Just days after a statewide strike brought emergency medical services to a standstill, authorities have fired a significant number of 108 ambulance staffers who participated in the protest. The dismissals…
Emergency ambulance services in Assam have been brought to a complete stop after employees of the 108 Mrityunjoy ambulance service began an indefinite strike on December 1. Staff from multiple…
The prolonged unrest at Tezpur University has reached the 74-day mark, with the campus remaining under complete shutdown as students, faculty members, and non-teaching staff intensify their call for accountability…
Tezpur University was imagined as one of independent India’s most symbolic educational institutions, born out of the Assam Accord and intended to embody the region’s aspirations for both academic excellence…
Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi on Sunday accused Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of “stoking conflict” between the six communities demanding Scheduled Tribe (ST) status and the state’s existing ST…
Opposition parties in Assam on November 30 mounted sharp criticism on the state government over what they described as an “ambiguous” and “non-committal” stance in the Group of Ministers’ (GoM)…
A spirited protest was held on November 30 in front of Cotton University as hundreds of students and youth from eight tribal communities gathered to oppose the Assam government’s proposal…
Himanta Biswa Sarma briefly lost narrative control after Zubeen Garg’s death, exposing missteps by his social media handler Siddharth Mazumdar, whose shifting political loyalties and controversial digital past now raise…
A police team immediately reached the hospital, where the doctor confirmed Basumatary’s demise, prompting the registration of a suo motu FIR and the launch of a comprehensive investigation. During the…
After the passage of the bill, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said his government, if it returns to power after the assembly elections slated to be held in 2026, will…