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The Manab Adhikar Sangram Samiti (MASS) has appealed to all residents of Assam who identify themselves as Assamese and take pride in the state's identity to register Assamese as their mother tongue in the upcoming Census. In a statement issued by the organisation, signed by president Bubumoni Goswami and general secretary Ritul Baruah, MASS said that legally recognised migrants who have settled in Assam, grown up in the state, and were granted Indian citizenship under the Assam Accord should record Assamese as their mother tongue. The organisation described it as an appropriate way of expressing gratitude to Assam and fulfilling…

A political and legal controversy surrounding the mural of Assamese singer Zubeen Garg has intensified after the Students' Federation of India (SFI), Assam State Committee, strongly criticised Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's remarks on public murals, accusing him of attacking artistic freedom and democratic rights.The controversy began after a mural of Zubeen Garg painted beneath a flyover in Guwahati was partially erased during a beautification drive. According to the Chief Minister, the workers involved—who were themselves fans of the singer—failed to recognise the portrait. Following public outrage, the mural was repainted. However, Sarma remarked that the new artwork resembled Argentine…

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth Rs 5.54 crore of Jeevan Suraksha Group of Companies in a money laundering case.ED's Guwahati Zonal Office has issued the Provisional Attachment Order under Section 5(1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), attaching movable and immovable properties of the group and its Directors.The attached assets comprise credit balances of around Rs 1.42 crore lying in 48 bank accounts and 22 immovable properties valued at around Rs 4.11 crore located in Assam, Meghalaya and West Bengal.ED initiated investigation under the PMLA on the basis of FIRs and chargesheets filed by…

The Assam Cricket Association (ACA) has announced the players' pool for the inaugural edition of the Assam Premier League (APL).A total of 275 players have been shortlisted from among the registered players who expressed interest in participating in the league. The pool comprises 20 marquee players and over 250 players in the general category, all of whom will go under the hammer at the APL Player Auction as the franchises bid to assemble their squads for the first season, stated a press release.The marquee list is drawn from Assam's senior domestic ranks. Denish Das, Sibsankar Roy, Sumit Kashyap, Swarupam Purkayastha…

Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on Friday interacted with 44 Assam Civil Service (ACS) Officer Trainees of 2026 batch at Lok Bhavan, Guwahati and called upon them to uphold the highest standards of integrity, compassion and commitment to public service.Welcoming the officer trainees, the Governor congratulated them on joining the Assam Civil Services and described their appointment as both an honour and a solemn responsibility. He said that civil servants serve as the vital link between the ideals of the Constitution and their effective implementation, and urged them to ensure that the benefits of development reach every section of society,…

The Assam Miya (Asomiya) Parishad has strongly opposed appeals made by a section of individuals urging Miya Muslims to declare Bengali, instead of Assamese, as their mother tongue in the upcoming Census. Addressing a press conference at Dekachang in Sonatoli, the organisation's General Secretary and advocate, M. Muktar Mondal, said issues relating to injustice or discrimination against any community should not be linked to changing one's mother tongue. He described such appeals as "illogical, baseless and anti-community." Mondal alleged that the campaign was part of a conspiracy to mislead indigenous Miya Muslims of ancient Kamrupi origin and push them in…

Two alleged masterminds of a counterfeit currency racket were injured in police firing during a recovery operation in Assam's Lakhimpur district late on Thursday after they allegedly attempted to escape from police custody. The injured accused have been identified as Muksidul Alam and Matibur Rahman, both of whom are currently undergoing treatment. Two police personnel also sustained injuries during the incident, officials said. Addressing a press conference, Lakhimpur Superintendent of Police Gunendra Deka said the district police had intensified its crackdown on counterfeit currency networks following the seizure of large quantities of fake notes and the arrest of several suspected…

The Assam Government has announced an ambitious plan to develop a world-class Aerotropolis around the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati, with the aim of creating a modern satellite city that will serve as a major hub for investment, employment and economic growth. Presenting the 2026-27 State Budget in the Assam Legislative Assembly on Friday, Finance Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah said the proposed Aerotropolis would be designed on the lines of successful urban growth centres such as Noida, Gurugram and New Town Kolkata. He said Assam needs similar planned urban centres to unlock its economic potential and generate greater…

The Assam Government has unveiled an ambitious roadmap to secure UNESCO recognition for some of the state's most celebrated cultural and historical treasures, following the successful inscription of the Charaideo Moidams as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Presenting the 2026–27 State Budget in the Assam Legislative Assembly on Friday, Finance Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah announced that the government would pursue international recognition for Assam's heritage under UNESCO's cultural, natural and intangible heritage categories. As part of the initiative, the government plans to seek UNESCO recognition for the Vaishnavite Culture of Majuli, Bihu, and the historic Ahom capital of Rangpur in…

Opposition party, Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) has stated that the state government’s Budget for the financial year 2026-27 “fails to reflect the expectations and aspirations of the people.”“Instead, the budget merely documents a vision of an imagined Assam without providing any realistic roadmap for implementation. Under such circumstances, the budget can only be described as a compilation of unrealistic dreams,” AJP president Lurinjyoti Gogoi and general secretary Jagadish Bhuyan stated in a joint statement on Friday.Terming the Budget as “nothing more than a game of numbers and an unrealistic display of statistics,” they said it offers no practical roadmap to…