A panel constituted by the Assam government recently recommended that a notification be passed to recognize Assamese Muslims as an Indigenous Assamese-speaking community of the state and issue identity cards to them. The recommendations have again raised questions about the objective of the exercise and whether it will benefit the
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Gujrat’s Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani was given bail by a court in Assam’s Barpeta district on Friday in a case where he was accused of assaulting a policewoman while being brought by a police posse from Guwahati to Kokrajhar. Barpeta District and Sessions judge Paresh Chakraborty granted bail to Mevani
A high school teacher was arrested in Assam’s Hailakandi district for allegedly molesting a class 9 student, police said on Friday. The father of the girl had filed a complaint in the Hailakandi Sadar police station on Thursday evening after the girl alleged that the teacher molested her. Locals gathered
Elephant safari in Kaziranga National Park (KNP) for tourists will be shut down for this season from May 1, 2022, an official notification stated.It however stated that the jeep safari will continue till May 15, 2022, subject to the condition of tourist road depending on the onset of monsoon/ intensity
Applauding the performances of sportspersons from the North-Eastern region at the international level, Assam Assembly Speaker Biswajit Daimary on Thursday said the new generation should be encouraged to pursue sports. Involvement in sports also ensures good health, he said. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of a week-long Northeast Festival here,