A group in Assam has started a blockade against Arunachal Pradesh, escalating a border dispute between the two northeastern states. The Economic Times reports the blockade was launched by an unnamed organisation,…
The Assam government has sought to separate the August 10 firing incident along the Likabali stretch from the decades-old boundary dispute with Arunachal Pradesh. Border minister Atul Bora said it is a…
Police in Guwahati seized drugs worth Rs 40 crore from a truck and arrested two people after discovering a concealed compartment built into the vehicle. The West Guwahati Deputy Commissioner of Police,…
The blood-soaked body of Mahak Ahmed, 19, from Dibrugarh, Assam, was found in a locked room in Noida's Baraula village on August 10, Times of India reports. She had arrived in Noida…
The Assam government will assess the feasibility of Vantara's proposal to set up three wild animal rescue and rehabilitation centres in the state, including one dedicated solely to Asian elephants. Chief Minister…
The TMPK, MMK and other groups staged an economic blockade at the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border, OdishaTV reports. The report identifies the action as a border protest but provides no details on its…
Four women’s organisations in Guwahati on Wednesday demanded a fast-track trial and exemplary punishment for the accused in the alleged gangrape and murder of a 15-year-old girl in Hailakandi on August 1.…
Months after Upper Assam floods, centuries-old manuscripts are deteriorating from moisture, mud and fungus, assamtribune.com reports. Conservation teams from Gauhati University and Assam State Museum are racing to save them, but proper…
Streaming technology has shattered the geographical barriers that long kept Assamese cinema from reaching viewers outside the state, argues an opinion piece on assamtribune.com. For decades, films played on a few single-screen…
After floods submerged parts of Upper Assam on July 19, individual donors and volunteer groups rushed to help but lacked coordination, often sending relief to the same areas while others went underserved.…
