Assam Times

08/09/2025

🚨 ASSAM ALERT: Price Gouging Before GST Relief! 🚨

🔥 Overnight Price Shock in Guwahati 🔥

🥚 Eggs: ₹180 ➝ ₹220 per tray

🥛 Milk: ₹70 ➝ ₹80 per litre

🧀 Paneer: ₹500 ➝ ₹600 per kg

🥔 Potatoes: ₹1,400 ➝ ₹2,200 per quintal

🛢️ Mustard oil, 🧱 cement, 🔩 iron rods — all skyrocketing!

👉 While the Centre talks about GST relief (5% & 18% rates on essentials), traders here are jacking up prices before the benefit even reaches us.

😡 Who’s responsible?

Greedy traders?

Silent supply department?

Politicians fattened by trader donations?

👀 Citizens say: all of the above.

💔 This is not “market fluctuation.”
This is daylight robbery.
This is deliberate sabotage.
Families are bleeding while the government distracts us with divisive politics.

✊ What we must demand NOW:
1️⃣ Immediate crackdown on price-hike cartels.
2️⃣ Transparency from Assam’s Supply Dept.
3️⃣ Political accountability—MLAs & Ministers must answer.

🗣️ Assamese families deserve the relief they were promised.
Don’t let this fraud pass silently.
Share. Tag your reps. Speak out.

Enough is enough.

Even before the Modi government’s much-publicized GST rate cut takes effect on September 22, unscrupulous traders in Assam have shamelessly hiked prices of essential goods overnight, looting ordinary citizens under the nose of a silent administration. Back in 2014, BJP had mocked the Congress over...

08/09/2025

🌄 Historic Wildlife Discovery in Arunachal! 🐾

For the first time ever, the elusive Pallas’s Cat has been photographed in Arunachal Pradesh’s high-altitude rangelands! 📸

This landmark survey, led by the Forest Department, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh in collaboration with WWF-India, also recorded five other wild cats — snow leopard, common leopard, clouded leopard, leopard cat & marbled cat — above 4,200 metres.

💡 The survey documented record-breaking elevations for several species, showing just how extraordinary and resilient the Eastern Himalaya is. Local communities, especially the Brokpa herders, played a vital role in making this possible.

🔎 Experts say this discovery highlights Arunachal Pradesh’s status as a global biodiversity hotspot and the importance of community-led conservation.

👉 Full story : https://assamtimes.org/node/23565

07/09/2025

⚡ 𝐀𝐆𝐏’𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞: 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬 ⚡

Is anyone else fed up with this political theatre? AGP’s latest act is a repeat of 2019—loud protests, fiery speeches… but zero backbone.

When the Centre slips in an order that undermines the Assam Accord, AGP is quick to shout from the rooftops. But ask them to resign or confront BJP inside the NDA? Silence.

Flashback 2019: dramatic resignations, alliance “broken,” moral high ground claimed—only to slither back into power within months. That betrayal killed their credibility.

Now it’s déjà vu. Petitions, press conferences, PR stunts—but still clinging to the very government they pretend to oppose.

👉 If AGP truly believes the Accord is under threat, their ministers should step down. Until then, every protest is just hollow symbolism. Assam deserves honesty, not staged drama.

🔗 Read more: https://assamtimes.org/node/23559 :

The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) loves to wear the mantle of regionalism. It proudly recalls its birth from the Assam Agitation and the sacrifices of 855 martyrs. Yet every fresh controversy over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) exposes the party for what it has become: a political outfit addicted....

07/09/2025

🚨 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐮𝐰𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐢: 𝐀 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝’𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐭

A heartbreaking incident at the Arya Nagar flyover construction site claimed the life of 3-year-old Sunit Kumar, who slipped into an unguarded drain.

⚠️ Exposed drains and manholes at the site highlight serious safety lapses.

👮‍♂️ In swift action, police arrested three Bhartia Infra Projects Ltd (BIPL) officials within 40 hours:

Avinash Bhatia – Director

Kaushik Gogoi – Safety Engineer

Prasannajit Pathak – Deputy Project Manager

🔎 The tragedy has sparked outrage, with calls for:

Accountability from both the contractor (BIPL) and the PWD.

Strict safety enforcement in all public projects.

Suspension of BIPL from future government contracts.

👉 This is not just about one project—it’s about ensuring that no life is put at risk due to negligence.

📌 Full story: Assam Times: https://assamtimes.org/node/23557

In a swift development following public outrage, Assam Police have arrested three officials of Bhartia Infra Projects Ltd (BIPL) after the tragic death of a three-year-old boy who fell into an uncovered drain at the Arya Nagar flyover construction site in Guwahati. The incident, which occurred earli...

04/09/2025

🚨 2 workers dead. 5 injured. 9 months.

At Guwahati’s flyover sites, lives are being lost to electrocution & unsafe conditions.
No probe. No accountability. Agencies keep passing the blame.

Workers’ lives are not disposable.

Full story at https://assamtimes.org/node/23549

03/09/2025

53 years of foreigners’ burden on Assam.
Centre betrays Assam Accord, insults martyrs of anti-CAA movement.
Assamese identity cannot be sold off.

