The Assam government evicted 114 families from Phukondoli village in Lakhimpur, clearing 78.21 acres of Village Grazing Reserve (VGR) land. Most families had vacated before the drive. Authorities said the land was reserved, while villagers claimed long-term settlement. This marks…
A major eviction drive begins August 8 at Negheribil Merapani, targeting 205 families living illegally in Doyang Reserve Forest. Heavy deployment includes 70 excavators and hundreds of officials. While 59 families received a court extension until August 14, the rest…
IndiGo Airlines will launch a new morning flight from New Delhi to Silchar via Guwahati starting September 20. Announced by Minister Kaushik Rai, the move follows Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s efforts to improve Barak Valley’s air connectivity. Flight timings…
The Gauhati High Court has given 10 days to 74 people facing eviction from Doyang and South Nambar forests to submit proof of land rights. The court halted eviction until August 14 but noted no documents had been submitted yet…
Five ULFA-I cadres, including four from Assam and one from Nagaland, surrendered before security forces ahead of Independence Day. Three walked for days to reach the Indian border. Families expressed relief, with some thanking ULFA-I chief Paresh Baruah for their…
The Gauhati High Court has asked the Director of Prosecution to submit a plan to expedite decades-old cases against MLAs and MPs. Noting serious delays in courts across Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, the court also sought explanations from judicial officials…
Assam Assembly Speaker Biswajit Daimary supports a potential alliance between BPF and UPPL for the upcoming BTC elections. He suggested a seat-sharing formula and said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma also favors the alliance. Daimary emphasized that coordination among BPF,…
Dibrugarh police recovered four live bullets from a drain in Bogibeel, allegedly discarded by main accused Deepjyoti Buragohain. He and a juvenile reportedly sourced the weapon from an illegal arms dealer. The accused, including Uttam Gogoi’s 15-year-old daughter, had earlier…
A serving police jawan, Lansnayak Jiyarul Rahman, has been arrested in the Guwahati sex trafficking case linked to Baptice Inn. His name surfaced during interrogation of previously arrested suspects, including mastermind Dilip Hazarika, who has a criminal background. A suo…
In a major crackdown, Assam’s GST department recovered ₹7.5 crore from Kaluwala Construction Pvt. Ltd., a Haryana-based firm building a highway from Dhemaji to Oyan. The six-day operation exposed a suspected ₹64 crore tax evasion. Investigations and legal proceedings are…