the appearance and behavior of the two one-horned Asiatic rhinoceros species, challenging long-standing classifications and supporting a re-evaluation of their taxonomic status.
We live in an age where, when one says book, they have to specify if they mean a physical book or a digital book with only an online footprint. Within physical books, sometimes, we ask whether it is a paperback or hardbound, but when was the last time you looked at a book not made […]
In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, security agencies seized methamphetamine tablets worth ₹88 crore and arrested four members of an international drug cartel in Imphal and Guwahati, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Sunday. Amit Shah praised the operation as a testament to the government’s bottom-to-top and top-to-bottom approach in tackling drug networks. […]
Kokrajhar, Mar 17: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday announced that the Central government will fully implement the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) Peace Agreement within the next two years. Speaking at the 57th Annual Conference of the All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) at Bodofa Fwthar in Dotma, Kokrajhar, he highlighted the progress made since […]
Congress leader Pawan Khera on Sunday (March 16, 2025) lashed out at the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led BJP government in Assam, over the arrest of a party spokesperson in Guwahati, and asserted that CM Sarma should remember that his days on the Chief Minister’s chair are “limited”. He also alleged that Himanta is ‘scared’ of Congress […]
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday (March 16, 2025) said the Congress made fun when the BJP-led government signed the Bodo accord, but it brought peace and development in the region. Addressing the 57th annual conference of the All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) in Assam’s Kokrajhar, Shah said the Centre gave ₹1,500 crore for […]
