Survey work to grant formal land rights to tea garden workers commenced in labour lines across various tea estates in Tinsukia district on Friday. This rapid deployment follows the passage of the historic Assam Fixation of Ceiling on Land Holding (Amendment) Bill, 2025 by the state legislative assembly on November 28. Tinsukia, which holds the…
In a bid to streamline vehicular movement and curb chaotic parking, the Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation (DMC) on Friday handed over 80 newly prepared traffic sign boards to the city’s traffic department. The boards, bearing “No Parking”, “One Way” and “No Entry” markings, are expected to be installed at key junctions and congested zones across the…
IndiGo, India’s largest domestic carrier, continues to be hit by a severe operational meltdown as of Friday, with over 550 cancelled domestic and international flights, leading to nationwide chaos and leaving thousands of passengers stranded during the peak travel season. The unprecedented disruption, which followed several days of mass delays and cancellations, has been primarily…
In a widely anticipated move to provide a further boost to economic activity, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday announced a reduction in the benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points (bps), bringing it down to 5.25%. The Repo Rate, short for Repurchase Agreement Rate, is the key interest rate at which the…
A massive cleanliness and beautification drive is sweeping across Dibrugarh, driven by an ambitious vision to transform the city into one of the cleanest, most eye-catching, and aesthetically beautiful urban centres in the country. With Dibrugarh officially projected as the second capital of Assam, after Guwahati, this initiative holds special relevance, aiming to emulate the…
