All Tai Ahom Students’ Union (ATASU) members protested near the Assam Assembly on Saturday demanding ST status for the Tai Ahom community. Police stopped the march and detained several leaders, including ATASU president Milan Burhagohain. ATASU warned of intensified protests…
Residents of Matiapara in Bijni protested in extreme heat, demanding a power transformer after four years without reliable electricity. They accused APDCL and local MLA Ajoy Kumar Ray of neglect, despite regular bill payments. Villagers cited health risks, student hardship,…
A gas leak at ONGC’s well RDS#147A in Sivasagar’s Rudrasagar field triggered evacuation of 70 families. ONGC has launched a well-killing operation and restricted site access. No injuries or fire reported. Relief camps with essentials have been set up. The…
Assam’s Labour Welfare Department has revised tea garden work hours from 8 am–4 pm to 6 am–2 pm due to extreme heat. Most estates had already shifted timings to protect workers from heatstroke. Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha directed early reporting and monitoring of conditions…
Opposition leader Debabrata Saikia has requested the Civil Aviation Ministry to set up Udan Yatri Cafes at all Assam airports. In a letter to Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu, he cited high food prices at private airport shops, affecting passengers and…
Assam Police arrested 38 people overnight in Dhubri following communal tensions, after CM Himanta Biswa Sarma issued shoot-at-sight orders. The arrests relate to incidents like cow heads being dumped near a temple. Security has been tightened with RAF and CRPF…
The NIA has chargesheeted ULFA-I chief Paresh Baruah and two others for plotting IED blasts in Assam on Independence Day 2023. The trio is accused under multiple laws, including the UAPA and Explosive Substances Act. IEDs were found at Guwahati’s…
Basistha Police intercepted a truck at Jorabat Naka carrying 280 subsidized urea bags illegally to Meghalaya. The consignment, marked under PMBJP, had no valid documents. Driver Shahidul Khan was arrested. A probe into possible black marketing is underway.
The Assam government has reshuffled senior police officers. Amitava Sinha moves to Hailakandi as SP. Leena Doley is posted to Dhubri, while Navin Singh takes over as SP (Organised Crime), CID. All postings are effective immediately.
Chirang district has reported 291 malaria cases in three months, alarming health officials. Most cases are Plasmodium vivax, with 42 of the more severe Plasmodium falciparum. Shortages of medical staff, especially at Runikhata Dispensary, hamper response efforts. Despite distributing 28,000…