Residents of Jirim Gaon in West Karbi Anglong protested after a group allegedly led by forest officer Haraing Kramsa and market head Bronson Kramsa tried to seize a community fishery and destroyed a Chhath Maiya worship site. The fishery holds…
The Nalbari District Youth Congress held a massive torch rally on Saturday night demanding justice for Assam’s cultural icon, Zubeen Garg. Led by AIYC President Uday Bhanu and APYC President Jubeir Anam, the procession began from Chamata Krishna Temple and…
Rangia ADJM Mukul Chetia sentenced Rahim Ali from Kamrup’s Jatia Bhangra village to four years of rigorous imprisonment for a 2019 rape in Changsari. He was also fined Rs 2,000. The court directed the District Legal Services Authority to provide…
A Free Legal Aid Clinic was inaugurated at Sonajuli Tea Estate, Rangapara, as part of NALSA’s initiative to set up 46 such clinics across Assam. Justice Suryakant led the virtual launch, with CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and Union Law Minister…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated an In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Laboratory at Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara, on Saturday. Set up under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission, the lab aims to boost cattle breeding and improve indigenous breeds using advanced reproductive…
The Assam Government has announced results for 7,650 Grade III posts under the Assam Direct Recruitment Examinations (ADRE) across 50 departments. Results for 600 additional posts were also released. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the recruitment process reflects transparency…
The All Assam Tribal Sangha (AATS) has opposed the Centre’s move to grant ST status to six Assam communities — Tai Ahom, Moran, Motok, Koch-Rajbongshi, Chutia, and Tea Tribes. In a meeting at Guwahati, the body called the proposal a…
Zubeen Garg’s family has expressed dismay over political parties using his death for political gain. His uncle, Manoj Barthakur, said Zubeen always avoided politics and wrote, “Politics nakariba bandhu.” He urged all parties to unite for an impartial probe instead…
Assam Agriculture Minister Atul Bora attended the live launch of PM Modi’s PM Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana and Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses at Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat. The Rs 42,000-crore initiatives aim to modernize farming and boost self-reliance in…
CRPF Head Constable Mahendra Laskar from Assam died after twin IED blasts by Maoists in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district. The explosions, triggered in the Saranda forest, also injured two other CRPF personnel, who are now stable. Police said the blasts…