Assam

Assam: Two sentenced to 7 years rigorous imprisonment in drug trafficking case

Diphu (Assam), Oct 24 : A local court in Assam’s Dima Hasao district has sentenced two persons to seven years rigorous imprisonment in a drug trafficking case. The court of...

Four held with heroin in Assam

Guwahati, Oct 24 : Four persons have been arrested and over 2 kg of heroin seized from them...

Veteran scribe Baikuntha Goswami dies at 79

Guwahati, Oct 24 : Veteran journalist Baikuntha Nath Goswami died on Friday due to old-age-related ailments at his...

Zubeen death case: Lathi-charge outside jail as protesters hurl stones at vehicles carrying accused

Guwahati, Oct 15 : Assam Police on Wednesday resorted to lathi-charge to disperse an agitated mob that hurled...

Tea tribes demonstrate in Assam demanding ST status, wage hike, land rights

Dibrugarh (Assam), Oct 13 : Thousands of people from Assam’s tea tribe and Adivasi communities staged a massive...
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Meghalaya, Assam NGOs share knowledge on agro-ecological practices

Shillong, June 28: A capacity-building workshop titled “Learning from the Land: Participatory Knowledge Harvest from Assam and Meghalaya” was conducted at Tata Institute of...

Assam tightens pig transport rules amid ASF threat; night movement banned, check posts monitored

Guwahati, June 28: In a bid to curb the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF), the Assam government has issued a stringent Standard Operating...

Garukhuti in crisis: Crores spent, cows missing, questions unanswered

Guwahati, June 28: Confusion continues to mount over the number of Gir cows procured by the Assam government for the Garukhuti Bahumukhi Krishi Prakalpa,...

Govt asks admin to ensure maintenance of status quo 

Resolving border dispute priority of both Meghalaya & Assam Govts: Dy CM  Shillong, June 28: The state government has asked the district authorities in West...

Gauhati HC to hear challenge to Assam’s pushback policy on July 22, ABMSU alleges illegal deportations

Guwahati, June 28: The Gauhati High Court on Friday took up a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the Assam government’s controversial pushback policy to...

ONGC seals Bhatiapar gas blowout without injury, marking flawless end to RDS#147A Crisis

Guwahati, June 27: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) has successfully capped the blowout at Well RDS#147A in Bhatiapar, ending a high-stakes, two-week-long...

Ministers’ wives get ₹20 lakh, common women just ₹1,250: Gaurav Gogoi slams CM over scheme misuse and corruption

Guwahati, June 26: Assam Congress president and Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday,...

ONGC nears endgame in Bhatiapar gas blowout, eyes snubbing completion by tomorrow

Guwahati, June 26: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) is on the brink of completing the snubbing operation at the Bhatiapar gas blowout...

Agroforestry push gains ground: Assam stakeholders unite to empower small tea growers and tap agarwood potential

Guwahati, June 26: A day-long stakeholder consultation was held at Kohora Convention Centre in Kazirangaon on Thursday to explore the integration of agroforestry for...

NDRF rescues 23-year-old from Brahmaputra in pre-dawn operation

Guwahati, June 26: A 23-year-old man was rescued from the Brahmaputra River near the Uzanbazar Inland Water Transport (IWT) terminal in Guwahati early Thursday...

Assam: 128-year-old mosque demolished for drainage project in Dibrugarh

Dibrugarh (Assam), Jun 26: To construct a drainage system to solve the waterlogging problem of Dibrugarh town, the authorities have demolished the 128-year-old...

Tension erupts along Meghalaya-Assam border

Mob of 400 destroys ‘illegal’ plantation at Tahpat, sets fire to huts  Shillong/Guwahati, June 25: The government’s effort to resolve the age-old boundary dispute with...
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