Full story at https://assamtimes.org/node/23548

02/09/2025

🌳 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐦’𝐬 𝐒𝐢𝐱𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 🌳

🚨 3,000 bighas of tribal land in Dima Hasao have been quietly handed over to a cement company.
📌 Land meant to be protected under the Sixth Schedule → now exposed to corporate mining.

⚖️ The Gauhati High Court has flagged the deal as highly questionable, warning about its scale, legality & ecological impact.

🌱 How it was done:
👉 Forest areas reclassified as “non-forest” under Assam Forest Rules, 2022.
👉 No proper consultation with villagers.
👉 People only found out when company staff began surveying their farmland in March 2024.

😡 Villagers, rights groups & opposition leaders call it a scam:

“The Council bypassed laws and environmental concerns. This is a complete betrayal.”


This isn’t just about land—it’s about tribal rights, forests, and survival in Northeast India.
When corporate deals override constitutional protections, the Sixth Schedule itself is at risk.

✊ Stand with Dima Hasao’s tribal communities.
📢 Share. Speak up. Resist.

02/09/2025

🚨 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐦 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐭’𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐦𝐚 𝐇𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐨 🚨

In a shocking disclosure before the Gauhati High Court, it was revealed that the Assam Government sold 3,000 bighas of tribal land in Dima Hasao’s Umrangso to Mahabali Cement Co. at ₹2 lakh per bigha.

⚖️ Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi’s bench questioned how Sixth Schedule-protected land was transferred, and directed the government to submit all files and an affidavit within two days.

🌾 The Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) has come down hard on the government, accusing CM Himanta Biswa Sarma of betraying indigenous and tribal communities. AJP leaders said:

“For long, the CM denied such transfers. Now the High Court proceedings have exposed the government’s falsehood.”

The AJP further warned of eviction drives over 55,000 bighas of land—nearly 50,000 belonging to indigenous and tribal families—allegedly being readied for corporate giants like Adani and Ambani.

✊ Opposition voices say the court revelation proves their worst fears: Assam’s protected land is being bartered away to corporate houses.

Full story https://assamtimes.org/node/23545

02/09/2025

🚨 “𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐔𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐞” – 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐦’𝐬 𝐉𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐞𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐫𝐲 𝐎𝐮𝐭 🚨

For nearly 21 months, thousands of local contractors who built water supply projects under the Jal Jeevan Mission have not been paid their dues. 💧

👉 Pending bills = ₹12,500 crore
👉 Affected contractors = 8,500+ families
👉 Already, two contractors have died by su***de due to unbearable financial stress.

On Monday, the All Assam Public Health Engineering Contractors’ Association staged a 10-hour protest in Guwahati, demanding immediate release of payments. Protesters alleged that while a select few “close to power” received their bills, the majority were left to struggle—many now facing property seizures, mounting debts, and broken households.

✊ Their demands are simple:
✔️ Clear pending bills immediately
✔️ Refund unjust GST cuts
✔️ Equal treatment for all contractors
✔️ Stop favoritism in bill disbursal

They ask only one thing from the government:
“We worked for development, now let us live with dignity.”

Full story at https://assamtimes.org/node/23544

01/09/2025

🏅🎉 𝐇𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐢 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐁𝐨𝐤𝐨𝐭𝐚, 𝐒𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐫! 🎉🏅

She won 3 GOLD medals at the World Police and Fire Games 2025 in the USA! 🇺🇸🔥

The grand felicitation ceremony was held on August 31 with traditional Gayan-Bion welcome 🎶🙏

Proud moment as she received the "Arjun Bhogeswar Baruah Award-2025" from Assam Olympic Association 🏆👏

Full story at https://assamtimes.org/node/23542

31/08/2025

Gaurav Gogoi, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee President, boldly responded to Union Home Minister Amit Shah at a massive rally in Lahowal, Dibrugarh on August 31, 2025. Standing firm, he declared, "Do not try to intimidate me because I am a descendant of Lachit." Gogoi vowed to fight against baseless accusations and promised to focus on real issues like closing liquor shops in tea gardens, increasing wages for workers, supporting local entrepreneurs, and improving government schools.

He strongly criticized the current BJP government and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, highlighting divisive politics and neglect of Assam’s indigenous communities. Thousands of Congress workers rallied behind Gogoi’s vision of a welfare-oriented government committed to Assam's progress and unity ahead of the 2026 assembly elections.

Full story at https://assamtimes.org/node/23536

31/08/2025

🚨 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐦 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐥! 🚨

The Assam government recently modified its directive on foreigner verification cases—excluding the Hindu Bengali community from the withdrawal, unlike other groups. This decision has sparked strong protests and accusations against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for allegedly conspiring to marginalize Hindu Bengalis.

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Tamulpur and Goreswar, demanding justice and equal treatment under the law. The BTAD Bengali Youth Federation warns of a boycott of BJP if this injustice is not addressed before upcoming elections.

Hindu Bengalis form a crucial voter base in Assam, and this issue is intensifying ethnic and political tensions ahead of the 2026 elections. The community vows to continue fighting for their rights and citizenship benefits.

👉 What are your thoughts on this ongoing conflict? Share below and stay informed!

Read full story at https://assamtimes.org/node/23537