The Assam government has redesignated all District Child Protection Officers (DCPOs) as Child Marriage Prohibition Officers (CMPOs). As per a notification issued by the Women and Child Development Department, CMPOs will now enforce the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006,…
Heavy rains caused the Jhanji and Kakojan rivers to overflow, flooding over 100 homes in Assam’s Jorhat district. Villages in Teok are submerged, with residents wading through waist-deep water. Schools, including Nabajyoti LP School, canceled exams due to inundation. Locals…
Tension erupted in Lapangap village on the Assam-Meghalaya border after a mob uprooted saplings and dismantled structures erected by Assam's Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council. Around 400 villagers, backed by Meghalaya groups, claimed Assam was encroaching on disputed land. Tear gas…
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma suggested the Bokakhat grenade blast may be linked to Assam Police’s crackdown on poaching, not militancy. Three officers were injured in Tuesday night's attack. Golaghat SP Rajen Singh echoed the theory, citing over 50 recent…
Fourteen days after a gas leak from ONGC's Well No. 147 in Bhatiapar–Barichuk, around 750 villagers remain affected. Relief camps continue supplying daily rations, with some families still displaced. Gas levels have declined, but fears of ignition and health issues…
Three Assam Police personnel were injured in a grenade blast near their camp in Panbari, Bokakhat, on Tuesday evening. The explosion, targeting the 11th Battalion camp, caused panic among locals. The injured—Siddhartha Borbora, Sushil Bhumij, and Mintu Hazarika—are undergoing treatment…
A massive citizens' convention was held at Jarapata field in Palasbari on Tuesday by indigenous groups opposing the proposed Barduar Bagan Satellite Township. Organized by the Barduar Bagan Land Pattani Demand Committee, the protest condemned forced displacement, ecological damage, and…
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal visited the historic Baan Theatre in Tezpur on Monday to review ongoing development under a multi-crore project. He assured a facelift for the cultural hub and emphasized its role in showcasing Assamese culture globally. Sonowal was…
Train services in Barak Valley remain suspended for a second day due to a landslide in the Lumding–Badarpur section. Around 50,000 cubic metres of debris must be cleared, with 30,000 still remaining. NFR and state agencies are working round the…
Adivasi groups staged a protest demanding swift punishment for Ranjit Basumatary, accused of murdering Ayushi from Amrajan. Her body was found on June 23, a day after she went missing. Protesters marched to her home, urging justice and stronger child…