On the second day of Assam's Winter Assembly Session, MLAs flagged serious pollution concerns affecting Deepor Beel and Dhakuakhana. AGP MLA Ramendra Narayan Kalita alleged Guwahati’s unmanaged waste dumping was damaging the Ramsar site, while BJP MLA Naba Kumar Doley…
Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi has accused Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of plotting with the Election Commission to create fake voter IDs ahead of the Assembly elections. Speaking during a Constitution Day event in Nagaon, Gogoi claimed BJP workers…
The Assam government on Wednesday introduced the Assam Education Bill proposing key reforms, including provincialisation of schools established on or before January 1, 2006, and easing teacher transfer rules. Schools with recognition, affiliation, or NOC status will also be included,…
A 21-year-old tea estate worker, Gopal Bhumij, died after being attacked by a wild elephant in Golaghat’s Bokial range. Following his post-mortem, locals and AATTSA members staged a road blockade protest, accusing the Forest Department of failing to control rising…
The Assam BJP will observe Constitution Day on Wednesday at the party headquarters in Basistha, with Professor Samudragupta Kashyap as the keynote speaker. The party highlighted the importance of November 26, marking the adoption of the Indian Constitution in 1949…
APCC president Gaurav Gogoi accused the Assam government of hiding key details in the alleged murder of singer Zubeen Garg, saying the “main mastermind” has not been revealed. He criticised Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for creating confusion and failing…
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…