Haflong poll irregularities raised in letter to DC, CCTV demand ahead of 2026 elections

Haflong, Dec 12: Ahead of the 2026 Assam Legislative Assembly elections, concerns over electoral malpractice have led to a formal petition to the District Commissioner (DC) and District Election Officer of Dima Hasao. A letter submitted on Thursday urges authorities to install CCTV cameras at selected hyper-sensitive polling stations in the 113-Haflong (ST) Legislative Assembly … Read more

Labour reforms give hazardous-sector workers future-ready safety

New Delhi, Dec 12:  For those working in hazardous sectors, the new Labour Codes mark an impactful shift towards safer, fairer and more accountable workplaces, according to the government. Industries such as mining, petroleum, metallurgy, chemical and heavy manufacturing play a vital role in India’s economic growth, as many workers in these industries operate in … Read more

11-day Sivasagar book fair wraps up, books worth over Rs 70 L sold

Sivasagar, Dec 12: The Sivasagar Book Fair, organized by social organization ‘Khoj’ and the people of the town, ended on Thursday with a concluding function presided over by Samiran Phukan, general secretary, AASU, and president of the organizing committee. Books worth over Rs 70 lakh were sold during the 11-day book fair. The function was … Read more

Bengal SIR: ECI questions inflated voter count found via progeny-mapping

Kolkata, Dec 12:  With the enumeration phase in the three-stage Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal completed, a remarkably high number of existing voters identified through progeny-mapping has kept the Election Commission of India (ECI) sceptical. As per the figures available from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), going by the trend … Read more

Assam faces persistent youth outmigration amid gaps in skill-based growth

Doomdooma, Dec 12: Assam’s challenges cannot be addressed merely by obtaining degrees; what the state needs today is a generation equipped with technical and vocational skills, observed noted writer and academic Dr Sashikanta Saikia. He was delivering the keynote address on Thursday on the third day of the golden jubilee closing ceremony and 24th biennial … Read more