News Desk Report

Assam Assembly Session to Begin from May 21; Cabinet Expansion to Follow: CM Sarma

  GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday, May 13, announced that the Assam Assembly session will begin from May 21, during which newly elected MLAs will take oath. ALSO READ: Pawan Khera Appears Before Guwahati Crime Branch, Questioning Underway Speaking to the media, Sarma said the state cabinet would discuss later in the…

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Sujata Gurung Chowdhury has filed a defamation case against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma.

As Chief Minister of Assam Dr° Sujata Gurung Chowdhury sent a special open letter to Himanta Biswa Sharma on the day of his swearing-in. He wrote the letter in response to various controversial comments and allegations leveled against him by the Chief Minister during the elections. Opposition candidate Kunki Chowdhury’s mother Sujata Gurung Chowdhury has…

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Assam Government to Hold First Cabinet Meeting Under Himanta Biswa Sarma’s Second Term Today

  GUWAHATI: The new Assam government led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is set to hold its first cabinet meeting on Wednesday, May 13, at 2 PM at the State Guest House in Koinadhara, Guwahati. ALSO READ: Kunki Choudhury’s Mother Writes Open Letter to Assam CM Sarma Over Alleged Smear Campaign, Threatens Defamation Suit The meeting…

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Pawan Khera Appears Before Guwahati Crime Branch, Questioning Underway

  GUWAHATI: Senior Congress leader and national spokesperson Pawan Khera appeared before the Crime Branch of the Assam Police in Guwahati on Wednesday, May 13, in connection with a case linked to his alleged remarks against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. ALSO READ: Six Dead, Several Injured After Temple Wall Collapses in Maharashtra’s Sangli; PM…

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Assam’s Abhijit Bhattacharya Appointed as India Volleyball Team Selector Ahead of Asian Volleyball Championship 2026

  GUWAHATI: Abhijit Bhattacharya, former captain of the Indian volleyball team and the secretary of the Assam Volleyball Association, has been appointed as one of the selectors for the Indian national team ahead of the Asian Championship 2026. ALSO READ: Elephant Safari in Kaziranga National Park to Remain Closed from May 1 Due to Monsoon He will…

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Six Dead, Several Injured After Temple Wall Collapses in Maharashtra’s Sangli; PM Modi Condoles

  GUWAHATI: At least six devotees, including children, lost their lives and over a dozen others sustained injuries after an under-construction wall collapsed inside a temple premises in Maharashtra’s Sangli district on Tuesday, May 12, amid strong winds and heavy rainfall. ALSO READ: WATCH | Tree Felling in Guwahati's Deepor Beel for Elevated Railway Corridor Sparks…

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Girijananda Chowdhury University: Platinum Sustainable Campus Accreditation

Assam’s Girijananda Chowdhury University received a special award under the recent India Environment Program organized by Research Heights Foundation and Institute of Environmental Protection Training and Research. The university has been recognized as a Platinum Sustainable Campus as part of the India Sustainability Campus Mission for this announcement during the special program during Earth Week…

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Tinsukia tragedy: When will the mystery of elephant calf death and tooth theft be revealed?

Two separate cases of elephants have recently occurred in Tinsukia district. A few days earlier, a 13-month-old elephant calf died mysteriously in Kumchang Sanctuary in April., On April 12, another eight-year-old elephant’s tusk was cut in the Digbai forest area. As there is no proper solution to both the incidents, the work of the forest…

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WATCH | Tree Felling in Guwahati's Deepor Beel for Elevated Railway Corridor Sparks Environmental Concerns

  GUWAHATI: Around 100 trees have been felled at Deepor Beel since April 25 for an upcoming 4.8 km long elevated railway corridor. ALSO READ: Bullet Recovered at Guwahati’s Veterinary Field Was That of a Misfired Shot; No Security Concern, Say Police Although necessary permissions have been taken, the locals have raised concerns regarding its environmental effect. So…

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Kunki Choudhury’s Mother Writes Open Letter to Assam CM Sarma Over Alleged Smear Campaign, Threatens Defamation Suit

  GUWAHATI: Sujata Gurung Chowdhury, mother of opposition alliance candidate Kunku Chowdhury, has written an open letter to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday, May 12, following his swearing-in, expressing concern over remarks made about her during the recently concluded Assam Assembly election campaign while also expressing her intent to file a defamation…

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Bullet Recovered at Guwahati’s Veterinary Field Was That of a Misfired Shot; No Security Concern

  GUWAHATI: Guwahati Police on Tuesday, May 12, clarified that the INSAS rifle round recovered from a man at Veterinary Field, Khanapara, ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Council of Ministers was a misfired bullet and did not indicate any security threat. ALSO READ: Four Arrested in Separate Theft…

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