Assam Signs Rs 600-Crore Proton Therapy Centre Deal
Assam signs an agreement with IBA to set up a Rs 600-crore proton beam therapy centre at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital in Guwahati.
Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam Child Marriage Crackdown: 565 Arrested, 481 Cases
Assam’s crackdown on child marriage has reached 565 arrests and 481 cases, with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma vowing the drive will continue until the practice ends.
Assam Pushes Tribal Land Titles in Dibrugarh Review
Assam has reviewed tribal land settlement in Dibrugarh, with Mission Basundhara 4.0 guidelines and help for online applications on the table.
GMCH Performs Northeast’s First Government Liver Transplant
Gauhati Medical College and Hospital has performed the Northeast’s first government-hospital liver transplant, in a 16-hour surgery on a 48-year-old man.
Assam Announces 5,734 Police, Forest and Emergency Jobs
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced recruitment examinations for 5,734 posts across police, forest, home guards, fire services and prisons.
VFS Global Opens Guwahati Visa Centre for Northeast India
VFS Global has opened a visa application centre in Guwahati, giving travellers across the eight northeastern states access to 14 countries without long trips to distant metros.
Northeast’s First Visa Application Centre Opens in Guwahati
The Northeast’s first visa application centre has opened in Guwahati, run by VFS Global and covering 14 countries — ending long trips to faraway metros for residents of all eight northeastern states.
Assam Police Stops 10 Alleged Infiltrators at Border — Himanta Says “We Remain Alert, ALWAYS!”
It was not your typical border security announcement. On Friday, September 18, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took to X to declare that Assam Police had successfully intercepted 10 alleged infiltrators attempting to enter India through the state’s border — and he delivered the news with a Bollywood punchline that only Himanta could manage … Read more
Owner Vanishes Into Thin Air, But 17,000 Yaba Tablets Don’t — Assam’s Crackdown Scores Big in Sribhumi
Someone clearly didn’t think their exit plan all the way through. In what turned out to be a significant drug bust on Friday, September 18, joint teams of the Border Security Force and Sribhumi Police recovered 17,000 Yaba tablets from the Gangpar area of Sribhumi district in Assam — with the person who owned the … Read more
Two Words. A Million Feelings: CM Himanta’s ‘Miss You Zubeen’ Echoes Across Assam on First Death Anniversary
A year has passed. But for Assam, it might as well have been yesterday. On Saturday, September 19, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took to his personal X account and posted two photographs alongside a message that needed no elaboration — “Miss you Zubeen.” Just three words. And yet, for a state still quietly … Read more
