The Assam government has introduced a landmark Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the state assembly, seeking sweeping reforms in personal and family laws. The proposed legislation aims to prohibit polygamy across communities and make the registration of live-in relationships mandatory, marking one of the most significant legal reform efforts undertaken by the state in...
Recent official data on narcotics-related crime trends in Northeast India indicates a shifting and increasingly complex drug trafficking landscape, with Assam recording the highest number of drug trafficking cases in the region, while Manipur has emerged as a major heroin hotspot. Assam’s position at the top of the list is largely attributed to its strategic...
Guwahati: The All Assam Students Union (AASU), led by President Utpal Sharma, staged an 11-hour protest at Dighalipukhuri in Guwahati on Thursday, demanding the deportation of illegal immigrants from Assam and full implementation of the Assam Accord. The protest, which began at 6 AM, was also observed in districts across the state. The demonstration came...
Guwahati: Assam’s Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma criticized West Bengal’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee regarding her remarks on the supposed mistreatment of Bengali migrants in states governed by the BJP. Speaking to the press late last night, Mr. Sarma challenged the Trinamool Congress leader to enforce the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in West Bengal if...
Guwahati: One individual lost their life and multiple others sustained injuries after police in Assam’s Goalpara district discharged firearms on Thursday to disperse an agitated crowd, who had been removed from a reserve forest the previous week. Law enforcement and forestry officials conducted an eviction operation in the Paikan Reserve Forest in western Goalpara on...