Heavy storms lashed many parts of Assam late last night causing damage to properties worth lakhs of rupees. Dudhnoi, Rangia, Juria and Dergaon were the worst hit areas in the storm. Trees were uprooted in many parts causing interruption in vehicular movement. Moreover, uprooting of electricity polls left many villages of the areas reel under […]

In another incident of crime against women in Assam, a case of molestation of a girl has come to light. The incident has been reported from Morigaon district in Assam, when a taxi driver tried to force himself on the girl. However, locals rescued the girl from the clutches of the pervert. Meanwhile, sensation prevails […]

Soon after the Sarbananda Sonowal-led ministry expansion with seven new ministers taking oath of office on Thursday, senior BJP leader and three-time Dibrugarh legislator Prasanta Phukan quit as the chairman of the party’s state panchayat rules enumeration committee. He also gave up his post as the chairman of the Dibrugarh-based Assam Medical College Hospital. In […]

Flamboyant Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh, who played his last One Day International (ODI) in June 2017, has said that he will take a call on his career after the 2019 World Cup in England and Wales. The 36-year-old all-rounder added that he has been playing for the country for nearly two decades and will have […]

Veteran actor Dharmendra will receive the ‘Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement Award’ by the Maharashtra government. Often termed as the ‘He-Man’ of Bollywood, Dharmendra has given 107 box office hits. One of his most prominent roles was in Sholay in 1975, whuch is considered as one of the biggest films of the country. Followed by superstars […]

The Chanu Duo of Mirabai Chanu and Sanjita Chanu arrived in Imphal today morning. After bringing laurels to the nation at the recently concluded Gold Coast Commonwealth Game by winning a gold each in weightlifting. Mirabai bagged India’s first gold in the 48 Kg weightlifting category at Gold Coast, Australia. Chanu broke six records in six […]

Seven of the eight ministerial berths lying vacant in the Assam Ministry for the past two years were today filled after seven legislators from the State were sworn-in as ministers in the Sarbananda Sonowal led-Assam Government. Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi administered the oath of office and secrecy to the seven new ministers at Raj Bhawan […]

Assam Education, Health and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today officially handed over appointment letters to nearly 99 teachers from 56 colleges across the state at an function organized by the Directorate of Higher Education in Kahilipara. Meanwhile, Secretary of Higher Education Krishna Gohain; Director of Higher Education Geetimoni Phukan and Director of Secondary Education […]

A section of SBI employees in connivance with private security company SIS Prosegur have been allegedly siphoning off large amounts of money amounting to crores of rupees in Dhubri. This incident came to light after the private company filed an FIR following which the Dhubri police carried out a raid at the Dhubri SBI office […]

The Assam government today appointed Special DGP, law and order, Kuladhar Saikia as the new Director General of Police of the state. Saikia, a 1985-batch IPS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, will take charge from incumbent DGP Mukesh Sahay on his superannuation on April 30. It is to be mentioned here that Assam’s new DGP […]