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The Congress on Saturday (March 14, 2026) released its second list of 23 party candidates for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections. It has also left 15 seats for its alliance partners in the northeastern State, where Assembly polls are slated in April. With this, the party has released the names of 65 candidates for the…
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The world’s tallest grass may help some of Assam’s 803 major tea estates and 1.22 lakh registered small tea growers overcome a tough phase. In August 2022, the government tweaked the Assam Fixation of Ceiling on Land Holding Act of 1956 to allow tea gardens to use up to 5% of their land for non-tea…
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma interacts with press on first day of the year 2026, at Koinadhara Guest House, in Guwahati | Photo Credit: ANI Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Thursday (January 1, 2026), threatened to withdraw all incentives given to tea estate owners if they oppose the move to grant land…
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Guwahati: Australia has lifted travel restrictions for Assam, while Germany is in the process of revising its advisory. However, restrictions will remain in place for four districts – Tinsukia, Charaideo, Sivasagar, and Dibrugarh – where the Disturbed Areas Act is still enforced due to the presence of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA….
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Imphal: A commission looking into alleged scams in the Assam Public Service Commission’s (APSC) Combined Competitive Examination has submitted reports, which were discussed in the state assembly. The Justice (retired) BK Sharma Commission while probing into the alleged irregularities in the APSC Combined Competitive Examination said former chairman Rakesh Paul was associated in 200 selections…
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Guwahati: A man from Assam’s Dhekiajuli faces a police case for a ‘laughing emoji’ response to another man’s Facebook comment – about Kokrajhar district Deputy Commissioner Varnali Deka not wearing makeup. The man – Amit Chakraborty – was summoned before the court in Kokrajhar, which is 273 km from his hometown – after a case was…
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Guwahati: The BJP has claimed that the wife of Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi has links with Pakistan and its intelligence agency ISI, drawing a sharp retort from the leader. BJP Spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia alleged on Wednesday that Elizabeth Colebourn, the wife of Mr Gogoi, had ties with the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) while she worked with…
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Himanta Biswa Sarma uploaded a video of destroying the poppy cultivation. Guwahati: Around 170 bighas (over 56 acres) of poppy farming worth more than Rs 27 crore were destroyed in Goalpara district of Assam in January, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday. “Dear Local Pablo Escobars, Sorry to spoil your planned Udta Assam…
Assam: A 30-year-old woman was allegedly raped and poured acid on in front of her two children in Assam’s Cachar district, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place on January 22 when the 28-year-old accused – the victim’s neighbour – barged into her house. According to the police, the two had engaged in a…
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Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that Dibrugarh will be developed as the second capital of Assam. On the occasion of Republic Day, Mr Sarma said the district headquarters of Dibrugarh will be developed as the second capital of the state within the next three years. This was the first tie the…
