Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited Tokyo earlier this week to pay homage at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi, a gesture that reflects the strengthening of cultural and diplomatic ties between India and Japan. This visit is part of Sarma’s efforts to enhance Assam’s international profile and foster deeper bilateral relations. The trip follows […]
GUWAHATI: The three-day Guwahati Asian Film Festival (GAFF) 2025 from February 7 will showcase the best from Asian cinema with a Caucasian-Central Asian flavour. The highlight of the inaugural edition of the GAFF at the Jyoti Chitraban Film Studio in Guwahati will be a set of films from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan – countries usually […]
Renowned photographer from Assam, Sanjib Gohain Boruah, will present his exhibition titled ‘Brahmaputra and Other Stories’ at Lalit Kala Akademi, featuring 45 of his captivating photographs. The exhibition, set to open on Thursday, will run for a week and showcases the mighty Brahmaputra River and diverse tales from Assam. This marks Gohain Boruah’s fourth solo […]
GUWAHATI: The northeast comprising eight States recorded almost 16% growth in direct selling, bettering a turnover of ₹1,854 crore during the 2022-23 fiscal by ₹255 crore during 2023-24, the Indian Direct Selling Association (IDSA) said at the second Northeast Direct Selling Conference and Expo on Tuesday (January 22, 2025). The IDSA said the region, which […]
The Centre may “strike” at textile units across the country for illegally bringing in workers from Bangladesh, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday (January 1, 2025). He said the police in Assam and Tripura have been apprehending 20 to 30 Bangladeshi “infiltrators every day and research” revealed that they were mostly textile […]
Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday (January 2, 2025) took a dig at Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for being ranked as one of the richest Chief Ministers in the country. “Mr. Sarma promised that Assam would be in the top five States in India in terms of development, but on the other hand […]
GUWAHATI Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati (IIT-G) and the Bose Institute, Kolkata have developed an advanced injectable hydrogel for localised cancer treatment. A statement issued by the IIT-G said this hydrogel serves as a stable reservoir for anti-cancer drugs, releasing it in a controlled manner while sparing healthy cells from harm. The findings […]
Assam has an estimated 5,828 elephants, the latest count of the pachyderm said. According to the Elephant Population Estimate 2024 released by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday (January 2, 2025), the number estimated during February 20-27 last year was 109 more than the previous count in 2017. “This was the seventh synchronised estimation […]
Three new trains were flagged off and a new road over bridge constructed by Northeast Frontier Railway was opened for public use on Friday (January 3, 2205) by Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in Assam. The newly introduced trains include Train Number 55818/55817 (Guwahati – New Bongaigaon – Guwahati) Daily Passenger, Train No. 15911/15912 (Tinsukia — […]
At least half a dozen labourers are feared trapped in a flooded coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district. There is no clarity on how water seeped into the mine but a preliminary police report, citing some locals, said four to six workers have been trapped inside the pit since about 8 a.m. on Monday. […]
