February 2026

Assamese music artist Manas Robin has launched the Manas Army initiative to create skill-based employment for educated but unemployed youth in the State. Designed as a digital marketplace, the project connects trained local workers with households and businesses through a dedicated mobile app. Nearly 2,000 youths have already been trained and will now provide on-demand

The Assam government carried out a two-day eviction operation on January 6, clearing 6,200 bighas (about 830 hectares) of encroached forest land inside Burhachapori Wildlife Sanctuary across Sonitpur and Nagaon districts. The move was undertaken to restore degraded habitats and curb human pressure inside the protected area. The eviction covered locations under the Tezpur Sadar

Both the Bordoloi Sub-Committee of the Constituent Assembly and the Lokur Committee took a cautious stand on expanding the Scheduled Tribe list in Assam. They ruled out ST status for Tea and ex-Tea Garden communities on the ground that these groups were not originally native to Assam. The same hesitation extended to Tai Ahoms, Chutias,

Rejection by the Consultative Group of the Coordination Committee of Tribal Organizations of Assam (CCTOA) has put the proposal to grant ST status to six communities under sharp scrutiny. In its submission to the Group of Ministers, the body argued that the move is unconstitutional, historically untenable and politically motivated. What did the GoM propose?