Widespread protests have broken out across Assam following the lynching of Dipu Chandra Das, a Hindu man killed by a mob in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh district on December 18. Demonstrations were reported from Sonitpur, Bijni, Jagiroad, Hojai, Lahorighat, Margherita, Hailakandi and…
Violence continued in Kheroni near the Kopili River on Tuesday as protests spread to the local bazaar, where shops were vandalised and goods looted. Tensions escalated after Education Minister Ranoj Pegu left the area, despite assurances of a tripartite meeting…
The Assam Book Fair in Guwahati will be held from December 24 for 14 days at the Khanapara Veterinary College playground, with an expanded scale and national participation. Organised by the Publication Board Assam with book publishers’ associations, the fair…
The protest by the 108 Mrityunjay Workers' Association intensified on Monday as nearly 3,000 employees joined the agitation, now in its 22nd day. The workers are demanding job regularisation, security till the age of 60, salary revision, and compensation for…
The Biswanath district administration has directed two women declared foreigners by the Foreigners’ Tribunal to leave Assam within 24 hours of receiving the order. The women were identified as Bangladeshi nationals in separate cases. District Commissioner Lakhinandan Saharia issued expulsion…
The Indian National Congress staged a major protest in Lumding, alleging large-scale corruption and failure in the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission. Protesters claimed that despite crores spent, households still receive no tap water, with projects left incomplete or…
Violence erupted during an ongoing protest in West Karbi Anglong on Monday after demonstrators allegedly set fire to the Dongkamokam residence of Tuliram Ronghang, Chief Executive Member of the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council. Police opened fire to disperse the crowd,…
The District and Sessions Court in Guwahati on Monday held the second hearing in the death case of Assamese cultural icon Zubeen Garg, with all seven accused produced virtually due to law and order concerns. The court directed the Special…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday handed appointment letters to 3,420 candidates for health sector posts, taking total government recruitments to 1,45,449. He reaffirmed the state’s commitment to transparent, merit-based hiring. Sarma announced that Assam Direct Recruitment Examination…
The Indian National Congress announced it will release a people’s manifesto for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, prepared through consultations across all 35 districts. Addressing a press meet in Chirang, Assam Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia said the manifesto reflects…