The long queues outside the ticket counter at the annual Howly Raas festival in Assam’s Barpeta district this year are unlike previous editions as people are lining up for lottery tickets, each prized at Rs 100 and promising high-end luxury cars for the lucky winners. The organising committee of the
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday took part in a ceremonial Bhumi Pujan at the site for the upcoming Assam Skill University at Mangaldai in Darrang district. A Rs 1,000-crore project, the upcoming state-of-the-art university, aimed at imparting multidisciplinary skill training, and being undertaken through financial assistance from
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) President Bhupen Kumar Borah said that the people of Assam will “throw” Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) to the river Brahmaputra in coming days. Calling AIUDF and BJP communal forces, Bhupen Kumar Borah said that, the people of Assam
In view of an alarming surge in dengue cases, the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) on Sunday announced that all schools and colleges falling within the Diphu Municipal Board and the Greater Diphu Town area in Karbi Anglong district of Assam will remain closed for five days this month. An
President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday concluded her two-day visit to Sikkim and left for Bagdogra in an Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter on way to the national capital. She was seen off at Namchi helipad by chief minister Prem Singh Tamang and senior state government officials. Earlier in the day,