Guwahati: The body of a youth was found in a river in Kamrup district, near the town of Hajo, on Wednesday, police said. He was missing since Sunday from Majorkuri village.Two persons have been arrested on the basis of preliminary investigations.The deceased has been identified as Munindra Deka, a resident of Majorkuri village. “The police…
Guwahati: Assam assembly election was remarkable not only for the BJP-led NDA crossing the 100-seat mark, but also for the scale of its vote share. Of BJP’s 82 winning candidates, 77 secured more than 50% of the votes in their constituencies. Across NDA, 91 winners crossed the 50% vote mark.Winning a seat with more than…
Aizawl: Police officials in Saitual district bordering Manipur have seized methamphetamine tablets (45.541 kilogrammes) worth over Rs 46.23 crore during the last two days, a senior state police official said on Wednesday.The official said the first consignment, weighing 10.118 kg (90,900 tablets), was seized on Monday by Saitual district police personnel at Keifang town.The contraband…
Dibrugarh: A mushroom exploration programme in Arunachal Pradesh’s East Siang district has led to the discovery of the rare and high-value Cordyceps mushroom, a find researchers say could have major medicinal, scientific and economic implications for the region.The discovery was made by a team led by Dr Senpon Ngomle, assistant professor at the Pasighat-based Central…
Assam’s 2026 election results reveal a stark political divide, with an all-Hindu NDA government and an opposition dominated by Muslim MLAs. With an all-Hindu lineup in the NDA and almost the entire opposition drawn from Muslim community, the 2026 verdict redraws Assam’s political map — shrinking the opposition, sharpening identity lines, and deepening the Congress…
Himanta Biswa Sarma (File photo) GUWAHATI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will meet governor today to tender his resignation, setting the stage for the formation of a new government.Speaking to reporters, Himanta Biswa Sarma said he will meet Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya after the official election results are submitted.An official source stated that the…
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that with all five states sharing the border with Bangladesh now aligned with the Centre after the electoral win in West Bengal, home minister Amit Shah can initiate a cohesive effort to protect eastern and northeastern India, including the sensitive Siliguri ‘chicken’s neck’ corridor.“I believe the Prime…
Guwahati: Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) on Tuesday admitted that it failed to win the minority seats it had hoped to secure for the NDA.BJP leaders, including CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, repeatedly said BJP had no chance of winning in about 22 Muslim-majority seats. When AGP announced its list of 26 candidates for the assembly polls,…
Guwahati: A 4% increase in vote share can look modest on paper, but it can dramatically alter seat counts. That is exactly what happened with BJP in Assam’s 2026 assembly elections.Assam’s elections output is a clear example of India’s electoral calculations that vote share alone does not determine outcomes, the distribution and concentration of the…
Dibrugarh: The joint inter-state boundary delineation exercise along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border has recorded further progress, with the successful completion of Stretch-II covering the Telam area up to the Seren Agma river under New Seren Circle in the Lower Siang (Arunachal) -Dhemaji (Assam) sector.The survey, which commenced on May 1, was carried out jointly by…
