Guwahati: The long-pending demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for six Assam communities triggered a heated debate in the Assam Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, leading to a walkout by Opposition members. Leader of the Opposition Wajed Ali Choudhury sought an…
Dhekiajuli: Assam Cabinet Minister Ashok Singhal has clarified that naming a two-kilometre road after Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee did not replace the road dedicated to 1942 martyr Ratan Kachari. He said the confusion arose due to the wording on a…
Guwahati: The Assam Government has decided to continue the revised working hours of 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM for tea garden workers across the state due to the ongoing heat wave. The Labour Welfare Department said the measure aims to…
Guwahati: A man identified as Hare Deka died after an alleged assault in the Bhootnath area of Guwahati late Sunday night. He was found critically injured following a reported altercation and was taken to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH),…
Dhubri: Police have busted an alleged illegal abortion racket operating from a residence in Assam's Dhubri district after a 35-year-old woman reportedly died following an unauthorised abortion procedure. A nurse from Dhubri Medical College and Hospital, Habiba Yasmin, and her…
Guwahati: The Assam Government will launch Mission Basundhara 4.0 on December 25, 2026, to strengthen land governance and expand land ownership benefits across the state. The new phase will introduce a digital Char area survey, special provisions for several indigenous…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has set aside the Gauhati High Court's judgments declaring 27 persons as foreigners and directed the Foreigners Tribunals to hear the cases afresh. The court ruled that citizenship disputes must be decided through a fair,…
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed the Assembly on Monday that 91,385 D-voters (Doubtful Voters) remain on the state's electoral rolls. He said Sonitpur has the highest number of D-voters, followed by Barpeta, Udalguri, and Nagaon. The Chief…
Guwahati: Fresh flooding affected several parts of Assam on Monday, with Lakhimpur worst hit after increased water discharge from the Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project inundated downstream villages, forcing hundreds of residents to move to safer places. Nearly 20 revenue villages…
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed the Assembly that 1,679 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants were repatriated from the state between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2026, following due identification. He said the process included deportation, expulsion, and voluntary…