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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth Rs 5.54 crore of Jeevan Suraksha Group of Companies in a money laundering case.ED's Guwahati Zonal Office has issued the Provisional Attachment Order under Section 5(1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), attaching movable and immovable properties of the group and its Directors.The attached assets comprise credit balances of around Rs 1.42 crore lying in 48 bank accounts and 22 immovable properties valued at around Rs 4.11 crore located in Assam, Meghalaya and West Bengal.ED initiated investigation under the PMLA on the basis of FIRs and chargesheets filed by…

The Assam Cricket Association (ACA) has announced the players' pool for the inaugural edition of the Assam Premier League (APL).A total of 275 players have been shortlisted from among the registered players who expressed interest in participating in the league. The pool comprises 20 marquee players and over 250 players in the general category, all of whom will go under the hammer at the APL Player Auction as the franchises bid to assemble their squads for the first season, stated a press release.The marquee list is drawn from Assam's senior domestic ranks. Denish Das, Sibsankar Roy, Sumit Kashyap, Swarupam Purkayastha…

Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on Friday interacted with 44 Assam Civil Service (ACS) Officer Trainees of 2026 batch at Lok Bhavan, Guwahati and called upon them to uphold the highest standards of integrity, compassion and commitment to public service.Welcoming the officer trainees, the Governor congratulated them on joining the Assam Civil Services and described their appointment as both an honour and a solemn responsibility. He said that civil servants serve as the vital link between the ideals of the Constitution and their effective implementation, and urged them to ensure that the benefits of development reach every section of society,…

The Assam Miya (Asomiya) Parishad has strongly opposed appeals made by a section of individuals urging Miya Muslims to declare Bengali, instead of Assamese, as their mother tongue in the upcoming Census. Addressing a press conference at Dekachang in Sonatoli, the organisation's General Secretary and advocate, M. Muktar Mondal, said issues relating to injustice or discrimination against any community should not be linked to changing one's mother tongue. He described such appeals as "illogical, baseless and anti-community." Mondal alleged that the campaign was part of a conspiracy to mislead indigenous Miya Muslims of ancient Kamrupi origin and push them in…

Two alleged masterminds of a counterfeit currency racket were injured in police firing during a recovery operation in Assam's Lakhimpur district late on Thursday after they allegedly attempted to escape from police custody. The injured accused have been identified as Muksidul Alam and Matibur Rahman, both of whom are currently undergoing treatment. Two police personnel also sustained injuries during the incident, officials said. Addressing a press conference, Lakhimpur Superintendent of Police Gunendra Deka said the district police had intensified its crackdown on counterfeit currency networks following the seizure of large quantities of fake notes and the arrest of several suspected…

The Assam Government has announced an ambitious plan to develop a world-class Aerotropolis around the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati, with the aim of creating a modern satellite city that will serve as a major hub for investment, employment and economic growth. Presenting the 2026-27 State Budget in the Assam Legislative Assembly on Friday, Finance Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah said the proposed Aerotropolis would be designed on the lines of successful urban growth centres such as Noida, Gurugram and New Town Kolkata. He said Assam needs similar planned urban centres to unlock its economic potential and generate greater…

The Assam Government has unveiled an ambitious roadmap to secure UNESCO recognition for some of the state's most celebrated cultural and historical treasures, following the successful inscription of the Charaideo Moidams as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Presenting the 2026–27 State Budget in the Assam Legislative Assembly on Friday, Finance Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah announced that the government would pursue international recognition for Assam's heritage under UNESCO's cultural, natural and intangible heritage categories. As part of the initiative, the government plans to seek UNESCO recognition for the Vaishnavite Culture of Majuli, Bihu, and the historic Ahom capital of Rangpur in…

Opposition party, Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) has stated that the state government’s Budget for the financial year 2026-27 “fails to reflect the expectations and aspirations of the people.”“Instead, the budget merely documents a vision of an imagined Assam without providing any realistic roadmap for implementation. Under such circumstances, the budget can only be described as a compilation of unrealistic dreams,” AJP president Lurinjyoti Gogoi and general secretary Jagadish Bhuyan stated in a joint statement on Friday.Terming the Budget as “nothing more than a game of numbers and an unrealistic display of statistics,” they said it offers no practical roadmap to…

The Guwahati Tea Auction Buyers Association (GTABA) has welcomed the Assam Government's decision to introduce a Rs 3 per kg export subsidy for premium Assam CTC tea in the State Budget 2026–27, calling it a landmark initiative for the state's tea industry. Describing the announcement as a "historic first", GTABA secretary Dinesh Bihani said this is the first dedicated export incentive for premium Assam CTC tea in the State Budget and is expected to enhance the competitiveness of Assam tea in international markets. "The export subsidy is a timely and visionary measure. It will help exporters remain competitive in the…

The 28th convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati will be held on July 12 with Dr. Shivkumar Kalyanaraman, chief executive officer of Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) as chief guest.This year, the Institute will award 2266 degrees to its graduating class.An official statement issued on Friday said four Gold Medals, including President’s Gold Medal, Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal, and Governor of Assam Gold Medals for both undergraduate and postgraduate categories, will be conferred during the convocation.Speaking about the 28th Convocation event at IIT Guwahati, Prof. Devendra Jalihal, director, IIT Guwahati, said, “IIT Guwahati’s 28th Convocation is a…