Five rounds of blank firing and a house fire in Thuribari’s disputed border area sparked fresh tension Monday night. Locals suspect the incidents aim to stall eviction drives in the Rengma forest region. Villagers alleged bias by officials during inspection…
Assam added 10 new co-districts, raising the total to 49, to improve administrative efficiency and service delivery. Units include Boko–Chhaygaon, Palashbari, Borsola, Rangapara, Mariani, Teok, Makum, Digboi, Dholai, and Dudhnoi. Eight were inaugurated Tuesday, with two more to follow Wednesday.
Locals in Pulibor intercepted an ASTC bus carrying about 40 people from Jogighopa, suspected to be illegal Bangladeshi immigrants. They were reportedly headed to Majuli for construction work. Police seized the bus and took the passengers for investigation after their…
Assam DGP Harmeet Singh announced that Bhutan has requested police training at the Lachit Borphukan Police Academy. The institute, already training officers from states like Manipur and Goa, is expanding its role in regional law enforcement. Built in its first…
BJP spokesperson Kishore Upadhyay accused AJP president Lurinjyoti Gogoi of surrendering to Congress and siding with East Bengal-origin Muslims for votes. He alleged Gogoi abandoned Assamese nationalism, opposed eviction drives, and ignored encroachment issues, prioritizing political gains ahead of 2026…
Seven hundred Goa Police recruits from three reserve battalions completed 43 weeks of training at Assam’s Lachit Barphukan Police Academy. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and Goa CM Pramod Sawant lauded the programme as a symbol of unity and excellence…
Brief: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma reaffirmed eviction drives will continue despite AAMSU protests, saying operations target encroached forest and government land, not minorities. Protests in Dhubri saw AAMSU leader Rezaul Karim Sarkar detained, with demonstrators demanding an end to…
At a roundtable in Toklai, industry leaders, Tea Board officials, and growers discussed threats to Assam’s tea sector, including unfair imports, climate impacts, and regulatory issues. Speakers urged equal rules for importers, a ban on tea imports, support for small…
BPF chief Hagrama Mohilary announced his party will contest the upcoming BTC polls without alliances, rejecting ABSU’s call for a united regional front with UPPL. He accused ABSU of siding with UPPL and predicted UPPL chief Pramod Boro’s exit from…
An 8-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered by a man while collecting firewood at a tea garden in Dibrugarh's Kachari Pathar on Saturday. The accused, who was fishing nearby, smothered her, hid the body in a drain, and was…