Businessman fired upon by unidentified miscreants in Assam’s Lakhimpur district

In a sensational incident, a businessman was fired upon by a group of miscreants in Assam’s Lakhimpur district. The incident happened last night at Parupabari in the Gohpur region when two unidentified miscreants opened fire at the businessman after he was returning home from his business establishment. The businessman has been identified as Joginder Shah […]

Assam: Kaziranga National Park reopens for tourists

The Kaziranga National Park, famed for its majestic one horned rhino has finally opened its premises for the 2018-19 tourist season. The opening ceremony saw an amalgamation of tourists and state ministers. State Forest Minister Parimal Suklabaidya was also present along with Agriculture Minister Atul Bora, Irrigation Minister Keshav Mahanta and Assam Tourism Chairman Jayanta […]

Assam: EC calls for completing panchayat elections by Jan 2019

The Assam state Election Commission has called for holding panchayat elections in the state by December end while maintaining that the entire process must be completed within the first week of January 2019. The election commission move came following a directive issued by the Gauhati High court. The election commission will issue gazette notification in […]

Assam: Second round of Gunotsav begins today

The second round of Gunotsav in Assam began today. The exercise is underway in as many as 16 districts of the State including Bongaigaon, Cachar, Charaideo, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Hojai, Jorhat, Kamrup, Karbi Anglong, Kokrajhar, Morigaon, Nalbari, Sibsagar, Sonitpur, South Salmara, Mankachar and Udalguri. Meanwhile, the Gunotsav will be carried out from October 31st to 3rd […]