The Adivasi Tea Tribe Scheduled Caste Demand Council warned the Assam government that excluding 42 Adivasi communities from the Scheduled Caste list could spark state-wide unrest. Council leaders said the move would violate the 2022 Adivasi Peace Accord and demanded…
The Assam Information Commission has advised the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) to keep records of educational background and medium of instruction of candidates selected through APSC exams. The directive came while hearing a petition by Kailash Chandra Sarma, who…
Two people died in Barhampur, Nagaon, after falling into an under-construction septic tank on Thursday. Worker Sayed Razak Mohammad fell in while removing wooden planks and died from suffocation. Homeowner and Assam Police Sub-Inspector Mantu Bordoloi attempted to rescue him…
Two temporary workers, Bijoy Soren and Amit Chaotal, were critically injured after being electrocuted and falling 30 feet while repairing a live power line at Kuruwabahi on October 27. Allegations suggest they were sent without safety gear and the line…
Two minor girls, Meherjan Nessa (7) and Zainab Khatun (6), drowned in a pond near their home in Tamuldi village, Boko, on Thursday. Meherjan was visiting her maternal uncle when both cousins slipped into the pond while playing. The incident…
The Assam government will donate its GST share from Zubeen Garg’s final film Roi Roi Binale to the Kalaguru Artiste Foundation. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma made the announcement after consulting Garg’s wife, Garima, who expressed gratitude and said the…
A wild elephant herd has caused extensive damage to paddy and sugarcane fields in several villages of West Karbi Anglong, worsening after two elephants were electrocuted on October 22. Farmers in areas like Majgaon, Kherani Nepali Basti, and Lambapathar report…
A NEDFi study under the Techno Economic Development Fund examined efforts by small tea growers in the Northeast to shift from selling raw leaves to producing value-added tea. The region contributes about 53% of India's tea output, with Assam leading…
Senior officials from Nagaland and the CRPF inspected the Rengma Reserved Forest in Assam’s Golaghat after saplings planted by the Assam Forest Department were allegedly uprooted by a large group from Nagaland. Local reports also claimed abandoned houses were set…
Ahead of the release of Zubeen Garg’s last film Roi Roi Binale, Assam is witnessing a revival of its once-defunct single-screen theatres. Jagiroad’s Ganesh Talkies, closed for seven years, is being renovated by fans to reopen in honour of the…