Utpal is a Senior Assistant Editor based in Guwahati. He covers seven states of North-East India and heads the editorial team for the region. He was previously based in Kathmandu, Dehradun and Delhi with Hindustan Times.
Articles by Utpal Parashar
Assam panchayat elections phase 1: Voting underway in 14 districts
In the first phase, around 9 million people, including 4.5 million men and 4.5 million women, are eligible to cast their votes at 12,916 polling booths.
Updated on May 02, 2025 02:35 PM IST
AIUDF MLA arrested for making anti-national comments at campaign rally
Aminul Islam, who represents the Dhing constituency in Nagaon, had allegedly made the controversial comments on Wednesday at a campaign rally
Published on Apr 24, 2025 09:06 PM IST
Assam flips plan on eco-sensitive zone around Kaziranga, cites serious concerns
Assam said the proposed ESZ would have directly impacted about 500,000 people, including a significant population of STs, SCs and economically weaker sections
Updated on Apr 23, 2025 09:09 PM IST
ED attaches ₹7.3 crore assets of Assam bureaucrat facing corruption charge
ED said the order to attach assets belonging to Sukanya Bora were issued under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act
Published on Apr 17, 2025 04:34 PM IST
Assam: Congress moves SEC against BJP MLA for allegedly threatening voters
The Congress accused BJP MLA Suren Phukan of threatening voters that they would be denied benefits of government schemes if they didn’t vote for a ruling party candidate in the upcoming panchayat polls
Published on Apr 16, 2025 02:07 PM IST
Assamese language made mandatory for all official work in Assam
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said in the districts of Barak Valley and Bodoland Territorial Region, Bengali and Bodo languages will be used, respectively
Published on Apr 15, 2025 07:18 PM IST
Assam advocate general files contempt plea over high court’s relocation row
The Gauhati High Court Bar Association (GHCBA) has opposed the plan to relocate the high court to Rangmahal in north Guwahati
Published on Apr 10, 2025 10:12 PM IST
AFSPA removed from Dibrugarh district in Assam, announces Himanta Biswa Sarma
With Thursday’s decision, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said only three districts would be covered by AFSPA
Updated on Mar 27, 2025 06:53 PM IST
82% of Bodo peace accord fulfilled, 100% to be completed in 2 years: Amit Shah
Union home minister Amit Shah said that 100% clauses of the Bodo peace accord would be fulfilled in the next two years and once that happens it will lead to lasting peace in the region
Published on Mar 16, 2025 04:11 PM IST
Assam govt presents ₹2.63 lakh crore budget with sops ahead of 2026 polls
The Assam government has expanded the scope of existing beneficiary schemes and promised more government jobs, roads and educational institutions
Published on Mar 10, 2025 03:36 PM IST
Assam cabinet approves holding of NEET entrance tests only in govt institutes
The changes included holding of the examinations only in govt-run institutions or centres, district authorities supervising examination process & biometric tests of students before taking the test
Updated on Mar 10, 2025 09:26 AM IST
Assam court junks police report against woman IAS officer accused of abusing junior
In its order dated September 13, the Gauhati HC directed Sarmah to approach the jurisdictional magistrate for redressal of her grievance.
Published on Mar 05, 2025 03:10 PM IST
New private universities in Assam will need security clearance: Himanta
The Assam cabinet approved setting up two private universities at Sipajhar and Tinsukia, for which MoUs were signed at the recently concluded investment summit
Published on Mar 04, 2025 08:49 PM IST
Private universities in Assam will need security clearance, must be secular: CM
Assam govt decided that any new private varsity being set up will first have to get security clearance and remain secular while carrying out operations.
Updated on Mar 04, 2025 06:59 PM IST
Hope to convert around 80% of investment proposals into reality: Assam CM Sarma
According to the CM, the first version of Advantage Assam held in 2018 had attracted investment proposals of around ₹1.5 lakh crore
Published on Feb 28, 2025 03:31 PM IST
Road projects worth around ₹55,000 crores to be started in Assam: Gadkari
Union minister Nitin Gadkari said that the projects include ₹5,800 crore to build the Guwahati Ring Road and ₹25,000 crore for a four-lane road from Guwahati to Panchgram via Barapani
Updated on Feb 26, 2025 08:19 PM IST
Assam is a gateway to Southeast Asia, Global South: Jyotiraditya Scindia in Guwahati
Scindia mentioned how under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has grown at a rate of around 6.5 % to 7% in the past decade.
Published on Feb 26, 2025 09:38 AM IST
Top industry players announce a slew of investment plans
RIL chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani said his company’s investment will aim at making Assam technology and AI ready.
Updated on Feb 26, 2025 08:56 AM IST
Completion of the India-Myanmar-Thailand highway will be a game changer: Jaishankar
The 1,400-km-long highway is nearly 70% completed, but the rest of the work has been affected at several places due to political changes in Myanmar
Updated on Feb 25, 2025 10:45 PM IST
Assam to get another semiconductor hub, IT park and more: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw also said that an advanced electronics manufacturing hub will be developed in Kamrup district in Assam
Updated on Feb 25, 2025 09:08 PM IST
Amid global uncertainty, experts certain about India’s fast growth: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that under the Bharatiya Janata Party rule, Assam’s economy has doubled in just six years
Published on Feb 25, 2025 01:56 PM IST
‘Am brand ambassador of northeastern culture’: Modi at Jhumoir Binandini event
Over 8,000 dancers and drummers from over 800 tea gardens across Assam participated in the dance event held at Sarusajai Stadium
Published on Feb 24, 2025 10:35 PM IST
Advantage Assam 2.0 Summit: Cabinet clears MoUs worth over ₹1.22 lakh crores
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the figure could go much higher once more announcements are made by different companies during the summit
Published on Feb 23, 2025 04:28 PM IST
Assam assembly adjourned twice over attack on Congress MP Rukibul Hussain
Speaker Biswajit Daimary adjourned the House proceedings twice after Congress lawmakers shouted slogans and demanded a discussion on the attack on Hussain
Published on Feb 21, 2025 01:11 PM IST
Congress’s Dhubri MP Rakibul Hussain on way to public meeting attacked in Assam’s Nagaon
Congress MP Rakibul Hussain was on his way to attend a meeting in Rupohihat in Assam’s Nagaon district on a two-wheeler when he was attacked
Published on Feb 20, 2025 07:02 PM IST
Advantage Assam 2.0: PM, top ministers, leading industrialists to attend summit
Industry leaders Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani, Anil Agarwal, Savitri Jindal and Union ministers S Jaishankar, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Ashwini Vaishnaw will be among the speakers.
Updated on Feb 20, 2025 04:30 PM IST
44 days on, bodies of 5 more workers recovered from flooded Assam mine
NDRF, the army, the navy, and police were camped at the site of the illegal coal mine in Dima Hasao since January 6 as they looked to trace the trapped workers
Published on Feb 20, 2025 04:00 AM IST
Bodies of 5 remaining workers recovered 44 days after Assam coal mine mishap
The bodies of four coal mine workers were recovered earlier. However, five others had remained untraced
Updated on Feb 19, 2025 06:41 PM IST
Assam assembly adjourned thrice over adjournment motions
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had given an adjournment notice seeking discussion on two inquiry reports regarding illegalities in job selections by the state public service commission
Published on Feb 19, 2025 01:47 PM IST
2013, 2014 Assam Combined Competitive Exams: Panel finds Jobs were up for sale
Justice (retired) Biplab Kumar Sharma Commission’s two reports were tabled in the Assam assembly on Monday three years after the first of them was submitted
Published on Feb 18, 2025 11:19 AM IST