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Coal mining operations resume in Assam elephant reserve

Operations in Tikok open cast project were temporarily suspended in June 2020 following reports of illegal mining in forestlands

The Hindu

Assam to seek Aadhaar cards for persons left out of NRC

Biometrics of 27 lakh people were collected during claims and objections phase of exercise

The Hindu

Quirks of the world, as seen by kids

Boomba Ride and Dostojee made on low budget with untrained actors, leave a mark

The Hindu

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Only 34% households in rural Assam have tap water

GUWAHATI: Scarcity of household tap water in northeastern villages remains the biggest concern for the Centre's mission to connect all rural households with tap water by 2024 under the Jal Jeevan Mission even as the region observed World Water Day on Tuesday.

The Times of India

RS election: Assam CM reaches out to suspended Congress MLA

GUWAHATI: Politics over Rajya Sabha (RS) election took a new twist in Assam after chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday reached out to suspended Congress MLA Sashikanta Das at his Raha residence in central Assam’s Nagaon district. From Das’s residence, Sarma announced that the Congress legislator will vote for…

The Times of India

Rajya Sabha election refreshes Congress-AIUDF friendship in Assam

The two parties had parted ways after 2021 Assembly election

The Hindu

Study reveals significant decline in Golden Langur habitat

Intensity of human-langur conflict is increasing due to enhanced human footprints in the species’ habitat

The Hindu

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100 vultures die of suspected poisoning in Assam

Experts at Vulture Conservation Breeding Centre near Guwahati save 12 Himalayan griffons and a steppe eagle

The Hindu

Tea body hails nod for non-tea activities in estates

The Assam government has proposed 50 tea tourism projects inside tea gardens

The Hindu

Supreme Court to hear case of Rohingya girl facing deportation to Myanmar

The girl is at an orphanage in Assam while her parents are in a camp in Bangladesh

The Hindu

Assam CM announces half-day leave to govt staff for watching ‘The Kashmir Files’

GUWAHATI: State government employees will get half-day leave if they watch the film, ‘The Kashmir Files’, running in theatres here now, announced chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

The Times of India

Muslims must ensure Assamese do not end up like Kashmiri Pandits: CM Himanta

Himanta Sarma refers to The Kashmir Files to underscore the fear of indigenous communities of losing their land

The Hindu

Assam vows patronage for indigenous tribal faiths and cultures

Younger generations losing touch with ancient faiths and practices, says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Hindu

Assam Police recovers drugs worth Rs 130 crore, two held

SONAPUR (ASSAM): Assam Police seized drugs worth Rs 130 crores on Wednesday and arrested two youths who hail from Manipur.

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Assam Police recovers drugs worth Rs 130 crores, two held

Assam Police seized drugs worth Rs 130 crores on Wednesday and arrested two youths who hail from Manipur.

The Times of India

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma watches ‘The Kashmir Files’

GUWAHATI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his cabinet colleagues, along with several legislators from the ruling BJP-led coalition, watched the 'The Kashmir Files' together in a cinema in Guwahati on Tuesday evening.

The Hindu

No decision yet on country-wide NRC: Government to Lok Sabha

An update of the NRC has been carried out only in Assam so far

The Hindu

Watch | How broom grass is harvested in Assam

A video on broom grass harvesting in Assam

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Assam: Constable shoots wife dead with service weapon in Dibrugarh, held

DIBRUGARH: An Assam police constable was arrested for allegedly shooting his wife dead with his service weapon inside his official quarters in the early hours on Monday. The accused, who has been identified as Bicky Chetia, was attached to the Dibrugarh police station and was engaged as a personal security…

The Times of India

Doul Utsav at Barpeta Satra from tomorrow

GUWAHATI: People of Assam’s culturally rich Barpeta district, around 95 km west from Guwahati, are all set to celebrate the much-awaited “Doul Utsav” (locally known as Deul) or Holi with Satriya tradition at the Barepta Satra from Wednesday to Saturday.

The Times of India

Assam: AAP set to contest 60 wards in Guwahati Municipal Corporation election

GUWAHATI: Buoyed by the success of the Punjab assembly election, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has decided to throw its hat in the election ring for the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC). It will contest in all the 60 wards with 99% candidates to be picked from among the residents of…

The Times of India

No teacher in Assam's 314 primary schools: Survey

GUWAHATI: Over 300 government-run elementary schools in the state are functioning without any teachers, according to a survey conducted by Assam State Primary Teachers' Association (ASPTA), raising question marks about the quality of education imparted to students at the foundation stage.

The Times of India

No teacher in 314 primary schools in Assam: Survey

GUWAHATI: Over 300 government-run elementary schools in the state are functioning without any teachers, according to a survey conducted by Assam State Primary Teachers’ Association (ASPTA), raising question marks about the quality of education imparted to students at the foundation stage.

The Hindu

In frames: The flight of brooms

Brooms made in Karbi Anglong district of Assam are sold in almost all parts of India

The Hindu

NIA busts human trafficking network, 6 arrested

National Investigation Agency officials have busted an inter-State human trafficking racket and arrested six people for allegedly helping Rohingyas, a community of Muslims in Myanmar who are facing persecution, cross the border into India from Assam, and other States. Simultaneous search operations were carried out in Assam, Meghalaya and Karnataka.

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