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Assam: Storm over Bishnu Prasad Rabha song at Nagara Naam

Guwahati, Aug. 31 -- A fresh cultural controversy has erupted in Assam after singer and stage performer Karishma Nath allegedly used the immortal song Porajonmor Subho Logonot by Kalaguru Bishnu Prasa... Read More


Assam: Raha eviction drive sees encroachers voluntarily vacate govt, forest land

Guwahati, Aug. 31 -- The Raha administration in Assam's Nagaon district launched an eviction drive to reclaim government and forest land from illegal encroachers. What makes this phase of the campaig... Read More


Assam CM unveils statues of Netaji, Mangal Pandey in Silchar, declares flyover

Silchar, Aug. 31 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday unveiled the statues of freedom fighters Mangal Pandey and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at Silchar on Sunday. CM Sarma took pride ... Read More


Demographic shifts in Assam: Census trends, political concerns

Guwahati, Aug. 31 -- Amid ongoing eviction drives targeting illegal settlers across Assam, and with Union Home Minister Amit Shah reiterating his promise to make Assam and the rest of the country free... Read More


Assam: Varanasi man held after travel to meet Facebook buddy

Guwahati, Aug. 30 -- A 71-year-old man from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, identified as Mahesh Gupta, was arrested by Sivasagar police on Friday evening after traveling over 1,200 km to meet a 26-year-old ... Read More


Assam pushes back 33 illegal infiltrators to Bangladesh

Guwahati, Aug. 30 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday announced that 33 new illegal infiltrators have been pushed back to Bangladesh, continuing the state's ongoing crackdown on un... Read More


Assam: Uncertainty looms large over son presence at Bhupen Hazarika centenary

Guwahati, Aug. 30 -- As Assam prepares to celebrate the birth centenary of music maestro Bharat Ratna Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, uncertainty clouds the participation of his only son, Tej Hazarika, in the gr... Read More


Assam: Angoorlata swears to combat domestic violence

Guwahati, Aug. 30 -- In her first public outreach since being appointed chairperson of the Assam State Commission for Women (ASCW) earlier this month, former MLA and renowned actress Angoorlata Deka w... Read More


Theatre: Assam timeless hero enchants South Africa

Guwahati, Aug. 30 -- Assam's legendary 17th-century warrior, Lachit Borphukan, enthralled the global stage through the mesmerizing dance-drama Maha Veer Lachit Borphukan. Staged on August 24 under th... Read More


Assam: Trusted K9 Emy passes away at seven, Aaranyak mourns

Guwahati, Aug. 30 -- Aaranyak, a leading biodiversity conservation organization in Northeast India, mourned the sudden loss of K9 Emy, a seven-year-old Belgian Malinois from its K9 Sniffer Dog Unit, w... Read More