Over 200 lanterns lit up the evening sky in Assam’s Dholai on Friday (November 8, 2024) as part of the Cachar district administration’s endeavour to encourage voter participation during the bypoll to the Assembly segment. An official statement said that the sky lanterns were flown from B.N.M.P. School Field as part of the Systematic Voters’ […]
Incidents of violence rocked Assam’s Samaguri Assembly constituency where by-elections will be held on November 13 with both the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress alleging that gunshots were fired targeting each other’s supporters over the last 24 hours, police said on Sunday (November 10, 2024). It was also alleged that three journalists who went […]
The fight against child labour and child marriage has a new breed of warriors in Assam – comics commandos. An organisation conducting an educational programme to reduce school dropout has prepared a team of 30 local youths in the Balijan block of western Assam’s Goalpara district. These young men and women have been taught to […]
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken over the probe of 41 cases in Assam concerning various unregulated deposit schemes, following a recommendation by the State Government. “Since taking charge, the CBI has accelerated its probe, conducting fresh searches across 92 locations in five States. These searches have led to the seizure of 24 […]
Photo: The Hindu Thriving species: Oriental pied hornbills have found a safe haven in Mayong village in Morigaon district of Assam. Photo: The Hindu Yield to serve: A woman with bananas harvested for the birds. Photo: The Hindu Ripe and ready: A villager puts out bananas for the birds. Photo: The Hindu Group lunch: A […]
GUWAHATI A middle-aged man in Guwahati bathed with drain water on the streets to protest the prolonged disruption in water supply across a major part of the city. The Guwahati Metropolitan Drinking Water and Sewerage Board, also known as the Guwahati Jal Board, issued a notice on November 14 that the water supply would be […]
GUWAHATI A global project partnered by the World Health Organization (WHO) to combat refractive errors will soon be implemented in Assam. SPECS 2030 or Strengthening Provision of Eye Care Services project, the WHO’s first at a large scale in South Asia and Southeast Asia, aims to address the need to combat refractive errors, the leading […]
GUWAHATI Nine persons were booked in central Assam’s Nagaon district for pelting stones at a tiger and potentially blinding the wild animal that strayed out of a jungle. According to forest department officials, the police in Jakhalabandha, a popular stopover for travellers on the highway between Guwahati and eastern Assam towns, raided the houses of […]
The ruling NDA alliance in Assam has secured early leads in four of the five assembly constituencies where bypolls were held recently, officials said on Saturday (November 23). Also Read:Bypolls election results LIVE updates In Behali, BJP’s Diganta Ghatowal is leading by 1,091 votes over his nearest Congress rival Jayanta Bora while in Bongaigaon, AGP’s […]
GUWAHATI The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) swept the byelections to eight Assembly constituencies across three northeastern States, in results announced on Saturday (November 23, 2024). In Assam, the Bharatiya Janata Party won three of these seats — Behali, Dholai, and Samaguri — while its regional allies, the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and United People’s Party […]
