The five-member Group of Ministers (GoM) formed under the chairmanship of Assam Finance, Health and PWD minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to fast track awarding of Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six commun…
ST Status: Centre constitutes 5-member GoM
The central government has constituted a five-member Group of Ministers (GoM) under the chairmanship of Assam Finance, Health & PWD Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to look into modalities to implemen…
Violence mars Koch-Rajbongshi rail blockade
The rail blockade programme carried out by a conglomerate of Koch-Rajbongshi organizations turned violent at Chautara railway station in Kokrajhar district after protesters pelted stones at security f…
Khasi women marrying outside tribe to lose ST status
The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) has approved a social custom that aims to strip Khasi women of her Scheduled Tribe (ST) status and other privileges if they marry non-Khasi men. The…
Assam bandh affects normal life in the State
The 12-hour Assam bandh called by the ‘Janagusthiyo Oikya Mancha’, a common platform of six communities of Assam, has severely affected the normal life in the State. The dawn-to-dusk shutdown has para…
