GUWAHATI The Assam Cabinet has decided to withdraw about 28,000 cases in various Foreigners’ Tribunals (FTs) against the Koch-Rajbongshi community. The decision will effectively remove the ‘D’ or doubtful voter tag from these people. D is a category of voters in Assam disenfranchised by the government for their alleged lack of credible citizenship documents. I […]
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday (April 3, 2025) lauded Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s “powerful” address on the amendment to the Waqf Act in Parliament. “Who are you trying to scare? It’s the Parliament’s law — everyone will follow and accept it. The country’s law has to be accepted by all,” Mr. […]
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday (April 3, 2025) issued a notice to the Assam government over the detention of a journalist covering a protest over alleged financial irregularities in a bank in Guwahati. According to reports, the journalist, employed with a digital news portal, was detained after he went to cover a […]
GUWAHATI A new study has found a connection between cholesterol-rich gallstones exposed to toxic metals and gallbladder cancer (GBC) in Assam, one of the most affected regions globally. The study, led by a Tezpur University team, published in the American Chemical Society’s Chemical Research in Toxicology, reveals how heavy metals and gallstone structural properties drive this deadly disease. […]
GUWAHATI A refinery in eastern Assam’s Golaghat district has been discharging hazardous effluents into a tributary of the Brahmaputra River, endangering its fragile aquatic ecosystem, an environmental activist said. In a letter to the Member-Secretary of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on April 2, Golaghat town-based Apurba Ballav Goswami sought a probe into the […]
The Assam State Election Commission on Wednesday (April 2, 2025) announced the dates of the panchayat polls, billed as a test of the popularity of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies ahead of the Assembly elections in 2026. The announcement coincided with the election to the Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council held across significant […]
Solar-powered fences are keeping elephants off schools in some human-animal conflict (HEC) zones in Assam. The fear of running into elephants often made parents dissuade their children from attending classes at Kalioni Bagan Lower Primary School in eastern Assam’s Golaghat district. Damage caused to the school by herds on several occasions justified their dread. “Wild […]
The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Assam Government on Tuesday (April 1, 2025) launched a major entrepreneurship support scheme for women. The ‘Mukhya Mantri Mahila Udyamita Abhiyan’ or Chief Minister Women Entrepreneurship Campaign, billed as the “biggest” initiative of its kind, entails a three-stage financial assistance for women. Women are a potent voting force for the BJP […]
Guwahati: “High-yielding native crop varieties suitable for this region should be preserved and cultivated for the well-being of society. Alongside, disease-free mother plants are crucial for getting quality saplings and better production,” said Dr. Vibha Dhawan, Director General of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), during a programme at Udalguri in Assam.
GUWAHATI Telangana-based water conservationist M. Karunakar Reddy on Sunday (March 30, 2025) received the first award named after Assam’s Jadav Payeng, a grassroots green activist better known as the ‘Forest Man of India’. The Jadav Payeng International Award, carrying ₹2 lakh, a citation, and a memento, was announced in November 2024 by the Jyoti-Protap Education […]
