Around 200 temporary sanitation workers (safai karmacharis) of the Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation (DMC) staged a strike outside the DMC office on Friday, demanding job regularisation, salary hike and provident fund deductions on par with permanent employees. The workers, protesting under the banner of the Harijan Mazdoor Union, raised slogans demanding justice and an end to…
Golaghat Police on Friday conducted intensive anti-poaching operations at multiple locations across the district, in an effort to combat wildlife crime and protect the region’s rich fauna.The operation covered forest areas and sandbars (chaporis) along the Brahmaputra River, which serve as critical wildlife habitats and are often targeted by poachers. Golaghat SSP Rajen Singh said…
A community-led vigil against cattle rustling escalated into a volatile confrontation between residents and law enforcement in Dibrugarh in the early hours of Friday, culminating in police firing blank shots to disperse an agitated crowd. For over a week, the residents of Maijan Natun Gaon have been on high alert following a string of livestock…
Residents of Dibrugarh welcomed the new year with spiritual fervour on Thursday as hundreds of devotees thronged religious places across the town, seeking divine blessings for the year ahead. Temples, churches, and gurudwaras witnessed significant footfall as people chose to begin 2026 with prayers and gratitude. The highest rush was recorded at the magnificent Jagannath…
A bust of Padmashree Hanumanbax Kanoi was unveiled at the Dibrugarh Hanumanbax Surajmal Kanoi (DHSK) Commerce College on Tuesday, paying tribute to one of Assam’s most distinguished educational philanthropists whose vision transformed the region’s academic landscape. Prof Jiten Hazarika, Vice Chancellor of Dibrugarh University, performed the unveiling ceremony honouring Hanumanbax Kanoi (October 6, 1885 –…
