The Latest Breaking News from Assam

Amit Shah reviews Indo-Bangla border situation in Assam, interacts with locals

Union Home Minister lays foundation of country’s second arms store for paramilitary forces in Bodoland

The Hindu · May 9, 2022

Assam Science Society creates first micro-forest in college

The man-made forest in Goalpara district’s Lakhipur College is based on Japanese ecologist Akira Miyawaki’s model

The Hindu · May 9, 2022

Ahead of Amit Shah’s visit, northeast organisations warn of anti-CAA stir

Home Minister’s visit to Assam from May 9 coincides with the completion of one year of the Himanta Biswa Sarma government

The Hindu · May 8, 2022

The origin of Haflong Hindi

A ‘nativised’ Hindi associated with Assam’s only hill station is trying to hold its own amid a row over the Centre’s move to make the ‘standardised’ form of the language compulsory in high schools across the northeast.

The Hindu · May 5, 2022

Assam’s Haflong Hindi, a fluent example of give and take

Of 19th century vintage, the language has Tibeto-Burman grammar and includes Bengali, Nepali words

The Hindu · May 4, 2022

President Ram Nath Kovind attends Bodo Sahitya Sabha meet

The President of India Ram Nath Kovind attended and addressed the 61st annual conference of the Bodo Sahitya Sabha (BSS), a regional language literary meet, in Tamulpur, Assam today. President Kovind became the first Indian President to attend the event.

The Times of India · May 4, 2022

Gauhati High Court stays lower court’s observations in Jignesh Mevani case

However, it clarifies that the order should not be interpreted as a stay on grant of bail by district judge

The Hindu · May 2, 2022

Ending AFSPA

AFSPA should go entirely because of the impunity it offers armed forces

The Hindu · May 1, 2022

Amit Shah to mark one year of BJP govt in Assam with multiple projects

GUWAHATI: Union home minister Amit Shah will launch a slew of projects during his Assam visit on May 10 to mark one year of the present BJP-led government, including a 300-bed super-speciality hospital under Gauhati Medical College Hospital (GMCH).

The Times of India · May 1, 2022

Assam CM wants UCC, says it will ensure honour for Muslim women

New Delhi Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has strongly pitched for the implementation of th

The Hindu · May 1, 2022