Assam eviction for Adani power project uproots 1,600 families; AIUDF alleges targeted attack on minority Muslims
Guwahati, July 8: In one of Assam’s largest eviction operations to date, more than 1,600 families—mostly from minority Muslim communities—were rendered homeless in Bilasipara...
Assam govt to conduct eviction drive to clear 540 hectares of land; 2,500 families to be hit
Dhubri/Goalpara (Assam), Jul 8: The Assam government has geared up to clear more than 4,000 bighas (over 540 hectares) of land from alleged encroachments...
‘Bala’ blazes on stage: Fiery musical ballad immortalizes Birubala Rabha’s war on witch-hunting
Guwahati, July 6: ‘Bala – A Musical Ballad’, presented by Guwahati’s Darpan Dance Akademi, lit up the stage at Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra with a...
Assam CM declares Bodo language official in 13 districts, hails new era of peace and progress
Guwahati, July 6: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday inaugurated ‘Bodoland Speaks: From Vision to Action’, a major initiative under the Bodoland...
Dawn drama in Kaziranga: Lost elephant calf reunited with herd after high-stakes jungle rescue
Guwahati, July 5: In a dramatic early-morning rescue operation, forest officials and wildlife experts successfully reunited a lost elephant calf with its mother and...
Eviction drive will not stop: Dilip Saikia vows to reclaim sattra land and protect indigenous rights
Guwahati, July 5: Assam BJP President and MP Dilip Saikia has declared that the ongoing eviction drive in the state will continue “relentlessly” to...
IPP blasts KAAC over rampant illegal mining near Kaziranga: ‘Stop it now or face consequences’
Guwahati, July 5: The Indigenous People's Party (IPP) has issued a scathing condemnation of ongoing illegal mining operations in the ecologically sensitive Parkup Pahar...
Fresh landslide paralyzes Lumding-Badarpur route, hundreds stranded on Silchar-Guwahati Express
Guwahati, July 3: Just four days after rail services resumed on the Lumding-Badarpur hill section, fresh landslides at Mupa have forced a complete suspension...
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...
