Mamata Banerjee-led TMC announces candidates for Bengal, Assam bypolls
Sanchita Pradhan (Dey) and Rabiul Alam Chowdhury will contest the Nandigram and Rejinagar seats respectively, TMC announced on Sunday.
Sanchita Pradhan (Dey) and Rabiul Alam Chowdhury will contest the Nandigram and Rejinagar seats respectively, TMC announced on Sunday.
The Gauhati High Court issued a notice to the Assam government on a petition contesting the third post‑retirement extension of former PCCF M.K. Yadava as Special Chief Secretary (Forests). The court set a deadline of October 15 for the state to respond to the public‑interest litigation filed by conservationist Rohit Choudhury.
Five elephants from Assam have been proposed to be donated to Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai; Arunachaleswarar Temple in Tiruvannamalai; Kancheepuram Mutt; Vaitheeswaran Temple, Mayiladuthurai; and Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram.
The population of the endangered pygmy hog, once thought to be extinct, has increased from six in 1996 to 194 today through a captive breeding programme

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The Gauhati High Court affirmed that talaq‑e‑hassan remains a legally valid form of Muslim divorce and instructed the petitioner to seek registration under the 2024 Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriages and Divorce Act. The court also outlined the procedure for registration and the right to appeal if the registrar declines the request.

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About 12,000 people, including top athletes around the world, are expected to participate in the running event on February 7, 2027
The Gauhati High Court has asked the Assam government to explain its plan for rehabilitation and compensation for people displaced during a September 2024 eviction drive. Justice Devashis Barua set a deadline of October 6 for government departments to submit their positions.
A PIL challenged the provincialisation framework on the grounds that it allegedly permits entry into substantive government service without a fair, transparent and competitive recruitment process.
The Gauhati High Court took serious exception to the way a Foreigners’ Tribunal in Nagaon handled Mumtaz Begum’s case; the court impleaded the Ministry of External Affairs in the case and advised it to “make an endeavour to have the woman located in Bangladesh and to expatriate her to India”.
The 25-year-old boutique worker’s partially decomposed body was recovered from an apartment in Guwahati’s Beltola area; her husband surrenders before the police
Initial investigation revealed that the two men arrived in Agartala from Khowai in west Tripura to hand over firearms to someone yet to be identified
The forces established surveillance over a UKNA camp and commenced tactical closing-in at 5 am on September 2, they said

Congress Major Reshuffle: Sachin Pilot Gets Punjab, Bhupesh Baghel Shifted To Assam And Randeep Surjewala Gets Gujarat
Ahead of crucial Assembly elections, the change in Punjab is most significant as it comes amid intense factionalism between the camps of former CM Charanjit Singh Channi and PC chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring; Sukhdeo Bhagat made AICC in-charge of Chhattisgarh, Sirivella Prasad of Maharashtra, P.V. Mohan in-charge of Andhra Pradesh
DGP Harmeet Singh said those arrested were involved in various frauds and threatening people over the phone and extracting money
The transporters said drivers carrying goods into Mizoram have faced repeated difficulties.
Last week, the number of HIV-positive inmates increased in Sribhumi District Jail.
Several constituency-level projects are part of the package