The Election Commission of India has released the draft electoral rolls for Assam following a Special Summary Revision exercise, leading to the deletion of 10.56 lakh names from the voter list. The revision was carried out as part of preparations for the upcoming Assembly elections and aimed at
Four people have been arrested in Assam’s Nalbari district for vandalising Christmas decorations at a private school and damaging festive items at nearby shops ahead of Christmas. The incident took place at St Mary’s School in the Panigaon area when the institution was closed for winter holidays. Police said the accused entered the school premises […]
The Assam administration has imposed Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) in parts of West Karbi Anglong following violent protests linked to demands over grazing land rights. The prohibitory order was enforced after demonstrations escalated into clashes and incidents of arson, prompting authorities to act to maintain public order. According to
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accused the Congress of having once agreed to let Assam become part of East Pakistan during the final years of British rule. Addressing a public gathering, Modi said Congress leaders were willing to compromise Assam’s future and claimed it was Assam’s first chief minister, Gopinath Bordoloi, who resisted the move […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said his government is correcting long-standing mistakes he attributed to the Indian National Congress regarding the development of Assam and the Northeast. He made the remarks during a public event in Guwahati after inaugurating a major new terminal at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport. Allegations of Neglect and
Seven wild elephants were killed and one calf injured after a passenger train collided with a herd in Assam’s Hojai district in the early hours of Saturday. The accident occurred on a forested railway stretch when the train encountered the animals crossing the tracks in low-visibility conditions. Train derails, passengers safe The impact caused the […]
Nine workers from Assam died and one was injured after scaffolding collapsed at a construction site in Ennore, near Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The incident occurred late Tuesday evening at the Ennore Special Economic Zone thermal power project under construction. What Happened Workers were assembling a steel arch supported by metal scaffolding when the structure gave […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the country’s first bamboo-based second-generation bioethanol plant in Assam’s Golaghat district. The project, located near the Numaligarh Refinery, marks a major step in India’s renewable energy push. Features of the Plant The facility is designed as a zero-waste plant, using every part of bamboo to produce ethanol. It also
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Assam’s Udalguri district on 14 September 2025 at around 4:41 pm. The National Center for Seismology confirmed that the tremor had a shallow depth of about 5 kilometres. Tremors Felt Across Region Strong tremors were reported in Guwahati and nearby areas. People in parts of North Bengal and neighbouring Bhutan […]
For years, India and Bangladesh have shared a complex but vital trading relationship shaped by geography, history, and necessity. Trucks roll daily across the Benapole–Petrapole border, carrying garments, food products, and manufactured goods, symbolizing a lifeline for Bangladesh’s export economy. But in late August, that flow suddenly came to a standstill. Dozens of















