Kaziranga Tiger Reserve and TSA Foundation India have partnered to conserve freshwater turtles, including the critically endangered black softshell turtle (Nilssonia nigricans). The initiative involves collecting and incubating turtle eggs from Nagsankar Temple, protecting them from predators. Hatchlings are given…
As part of the global 16-day activism campaign against violence against women, Aman National Network and the Alliance of Feminist Collectives in Assam highlighted the state's alarming statistics. With 32% of married women reporting spousal violence (NFHS-5) and a low…
The Assam Cabinet approved the creation of the Barak Valley Development Department on Saturday. Subsidies of ₹2 per liter will be provided to three ethanol production units. Sports pensions will now be ceiling-free. The Cabinet also announced compensation ranging from…
The Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) has criticized Assam's Education Department for abruptly altering the TET syllabus. The changes, introduced less than a month before the exam, shift focus to mathematics, general knowledge, and current affairs instead of subject-specific…
Advocate General Devajit Saikia has been appointed as a Board Director of the International Cricket Council (ICC), representing the BCCI. He assumed his role at the ICC headquarters in Dubai. Saikia, currently the Joint Secretary of the BCCI, expressed gratitude…
The Assam State Open School (ASOS) announced its higher secondary exam results on December 5. Of the 8,611 candidates, 4,151 passed. Regular learners recorded a 44.59% success rate, while part-admission learners achieved 56.31%. Results for several candidates remain incomplete, and…
In Sivasagar district, authorities seized a JCB, dumper, and mini truck used for illegal soil excavation and transport along riverbanks. Circle Officer Nekib Sayeed Baruah led the operation in Desangmukh, handing over the vehicles to the Forest Department. A case…
In Dibrugarh's Khowang area, villagers trapped a leopard using a homemade cage after repeated big-cat sightings. Villager Pankaj Baruah created the cage, citing a lack of forest department resources and concerns for community safety. The leopard, caught Friday, was later…
Tensions flared in Dhubri's Jhagrarpar area after a cow's head was discovered near the Khalilpur Ambagan Maa Durga Mandir. Outraged locals protested, blocking roads near Dhubri Medical College for hours and demanding justice. Protesters accused the act of being a…
Four new ministers—Krishnendu Paul, Kaushik Rai, Prasanta Phukan, and Rupesh Goala—were sworn into the Assam Cabinet on Saturday at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra, Guwahati. Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya administered the oath, with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in attendance. The…