Row over Tagore statue installation on Silchar-Imphal national highway

Several Manipuri organisations of Lakhipur sub-division of Cachar district have expressed their dissatisfaction after local BJP MLA Kaushik Rai recently announced that a statue of Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore would be installed at Fulertal bypass point on National Highway-37, that

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50cr facelift for Assam’s Jongal Balahu rampart

The Assam government will spend Rs 50 crore to transform the Jongal Balahu rampart at Raha in Nagaon into an attractive tourist centre and also take all steps to accord national hero status to the Tiwa king and brave warrior.

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Guwahati East police dist ‘bans’ street vendors to free footpaths

In view of increasing inconvenience caused by the street vendors to pedestrians, any kind of business carried out encroaching on footpaths in areas that fall under Guwahati East police district have been prohibited under section 144 CrPC,1973.

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Assam student stuck in Ukraine: Only way out is through Russia

The number of stranded Assam natives in Ukraine is going up and the last update from the state home department confirmed there are 222 residents in the war-ravaged country. On Tuesday, the figure was 160.“We have got details of 222 students in Ukraine.

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Assam set to achieve 99% Cov recovery rate, daily cases dip to nine

Assam is close to achieving 99% recovery rate as the third wave has almost died down in the state. For the first time during the third wave, the total daily cases declined below 10. A total of nine cases were detected in the state on Wednesday.

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160 Assamese stranded in Ukraine

The number of stranded Assam natives in Ukraine has gone up to 160, with the highest 59 residents from Guwahati and its neighbourhood.As the Russia-Ukraine war is getting more intense, hardly 28 Assam residents were evacuated till Tuesday evening.

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Assam celebrates Shivratri after 2-year Cov hiatus

Maha Shivratri was celebrated with devotion in the state on Tuesday, and for the first time in two years, Shiva temples in the city witnessed a record footfall after the third wave of the corona virus died down. Large queues of worshippers were seen in the morning.

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