The Bharatiya Janata Party held a significant general meeting and election campaign event on Thursday at Sompoi village, Diyun, in Changlang district, mobilising support for its 14/02 Zilla Parishad Constituency (ZPM) candidate, Lathow Onggam, ahead of the Panchayat Raj Election 2025. The gathering saw a notable turnout of supporters and voters from the Diyun Gram…
India’s first fully indigenously developed hydrogen fuel cell passenger vessel began commercial operations on the Ganga in Varanasi on Thursday, marking a significant step in the country’s green maritime transition. The vessel was flagged off at Namo Ghat by Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal. The 24-metre, 50-passenger catamaran utilises a Low…
At least 14 workers from Assam’s Gelapukhuri Tea Estate in Tinsukia were killed when their truck plunged into a 1,000-feet-deep gorge on the treacherous Hayuliang-Chaglagam Road in Arunachal Pradesh’s Anjaw district on December 8. The workers were en route to a construction site when the tragedy struck. The victims were said to be part of…
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,…
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday formally launched Assam’s ambitious statewide bicycle distribution programme, ceremonially handing over cycles to Class IX students in Dibrugarh. The initiative, designed to enhance student mobility and reduce dropout rates, will benefit 3,10,031 students across government and provincialised secondary schools, tea garden model schools, and other model institutions throughout…
