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Chicken's Neck no longer vulnerable: Ex-army chief

Silchar, Jan. 22 -- The Siliguri Corridor, popularly known as the Chicken's Neck and connecting the Northeast with the rest of the country, is no longer a vulnerable area, and claims or slogans about ... Read More


Army conducts flag march in Assam's Kokrajhar, peace meeting held

India, Jan. 21 -- The Indian Army on Wednesday conducted a flag march in Kokrajhar district, and a peace meeting was held in the presence of state ministers and the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) ... Read More


Two orphaned rhinoceroses translocated to Kaziranga National Park

India, Jan. 21 -- Two one-horned rhinoceroses orphaned during floods in 2020 and 2021 were translocated from Assam's Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) to Kaziranga National Pa... Read More


Internet suspended after 2 Assam communities clash, two lynched

India, Jan. 21 -- Tension gripped Assam's Kokrajhar district on Tuesday as clashes erupted between members of Bodo and Adivasi communities, a day mob violence over suspicion of cattle theft claimed tw... Read More


3 Royal Bengal tigers found dead in Assam's Kaziranga Tiger Reserve

India, Jan. 20 -- Three Royal Bengal tigers were found dead in Assam's Kaziranga Tiger Reserve between January 4 and January 18, officials said, and added preliminary findings pointed to infighting as... Read More


Mobile internet cut, prohibitory orders in Assam dist after unrest over death

India, Jan. 20 -- The Assam government on Tuesday imposed prohibitory orders, suspended mobile internet and deployed Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel in Kokrajhar after tension erupted in the region... Read More


Assam: Ex-student leader quits Congress days after joining it

India, Jan. 14 -- Former All Assam Minorities Students' Union (AAMSU) president Rejaul Karim Sarkar on Wednesday resigned from the Congress days after joining it, citing differences with the party's s... Read More


Gauhati High Court lawyers oppose relocation of court complex to Rangmahal

India, Jan. 10 -- Over 1,300 lawyers associated with the Gauhati High Court Bar Association (GHCBA) are protest against the Assam government's proposal to relocate the high court from its existing Uza... Read More


Barpeta man rapes 13-yr-old girl on way home after tuition; mob burns his house

India, Jan. 8 -- A 60-year-old man was thrashed and his house set on fire by a mob after a 13-year-old girl accused him of raping her in Assam's Barpeta district. The man was later arrested on charges... Read More


Veteran BJP leader Kabindra Purkayastha passes away. He was 95

India, Jan. 7 -- Former union minister Kabindra Purkayastha, who played a key role in establishing the Bharatiya Janata Party's presence in Asssam, passed away on Wednesday after prolonged illness. He... Read More