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Third extension of former Assam PCCF challenged; Gauhati High Court issues notice

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Third extension of former Assam PCCF challenged; Gauhati High Court issues notice

The Gauhati High Court has issued notice to the Assam government based on a petition challenging the third extension of a former Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) as Special Chief Secretary (Forests) after his retirement in February 2024. Chief Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Justice Arun Dev Choudhury issued the notice on Friday (September 11,…

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This multimedia installation explores the notion of home and memory

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This multimedia installation explores the notion of home and memory

Dhiraj Rabha will never forget his conversation with Malati Rabha, a former member of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). “As a child, she wanted to be a nurse because she would see a nurse wearing a white dress visiting her village, and wanted to wear one too,” says the Assam-based artist, who is…

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Eastern Assam floods worst in 60 years, says State Minister

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Eastern Assam floods worst in 60 years, says State Minister

People transport a motorcycle through a flood-affected area on a makeshift raft after heavy rainfall, in Golaghat, Assam, on July 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI The ongoing wave of floods in some eastern districts of Assam has been the worst in 60 years, the State government said on Wednesday (July 22, 2026). The floods…

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Assam includes tea landholding in farmers’ registry portal

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Assam includes tea landholding in farmers’ registry portal

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. | Photo Credit: PTI GUWAHATI The Assam government has included tea and plantation class landholdings in the farmers’ registry portal, which Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said would prove to be a “game-changing” move for small tea growers (STGs) in the State. He said the facility, formalised on June…

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Assam couple booked for another birthday celebration on Brahmaputra bridge

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A day after arresting 14 people for organising a midnight birthday bash on a busy bridge across the Brahmaputra River, the police in Guwahati have booked a couple for a similar offence. Personnel at the Bharalumukh police station detained Surajit Mandal and his wife, Bijaya Mandal, on Wednesday (June 24, 2026), residents of Guwahati’s Fatashil…

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Cong releases second list of 23 candidates for Assam polls

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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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Assam’s tea gardens make room for bamboo to fuel bioethanol plant

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Assam’s tea gardens make room for bamboo to fuel bioethanol plant

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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Oppose land distribution to workers, lose incentives: Assam CM to tea planters

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Oppose land distribution to workers, lose incentives: Assam CM to tea planters

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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Australia Removes Travel Restrictions For Assam Ahead Of Infra, Investment Summit

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Australia Removes Travel Restrictions For Assam Ahead Of Infra, Investment Summit

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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Cash-For-Job Scam Report Placed In Assam Assembly, BJP Targets Congress

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Cash-For-Job Scam Report Placed In Assam Assembly, BJP Targets Congress

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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