Over 40 prominent citizens have urged the Gauhati High Court to take suo motu cognisance of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s statements against Bengali-speaking Muslims, terming them hate speech and unconstitutional. In a letter to the Chief Justice, they…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched a sharp attack on the Congress, asking the party under Gaurav Gogoi to clarify whether it stands with indigenous Assamese people or the Miya community. He alleged a shift in the Congress’s ideology…
Ahead of the HSLC and Higher Secondary examinations, 2026, the Kokrajhar District Magistrate has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita to ensure smooth and fair conduct of exams from February 10 to March 16…
The Assam administration is gearing up for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Moran on February 14 to inaugurate the Indian Air Force’s emergency landing facility on a four-lane highway. Built on a 4.2-km stretch of the Moran bypass, the…
The Assam Congress has issued a show-cause notice to its joint secretary Panjak Saikia for allegedly making inappropriate remarks in the media against former state party president Bhupen Kumar Borah. Saikia has been asked to respond within 24 hours. Meanwhile,…
Police have arrested Amrin Akhtar Laskar, the key accused in the Panjabari minor abuse case, from Cachar, while her son has been detained by Dispur Police. Another accused, Baharul Haque Laskar, an engineer with the Brahmaputra Board, is still absconding…
The Anti-Smuggling Unit of Customs, Guwahati, seized four pieces of elephant tusk weighing 9.60 kg during a raid at Sipajhar in Assam’s Darrang district. Acting on specific intelligence, officers recovered the tusks from a residential premises where they were allegedly…
The Assam government has carried out a major reshuffle in the police department, transferring 82 officers across various ranks, including Additional SP, SP, DSP and Assistant Commandant. Some officers have also been promoted. The transfers cover headquarters, crime branches, border…
State BJP president Dilip Saikia on Thursday said discussions with the AGP leadership are underway to finalize a seat-sharing arrangement for the 2026 Assam Assembly elections. He expressed confidence that NDA partners will amicably resolve all issues and contest all…
A full bench of the Election Commission will visit Assam and four other poll-bound states after February 15, with election dates likely to be announced in early March, sources said. Ahead of the visit, the EC briefed 1,444 central observers…