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Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday greeted people on the occasion of ‘Kati Bihu’. ‘Kati Bihu’ is observed in the month of ‘Kati’ or ‘Kartick’, as ...
News India » Assam » People: Shah on mission to eradicate India's problems: Assam CM extends birthday wishes to home minister
Guwahati, Oct 22 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday described Union Home Minister Amit Shah as a "patriot who cares about nothing but the nation" and said he was on a mission t ...
News India » Assam » People: How Political Patronage and Official Apathy Led to Encroachment of Government Land in India’s Border State of Assam
Encroachers belong to different communities, including local groups in some instances, but many are Muslim immigrants from erstwhile East Pakistan and Bangladesh. Violence erupted unexpectedly at West ...
News India » Assam » People: On huge river island in India’s Assam, annual floods threaten local arts
Assam, India – Makon Kumar’s wrinkled fingers are covered in dried-up clay. She squats on the damp dirt outside her one-room, bamboo-stilted home and spins a pottery wheel – a palm-sized grey bowl – ...
News India » Assam » People: Putting GPS on Just 5 Elephants Is Helping Assam Keep Wildlife & People at a Safe Distance
A five-year Assam Forest Department and WWF-India study tracked five elephants across 38,000 GPS locations, mapping seasonal movement routes and a cross-border corridor into Bhutan.
News India » Assam » People: Over 1,100 Muslim families evicted in India's Assam in drive across three districts
About 19,000 families, most of them Muslim, have been evicted from government land during the Bharatiya Janata Party’s last 10 years in power in Assam.
News India » Assam » People: Assam Flood crisis deepens: Death toll climbs to 99, 1.47 lakh affected; Check IMD weather forecast
Guwahati: Assam continues to grapple with severe flooding, affecting thousands of people and disrupting normal life. Several districts have reported inundated villages, roads, and low-lying areas. The ...
News India » Assam » People: Indian Church appeals for funds to help Assam flood victims
Indian Catholic leaders have appealed to dioceses, Church-run education institutes and generous people to donate funds to help the victims of devastating flooding that ravaged northeastern Assam state ...