The authorities of Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, in Assam, have targeted 233 kitchens to protect the lungs of green warriors who guard the rhino habitat. About 200 km east of Guwahati, the tiger reserve has 233 anti-poaching camps. This works out to a camp for every 5.82 sq. km, one of the highest […]
All examinations of Class 11 of the Assam State board from March 24 to 29, comprising 36 subjects, have been cancelled following reports of several paper leaks at different places, Education Minister Ranoj Pegu said. Earlier, the Higher Secondary first year Mathematics paper, scheduled on March 21, of the Assam State School Education Board (ASSEB) […]
GUWAHATI Assam Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president and MP Dilip Saikia on Saturday (March 22, 2025) directed party MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi to apologise for his aggressive conduct in the 126-member Assembly on March 21. Mr. Kurmi, who represents the Mariani constituency, charged at independent MLA Akhil Gogoi during a heated discussion in the House. The […]
Guwahati: The endangered hispid hare (Caprolagus hispidus), a rare and elusive species native to the Terai grasslands of India and Nepal, is facing a severe habitat crisis due to increasing human activities and environmental changes, a new study has revealed. Researchers from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Aaranyak, and the University of East Anglia […]
Dibrugarh, Mar 22: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited the proposed site for the new Assam Legislative Assembly building and MLA hostel at Khanikar, Dibrugarh, on Friday. Sarma was accompanied by Dibrugarh MLA and Minister Prasanta Phukan during the inspection. Sarma had announced earlier this year that Dibrugarh, located around 450 km from Guwahati, […]
Agartala, March 22, 2025: Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha, during his recent meetings with Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries, in Mumbai and at the Advantage Assam 2.0 summit in Guwahati, urged Reliance to support the vision of a Viksit Tripura. Following Ambani’s assurance, a high-level team from Reliance Jio, led […]
Guwahati, Mar 22: The Assam government on Friday introduced the ‘Assam Cattle Preservation (Amendment) Bill, 2025’ in the Assembly to revise the provisions of the Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 2021. The amendment proposes allowing individuals, along with registered agencies and farms, to transport cattle for agricultural, animal husbandry, or trade purposes. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra […]
Guwahati, Mar 22: The Assam government has introduced the Assam Coaching Institutes (Control and Regulation) Bill, 2025, in the Assembly to regulate private coaching centres. Education Minister Ranoj Pegu presented the Bill on Friday, making the registration of all coaching institutes mandatory and ensuring adherence to specified guidelines. The Bill applies to all coaching centres, […]
The Guwahati Police on Friday (March 21, 2025) apprehended two key members of a Manipur-based extremist group. A senior police officer said Meisnam Bungochouba Singh and Techsa Ibomcha Singh, both 42, are key members of the Kangleipak Communist Party (People’s War Group), a Maoist outfit involved in extortion and arms-related crimes in Manipur. Arms supplier […]
Guwahati, Mar 22: Opposition MLAs in the Assam Assembly on Friday demanded a condemnation motion against BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi for calling Dhubri district a “mini Bangladesh” during a speech in the Rajya Sabha. Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia of the Congress said the remark insulted Assam and urged the assembly to pass a resolution […]
