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Assam: Eviction drive in Nagaon clears 795 hectares of forest, displacing 1,500 families

INDIA, Dec. 1 -- In a massive eviction drive on Saturday, the Assam administration cleared nearly 795 hectares of reserved forest land at Lutimari in Nagaon district, displacing around 1,500 families ... Read More


Egg prices soar in Assam as retail rates near Rs 10; local eggs jump to Rs 15

INDIA, Dec. 1 -- Consumers across Assam faced a sharp jump in egg prices this week, with retail rates climbing to around Rs 9-10 per egg and a tray (30 eggs) now fetching Rs 240-260 in city markets, d... Read More


Assam: Wild elephant herd attacks scooter in Tinsukia; two girls narrowly survive

INDIA, Nov. 28 -- Two young girls miraculously survived a life-threatening encounter with a herd of wild elephants on Thursday, around 7:30 pm at the Pengeri-Dibrujan-Popolajan junction, an elephant c... Read More


Assam: Gaurav Gogoi escapes injury in minor car accident in Jorhat

India, Nov. 27 -- Assam Congress President and Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi was involved in a minor car accident in Jorhat on Thursday, but he escaped injury. He shared the details on his official Faceb... Read More


Assam: Alleged head of tea garden child trafficking network arrested in Tinsukia

India, Nov. 27 -- Police on Wednesday arrested Peter Sona, the alleged head of a trafficking network involved in moving children from tea gardens in eastern Assam to neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh. T... Read More


Assam: Royal Bengal Tiger sighted at Manas National Park

India, Nov. 21 -- A Royal Bengal Tiger was recently sighted at Manas National Park, attracting attention from conservationists, forest officials, and wildlife enthusiasts across Assam. A senior field... Read More


Assam strikes back against cancer as awareness drives surge

India, Nov. 20 -- Over 200 villagers gathered at the Agbandha Primary School auditorium on Wednesday as the Indian Red Cross Society, Margherita Sub-District Branch, in collaboration with the Assam Ca... Read More


Assam's Tinsukia district confers Forest Rights to 237 tribal families in Sadiya

Guwahati, Nov. 16 -- The Tinsukia district administration on Sunday officially granted Forest Rights Act (FRA) titles to 237 families from three forest villages at Sadiya in Assam's Ambikapur. The ev... Read More


FM Nirmala Sitharaman visits Assam to inaugurate, inspect key development projects

India, Nov. 7 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived in Assam on Friday for a two-day official visit and was received at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati.... Read More


Assam's World Cup winner Uma Chetry honoured in Bokakha

India, Nov. 7 -- Uma Chetry from Assam's Golaghat district, a one-day international and World Cup-winning member of the Indian women's cricket team, was felicitated at her residence in Bokakhat on Fri... Read More