In a stirring blend of flavour and patriotism, a new handcrafted tea from Assam—Sindoor Tea—was launched this week by Aromica Tea Pvt. Ltd., Guwahati, as a tribute to India’s armed forces and their recent precision strike across the border, Operation Sindoor.
The drone was found on the roof of a house in Char Bazar, a village in Sribhumi district of southern Assam, located less than 100 meters from the international boundary with Bangladesh.
In a landmark move blending tradition with technology, the stately corridors of Assam’s Raj Bhavan are set for a digital renaissance, thanks to a groundbreaking partnership with IIT Guwahati.
56.71 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 3.30 pm during the second phase of the panchayat election in the state conducted by the Assam State Election Commission (ASEC) on Wednesday.
In a major preparedness initiative following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack and India's retaliatory air strikes in Pakistan and PoK, the Assam Civil Defence on Wednesday conducted coordinated mock drills across 23 locations in the state to assess readiness for war-like or terror-related scenarios.
As sirens wailed across 23 locations in Assam on May 7, a familiar and uneasy feeling spread across the state. These were not the sounds of war, but of preparation—a nationwide civil defence exercise triggered by the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam.
In a significant political development, several leaders from the Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), and AGP joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Assam Pradesh BJP office in Basistha on Monday, reflecting growing support for the party’s development-centric agenda.
The Assam Cabinet has approved the Assam Thermal Power Generation Promotion Policy 2025, setting the stage for the state to become a thermal power hub with a target of generating 5,000 MW by 2035.
Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the 166-km Shillong-Silchar corridor, expected to be completed within three years, will be a game-changer for inter-state connectivity, linking Guwahati, Shillong, Silchar, Imphal, Aizawl, and Agartala.
