Assam Times

Tension grips Bihubar after youth social worker’s killing

Residents protest against alleged drug trade, illegal liquor business

Post-flood paddy fields in Nazira hit by pest attack, farmers seek urgent help

Farmers in Nazira Co-District of Sivasagar district are facing a fresh crisis as a severe pest infestation has affected large areas of paddy fie…

Citizens’ convention on Sivasagar floods to demand compensation, probe into mining

The devastating floods that struck Assam’s Sivasagar, Charaideo and Jorhat districts on July 19 have shocked people across the state and beyond.…

Lafikul Islam Ahmed Murder Case Revives Political Controversy in Bodoland

The murder case of former All BTC Minority Students’ Union (ABMSU) president Lafikul Islam Ahmed, which shocked Assam nine years ago, has once a…

AUWJ urges Assam to match Bengal journalist welfare measures

The Assam Union of Working Journalists (AUWJ) has welcomed West Bengal Chief Minister Shubhendu Adhikari’s reported announcement of health insur…

Nine years on, three surrender in Lafiqul Islam murder case; ABMSU demands fast-track justice

Nearly nine years after the daylight killing of former All Bodo Minority Students’ Union (ABMSU) president Lafiqul Islam Ahmed, three accused su…

Sivasagar flood victims protest over allegedly substandard mattresses

Strong resentment has erupted in Sivasagar district over the alleged distribution of substandard mattresses among flood-affected people under a…

ABSU blames mining for Upper Assam floods, seeks rehabilitation

ABSU president Kwrwmdao Wary says unchecked mining along the Dikhow River and in Nagaland worsened the floods; seeks compensation, rehabilitatio…

Nazira meet seeks permanent solution to Upper Assam floods

A major citizens’ meeting bringing together political parties, student and youth organisations, civil society groups, intellectuals and social o…

Kaziranga, Development and Dissent: When Does a Protest Become a Threat?

A proposed luxury resort near Kaziranga has triggered a dispute over land, development and local rights. The controversy led to criminal cases a…

Assam’s Floods in a Warming World

Changing rivers, extreme rainfall and rising human exposure are making floods more complex and destructive

Why India Risks Falling Behind

A podcast by economist Dinesh K. Vohra argues that India's biggest challenge is not artificial intelligence alone, but a series of policy choice…

Flood-Hit Nazira Villages Demand Ban on Stone Mining Along Dikhow River

Residents reject claims that mining is the primary livelihood, linking alleged illegal extraction and environmental degradation to the devastati…

UPPL Celebrates 11th Foundation Day Across Bodoland Region

Rajya Sabha MP Pramod Boro, party founder Urkhao Gwra Brahma and senior leaders reaffirm commitment to peace, development and inclusive governan…

PVM seeks Constitutional safeguards for locals

We have submitted our proposal on implementation of legal and constitutional safeguards under clause 6 of the Assam Accord to the committee cons…