The Union home ministry has authorised district collectors in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, West Bengal, Assam, Tripura (excluding tribal areas), Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh to process and grant citizenship under the Citizenship…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday emphasised the need to further decentralise administrative powers so that people can access routine government services closer to home instead of travelling to the…
A week after suspected miscreants from Arunachal Pradesh allegedly opened fire on Assam residents at Mingmang-Bodoti in Dhemaji, Oikomoncho Dhemaji staged a two-hour sit-in on Wednesday demanding action. The protesters submitted a…
The western hoolock gibbon, India's only ape species, is endangered with an estimated 90% of its global population lost in the past 30 years. Around 3,000 western hoolock gibbons are believed to…
A new scientific assessment in Assam's Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve has estimated a minimum of 55 greater hog badgers across 1,100 sq km of surveyed area, the first baseline for…
Voters in Assam and Kerala go to the polls on Thursday, kicking off a round of state elections that analysts say will test whether the BJP can extend its dominance. The elections,…
The Assam Cabinet has approved the Assam Hydrocarbon Exploration, Production and Upstream Ecosystem Development Policy, 2026, aimed at encouraging fresh exploration for oil and natural gas in the state. Chief Minister Himanta…
The flood situation in Assam remained grim on Friday, with more than 2.12 lakh people affected across eight districts, while the cumulative death toll due to this year's floods rose to 80,…
Women farmers in Assam are adopting an integrated rice-crab farming system to cope with erratic rainfall and long dry spells caused by climate change. The method, supported by the Assam State Rural…
Student and social organisations staged a three-hour sit-in on Tuesday outside the Chirang district headquarters in Kajalgaon, demanding that three accused in the rape of a 16-year-old tribal girl be tried under…
