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Assam: CBI arrests SBI Assistant Manager, Loan Officer for Rs 16,000 bribe

India, March 13 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested an Assistant Manager and Loan Officer of the State Bank of India (SBI) posted at the Gumi Branch in Assam's Kamrup (Rural) distric... Read More


Assam: Tribal groups oppose NEC's proposed open-cast coal mining project in Tinsukia

India, Feb. 26 -- Organisations representing communities from the Tirap Tribal Belt have opposed a proposed open-cast coal mining project by North Eastern Coalfields (NEC) at Saliki village in Lekhapa... Read More


Assault on Nagaland Doctor in UP sparks outrage, renews calls for urgent safeguards

India, Feb. 24 -- A chilling incident involving racial harassment and sexual assault against a doctor from Nagaland in Uttar Pradesh has once again reignited national concern over the safety of women ... Read More


Assam: Provincialised tutors seek clarity after CM's qualification remarks

India, Feb. 22 -- Provincialised tutors across Assam have expressed sharp resentment over a recent remark by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who described the transition from tutor to teacher as a... Read More


Capped langur disappearing from forests of Upper Brahmaputra Valley: Study

India, Feb. 20 -- The endangered Capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus) is rapidly disappearing from fragmented rainforest patches in Assam's Upper Brahmaputra Valley, according to a study published ... Read More


Assam: Western Hoolock gibbon electrocuted in Hollongapar sanctuary; calls to reroute railway

India, Feb. 19 -- The electrocution of a critically endangered Western Hoolock Gibbon inside Assam's Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary has triggered a significant social media campaign, with conse... Read More


Assam: Doomdooma Press Club condemns armed attack on Manipur senior editor

India, Feb. 19 -- Abhijit Khataniar, Vice President of the Doomdooma Press Club in Assam's Tinsukia district, has strongly condemned the armed attack on Khoirom Loyalakpa, editor-in-chief of the Manip... Read More


Timber Mafia's violent empire ravages Assam's ancient green wealth

India, Feb. 14 -- Organised timber mafias are relentlessly destroying Assam's ancient forests through illegal logging, cross-border smuggling, and violent intimidation. Recent arrests in western Assam... Read More


Assam: Rich tributes paid to litterateur Nirod Choudhury in Doomdooma

India, Feb. 13 -- Writers, cultural figures, and residents in Doomdooma in Tinsukia district gathered this week to honour eminent Assamese litterateur, journalist, and author Nirod Choudhury on his 26... Read More


Assam: Corporal punishment persists in Dibrugarh schools despite legal ban, study finds

India, Feb. 9 -- A recent academic study has revealed that corporal punishment remains widespread in schools in Upper Assam's Dibrugarh district, despite being legally banned under the Right to Educat... Read More