In late February, the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council ordered the eviction of more than 2,000 families belonging to the Hindi-speaking Nonia community living in various parts of the hill districts between northern and southern Assam. Karbi groups, such as the Karbi Students’ Association, allege that the Hindi-speaking Nonia, an Other Backward Caste agrarian community with origins in Bihar and Uttar …
With two tests of the State board-conducted Class 10 exams cancelled within a week following leak of question papers, Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu on Friday, March 17, 2023, asserted that the entire examination system will be analysed and rectified. Days after the general science question paper leak of the Class 10 State board exam, the Assamese paper also got …
The tiger can feel helpless too. Wildlife officials and rescue workers at the flooded Kaziranga National Park had to provide a “safe passage” for three tigers in less than two days, guiding them to the relative safety of the hills beyond a highway along the southern edge of the park. One was directed towards Karbi Anglong and reached safely, the …
