The Latest Breaking News from Assam

Kerala scores facile win over Chhattisgarh

Kerala, Manipur & Assam win 3rd successive match in Santosh Trophy, topping respective groups.

The Hindu · Oct 15, 2023

Call for gender-neutral toilets in Assam’s educational institutions

More than a hundred people from diverse backgrounds participated in a pride walk in eastern Assam’s Dibrugarh to demand gender-neutral washrooms in educational institutions across the State. Assam Transgender Welfare Board member and Nguvu Change leader Rituparna led the walk. Nguvu, meaning ‘power’ in Swahili, is a global collective working towards…

The Hindu · Oct 15, 2023

16-year-old boy from Assam chases his cycling dream

16-yr-old Anupam Das, from Assam, dropped out of school to support his single parent mother. He set off on a journey to travel across India, with just ₹500 and a cycle. People have been generous, donating money for his food expenses. He has crossed four states in two-and-a-half months, and…

The Hindu · Oct 15, 2023

Congress MP demands Bihar-like caste census in Assam

“A Census for different castes and communities in Assam, if done properly like Bihar, will help us know how much work we have to do for each community.”

The Hindu · Oct 8, 2023

Members of 8 Adivasi extremist groups surrender in Assam

Officials said the extremists deposited 304 firearms

The Hindu · Oct 8, 2023

Missing Army personnel from Assam confirmed dead in Sikkim flash flood: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma says missing Indian Army personnel Mitul Kalita of Baksa District confirmed dead in Sikkim flash flood. Nine Army men killed in the floods so far. Sarma expresses condolences to bereaved family.

The Hindu · Oct 8, 2023

Prey, habitat dictate Asiatic wild dog-tiger coexistence, says study

Overlapping prey availability or habitat suitability could dictate a positive association between dholes and tigers, facilitating co-existence or even cooperative behaviours between the two species of carnivores, a new study has found. The dhole or Asiatic wild dog (Cuon alpinus) is the only endangered wild pack-living canid in the tropical Indian…

The Hindu · Oct 8, 2023

Drones fuel the dreams of rural women in Assam

The project took off from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day announcement of coordinated drone training programmes for creating 20 crore lakhpati didis (millionaire sisters), officials said.

The Hindu · Oct 7, 2023

Flash floods: 150 Assam students in Sikkim to return on Sunday

GUWAHATI: The Assam government will bring back 150 students, stranded in Sikkim, on Sunday even as 26 students of Meghalaya reached Shillong from the disaster-hit Himalayan state on Saturday evening.

The Times of India · Oct 7, 2023

Resentment brews within Assam Congress as 3 MLAs face allegations of ‘anti-party’ activity

Congress in Assam faces dissent due to 3 MLAs' anti-party activities. Naba Talukdar, APCC VP, said party workers are unhappy with lack of action and will submit a memorandum to Bhupen Kumar Bora with a 48-hour deadline. Mass resignation may follow if no action is taken. Issue to be discussed…

The Hindu · Oct 7, 2023