Guwahati: Assam’s 2026-27 Budget has put culture and heritage at the centre of its outreach.Finance minister Jayanta Malla Baruah announced several initiatives to showcase the state’s cultural legacy nationally and globally, including a grand closing ceremony of Bharat Ratna Bhupen Hazarika’s birth centenary celebrations in New Delhi later this year.The event is being planned as…
Guwahati: Nearly 83,000 hectares of Assam land are currently being occupied by Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram, the state Assembly was informed on Wednesday.Border protection and development minister Atul Bora, replying to a query by Congress MLA Rekibuddin Ahmed, said 82,751.86 hectares across 18 Assam districts are presently under the control of the four…
Dibrugarh: A heavy spell of overnight torrential rainfall brought life to a standstill in Sivasagar town on Saturday, submerging all 14 municipal wards under knee-deep water and turning streets into flowing waterways. The deluge prompted widespread waterlogging and disruption, with residents forced to wade through murky water to reach homes, shops and essential services.Key localities…
Guwahati: The Assam govt has revised its excise rules to reserve manufacturing license of heritage alcoholic beverages exclusively for tribal and indigenous communities which produce and consume such drinks.The govt has also notified fee reductions to support local businesses, slashing the application fee for a heritage liquor micro-manufactory from Rs 25,000 to Rs 15,000.Similarly, the…
Officials during a rescue operation Dibrugarh: In an operation coinciding with the World Day Against Child Labour, a district-level task force rescued two child labourers from a car wash centre on AT Road in Sivasagar town on Friday.The two children, aged 12 and 13, had been employed at the car wash centre and deprived of…
Guwahati: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday assigned “guardian districts” to 16 of his cabinet colleagues to speed up development across Assam’s districts.As guardian ministers of the districts, they have been given the responsibility of working closely with the district administrations to ensure smooth implementation of all schemes and programmes.Cabinet minister Atul Bora has been…
Guwahati: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday assigned “guardian districts” to 16 of his cabinet colleagues to speed up development across Assam’s districts.As guardian ministers of the districts, they have been given the responsibility of working closely with the district administrations to ensure smooth implementation of all schemes and programmes.Cabinet minister Atul Bora has been…
Farmers prepare Muga Silk threads in Dhakuakhana Guwahati: The DoNER ministry and Assam govt on Tuesday rolled out a ₹411‑crore project — Mission Muga Silk ‘Senehjori’ — aimed at empowering 2.6 lakh weavers and rearers engaged in the state’s famed golden silk industry.Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma virtually launched the…
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…
