Assam opposition leader urges NCST to halt Palashbari satellite township over tribal rights violations
Guwahati, July 3: Assam’s Leader of the Opposition Debabrata Saikia has urged the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) to intervene in the proposed...
Indigenous Khasis in Assam remain unrepresented for decades
Guwahati/Shillong, July 3: The Khasi community in Assam’s Karbi Anglong region has been there for ages along with the Karbis, but not yet represented...
Assam education minister briefs Governor on NEP 2020 roadmap, eyes academic overhaul
Guwahati, July 3: Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu met with Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya at Raj Bhavan on Thursday to present a comprehensive update...
Hidden in plain sight: New medicinal Garcinia species discovered in Assam forests may hold key to traditional remedies
Guwahati, July 3: A new species of fruit-bearing tree, Garcinia kusumae, has been discovered in the biodiverse foothills of Assam’s Baksa district, near the...
Assam Cong seeks CBI probe into sale of cows from govt project to BJP aides
Guwahati, Jul 3: The opposition Congress on Wednesday demanded a CBI inquiry into the alleged sale of 90 Gir cows from an Assam government...
Meghalaya, Assam start installation of border pillars
Pillars to be raised in six resolved areas before Independence Day
Boko (Assam), July 2: The process of resolving the boundary dispute between Meghalaya and...
AAMSU to Governor: Stop unlawful detentions and pushbacks of Indian Muslims, ensure due process and relief for evictees
Guwahati, July 1: The All Assam Minority Students’ Union (AAMSU) on Tuesday submitted a memorandum to Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, demanding an immediate...
Engineers slam ONGC for ignoring Sivasagar villagers after blowout, demand immediate compensation
Guwahati, July 1: While ONGC has been praised for successfully capping the high-pressure gas blowout at Well 147A in Sivasagar district, questions are mounting...
Congress turns up the heat with ‘Assam Justice’ portal to expose govt failures
Guwahati, June 30: In a bold digital push to hold the Assam government accountable, the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on Monday launched an...
Bottle thrown at CM Sarma’s convoy in Golaghat, BJP slams Congress over ‘frustrated protest’
GUwqahati, June 30: Tension flared in Golaghat on Monday afternoon after a cold drink bottle was thrown at Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s...
Meghalaya, Assam NGOs share knowledge on agro-ecological practices
Shillong, June 28: A capacity-building workshop titled “Learning from the Land: Participatory Knowledge Harvest from Assam and Meghalaya” was conducted at Tata Institute of...
Assam tightens pig transport rules amid ASF threat; night movement banned, check posts monitored
Guwahati, June 28: In a bid to curb the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF), the Assam government has issued a stringent Standard Operating...
