Guwahati, Jan 12 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday stepped up his attack on the Congress, alleging that the party has turned ticket distribution into a money-minting exercise, with senior leaders allegedly using the proceeds to fund extravagant wedding ceremonies. Speaking to reporters, Sarma claimed that Congress tickets for the upcoming Assembly elections were being “sold for money” and that the scale of the alleged transactions would become evident once the party o…
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Guwahati, Jan 12 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Congress, strongly condemning what he termed an “insulting and provocative” remark by a party leader regarding Sivasagar. Reacting to a statement that Sivasagar would be turned into “Dhubri,” Sarma questioned both the intent and the authority behind such comments, saying they reflected arrogance and a deliberate attempt to demean the historical and cultural significance of the former…
Guwahati, Jan 12 (IANS) A Congress party meeting in Assam’s Morigaon district turned violent on Monday, leaving a senior district-level party functionary seriously injured and triggering fresh internal tensions within the party. The injured leader has been identified as Ejaz Hussain, the district Congress administrative general secretary, who was admitted to Morigaon Civil Hospital following the incident. Hussain later complained to the Morigaon Sadar Police Station, naming Mohammad Asif Nazar…
Guwahati, Jan 12 (IANS) It was a moment of pride for Assam as the state’s first satellite, Lachit-1, developed by students of the Assam Don Bosco University (ADBU), was carried onboard Indian Space Research Organisation’s PSLV-C62 rocket that lifted off on Monday. Although the mission did not achieve its intended outcome due to the launch failure, the event marked a historic milestone for Assam and the Northeast, symbolising the growing participation of regional academic institutions in India’s …
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) India’s electric vehicle market accounted for 8 per cent of all new vehicle registrations in 2025 with total EV sales reaching 2.3 million units, according to Vahan Portal data.A report from India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) said that electric two‑wheelers led the EV growth with sales of 1.28 million units, touching 57 per cent of EV sales, while electric three‑wheelers (L3 and L5) accounted for 0.8 million units, or 35 per cent of EV sales.Electric four‑wheel…
Guwahati, Jan 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to flag off the first Vande Bharat Sleeper Express between Guwahati and Kolkata on January 17, marking a major milestone in long-distance overnight rail travel and further strengthening connectivity between the Northeast region and Eastern India, officials said on Monday. A senior official of the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) said that the Prime Minister is likely to virtually flag off the Vande Bharat Sleeper Express between Guwa…
Patna, Jan 12 (IANS) Severe cold and dense fog conditions in North Bihar brought traffic to a standstill on Monday morning, leading to a major road accident on the Muzaffarpur-Darbhanga National Highway.The accident occurred near Kewatsa Chowk under the Benibad police station area, where extremely low visibility due to thick fog resulted in a collision involving around half a dozen vehicles, including three ambulances.In the massive pile-up, an Assam-registered ambulance was completely wrecked, …
Guwahati, Jan 11 (IANS) Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Sunday laid the foundation stone for an integrated Judicial Court Complex at Rangmahal in North Guwahati in Assam’s Kamrup district, even as members of the Gauhati High Court Bar Association continued protests against the proposed judicial township. The new infrastructure project includes a proposed complex of the Gauhati High Court, which serves Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland. The plan to develop a judicial township …
Guwahati, Jan 10 (IANS) Indian Railway is set to introduce the Vande Bharat Sleeper Express between Guwahati and Kolkata very soon, marking a major milestone in long-distance, overnight rail travel and further strengthening connectivity between the Northeast region and Eastern India, officials said on Saturday. The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said that the new-generation train will operate with a 16-coach rake having a total pass…
Guwahati, Jan 10 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday that transparent, merit-based recruitment has become the hallmark of the BJP-led state government, asserting that the state has successfully restored public faith in government job distribution through institutional reforms like the Assam Direct Recruitment Examination (ADRE). Presenting appointment letters to 6,347 Grade-III candidates at an event held at the Arjun Bhogeswar Baruah Sports Complex here, the Chief M…