Lottery competition at Assam festival promises luxury cars, long queues for tickets

Nov 06, 2022

The organising committee of the Howly Raas festival, which is held on the occasion of Raas Mahotsav, arranges a lottery competition every year and...

"Doul Utsav holds special significance in hearts of every Assamese," CM Sarma extends Holi greetings

Mar 25, 2024

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday participated in the Doul Utsav (Holi festival) at Barpeta Satra and extended greetings.

Assam: River island Majuli immersed in Raas Mahotsav

Nov 28, 2023

Majuli is the core of Assamese Neo-Vaishnavism. The district-size river island over the mighty river Brahmaputra has dozens of Vaishnavite monasteries, locally called Satras,...

Assam: Minor siblings drown in pond in Barpeta while playing

Oct 21, 2022

Barpeta (Assam) [India], October 21 : Two brothers drowned in a village pond in Assam's Barpeta district on Thursday.

Assam: Boat carrying rice bags sinks in Brahmaputra River in Barpeta

Apr 13, 2022

Barpeta (Assam) [India], April 13 : A boat carrying rice bags sank in the Brahmaputra river in Assam's Barpeta district on Tuesday evening.

Two arrested for child marriage in Assam's Barpeta

Aug 12, 2022

Barpeta (Assam) [India], August 12 : Police arrested two people in a case of alleged child marriage in Assam's Barpeta district on Thursday.