BTC speaker slams secretariat arson, alleges planned assassination plot amid violent ST-status protest
Nov 30, 2025BTC Assembly Speaker Tridip Daimary inspected the damages caused during the arson incident on November 29 at the BTC Secretariat and strongly condemned the attack.
Himanta’s warning lands hard: “Bamboo, Hollong, Simul — Sabka Badla Lega JCB,” as 1,441 structures fall in Nagaon
Nov 30, 2025A massive eviction drive continued for the second consecutive day at Lutumari Reserve Forest in Assam, where state authorities deployed heavy machinery to clear extensive forest encroachments.
Assam reports 80 deaths in custody or pre-remand: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Nov 30, 2025The Assam government has reported that 80 individuals accused of crimes have died either in police custody or before being formally remanded, from May 10, 2021, to November 19, 2025.
CAG criticizes Assam's 'unrealistic' budget, calls for better fiscal discipline
Nov 30, 2025The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has critically assessed the Assam government's budgetary assumptions for the 2023-24 financial year, describing them as "unrealistic and overestimated," with several supplementary grants approved without the original funds being utilised.
430 Assam government employees held for corruption since 2019
Nov 30, 2025Official documents revealed that since 2019, 430 Assam government employees have been arrested in connection with corruption charges, while an additional 25 have been apprehended for accumulating assets beyond their known sources of income.
Assam Rifles averts major security threat with recovery of five IEDs in Tengnoupal, explosives neutralised
Nov 30, 2025A major threat was successfully averted after Assam Rifles personnel recovered five live Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) during a routine patrol on the Pengpalep–Lokchao axis in Tengnoupal district of Manipur.
Gaurav Gogoi flags concerns over short winter session, accuses Centre of undermining Parliamentary traditions
Nov 30, 2025Following an all-party meeting convened ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi expressed strong concerns over the reduced duration of the upcoming session, accusing the Central government of intentionally limiting parliamentary debate.
Assam: Pabitra Margherita backs land rights for tea garden workers, tribal status to six communities
Nov 30, 2025Union Minister Pabitra Margherita on November 30 lauded Assam government' decision to grant land rights to tea garden workers and tribal status to six Assamese communities. He called for collective support to successfully implement these long-standing public demands.
Assam tops ranking on NCLI dashboard in implementation of new criminal laws
Nov 30, 2025Assam has secured the No. 1 position on the NCLI (New Criminal Laws Implementation) dashboard of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), emerging as the leading state in effectively enforcing India’s newly reformed criminal justice framework.
Assam: "Aamaar Aalohi Homestay" scheme boosts eco-tourism in Kakoijana, opens new avenues for local livelihoods
Nov 30, 2025Eco-tourism in Bongaigaon district has witnessed a promising rise with the successful implementation of the Assam Government’s flagship “Aamaar Aalohi – Rural Homestay Scheme.” The initiative is supporting the development of community-based tourism around the Kakoijana Reserved Forest, a critically important habitat of the endangered Golden Langur, which attracts both Indian and international wildlife enthusiasts every year.
Students turn poultry entrepreneurs as Gohpur school launches its own branded eggs in Assam market
Nov 30, 2025Sankardev Shiksha Niketan, a prominent school in Upper Assam’s Gohpur, has launched its own branded brown eggs in the state market, a product entirely maintained and produced by its Class 11 students
Assam: Heightened security at BTC Secretariat following student protest, legal action likely
Nov 30, 2025A day after the violent attack on the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) Secretariat by alleged students' body, authorities have enforced stringent security measures around the complex, completely restricting public entry into the premises.
Assam ST status demand: Group of ministers submits interim report suggesting three-fold classification
Nov 30, 2025In a significant policy recommendation aimed at addressing long-standing demands for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status, a Group of Ministers (GoM) in Assam has proposed a three-tier classification of Scheduled Tribes in the state—ST (Plains), ST (Hills), and ST (Valley).
At a time of steel and iron, villagers in Assam's Sribhumi still dependent on bamboo bridge for daily commute
Nov 30, 2025Even after 78 years of India’s Independence, several villages in the Phetipat area of Dullabhchora under Ramkrishnanagar Constituency continue to battle infrastructural neglect. In the era of digital transformation and nationwide development, residents here still depend on a fragile bamboo bridge as their only means of daily commute.
Assam: Eviction drive continues for second day in Nagaon’s Lutumari Forest Reserve
Nov 30, 2025The eviction operation in the Lutumari Forest Reserve resumed for the second consecutive day on Sunday, November 30 as authorities pressed ahead with the removal of households built illegally on protected forest land.
Assam: Fakirganj Majlia High School bids emotional farewell to long-serving headmaster
Nov 29, 2025Fakirganj Majlia High School was enveloped in an atmosphere of emotion and heartfelt warmth on Saturday as the institution bid farewell to its long-serving Headmaster, Javed Ali Sheikh.
Assam Assembly passes six education bills amid opposition walkout over voting dispute
Nov 29, 2025The Assam Assembly on Saturday passed six bills concerning the Education Department following a walkout by opposition members, who claimed that ruling party legislators had entered the House after the Speaker ordered all doors closed for voting on proposed amendments.
Assam's land bill for tea workers sparks opposition concerns over election timing and intentions
Nov 29, 2025The Assam Assembly has recently passed an amendment bill intended to allow the government to distribute land within the labour lines of tea estates to workers for ownership of housing.
Bodo students storm BTC Secretariat in Kokrajhar, protest erupts over ST status move
Nov 29, 2025Kokrajhar witnessed unprecedented turmoil on November 29 as thousands of agitated Bodo students marched from Bodoland University at Rangalikhata, Debargaon, towards the BTC Secretariat in Bodofa Nagar, protesting the Assam Government’s decision to grant Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six communities.
Assam: Dhubri erupts as Garia Maria Deshi Jatiya Parishad demands OBC status, land rights
Nov 29, 2025Hundreds of protesters took to the streets on November 29, as the Dhubri Zilla Samiti of the Garia Maria Deshi Jatiya Parishad in Assam’s Dhubri, staged a massive demonstration in front of the co-district office in Golakganj.
Congress’ NSUI in turmoil over age fraud allegation before Bholanath College polls
Nov 29, 2025A major political controversy has erupted within the National Students' Union of India (NSUI), the student wing of the Congress party, ahead of Bholanath College student elections.
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