Assam

Provincialize all or face poll heat: BTR Venture Education Committee sets August 15 deadline for govt action

Guwahati, July 15: The All BTR (Bodoland Territorial Region) Venture Educational Institutions Coordination Committee has issued a strong ultimatum to the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) administration, demanding the provincialization...

Woman kills drunk husband, digs pit, buries body

Guwahati, Jul 15 : A woman allegedly killed her drunk husband, dug a pit in their house in...

‘Invasion by people of one religion’ altering demography across Assam: Himanta

Guwahati, Jul 15 : Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed on Tuesday that the indigenous communities of...

Assam BJP backs voter roll purge, slams Congress for protecting ‘illegal votes’ in Assam and Bihar

Guwahati, July 14: The Assam unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has thrown its full support behind...

Kaziranga’s bird boom: Rare ‘Tukura Sarai’ breeds as survey reveals India’s richest grassland avian diversity

Guwahati, July 14: In a groundbreaking conservation milestone, Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve has officially released its...
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Eviction drive underway in Goalpara forest in Assam

Goalpara, Jul 12: An eviction drive to clear encroachment of around 135 hectares of land in the Paikan Reserve Forest in Assam's Goalpara district...

Assam bans hospitals from holding dead bodies over unpaid bills; clears Gaja Mitra, key welfare schemes

Guwahati, July 10: In a landmark decision, the Assam Cabinet has prohibited private hospitals and nursing homes from detaining dead bodies over pending medical...

DNA profiling of rhino horns begins in Assam to boost conservation and combat wildlife crime

GUWAHATI, July 10: In a landmark conservation effort, Assam has begun the genetic analysis of rhino horn samples collected from a historic stockpile of...

Gaurav Gogoi urges PM Modi to end Barak Valley isolation, demands urgent transport overhaul

GUWAHATI, July 10: Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president and Deputy Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Gaurav Gogoi, has written to Prime Minister...

9 AIUDF MLAs detained during protest against Chapar eviction linked to Adani power project

GUWAHATI, July 10: Nine MLAs from the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) were detained by police on Thursday while protesting against a large-scale...

8 illegal immigrants ‘pushed back’ into Bangladesh: Assam CM

Guwahati, Jul 10: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said eight illegal immigrants were "pushed back" into Bangladesh after being nabbed near...

Boundary dispute: Ball in Assam’s court to hold regional panel meet: Dy CM

Shillong, July 9: It’s up to Assam to initiate the Regional Committee-level meeting for resolving the inter-state boundary dispute in West Jaintia Hills sector. Informing...

AHRC orders probe into alleged custodial torture in Tinsukia after youth brutally assaulted with chilli paste

Guwahati, July 9: The Assam Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of an alleged custodial torture case at Bordumsa Police Station...

OIL and GAIL ink 15-year deal to supply 9 lakh SCMD of gas from Rajasthan fields to power sector

Guwahati, July 9: In a major move to boost domestic gas utilization and strengthen energy security, Oil India Limited (OIL) and GAIL (India) Limited...

Guwahati Tea Auction Centre brews 27% sales surge in Q1, Orthodox teas double on global demand

Guwahati, July 9: The Guwahati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC) has recorded a strong start to the fiscal year, posting a 27 per cent year-on-year...

Border blaze: 473 kg ganja busted in BSF-NCB raid at Indo-Bangla line

Guwahati, July 9: In a high-stakes joint raid, the Border Security Force (BSF) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) busted a major drug smuggling racket,...

Border villagers yet to return to paddy fields  

Deputy CM Dhar assures of resolving tension along disputed border   Shillong, July 8: Status quo has been maintained along the disputed border near Lapangap village...
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