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No new Aadhaar for adults except SC, ST & tea garden workers

Guwahati, Aug. 21 -- The Assam Cabinet has decided to stop issuing new Aadhaar cards to citizens above 18 years of age, with the exception of Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and tea garde... Read More


Assam : Dihing Patkai to host 3rd Butterfly and Biodiversity Meet

Guwahati, Aug. 20 -- With an aim to study about the ecological diversity of Assam, the Wings of Nature Conservation Society will organise the 3rd Dihing Patkai Butterfly and Biodiversity Meet, across ... Read More


Khair plantation: A green business opportunity for Assam's youth

Guwahati, Aug. 20 -- Community leaders and social influencers in Assam are encouraging local youth to take up Khair (Senegalia catechu) plantation as a new path to economic self-reliance. With a grow... Read More


Assam: Illegal coal mining resurfaces in Ledo and Margherita, locals accuse coal mafia

Guwahati, Aug. 20 -- Illegal coal mining and transportation have reportedly reemerged in Assam's Ledo and Margherita regions of Tinsukia district, despite ongoing government efforts to address the iss... Read More


Assam: ULFA Leaders among 31 acquitted in 35-year TADA case

Guwahati, Aug. 20 -- The special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court in Guwahati on Wednesday acquitted 31 accused, including several top leaders of the United Liberation... Read More


Assam: Indian Army Cheetah helicopter makes precautionary landing in Tinsukia

Guwahati, Aug. 19 -- An Indian Army Cheetah helicopter made a precautionary landing on a playground in the Kathalguri area of Assam's Tinsukia district on Monday afternoon after the pilot detected a s... Read More


Gauhati HC slams Assam govt for allotting 3,000 bighas of land in Dima Hasao to cement company

Guwahati, Aug. 19 -- Wildlife conservationists across the state have raised their voices after the Assam government allotted nearly 3,000 bighas of land in Dima Hasao to a cement company. They call i... Read More


Assam: Drone technology helps rescue injured elephant in Goalpara

Guwahati, Aug. 19 -- The recent rescue of an injured wild elephant in Goalpara has highlighted how drone technology is transforming wildlife conservation efforts in Assam. Forest officials used drone... Read More


Ruddy Shelduck spotted in Sualkuchi; experts warn of shrinking wetlands in Assam

Guwahati, Aug. 19 -- The recent sighting of the Ruddy Shelduck in the wetlands around Sualkuchi has attracted bird enthusiasts and sparked concerns about the ongoing degradation of Assam's wetland eco... Read More


Assam: Infant's death at GMCH; CM orders high-level probe, calls incident 'shameful and unacceptable'

Guwahati, Aug. 19 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on Monday night following the tragic death of an infant earlier that day. The inf... Read More