Assam's longest-serving MLA, Phani Bhushan Choudhury, resigns from assembly membership after successful election to Lok Sabha from Barpeta constituency. Accompanied by AGP leaders, Choudhury expresses gratitude to supporters and hopes to serve Barpeta constituency effectively as MP.
Tension outside Dibrugarh Central Jail as family alleges receiving body of kin on wheelchair after bail, demands investigation into death circumstances. Police probe ordered.
State water resources minister Pijush Hazarika announces comprehensive erosion control measures based on IIT Guwahati's technical recommendations to safeguard Dibrugarh town from Brahmaputra river effects
Police have booked an employee of a private senior secondary school for allegedly beating up a Class IX student. The incident took place when the student went to collect his school-leaving certificate. The accused has been identified as Baljinder Singh. The FIR has been registered at Sudhar police station.
Theres a discussion on whether to have a single budget session or to split it into two. The government will take a decision in the next few days, though it may be inclined towards a session divided by a recess — with the motion of thanks in the first part, and the budget presented in the latter.