Assamese Film “Satya: The Truth”: strong advocate for Gay Rights

Assamese Film “Satya: The Truth”: strong advocate for Gay Rights

Finally, the Assamese film industry is coming of age. The film “Satya: The Truth,” a compelling film, that advocates for the acceptance and understanding of homosexuality is finally given space in its home state. The movie, produced by Tilottama Talukdar under the City Productions banner, and directed by Rupjyoti Barthakur (Baba), takes a bold stand […]

Love thy neighbours in need

Love thy neighbours in need

The border dispute between Assam & Mizoram has been as old as one can remember. This has led to numerous clashes between the two states in the past. The recent 26th July’2021 clash that erupted at the borders between them saw; Six Assam Police personnel being killed and at least 70 persons injured when both […]

Assam: Underwater State?

Assam: Underwater State?

In the last 24 hours, southern Assam’s biggest town Silchar has been inundated. According to media report the town of Silchar has never experienced this such severe flooding before.. In Assam 32 out of 36 districts have been affected by extreme rainfall and resultant flood. According to Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), since April […]

A Dragonfly named for 2 Northeastern Trailblazers

A Dragonfly named for 2 Northeastern Trailblazers

A new species of dragonfly has been named after two women who are agents of change in the Northeast! It’s great news as we move towards World Environment day. A North-eastern news site has reported that a  new species of dragonfly,  the ‘Brahmaputra Picktail’ –  has been christened ‘Platygomphus Benritarum’. Shantanu Joshi and Anuja Mittal […]

Minority certification for 6 religious communities in Assam

Minority certification for 6 religious communities in Assam

Guwahati: Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Parsis, Buddhists and Jains will be eligible for a certification that will state that they are bona fide minorities resident in Assam. The Assam Government on Sunday announced that minority communities in Assam will be given minority certification, according to local newspapers. Cabinet Minister Keshab Mahanta said that the government has […]

Northeast relieved as students from Ukraine return

Northeast relieved as students from Ukraine return

Students from the Northeast caught up in the Russian-Ukraine conflict are being rescued  and flown back  to their homes. As per media reports, 13 youngsters from Assam, 11 from Meghalaya, and four from Tripura are back on Indian soil. A report from Agartala says four Tripura students out of 32 reached India and 13 others […]

Arrested for inciting killing of birds!

Arrested for inciting killing of birds!

Following a virtual social media storm, Police in Assam have arrested three officials in connection with the killing of more than 250 cattle egrets by the Tangla Municipal Board in Assam’s Udalguri district. The heart of the matter is a ‘direction’ by the Municipal Board to villagers to lop of bamboo groves that were the […]

Nun in Assam makes safe space for Third Gender

Nun in Assam makes safe space for Third Gender

The passion of a pioneering Catholic nun for Guwahati’s third gender, championing their dignity, rights and recognition, has resulted in the first Church approved shelter for the Hijra community in Assam.The Catholic Church has started its first safe house  for the marginalized transgender community in the Northeastern State of Assam this month. The opening of […]

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