In a move to prevent accidents during the extreme foggy weather conditions this winter, Jorhat Traffic Police have launched a safety drive by installing reflector strips at multiple locations across the city.The initiative, which comes as the region experiences dense fog and coincides with the ongoing picnic season, involves pasting reflector strips on road dividers,…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday inaugurated the newly redeveloped Batadrava Than, the sacred birthplace of the 15th-century Vaishnavite saint Srimanta Sankardeva. The project, officially titled the Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardeva Abhirbhav Kshetra, was completed at an estimated cost of Rs 227 crore in Nagaon district. Upon his arrival, the Home Minister was greeted with…
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, delivered a keynote address at the BJP Assam Pradesh State Executive Meeting in Guwahati on Sunday, calling on party workers to leverage the “Double Engine” government’s goodwill while warning against internal discord ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. Addressing a packed gathering at the Srimanta Sankaradeva…
A 1.35% voter increase has been recorded in the Dibrugarh Election District, according to the photo-integrated draft electoral roll published on Saturday. In alignment with the directives issued by the Election Commission of India, the district administration released the draft list with January 1, 2026, as the qualifying date.The revision is part of a statewide…
Dense winter fog brought transportation to a standstill on the Brahmaputra River on Saturday, disrupting the vital ferry link between the world’s largest river island, Majuli, and the mainland district of Jorhat. The suspension of services left hundreds of commuters and dozens of vehicles stranded for several hours in near-zero visibility conditions. The disruption began…
