GUWAHATI: The Assam State Commission for Women (ASCW) on Tuesday, August 11, launched a dedicated mobile application to enable women across the state to register complaints and seek assistance online without visiting the commission's office. ALSO READ: How Delhi Plans to Keep Monkeys Away During Badminton World Championships The application was launched by Assam Women…
GUWAHATI: The Assam government has advanced the disbursement of the August instalment under the Orunodoi 3.0 scheme, releasing payments from August 1, two days ahead of the earlier scheduled date of August 3. The revised timeline applies to all beneficiaries enrolled under the state's flagship direct benefit transfer programme. ALSO READ: India Claim Double Podium…
GUWAHATI: Assam Police detained more than 26 young women, including a minor, during raids on two spa centres inside a shopping mall in Silchar's Cachar district late on the night of June 25, after receiving intelligence that the establishments were allegedly operating a prostitution racket under the guise of massage services. ALSO READ: Ram Mandir…
GUWAHATI: The death toll in the ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing unit in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvallur district has risen to nine, with two women from Assam among those who lost their lives. ALSO READ: NTA Releases CUET UG 2026 Results for Undergraduate Admissions The deceased from Assam have been identified as Sita Hasda…
GUWAHATI: Marking World Environment Day, Assam is set to witness one of its largest community-led plantation campaigns, with around 35 lakh women expected to plant 1 crore saplings across the state. ALSO READ: BBC Features Assam’s Bagurumba Dance Scene Among 2026’s Most Striking Images The initiative is being led by members of Self-Help Groups (SHGs),…
GUWAHATI: Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve has launched a community-based poultry value chain project at Barbheta Eco-Development Committee (EDC) in Assam's Golaghat district, aimed at improving livelihoods, food security and conservation efforts in communities around the protected area. ALSO READ: Assam Proposes ₹59.25-Crore Plan for Education and Livelihood Development in Tribal Areas According to…
GUWAHATI: Assam has recorded a decline in tobacco consumption among both men and women over the past few years, according to the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 2023-2024 data, although the State continues to report a significant share of tobacco users among adults aged 15 years and above. ALSO READ: Missing Youth Found at…
GUWAHATI: The Assam Legislative Assembly on Monday, May 25, unanimously passed a resolution supporting 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and all state legislative assemblies, to be implemented after the completion of the delimitation process. ALSO READ: Assam’s Pension Burden Rises From 15.9% To 19.4% during 2021-25 The resolution was moved by Assam’s Minister for…
