Overall 1,480 families from seven villages were affected after the forest reserves under which they fall were converted into the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park in 1999. They were settled by the state go...

Assam can cope with the bird flu-triggered temporary ban on poultry for about six weeks but anything beyond that could severely impact the booming sector that was just about recovering after being hit...

Several groups and organisations in Assam have appealed to the people to celebrate Bhogali Bihu in a subdued manner to protest the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, in the Lok Sabha.A...

As the people of Assam remained home during Bihu owing to the ongoing country-wide lockdown, many artistes took to social media to entertain them. Hosting live performances on Facebook, Instagram and ...

Some aromatic and sweet green tea with pithas and laroos on uruka anyone? Chay Premi, a congregation of tea-loving youths of the Northeast, thinks it’s the best combination this Bhogali Bihu.“Ther...

Bipasha Hazarika didn’t have a study table. Her parents couldn’t afford to sponsor her studies. But nothing could stop the Dibrugarh girl from passing the High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) ex...

The notes that make up the songs of Bihu or the steps that move in unison to these tunes know no political affiliation. When the dhol and pepa rang out across the state over the past two days, the spi...

When I was three or four years old, my father brought home a radio set. This was six decades ago. It was among the few radiograms that the village had by then, a proud possession for us and quite a pu...

Two kids are beating the lockdown boredom by creating a buzz on social media with their rendition of a popular Assamese love song. The wow factor is that they are singing to the beat of a makeshift dr...

Dharani Barman would take his cattle to a nearby pond or the river along with others for community bathing of the animals on Goru Bihu every year.However, things have changed slightly this year owing ...