In pictures: As busy as a bee
Itinerant workers from other States flit from one location to another in Assam to plant bee boxes and let the honey flow, in a win-win deal for them and local farmers Source
Alleged ULFA (I) operative held in Guwahati Independence Day IEDs seizure case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday (December 16, 2024) arrested an alleged operative of the banned terrorist outfit, ULFA (I), on the charge of planting improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Guwahati during the Independence Day celebrations this year. “NIA teams, with the active support of Assam Police, carried out searches at the house of […]
CBI files fresh chargesheets against 18 accused in five “unregulated deposit scam” cases in Assam
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed five more chargesheets in five cases against 18 accused in connection with the “unregulated deposit scam” in Assam. The chargesheets have been filed in a special Guwahati court. “These cases are being investigated by CBI Guwahati. These are apart from four chargesheets filed by the CBI Delhi, […]
Gauhati High Court bans buffalo, bulbul fights
GUWAHATI The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday (December 17, 2024) quashed the Assam government’s December 2023 standard operating procedure (SOP) allowing the traditional buffalo and bulbul bird fights during the mid-January Magh or Bhogali Bihu. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, an animal rights group, had petitioned against the SOP. The […]
Assam Congress leader dies after police action on protesters
An Assam Congress leader died on Wednesday (December 18, 2024) after police fired tear gas shells at protesters during a ‘Raj Bhavan Chalo’ programme in Guwahati. Mridul Islam, an advocate by profession, was the secretary of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee’s (APCC) legal cell, and a resident of Boko in southwestern Assam. He collapsed after […]
Ganges river dolphin tagged for the first time in India
GUWAHATI A team of wildlife conservationists tagged the almost-blind Ganges river dolphin for the first time. A healthy male river dolphin from Kulsi, a tributary of the Brahmaputra, was tagged and released under veterinary care. An initiative of the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, it was executed by the Wildlife Institute of India […]
Assam STF arrests eight members of Bangladeshi terror group
GUWAHATI The Assam Police Special Task Force (STF) arrested eight members of a “global terror group”, the Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), in simultaneous operations across three States on the intervening night of December 17 and 18. The ABT is an affiliate of al-Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent. One of the eight, identified as Mohammed Sad […]
Assam government has reconstituted panel of Ministers on ST status for 6 ethnic groups, Centre tells Lok Sabha
After years of talks with stakeholders and community representatives, the Assam government has reconstituted a Committee of Group of Ministers to look into the demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status of six of the State’s ethnic groups, namely the Chutiya, Koch-Rajbongshi, Matak, Moran, Tai-Ahom and ‘Tea Tribe’ communities. These communities have long been demanding ST […]
Assam: Kokrajhar Literary Festival To Begin On February 1
The 4th Kokrajhar Literary Festival will begin on February 1 at the Bodofa Cultural Complex in Assam’s Kokrajhar district. The three-day event will focus on promoting cultural connections and peace through literature. The festival will feature over 60 national and nine international guests, alongside more than 100 local participants. It will include panel discussions, poetry […]
Assam prohibits demonstrations near Raj Bhavan
GUWAHATI Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday (December 19, 2024) that no demonstrations would be permitted near the Governor’s house in Guwahati. He announced this a day after a Congress leader died allegedly due to excessive tear gas shelling during the party’s ‘Raj Bhavan Chalo’ stir. “The institution of the Governor stands […]