The North Eastern Tea Association (NETA) has hailed the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)‘s recognition of tea from the plant Camellia sinensis as a healthy beverage. On December 19, the FDA issued a final rule to update the “healthy” nutrient content claim to help consumers identify foods that are particularly useful as the foundation of […]
GUWAHATI The number of avian species at a major wetland in north-eastern Assam declined by almost 72% in 27 years, a study has revealed. The study on avian diversity at the Bordoibam-Bilmukh Bird Sanctuary (BBBS) straddling the Dhemaji and Lakhimpur districts was published in the Journal of Threatened Taxa recently. The authors of the study are North […]
A leader of the Assam unit of Congress said he was bitten by a police officer during a protest march in Guwahati on Friday (December 20, 2024). A scuffle with the police ensued when scores of Congress members marched to protest the death of advocate and party leader Mridul Islam on Wednesday. He succumbed to […]
Assam Congress president Bhupen Kumar Borah on Saturday (December 21, 2024) requested Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to provide a government job on compassionate grounds to the widow of a party leader who had died during a protest programme. Congress leader Mridul Islam had died during a ‘Raj Bhawan Chalo’ protest on Wednesday (December 18, […]
Four hundred and sixteen people have been arrested in the third phase of the crackdown against child marriage in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday, December 22, 2024. The crackdown was launched on the night of December 21-22, he said. The police have registered 335 cases and the arrested will be produced […]
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has constituted an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal to determine whether there is sufficient cause to declare the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), including all its factions, wings, and front organisations, as an unlawful association. The tribunal will be headed by Justice Michael Zothankhuma of the Gauhati High Court, […]
The prime accused in a recent arms haul case has been apprehended by Special Task Force (STF) from Assam’s Kokrajhar district on Monday (December 30, 2024), an official said. The absconding accused was alleged to be a part of the group from whom a huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered on December 25, […]
Guwahati, Jan 22: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met with South Korea’s Minister for SME and Startups, Oh Youngju, on Tuesday to discuss investment opportunities and potential collaboration between businesses in both regions. The meeting is part of Sarma’s efforts to strengthen economic ties and attract investment to Assam. During his three-day visit to […]
GUWAHATI The Odias are too few to be a political force in Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR). Ditto with the Hajongs, Kurukhs, Madahi Kacharis or Scheduled Caste sub-groups such as the Hiras and Patnis. These ethnic groups were among 26 – the numerically larger Adivasis, Gurkhas, Koch-Rajbongshis and Muslims included – that shared space in […]
Continuing its action against “illegal” Bangladeshi immigrants in the Capital, the Delhi Police sent multiple teams to districts in Assam and West Bengal to verify documents of individuals whose nationalities they are doubtful of. The move comes after the Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L-G) ordered an intensive drive against “illegal” Bangladeshi immigrants living in the Capital […]
