Over two lakh small tea growers in Assam face crisis as green leaf prices drop to as low as ₹11 per kg, especially in Upper Assam. The Assam Small Tea Growers’ Association accused factories of exploitation and blamed the Tea…
The Assam Medical Service Association (AMSA) highlighted major issues in the state’s health sector, including shortage of doctors, technicians, medicines, and proper quarters. Dr. Makhan Saikia, AMSA general secretary, said rural areas suffer most, forcing Gauhati Medical College Hospital to…
The Supreme Court has given Meghalaya a last four-week chance to file an affidavit on measures against illegal mining in Khasi Hills. The court warned that failure or unsatisfactory response could lead to summoning the Chief Secretary. The issue arose…
Padma Shri Prof. (Dr) B.K.S. Sanjay, a renowned orthopaedic surgeon, took charge as AIIMS Guwahati’s new President. He pledged to make the institute a centre of excellence, focusing on cancer, cardiac diseases, drug addiction, and disabilities in the Northeast. Dr…
The Assam BJP defended CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s comments on “alien political infiltration,” saying they aim to protect indigenous interests. Party spokesperson Suranjan Dutta alleged that “foreign elements” threaten Assam’s culture, land, and political destiny. He justified eviction drives as…
Advocates staged a protest outside the CJM Court in Kamrup (M) opposing its temporary relocation to the GAD Building near Cotton University. They said they support permanent shifting to well-equipped complexes but reject moving to premises lacking facilities. The CJM…
Guwahati Municipal Corporation has ordered all hotels and restaurants to install toilets, addressing a key civic concern. With only 110 public toilets for lakhs of visitors, GMC plans new facilities in temples, mosques, clubs, and institutions. Mayor Mrigen Sarania said…
African Swine Fever has reappeared in Dhakuakhana, Lakhimpur, after nearly 18 months. Authorities banned pig rearing, sale, and consumption within 10 km of the affected area. On August 21, 18 pigs were culled at a farm in Kherkati Gaon Panchayat…
Guwahati Police filed an FIR against journalists Siddharth Vardarajan and Karan Thapar, also naming late J&K governor Satya Pal Malik, Pakistani commentator Najam Sethi, and others. The complaint alleges that articles and interviews published by The Wire after the Pahalgam…
Four Gauhati University researchers have secured a patent for a plant-based formulation to tackle obesity. The blend, combining Phyllanthus urinaria and Adhatoda vasica, showed promising results in lab trials, reducing fat, cholesterol, and body weight in mice. Education Minister Ranoj…