Assam Current Affairs

Sonitpur SSP Barun Purkayastha has been nominated for the 3rd Assam Police Sishu Mitra Leadership Award 2025 in recognition of his sustained work to advance child rights protection in the State. The nomination follows a rigorous assessment by an external jury, underscoring leadership, institutional impact, and rights-based policing practices. Those awarded include Devojyoti Mukherjee, IPS […]

Phase-I development work of the historic Vasudev Than Narowa Satra has commenced with an estimated budget of ₹12.68 crore. Situated in Dhakuakhana in Assam’s Lakhimpur district, the Satra dates back to the 14th century and was initially linked to the Chutia king Satyanarayan. In the 17th century, the Vaishnavite saint Damodar Ata formally founded it

Scientific analysis of palaeoecological and palaeoherbivory records from Kaziranga National Park suggests that the Indian one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) migrated to Northeast India during the late Holocene period. The study indicates that improving climatic conditions in the Brahmaputra floodplains, combined with increasing human pressure in western and northern parts of the subcontinent, gradually pushed this

Puhan Biya refers to the traditional belief marking the marriage anniversary of Goddess Kamakhya, observed annually at Kamakhya Mandir. The occasion forms the spiritual core of the Devi Kamakhya Sanskritik Mahotsav, giving the festival its ritual significance beyond performance and celebration. Rooted in Tantric and Shakta traditions, Puhan Biya symbolises fertility, cosmic union and feminine

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?