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Assam: Dibrugarh Chowkidingi field cries for attention as neglect overshadows renovation efforts

Written by, April 29 -- Kashmira Gogoi Dibrugrah: Once regarded as one of the most cherished public spaces in upper Assam's Dibrugarh, the historic Chowkidingi Park and its adjoining field are now dr... Read More


Manipur police fire tear gas as COCOMI protesters march to CM office in Imphal

Written by, April 25 -- Bit Irom Imphal: Manipur Police fired tear gas shells on Saturday to disperse hundreds of protesters, mostly Meira Paibis (women vigilantes) affiliated with the Coordinating C... Read More


Custodial 'torture': Supreme Court issues notices to Assam govt on plea for CBI probe

New Delhi/Guwahati, April 24 -- The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Assam government and five police officers on an appeal filed by Rimly Gogoi Saikia challenging the Gauhati High Court's refu... Read More


NGT upholds stay on deployment of Assam Forest Protection Force for election duty

Guwahati, April 8 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has upheld its earlier stay order restraining the Assam government from deploying personnel of the Assam Forest Protection Force (AFPF) for elect... Read More


Assam elephant transported to Rajasthan without clearance; CWLW Vinay Gupta's role under scanner

India, March 7 -- A semi-adult male elephant from Assam's Lakhimpur district has allegedly been transported to Rajasthan without obtaining the mandatory clearance from the destination state's wildlife... Read More


Assam zoo pathologist's 14-year deputation sparks rule violation row

India, March 1 -- A 14-year deputation at the Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden is under intense scrutiny, with serious allegations of rule violations, questionable eligibility and administrative p... Read More


When river steals childhood: Floods, displacement and child marriage in Assam's char areas

India, Feb. 27 -- The sun had just slipped behind the horizon when 39-year-old Bobildul Haque and his wife returned home from the paddy fields of Rowmari Char in Assam's Barpeta district. Their feet w... Read More


How Guwahati ring road project puts wetlands, elephants in Amchang and city at risk

India, Feb. 11 -- Guwahati's already fragile ecological balance is facing a major new rupture. A massive ring road project, projected as a solution to traffic congestion and urban expansion, is set to... Read More