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
GUWAHATI An Indian Police Service (IPS) officer in Assam died by suicide in Guwahati on Tuesday after receiving the news of his wife’s death due to cancer. Shiladitya Chetia, a 2009-batch IPS officer, was serving as Secretary in the State’s Home and Political Department but was on leave for four months. He was believed to … Read more
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Assam Secretariat on June 16 became the country’s first green State government headquarters with the inauguration of a 2.5 MW solar power project on its campus, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Installed at a cost of ₹12.5 crore, the grid-connected rooftop solar … Read more
Despite Assam having more women voters, only 12 female candidates are contesting the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, down from the previous count of 14. These 12 women candidates are competing in seven out of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in the State. Also read | 105-year-old Assam woman honoured for inspiring voters Assam has a … Read more
BJP’s Topon Kumar Gogoi will face the Congress’ Gaurav Gogoi as he seeks re-election from the Jorhat Lok Sabha seat. Credit: X/@ToponKumarGogo1 Sitting BJP MP from Jorhat Lok Sabha seat, Topon Kumar Gogoi, exuded confidence in retaining the constituency by trouncing his rival Gaurav Gogoi of the Congress by a margin of over two lakh … Read more
Assam Inspector General of Police (IGP) Partha Sarathi Mahanta in a press conference after ISIS India head and one of his associates were arrested in Dhubri district, in Guwahati on March 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI An IIT-Guwahati student who had allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS and was travelling to join the terror group … Read more