“Ansuni Chinkhe” (Unheard Whispers), a powerful Assamese short film by IPS officer Dr Partha Sarathi Mahanta, was screened at Cannes’ Marché du Film. Narrated by Seema Biswas, it addresses gender inequality and female empowerment. The film, previously awarded at JIFF…
Prasenjit Chakraborty, Office Secretary at Rajiv Bhawan, Dibrugarh, was found dead in the Mohanaghat river on Thursday. Police suspect suicide, citing a recovered note and CCTV showing him parking his two-wheeler before jumping. An investigation is underway.
An unidentified outfit, calling itself the Madrass Tigers, repeated its April 22 bomb threat to the Gauhati High Court. Police swiftly searched the premises today but found no explosives. Authorities confirmed it was the same hoax source as before.
A suspected poacher was shot dead in a gunfight with forest guards and Assam Police in Kaziranga’s Agoratoli range on Wednesday night. Acting on a tip-off, forces intercepted armed intruders near Dhanbari. The poachers opened fire, leading to a 30-minute…
Opposition leaders, including Bhupen Borah and Lurinjyoti Gogoi, criticized the Assam Cabinet’s arms licence policy, calling it unconstitutional and a threat to communal harmony. Borah likened the move to “Americanising” society and questioned police effectiveness. Congress’s Mira Borthakur labeled it…
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma clarified that the state's new arms licence policy for indigenous citizens will apply only to vulnerable international border areas, not inter-state borders. He cited national security concerns along the Bangladesh border and denied any link…
The Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) has urged that Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma be included in the Assam Human Rights Commission's probe into extra-judicial killings, ordered by the Supreme Court. AJP leaders allege Sarma, in 2021, directed police to shoot…
Hundreds protested outside Machkhowa police outpost in Dhemaji, demanding justice for Bikash Chetry, a pharmacy owner fatally assaulted on May 19. Various local organizations joined the march from Borpak Nepali Gaon to the outpost. Protesters called for a high-level probe…
Industry bodies, including the Tea Association of India (TAI), urged the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce to regulate rising imports of low-quality tea. During a meeting in Guwahati, TAI flagged discrepancies in official import data and claimed that cheap teas,…
Pumpkin farmers in Bokakhat, home to Agriculture Minister Atul Bora, are struggling as heavy rains and lack of markets cause large harvests to rot. Despite hopes to double exports this year, prices fell drastically, forcing many to use pumpkins as…