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…
The Mushroom Research and Training Centre of the Department of Plant Pathology, Assam Agricultural University (AAU), Jorhat, successfully organised a hands-on training programme on Scientific Mushroom Cultivation on Wednesday at Dr Nobin Bordoloi College, Jorhat. The initiative, held under the AICRP on Mushroom scheme, was designed to empower students with practical, entrepreneurial skills in sustainable…
Dibrugarh Airport has witnessed the cancellation of 34 IndiGo flight movements over the past seven days, causing significant disruption to air connectivity in Upper Assam. However, Airport Director Bangajit Saha assured on Thursday that the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and airport staff have been working tirelessly to ensure smooth passenger handling and efficient operations…
