Mr. Sharma has been booked under various sections of BNS, including 152 and 196 (promoting enmity between groups). The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Thursday (August 28, 2025) a plea filed by journalist Abhisar Sharma seeking quashing of an FIR registered against him by Assam Police over a video post allegedly criticising the … Read more
Deputy Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi speaks to media at Parliament premises during the Monsoon Session, in New Delhi, on Friday. | Photo Credit: ANI With Assam administration indicating that the State will soon be holding Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, State Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi said that the party … Read more
Sobjer Ali is a man of routine. Every day, for nearly 50 years, he has travelled by boat between Kuntirchar Part 2, the village where he lives in Dhubri district of Assam, and Patharghat, where he ran a shop selling cattle feed. The routine, disturbed in the past sometimes by festivals, floods, and communal conflicts, … Read more
The NIA found that the IEDs were planted with the intent to cause death or injury, destroy property and threaten the unity, integrity, and sovereignty of India and to spread terror among the people. File | Photo Credit: PTI “The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has charge sheeted three persons including Myanmar-based banned outfit ULFA (I) chief … Read more
Bimal Borah handing over a cheque of ₹5 lakh to Pallavi R., whose husband, Manjunath Rao, died in the terrorist attack at Pahalgam, here in Shivamogga on Sunday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Bimal Borah, Minister for Industries and Commerce of Assam, on Sunday, visited the family members of Manjunath Rao, a resident of Shivamogga, … Read more
GUWAHATI Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday (April 13, 2025) inaugurated the first robotic surgery facility of the northeast at the State Cancer Institute of Gauhati Medical College and Hospital. He said the robotic surgery unit, equipped with state-of-the-art equipment for better cancer care in the region, struck the right note for the … Read more
Congress legislators stage a protest at the premises of the Assam Legislative Assembly complex in Guwahati. File photo | Photo Credit: ANI The Assam Assembly on Monday (March 24, 2025) witnessed an uproarious situation with the ruling party alleging that Deputy Speaker Numal Momin was attacked by Congress MLA Nurul Huda just outside the House, … Read more
I grew up in Guwahati in the 1990s, a time when Assam rarely made it to national conversations, let alone global news. It was often defined by insurgency, bandhs, and a sense of isolation — both geographical and cultural. Yet, life carried on in its own unhurried rhythm. Rainy mornings smelled of petrichor, afternoons were reserved … Read more
It is a busy weekday afternoon at Meitei Chakluk Manipuri Rice Hotel. Bidya Devi is preparing thalis. Bowls of ooti (mashed pea curry), eromba (a fermented fish-based dish), kangshoi (vegetable stew), atoiba (fish stew), singju (a perilla seed-based mix salad), and hawai (Manipuri dal), among other dishes, make up the plate. Fish is a staple in most Manipuri meals, but for her thali, Bidya ensures there are “less fishy” options … Read more
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