The narrow lanes of Gelapukhuri Tea Estate’s Line No 13 in Assam’s Tinsukia district lie eerily silent. Only the cries of widows and children break the stillness following a tragedy that has shattered this close-knit community. Eighteen tea garden workers from the estate now lie dead, victims of a horrific fall into a 1,000-foot gorge…
The 14th Dibrugarh Book Fair 2025 opened its doors at the historic Chowkidingee playground on Friday, bringing together nearly 200 book sellers from across India for a 10-day celebration of literature. Organised by Milanjyoti Sangha in collaboration with the All Assam Book Publishers and Sellers Association, the fair was inaugurated by acclaimed litterateur Anuradha Sharma…
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday visited the grief-stricken families of Gelapukhuri Tea Estate in Tinsukia, offering condolences and announcing financial assistance for those who lost their loved ones in the devastating December 8 road accident in Arunachal Pradesh’s Anjaw district that claimed 22 lives, including 19 workers from the tea estate. The Minister met…
Tinsukia district Congress president and former Doomdooma MLA Durga Bhumij on Friday visited the devastated families of Gelapukhuri Tea Estate in Tinsukia, where 19 workers were killed in the tragic December 8 accident in Arunachal Pradesh’s Anjaw district. Accompanied by senior Congress leaders including Tinsukia Congress unit treasurer Tonmoy Borkotoky, Bhumij visited all the bereaved…
A one-horned rhinoceros strayed out of its natural habitat and caused widespread chaos in the Gaurisagar area of Sivasagar district on Thursday, triggering panic among the local populace. The rhino was first spotted roaming freely in a paddy field near the Mitong river at Khonamukh village at around 9 am. The unexpected visitor turned aggressive,…
