There was a reason why the British invested in a 65-km railway track from Dibrugarh to Margherita in the early 1880s, less than two decades after Asia’s first oil well was drilled at the nearby Digboi town. The track helped transport coal, tea, and timber from Margherita and stations en route to the Brahmaputra River … Read more
The Odisha state government, under the leadership of the Bharatiya Janta Party, has introduced a scheme to provide a monthly pension of Rs 20,000 to individuals who were detained during the Emergency period between 1975 and 1977. This pension will also cover medical expenses for eligible recipients who are still alive as of January 1, … Read more
A mob on Saturday stormed and destroyed a makeshift camp of Assam Rifles in Manipur’s Kamjong district over alleged harassment and restrictions on transportation of timber, officials said. Members of the group that attacked the camp in Hongbei area belonged to Kasom Khullen block of the Naga majority district. Tensions escalated on Saturday when the … Read more
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. | Photo Credit: ANI The Assam government is actively negotiating with the Defence Ministry for the declaration of areas adjoining Guwahati towards Nagaon as a defence corridor, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said here on Tuesday (January 7, 2024). Mr. Sarma made these remarks after holding a roadshow and … Read more
What does bamboo remind you of? In cities today, its use is mostly restricted to outdoor furniture or for temporary structures like pavilions and gazebos. It is perceived as not as strong and durable as more ‘permanent’ forms of building. But if you’ve been to north-east India, you may encounter bamboo structures that are as … Read more
The Paris peacock (Papilio paris) is a species of swallowtail butterfly found in India’s northeast. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The overexploitation of 25 species of host plants valued for their medicinal properties threatens the swallowtail butterflies in the forest habitats of a part of Assam often referred to as the “citrus belt of the … Read more
GUWAHATI The Assam police issued a directive on Thursday (August 22, 2024), asking “all field formations” to take strict action against anyone trying to break the law. The directive from Director General of Police Gyanendra Pratap Singh followed a few incidents of criminal acts where the victim and the accused belong to different communities. At … Read more
Assam Congress president Bhupen Kumar Borah (extreme left) with members of the Disciplinary Action Committee in Guwahati on July 10. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement GUWAHATI The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee has issued a notice to all party members to review and take action on complaints received regarding anti-party activities during the Lok Sabha elections. … Read more
Food items being distributed to flood-affected people at a relief camp, in Nagaon district of Assam, on July 9, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI “The flood situation in Assam improved marginally on July 10 with water levels of major rivers showing a receding trend, reducing the affected population to 1.7 million across 26 districts,” according … Read more
Villagers travel in a boat through a flooded area following heavy rainfall, at Khandhakhati village in Morigaon. File | Photo Credit: ANI GUWAHATI The second wave of floods in Assam claimed the lives of eight people — the most in a 24-hour phase — on Wednesday, taking the death toll since May to 46. The … Read more