Assam lost 83.92 sq km of forest cover from 2021 to 2023, as per the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2023. Forest cover within Assam’s "recorded forest area" decreased by 86.66 sq km, while canopy density degraded across 1,699…
Cachar Police, in collaboration with the STF, seized 60,000 Yaba tablets and 125 grams of suspected heroin in a raid on Saturday night. The operation, led by STF IGP Partha Sarathi Mahanta and Cachar SP Numal Mahatta, intercepted a motorbike…
The dismembered body of 60-year-old Basudev Karmakar was found on Sunday morning near the Kaliabor Tea Estate, believed to be the result of a tiger attack. Karmakar, missing since Saturday, had entered the garden to collect leaves for his goats…
The Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) plans to create 120 vending zones for street vendors, with 83 already approved. This initiative aims to balance urban development and vendors' livelihoods. However, recent evictions, including over 50 vendors at Dighalipukuri, have left many…
The body of Maram Mayur Dutta from Lakhimpur was found under suspicious circumstances in Bhangagarh on Saturday. CCTV footage showed two individuals placing the body on the road. Police suspect murder and are investigating the incident. Dutta had reportedly arrived…
Berry Thompson, an American tourist on a motorcycle tour of Northeast India, tragically died in a road accident in Assam's Hojai district on December 21. While traveling from Silchar to Tezpur, her two-wheeler collided with a truck during a turn,…
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma reaffirmed his government’s firm stance against infiltrators and anti-national elements. Speaking in Samaguri, he emphasized decisive action to maintain law and order, citing recent arrests of groups linked to Bangladesh. Sarma highlighted Assam’s progress under…
Mustard cultivation has brought hope to farmers in Asharikandi village, Dhubri district. Farmers grow mustard on 2-5 bigha plots, sowing seeds in October-November and harvesting by March. They achieve yields of 4-5 mounds per bigha, selling at ₹1,500-₹2,200 per mound,…
Residents of Santipara, Krishna Nagar, and Gerimari, along with local schools, have opposed a proposal to allot three kathas of public land (Dag No. 2383 & 2384) to an NGO. The land, used for festivals and recreational activities for decades,…
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced six projects worth ₹763 crore under the Sagarmala Programme to enhance inland water transport (IWT) in the northeast. Key allocations include: ₹461 crore for National Waterway-2 (Brahmaputra River). ₹145 crore for National Waterway-16 (Barak River)…