Assam - The Purbottar

12 Jan

Homes filled with festive preparations ahead of Magh Bihu

Banasree SarkarAssam, North East

Assamese homes are once again enveloped in the coziness of holiday preparations as Magh Bihu draws near. Families are busy preparing traditional dishes like laru and pitha in the kitchens starting early in the morning. These traditional recipes, which are made with rice flour, coconut, jaggery, and sesame, showcase Assam's rich cultural legacy and close ties to the harvest season. While exchanging experiences of previous Bihu festivities, elders mentor younger family members and impart traditional techniques. Homes are filled with the aroma of freshly made Bihu sweets, which evokes happiness and memories. In addition to food, Magh Bihu, also called…

12 Jan

Magh Bihu Preparations: Assam Orders Price Fixing of Meat, Dairy Items

Sonakshi SarkarAssam

The Assam government has instructed all District Commissioners to set and enforce prices for meat, eggs, milk, and dairy goods in their respective districts before to the Uruka feast and Magh Bihu celebrations. The goal of the order is to shield customers from being taken advantage of during the holiday season and to stop fraudulent price increases. The Assam Veterinary and Animal Husbandry department issued an order stating that "all DCs are directed to take urgent action fix the prices of meat, egg, milk, and dairy products in their respective districts in the event of the upcoming Magh Bihu in…

10 Jan

BJP Launches A Campaign To Gather Public Ideas For Its Assam Election Agenda

Sonakshi SarkarAssam

Today, the ruling BJP formally started soliciting thoughts and input from the public in order to create the party's "Sakalp Patra" (Vision Document/manifesto) for the impending Assam Assembly elections. Dilip Saikia, the head of the state BJP, stated that the manifesto committee would carefully consider every recommendation made by the public before adding it to the platform. According to him, the party is working to make sure that the Sakalp Patra represents the goals and expectations of the state's citizens. According to Saikia, there are four ways for the public to submit recommendations for the Assembly elections in 2026. "Any…

10 Jan

Assam IED seizure case: NIA files chargesheet against two additional accused

Sonakshi SarkarAssam

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary chargesheet indicting two additional suspects, Bhargab Gogoi and Sumu Gogoi, in the IED seizure case related to the Assam Independence Day event of 2024. This recent filing in the NIA Special Court in Guwahati brings the total number of individuals charged in connection with this case to five. In June of the previous year, three others were charged. Both Bhargab and Sumu Gogoi, residents of Dibrugarh district in Assam, were apprehended in June 2025 after the NIA took over the investigation from Dispur police in September 2024. The NIA's probes revealed…

10 Jan

Two-day Assam visit: PM Modi scheduled to arrive on Jan 17

Sonakshi SarkarAssam

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Assam on January 17 for two days. During his trip, he will lay the foundation for a 34.5-km elevated corridor at Kaziranga National Park on January 18, as announced by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. On January 17, PM Modi will also attend a large cultural event featuring nearly 10,000 Bagurumba dancers at the Arjun Bhogeswar Baruah Sports Complex in Guwahati. Additionally, he will virtually flag off two new train services: one from Dibrugarh to Gomti and another from Guwahati to Raota. This marks PM Modi's second visit to Assam within…

09 Jan

Cong-led Opp parties desperate to promote ‘Miya identity’ in Assam: BJP

SonaliAssam

The BJP today claimed that the opposition parties of Assam, led by the Congress, have come together in a desperate attempt to patronize the Miya community and promote the rise of Miya identity in the state. This comes in the backdrop of open claims by Badruddin Ajmal regarding his eligibility to become the Chief Minister of Assam, the joining of Ajit Bhuyan — who became a Rajya Sabha MP with AIUDF votes — into the Assam Jatiya Parishad, and the controversy over deletion of 11,000 Miya voters from the Sarupathar Assembly constituency.In a press statement issued today, State BJP spokesperson…

09 Jan

Wildlife conservation push: Assam and Madhya Pradesh to exchange animals

Sonakshi SarkarAssam

In a landmark initiative for inter-state wildlife conservation, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav met Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in Guwahati to formalize an agreement for the exchange of wild animals. This collaboration aims to enhance biodiversity and restore species that have locally gone extinct. Under the agreement, Assam will translocate 50 wild water buffaloes to Madhya Pradesh over three years, as well as a pair of one-horned rhinoceroses and three king cobras. The rhinos and king cobras will be acclimatized and displayed at Van Vihar National Park in Bhopal, while the wild buffaloes will be reintroduced…

09 Jan

IMK terror module busted in Assam, Bangladesh links revealed through arrests

Sonakshi SarkarAssam

The recent arrest of 11 suspected jihadi operatives in Assam has unveiled a purported conspiracy linked to Imam Mahmudur Kafia (IMK), regarded as an extension of the banned Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). Law enforcement officials reported that IMK was actively seeking to incite jihad and execute terrorist operations in Assam and Tripura. Some detainees had traveled to Bangladesh for indoctrination and training. Investigative efforts highlighted that in late 2024, an arrested suspect, Nasim Uddin alias Tamim, encountered a YouTube channel advocating the notion of “Muzaddid,” which in Islamic tradition refers to a religious reformer expected every century to protect the Muslim…

09 Jan

Opposition in Assam lodges FIR against BJP alleging voter deletion

Sonakshi SarkarAssam

Assam's opposition parties have filed a police complaint against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), alleging a conspiracy to remove legitimate voters from the electoral rolls in anticipation of the upcoming Assembly elections. The opposition claims that BJP state president Dilip Saikia instructed party MLAs to eliminate names of voters in 60 Assembly constituencies and specifically charged Minister Ashok Singhal with executing this deletion during a Zoom meeting on January 4, 2026. The complaint emphasizes the need for the preservation of footage from the video conference, as it is deemed essential evidence of the alleged conspiracy. The FIR, submitted to the…

09 Jan

A study performed by Tezpur University finds indicators for early gallbladder cancer identification

Banasree SarkarAssam

Tezpur University (TU) researchers have discovered unique chemical signatures in blood that can distinguish between instances of gallbladder cancer with and without gallstones. This discovery may help with the early detection of one of the most aggressive and frequently missed tumors. The work, headed by research scholar Dr. Cinmoyee Baruah and assistant professor Dr. Pankaj Barah of Tezpur University's Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, was published in the American Chemical Society's Journal of Proteome Research. According to the study, certain blood-based "metabolic signatures" have been found that could be used as biomarkers for gallbladder cancer. As the third most…