It was an unique occasion at the Assam Chief Minister’s residence yesterday as a group of young Vaishnav monks turned up to join him for dinner. A total of 47 young boys who are Vaishnav monks from the Satras of Majuli paid a visit to CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s residence, where they were treated to […]

Assam MLA Sherman Ali has stoked controversy over the eviction drive conducted by the government on the Satra lands. A video of the Baghbor MLA has gone viral where he is seen provoking a crowd of people. Reportedly, Ali went to Bordoli village in his constituency, where large tracts of land belonging to the Vaishnav […]

Assam’s COVID trajectory witnessed a slight dip with a total of 1,028 fresh cases reported in the last 24 hours. Of these, 254 cases have been detected in the Kamrup Metropolitan district. With this, Assam’s active caseload stands at 15,178. Thus, the COVID positivity rate is 3.08 percent. Meanwhile, a total of 18 COVID-related deaths […]

Students from classes 9 and 11 in the Itanagar Capital Region staged a protest yesterday, demanding an extension of their examination dates by at least a month. Also Read: ‘Assam: An Ethnic Mosaic‘ on diverse communities of Assam released in Guwahati According to reports, the students’ protest was motivated by a lack of network connectivity […]

‘Assam: An Ethnic Mosaic’, a collection of essays penned by eminent personalities on the various ethnic groups of Assam was released today at a special event held at the NEDFI House in Guwahati. The book was released by Pride East CMD and noted philanthropist Riniki Bhuyan Sharma who graced the occasion as the Chief Guest, […]

Afghanistan’s public universities reopened on Wednesday for the first time since the Taliban took over last year, with female students joining their male counterparts on campus. Although the Taliban administration had not officially announced its plans for female university students, education officials told Reuters that women were allowed to attend classes as long as they were […]

Four persons have been arrested for their direct involvement in connection with the Shillong IED blast on January 30. This has been confirmed by Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma today. Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said that all four arrested individuals were directly involved in the terror attack. Among those arrested include people who had provided […]

Arunachal Youth Miram Taron, who was abducted by the Chinese PLA on 18 January at the Indo-China border, was subjected to electric shocks by China’s Peoples’ Liberation Army (PLA) as claimed by state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Tapir Gao. Speaking to the media Tapir Gao said he had received news that Miram Taron who […]

Odisha FC suffered a huge blow in their quest for semi-final qualification after a 1-1 draw with FC Goa at the Athletic Stadium in Bambolim. Goals from Jonathas and a last-minute equaliser from Romario meant that neither team would take away three points. The result prevents OFC from rising to fifth place in the points […]

As per the weather bulletin from Guwahati’s Regional Meteorological Centre, light to moderate rainfall and thunderstorms accompanied by lightning have been largely forecasted for Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur, and Tripura for the next 72 hours. Light rainfall accompanied by thundershowers has been forecast for isolated places in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, […]