India News » Assam News India » Assam » Life: Step Onto This Ferry in Assam and See Daily Life Unfold on Stilt Houses & Handmade Looms
News channel or source: https://thebetterindia.com/travel/nimati-ghat-ferry-majuli-island-brahmaputra-assam-travel-11880612
Published on: Wednesday 27 May 2026
The ferry from Nimati Ghat to Majuli is more than transport — it is a daily ritual on the Brahmaputra that connects Assam’s people, culture, and river islands.
News India » Assam » Life: Assam’s UCC Turns Family Law Reform Into a Question of State Power
News channel or source: https://www.thequint.com/opinion/assam-ucc-muslims-tribals-live-in-relationship-rules-privacy-surveillance
Published on: Monday 01 June 2026
The law repeatedly speaks in the language of protection, but it also expands the administrative reach of the State into intimate relationships.
News India » Assam » Life: ‘Let me die at home’: Back from Bangladesh, an Assam woman struggles to recover from ‘pushback’
News channel or source: https://scroll.in/article/1093125/let-me-die-at-home-back-from-bangladesh-an-assam-woman-struggles-to-recover-from-pushback
Published on: Wednesday 27 May 2026
A year ago, the BJP government began a crackdown that led to at least 300 people being forced into no man’s land at gunpoint.
News India » Assam » Life: The Threat of Insurgency in India’s Assam Continues
News channel or source: https://thediplomat.com/2024/08/the-threat-of-insurgency-in-indias-assam-continues/
Published on: Wednesday 21 August 2024
Following this, the state police was soon mobilized into action and multiple special investigation teams were formed. Upon inspection, IED-like material along with some chemicals and circuits were ...