Assam

Thai catfish crackdown begins in Boko

Boko, June 18 : The Fisheries Department of the Assam Government on Thursday launched a major crackdown against the illegal cultivation and sale of banned Thai catfish, seizing and...

Sushmita Dev resigns as Rajya Sabha MP, quits party in another blow to TMC

New Delhi, Jun 10: Trinamool Congress MP Sushmita Dev on Wednesday resigned from the party and the Rajya...

EU delegation visits Tata Electronics semiconductor project at Assam’s Jagiroad

Morigaon/Guwahati, Jun 8: A high-level delegation from the European Union on Monday visited Tata Electronics' semiconductor project at...

Assam cabinet undergoes expansion; 11 BJP MLAs, one AGP legislator sworn in

Guwahati, Jun 5: BJP MLAs Ranoj Pegu, Ashok Singhal, Biswajit Daimary and AGP's Keshab Mahanta were among the...

New yellow-throated marten found in Assam’s Kaziranga

Guwahati, Jun 2: A new species of marten has been found in Kaziranga National Park in Assam, the...
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Assam: Over Rs 2.17 lakh compensation paid to farmers for crop damage by wild animals in 2024-25

Morigaon (Assam), Aug 2 : Altogether 29 farmers were paid compensation of Rs 7,500 each for damage to their crops by wild animals straying...

BJP vows to block ‘Miya Land’ agenda in Assam, cites demographic shifts and illegal encroachments

Guwahati, July 30: The Assam unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday issued a sharp statement declaring its resolve to thwart what...

278 houses cleared, 250 hectares reclaimed on day 2 of Uriamghat eviction drive

Guwahati, July 30: On the second day of the high-intensity eviction drive in Uriamghat’s Rengma Reserve Forest, authorities demolished 278 unauthorised houses and reclaimed...

Gauhati Chief Justice, Assam Speaker among recipients of Governor’s Excellence Awards

Guwahati, July 30: Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Assam Legislative Assembly Speaker Biswajit Daimary were among several distinguished...

Assam CM Meets Union Ministers Sonowal and Khattar to push infrastructure and power sector growth

Guwahati, July 29: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met with Union Ministers Sarbananda Sonowal and Manohar Lal Khattar at Parliament House on Tuesday...

Eviction drive begins in Uriamghat, 2,648 families set to be displaced to reclaim 11,000 bighas of forest land

Guwahati, July 29: A large-scale eviction drive began on Tuesday at Bidyapur Market in Uriamghat, located within the Rengma Reserve Forest of Golaghat district....

Rs. 28 crore drug haul in Assam, Mizoram: Two Myanmar nationals among four arrested

Guwahati, July 29: In a significant blow to cross-border drug trafficking networks, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized narcotics worth approximately Rs....

Assam CM meets PM Modi, finance and coal ministers in Delhi

Guwahati, Jul 28 : Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi to apprise him...

Assam Agitation memorial nearing completion: Minister

Guwahati, Jul 27 : 'Swahid Smarak Kshetra', a memorial for martyrs of the six-year-long Assam Agitation against Bangladeshi infiltration, in Guwahati is nearing completion,...

Two new frog species discovered in Meghalaya celebrate Khasi identity through name and nature

Guwahati, July 26: In a rare blend of science, language, and local identity, two new species of bush frogs discovered in Meghalaya have been...

UTSAH launches Assam’s first dedicated POCSO Centre to support child survivors of sexual violence

Guwahati, July 26: In a landmark move to strengthen support systems for child survivors of sexual violence, UTSAH, one of Assam’s leading child rights...

AAP accuses Himanta govt of ‘Manipur-style’ agenda in Assam, seeks Presidential Rule until 2026

Guwahati, July 26: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Assam has come out strongly against the Assam government’s recent move to roll out a new...
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