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Union minister and Dibrugarh Lok Sabha MP, Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday chaired a key review meeting with BJP mandal presidents from six Assembly constituencies in Upper Assam's Tinsukia district, focusing on post-election assessment and future organizational strategy. The meeting reviewed electoral experiences, assessed grassroots feedback and outlined a roadmap to further strengthen the party’s organizational structure in the district. Emphasizing the importance of continuous engagement at the booth and mandal levels, Sonowal called for greater coordination among party workers to build a more responsive and people-centric organization. “Post-election reflection is an opportunity to refine our approach and strengthen our connection…

The Press Club of India (PCI) has expressed shock and condemned the recent attack on the office of Assamese daily Asorniya Pratidin. "What is noteworthy is that the vandalisation, carried out on April 10 night by unidentified persons at the newspaper's Lakhimpur office, occurred just hours after the state Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma made public remarks against the Pratidin media group along with an Assamese news channel, DY365," a statement from PCI said. "PCI is highly concerned about the shrinking space for journalism in the northeastern state, particularly during the run-up to the just-concluded assembly elections within which the…

The ongoing legal clash originated from controversial remarks made by Congress leader Pawan Khera regarding the wife of the Chief Minister, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, has escalated in both Delhi and Guwahati. The Assam government recently appealed to the Supreme Court to contest the Telangana High Court's decision, which had granted Khera a one-week transit anticipatory bail. Khera's attorney, Shubdeep Roy, is poised to respond to the High Court’s directives within the week. During a press conference on April 5, 2023, Khera accused Sharma of possessing multiple passports and holding undisclosed overseas assets. These claims, alleging that she failed to disclose…

A shocking incident from Assam’s Golaghat district has raised fresh concerns over the growing impact of plastic waste on wildlife, after a young wild elephant died due to ingestion of plastic materials. The incident took place on January 12 at the Numaligarh Tea Estate, located near the ecologically sensitive Deopahar Reserve Forest and the Nambor-Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuary. However, the matter came to light only recently after a Right to Information (RTI) query was filed by activist Dilip Nath. According to details revealed through the post-mortem report, the elephant, estimated to be around eight years old, had no visible external injuries.…

A major fire broke out in Assam’s Jorhat district on Sunday night, destroying four houses in a densely populated locality and causing panic among residents. The incident took place at Raja Maidam in the Gojpuria area, where a series of LPG cylinder explosions is believed to have triggered the blaze. According to initial information, the fire started suddenly and spread quickly after at least three cooking gas cylinders exploded one after another. The blasts intensified the flames, which soon engulfed nearby houses, most of them rented accommodations. Within a short time, four houses were reduced to ashes, leaving the affected…

In the Khanapara area of Guwahati, a campaign was initiated by the state’s Handloom and Textiles Department to curb the sale of power loom made gamosas, referred to as "gummosis", due to complaints that business owners were misrepresenting machine produced gamosas as authentic handloom gamosas. As part of this campaign, the Department of Handloom and Textiles dispatched officials to various shops suspected of selling power loom gummosis and collected samples for verification at a total of 13 different shops. In recent years, the market has been saturated with power loom made gamosas which have led shop owners to select lower-cost…