Dilwar Hussain Mozumder, the reporter of an Assamese news portal, was released from the Guwahati Central Jail on Saturday (March 29, 2025), a day after receiving bail in the second case against him. He was arrested on March 25 after covering a protest against the alleged financial irregularities in the State-run Assam Cooperative Apex Bank […]
Assam Advocate General Devajit Saikia resigned from the membership of the Gauhati High Court Bar Association following differences over the proposed relocation of the court. The bar association is opposed to the Bharatiya Janata Party-led State government’s plan since 2023 to shift the high court from the heart of Guwahati to Rangmahal in New Guwahati […]
An eastern Assam-based green activist has asked the Centre to revoke the permission granted to exploration major Oil India Limited (OIL) to establish a research and development centre in the eco-sensitive zone of the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park. Also Read | Vedanta Group to invest ₹50,000 crore over 3-4 years in oil and gas in Assam, […]
Guwahati: Far away from the tea that cheers you up every morning, there is another story that remains largely unknown—the story of buying and selling green leaf. This side of the story is more for the small tea growers who contribute over 52% of the state’s total tea production and are the most vulnerable link […]
Guwahati: The National Tribal Film and Literature Festival 2025 continued its vibrant celebration of Indigenous storytelling on its second day at the NEDFi Convention Centre in Guwahati.
Guwahati: Sudip Pradhan has been reappointed as an Independent Director of Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL), reaffirming his leadership in the energy sector.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday (March 28, 2025) said his government was keen on resolving the State’s boundary dispute with Meghalaya. The two States signed an agreement in March 2022 in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to settle the dispute in six of the 12 sectors along their 855 […]
Guwahati: A study has documented, for the first time, avifaunal diversity at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Guwahati, underscoring the ecological significance of institutional green spaces. Conducted between April and July 2024, the research recorded 75 bird species across 16 orders and 42 families, emphasizing the crucial role of wetlands and green […]
GUWAHATI Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma cited police reports to say Dilwar Hussain Mozumder, the arrested chief reporter of news portal The CrossCurrent, demanded a huge amount as a loan from the Assam Cooperative Apex Bank in Guwahati, apart from abusing a man belonging to a Scheduled Tribe (ST) community. He told journalists on Thursday […]
Guwahati: The National Tribal Film and Literature Festival 2025 commenced on Thursday at the NEDFi Convention Centre in Guwahati, celebrating indigenous storytelling through cinema and literature.
