Plantation drive in Kokrajhar

Kokrajhar, June 10: The women vendors of the indigenous community in Kokrajhar district demanded a proper space to sell their wares in Kokrajhar and Gossaigaon market, along with other basic amenities. A general meeting was held today where over 200 ...

Guwahati, May 29 : A minority Bodoland student's panel Wednesday demanded a high level probe into the 2012 riots in Assam, saying they do not trust the ongoing investigations by the Central Bureau of Investigation. The clashes that broke out in July ...

Kokrajhar, May 19: A rally was held at Santipur in Chirang district today to protest against extortions and frequent abductions. It was organised by the Bodo National Conference (BNC) and the ruling Bodoland Peoples Front (BPF). Various ...

Kokrajhar, May 16: The Bodoland Peoples' Progressive Front (BPPF) today staged a sit-in in front of Pragati Bhavan here protesting against various irregularities in the administration of Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) and sought the intervention ...

Kokrajhar, May 13: The Baksa District Upper and Lower Primary Teachers Committee began an indefinite hunger strike today at the BTC secretariat ground here to demand regularisation of services. The committee said 2,272 teachers were appointed ...

Guwahati, April 25: The civil administration and the home and forest departments have decided to join hands to strike hard at rhino poachers who have been on the rampage in the wilds of Assam. A high-level meeting, held today at Kaziranga to ...

The magisterial inquiry report submitted by the Darrang District Magistrate to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has admitted that there was gross violation of basic human rights of Bamunjhar villagers as far as ensuring their identity and ...

Article 46 of the Constitution as given below stipulates that the State will promote with special care the educational and economic interests of the Scheduled Tribes and will protect them from social injustice and all forms of exploitation. The ...

Kokrajhar, June 7: Special commissioner for the Supreme Court, Harsh Mander, termed the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in the riot-affected Bodoland Territorial Area Districts as completely non-functional. Work under the law ...