The Assam government has introduced an amendment Bill to provide land ownership to tea garden workers living in labour lines without legal titles. The Bill proposes excluding labour lines from existing land ceiling rules to allow preferential settlement for workers…
The Assam government has introduced a bill to exempt the traditional buffalo fight Moh Juj from the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, allowing it during Magh Bihu and other approved occasions. The amendment highlights Moh Juj as cultural heritage…
Ethnic Mising organisations in Dhemaji staged large torch rallies opposing the demand to grant Scheduled Tribe status to Tai-Ahom and five other communities. Protesters argued the move would harm the rights and reservation benefits of existing ST groups. They accused…
Bodoland Territorial Council Chief and BPF president Hagrama Mohilary said he is confident the NDA will win the 2026 Assam Assembly elections with a sweeping mandate. Speaking at a foundation stone event in Kokrajhar, he said Congress-held seats in Lower…
A day after ULFA-I leader Arunoday Dahotia surrendered near the Indo-Myanmar border, three youths from Assam were detained in Arunachal Pradesh while allegedly trying to join the banned group. The trio—identified as Nabottam Bowlari, Jayanta Konwar, and Manjit Neog—were arrested…
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday called singer Zubeen Garg’s death a “clear case of murder” during the Assam Assembly’s adjournment motion discussion. He said the government classified it as murder from the third day of the SIT probe…
The Assam Assembly’s winter session began on Tuesday with major protests by Opposition parties over eviction drives and the death of singer Zubeen Garg. Leader of the Opposition and Akhil Gogoi demanded an adjournment motion on Garg’s death, which was…
Assam Deputy Speaker Numal Momin backed Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s comments that national borders can change and areas like PoK and parts of Bangladesh could be reclaimed. Momin said the remarks were natural since Pakistan and Bangladesh were once part…
An internationally acclaimed animated documentary, Lachit – The Warrior, based on the life of Ahom commander Lachit Borphukan, was released publicly today on Pi Media’s social platforms. The film has been screened at 50 international festivals, including IFFI Goa, Cannes…
The BJP held a high-level core committee meeting in Tinsukia, led by Assam in-charge Harish Dwivedi, to assess preparations for the upcoming Assembly election. Dwivedi urged leaders to strengthen booth-level work, boost grassroots outreach, and aim for historic victory margins…