TMC MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed Guwahati: After taking oath on Thursday, lone TMC MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed was heard chanting “Mamata didi zindabad”.After almost a decade, TMC was able to bag a assembly seat this time.Sherman, elected from the Muslim-majority Mandia seat, raised the slogan in praise of TMC chief Mamata Banerjee and then chanted…
Guwahati: The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is set to dominate the opening session of the 16th Assam assembly, with opposition MLAs saying on the first day that they will strongly oppose the Bill.The Bill is scheduled to be tabled during the ongoing session that began on Thursday.The state govt is preparing to table the UCC…
Silchar: Amid lingering ethnic tensions and sporadic incidents of violence in Manipur, the Assam Rifles on Wednesday organised a high-level meeting with civil society organisations (CSOs) at Kaimai in Tamenglong district to strengthen peace and communal harmony in the region.The interaction brought together 25 key representatives, including village chairmen, secretaries, youth leaders, and members of…
Guwahati: The Gauhati high court on Thursday directed the state govt to submit a detailed status report on the implementation of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) in the state.The bench of Chief Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Justice Arun Dev Choudhury also directed the govt to apprise it whether there is any region in the state…
Dibrugarh: The Sivasagar district administration has intensified efforts ahead of monsoon to complete the cleaning and rejuvenation of the Jamuna water body before the June deadline, with a high-level review on Thursday chaired by district commissioner Mridul Yadav.The meeting, attended by senior officials from multiple departments, took stock of the progress made so far on…
Silchar: The deteriorating condition of the road connecting Silchar town to Assam University has triggered resentment among students, teachers, commuters and local residents. The worst-affected area is the Silcoorie stretch, where the road has become heavily damaged.The stretch from Silcoorie post office to Silcoorie camp has become nearly unmotorable because of potholes that have remained…
Dibrugarh: One person was killed and several others injured when a severe storm swept through parts of upper Assam on Thursday, damaging number of houses across Tingkhong in Dibrugarh district and Sonari in Charaideo district.The fatality was reported from the Udaipur area under Tingkhong around 3am, when a large tree was uprooted by strong winds…
Guwahati: Security forces and various law enforcement agencies in a joint operation over the last 24 hours recovered 68 sophisticated weapons and large quantities of ammunition stashed inside a rebel camp in Imphal West district.Authorities also arrested four cadres of UNLF (Pambei), a faction of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) that signed a ceasefire…
Shillong: Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma on Thursday emphasized on the need for ‘outcome-oriented’ policing, maintaining that the core of policing must remain law and order, crime prevention and public safety.Speaking at the SSP–COs conference in Tura, Conrad said, “Recruiting 3,900 personnel is not an achievement in itself. The real achievement is whether crime has…
Shillong: CM Conrad K Sangma on Thursday attended Skillerate 2026 in Tura, reaffirming the govt’s commitment to strengthening skill development, employment generation and entrepreneurship opportunities for the youths of the state.During the event, 34 work orders were distributed under Skills Meghalaya and Supporting Human Capital Development in Meghalaya (SHCDM) for the training of 4,830 youths,…
