Guwahati, Jan 23: The budget session of the Assam Legislative Assembly is scheduled to begin on February 17 and will continue until March 25, an official announced on Thursday. In a historic first, the session’s inaugural day will be held in Kokrajhar, where Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya will deliver the opening address. After a one-day […]
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met Japan’s State Minister of Justice, Komura Masahiro, in Tokyo on Thursday. During the meeting, they discussed plans for establishing an industrial park in Assam to attract Japanese businesses. The leaders also engaged in talks about strengthening the cultural and spiritual ties between India and Japan, focusing on the […]
Guwahati, Jan 23: Heavy fog at Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (LGBIA) caused the delay of 18 flights, affecting air traffic operations. The thick fog led to reduced visibility, forcing airport authorities to implement precautionary measures. To assist stranded passengers, the airport deployed additional staff across the terminal, arranged extra seating, and ensured the availability […]
A written examination for filling up grade IV posts of the Assam Government is under way on Sunday (October 27, 2024), amid suspension of mobile internet services across the State for more than seven hours. Mobile internet services remain suspended across the State from 8.30 a.m. to 4 p.m., the third instance in two months. […]
Former Jharkhand Congress working president Manash Sinha on Monday (October 28, 2024) joined BJP ahead of the assembly polls. He was welcomed into the saffron party by Jharkhand BJP working president Ravindra Rai and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who is also BJP’s state election co-incharge, during a ceremony at the party’s headquarters. “I […]
Aditya Golay Tamang, son of Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang, won the Soreng Chakung Assembly constituency unopposed, highlighting the family politics ruling the bypolls in three northeastern States. He was one of the two Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) candidates to win without an election. The other was Satish Chandra Rai, who won the Namchi-Singithang […]
A day after citizens’ groups took to the streets demanding the preservation of trees around a historic tank in the central part of Guwahati, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said his government would explore an alternative alignment for a five km flyover. The Chief Minister laid the foundation stone of a 5,053.20-metre four-lane elevated […]
Assam’s ‘diamond’ Sainik School, one of the oldest in India, has paved the way for a golden phase for its girl cadets. In 2018, Sainik School Chhingchhip in Mizoram became the country’s first Sainik School to enrol girls. Sainik School Goalpara (SSG), the first of its kind in the northeast, opened its doors for girls three […]
Cancer is a global threat to mankind. Over the years, significant understanding of the causes, behaviour, and drugs required to treat various cancers has accumulated. However, therapeutic procedures for cancer remain a major concern for scientists. Depending on the type or location, cancers can be treated through medicines or surgical resection/amputation. However, the recurrence rate […]
Two persons from Manipur were arrested after Yaba tablets, a narcotics substance, valued at ₹10 crore, were recovered from their possession in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district, police said on Thursday (October 31, 2024). The arrests and recovery were made during a routine checking exercise in Dillai Tiniali area on Wednesday (October 30, 2024) evening. Also […]
