Banasree Sarkar

Union Home Minister Amit Shah opened the Jyoti-Bishnu Antarjatik Kala Mandir in Guwahati, the largest auditorium in the Northeast. This was a significant development for Assam's civic and cultural infrastructure. The auditorium complex, which was constructed at a cost of Rs 291 crore and spans 45 bighas, or roughly 14.85 acres, in the city's Khanapara neighborhood, can accommodate 5,000 people, according to officials. It is anticipated that the building will be the biggest auditorium in the Northeast. In addition to the main auditorium, the complex has a convention center, five VIP suites, multilevel parking that can accommodate about 450 cars,…

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is expected to arrive in Assam for a day-long visit that would include a number of significant events in the districts of Guwahati and Nagaon. Around ten in the morning, he is anticipated to arrive in Guwahati. Dense fog caused his travel to be canceled, forcing him to postpone his visit, which was originally scheduled for Sunday night. Amit Shah will pay floral tributes to the martyrs at the Martyrs' Memorial in Guwahati shortly after his arrival. After that, he would go to the Nagaon area to launch the much awaited Batadrava Project in Bordowa,…

A sophisticated cyber fraud involving a fictitious "digital arrest" has cost a 63-year-old senior doctor from Jorhat Rs 49 lakh. Dr. Sadagar Deuri of Jorhat Medical College and Hospital, the victim, has filed an urgent complaint with the Jorhat Superintendent of Police, requesting the filing of a formal report and prompt inquiry. The complaint claims that cybercriminals posing as law enforcement officers continuously monitored Dr. Deuri via video calls and put him under tremendous mental strain. On November 19, 2025, he got a WhatsApp video call from an unidentified number, which started the event. The caller pretended to be a…

Nitin Nabin, the national working president of the BJP, will arrive in Guwahati to begin a two-day visit to Assam. Party leaders have hinted that the talks would influence the schedule for the state assembly elections in 2026. Nabin is expected to attend a number of organizational meetings in addition to the BJP state executive meeting at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra. On his first trip to the state after taking on the national position, he was welcomed by party members at Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport. His schedule on December 26–27 includes a visit to the BJP's Assam headquarters for a…

In the Golaghat district, 125 special awareness meetings were conducted at the gaon panchayat level with a focus on road safety, preventing child marriage, child labor, anemia, and drug usage. Road safety was the main topic of gram (village) and ward meetings held throughout the Golaghat district by the district administration, police, and other authorities. Participants in these events included representatives from the police, district administration, and other agencies. The purpose of the sessions was to raise awareness throughout the area and bring the problem of road safety down to the local level. Respected lawmakers from the district, a variety…

Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister of Assam, reiterated the State Government's commitment to women's economic development, stating that any woman may become self-sufficient and that women must advance in business. He was speaking to a sizable crowd while handing out seed capital checks for the Bajali Legislative Assembly Constituency's flagship Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyamita Abhiyan (MMUA). Nearly 28,000 women recipients received Rs 10,000 seed capital checks from the Chief Minister during the program, which was a major step toward encouraging women-led entrepreneurship at the local level. The program seeks to support women in launching small enterprises, bolstering self-help organizations,…

Sarbananda Sonowal, the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, stated, "This marks a historic and proud moment for Assam and the entire Northeast," in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi laying the foundation stone for the Ammonia-Urea Fertilizer Project of Assam Valley Fertilizer and Chemical Company Limited at Namrup in Dibrugarh. This initiative, under the visionary and resolute leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji, would not only improve the nation's fertilizer security but also empower farmers, create a significant number of jobs, and support India's progress towards Atmanirbhar Bharat. Namrup IV is more than just an industrial project;…