Banasree Sarkar

The Bongaigaon district administration met with the Puja committees to make sure the celebration of Durga Puja went well. Under the direction of DC Navdeep Pathak, the meeting focused on cleanliness, pandal safety clearances, volunteer deployment, separate entry and departure for men and women, emergency number display, and ambulance readiness. Additionally, the DC ordered that idol immersion be finished between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. and that pandals not obstruct public roads. Committees were directed by Fire Officer Dayal Chakravarty to maintain fire safety equipment and guarantee access for fire service vehicles, while SSP Mohanlal Meena asked them to install…

The grieving family of Rajib Nunia, the BSF jawan who was slain, will receive Rs 50 lakh in financial aid, Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma announced. The message of Sarma was delivered to Nunia's family in Dayapur, Udharbond, by Rajya Sabha MP Kanad Purkayastha and Dholai MLA Nihar Ranjan Das on behalf of the Chief Minister. According to Purkayastha, the Chief Minister was unable to change his scheduled visit to the grieving family during his recent tour of the Barak Valley. Rajib Nunia, 23, was washed away by a severe downpour in Kashmir due to an unforeseen cloudburst.…

For the Brahmaputra River, the central government will send out two opulent cruise ships valued at Rs 250 crore. In addition, 100 barges—cargo vessels—will be in service in the Ganga, Barak, and Brahmaputra. This was said by Sarbananda Sonowal, the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways (MoPSW), during a road show in Guwahati that served as a prelude to India Maritime Week 2025. "Two luxury cruise ships are being built at a combined investment of Rs 250 crore for deployment on the Brahmaputra River," Sonowal told reporters here. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will give the keynote presentation at the…

Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister, said that Bangladeshi infiltrators primarily enter India through four border crossing locations in northeastern states, including Assam, Meghalaya, and Tripura. He claimed that the security forces would immediately push back the Bangladeshi infiltrators since his government has increased the watch on the Mankachar and Sribhumi borders. He did acknowledge, though, that the brokers who assist Bangladeshis in entering India, primarily across the Tripura border, are Hindus. According to Sarma, "They charge Rs 20,000 per Bangladeshi citizen for illegal infiltration." With a government event in Patharkandi, the Chief Minister concluded his two-day visit to…

Booth Nos. 259 and 260 in the Dhekiajuli ward were particularly noticeable as party workers and locals gathered with the ward's commissioner, Tapan Das, to watch the 125th episode of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Mann Ki Baat. The atmosphere was one of unity and excitement. The fact that participants referred to their booths as "the strongest" demonstrated their pleasure in grassroots collective engagement. By uniting the community, the live broadcast transformed the occasion into a celebration of patriotism. Prime Minister Modi gave particular attention to India's athletic prowess during the show. He brought attention to the recent Khelo India Water…

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is currently in Assam for two days, officially opened the Raj Bhawan's recently built Brahmaputra wing in Guwahati. Additionally, from the Raj Bhawan premises, he virtually opened the National Cyber Forensic Laboratory-North East at the Lachit Barphukan Police Academy in Dergaon, which was constructed at a cost of Rs 45 crore. Housing complexes, barracks, and hospitals are just a few of the development projects that Shah essentially opened and laid the foundation for for the ITBP, SSB, and Assam Rifles. He had already established a 'Sindur' tree, performed 'gau pujan', and offered prayers at…

The Dolabari Gaon Panchayat Office in Tezpur hosted a free eye screening and cataract detection camp. The Lions Club of Tezpur Greater actively supported the project, and the Dolabari Gaon Panchayat cooperated with the Marwari Yuva Manch Tezpur Jagriti Branch and Akhil Bharatiya Marwari Mahila Sammelan, Tezpur. In collaboration with Gauhati Lions Eye Hospital, the camp was organized. Over the course of the camp, 128 people had eye exams, and 37 incidences of cataracts were found. In order to help these patients, plans have been developed for Gauhati Lions Eye Hospital to provide free surgery on September 1. All beneficiaries…

To accommodate the increasing number of international students attending Tezpur University, the university's vice-chancellor, Prof. Shambhu Nath Singh, opened the brand-new, two-story Nelson Mandela International Hostel. The hostel contains 44 single-seater rooms in its initial phase. In order to meet the demands of international students attending the institution for higher study, each room has been carefully constructed to guarantee comfort and privacy. Vice-Chancellor Prof. Singh spoke at the event and said the hostel would enhance the university's standing as a worldwide education destination by fostering diversity and international cooperation on campus in addition to offering high-quality living quarters. Furthermore, there…