Kajalgaon: The Koch Rajbongshi National Students’ Union (KRNSU) staged a three-hour sit-in at Kajalgaon on Wednesday, pressing for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for the Koch Rajbongshi community. The organisation also demanded withdrawal of the Bodoland Territorial Council’s (BTC) new land…
Dibrugarh: Questions have emerged over the death of Class VII student Sujata Rajak, a resident of Graham Bazar, after she was brought to Assam Medical College & Hospital (AMCH) on Monday night. According to reports, Sujata had gone out on…
Guwahati: The All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) has warned of a fresh public protest if the Public Works Department (PWD) fails to take immediate steps to repair damaged roads across greater Guwahati. Student leaders said numerous roads and bylanes have…
Guwahati: The Gauhati High Court has dismissed a review petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against Congress leader Ripun Bora in connection with the 2000 murder of tea community leader Daniel Topno. A Kamrup district and sessions…
Guwahati: The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) conducted water-quality tests at Guwahati and Kamakhya railway stations on September 21. Samples collected from passenger-use points were tested for various physical, chemical and bacteriological parameters, with the results remaining within the prescribed limits…
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and state minister Jayanta Malla Baruah highlighted the state's rhinoceros conservation efforts on World Rhino Day. Sarma pointed to Assam's contribution to global rhino conservation, stating that the state is home to around…
Barpeta: Police seized counterfeit currency notes with a face value of Rs 1.64 lakh during an operation in the Mandia area of Barpeta district on Tuesday. One person, identified as Kalim Uddin, was detained in connection with the suspected circulation…
Guwahati: The Assam government has designated the Social Welfare Committee of every Gaon Panchayat as the Village Water and Sanitation Committee (VWSC) to strengthen community participation and monitoring of rural drinking water and sanitation services. The move has been notified…
Guwahati: An East Guwahati Police District team from Basistha Police Station intercepted a Tata dumper truck at Jorabat and seized 263 grams of heroin allegedly concealed in 20 soap boxes. The vehicle was registered as AS01GC7487. Police arrested Md Farijuddin,…
Dhekiajuli: Two people were killed in separate wild elephant attacks in Dhekiajuli on Tuesday morning, with the victims identified as Rahmat Ali of No. 2 Pirakata and Ganesh Toppo of Ratunjuli. Local residents said the incidents occurred around 6 am,…