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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ONGC advances well control at RDS site amid flood, safety hurdles

Guwahati, June 25: The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has achieved a key breakthrough in its well control operation at the RDS site,...

Landslide disrupts Lumding–Badarpur rail line, restoration may take a week

Guwahati, June 25: Rail connectivity on the Lumding–Badarpur section remains snapped following a major landslide that struck the region on June 22. The Northeast...

Border clash erupts at Assam-Meghalaya disputed zone, one injured in fresh tensions

Guwahati, June 25: Tensions flared again along the disputed Assam-Meghalaya border after a violent incident broke out in Tahpat Village, West Karbi Anglong district,...

NE-SPARKS ignites: Assam’s top teens embark on power-packed ISRO journey

Guwahati, June 25: Thirteen of Assam’s brightest science students from five districts embarked on an unforgettable journey to the heart of India’s space program...

Congress accuses BJP of looting Assam’s tea lands, betraying Adivasi and tea tribe communities

Guwahati, June 24: In a scathing attack on the ruling BJP, the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has accused the government of deliberately betraying...

Landslide paralyzes Lumding–Badarpur rail line, restoration underway amid mass cancellations

Guwahati, June 24: Train services on the crucial Lumding–Badarpur hill section remain suspended for the second day on Tuesday after a massive landslide caused...

PCBA slaps ONGC with notice over illegal drilling as Bhatiapar gas leak enters day 13

Guwahati, June 24: The Pollution Control Board, Assam (PCBA) has issued a show-cause notice to Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for operating a...

ONGC races against rain to contain Bhatiapar gas blowout, moves closer to final capping

Guwahati, June 23: As the gas blowout at Bhatiapar’s well number RDS#147A entered its 12th day on Monday, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited...

NHAI work triggers landslide, cuts off Haflong–Silchar road, rail links

NF Railway blames NHAI for unsafe construction that halted train services and forced road travel ban Guwahati, June 23: Train and road connectivity between Haflong...

Assam launches ‘Shradhanjali’ scheme for dignified return of Assamese domicile bodies, declares transgenders as backward class

Guwahati, June 22: The Assam Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Sunday announced a series of wide-ranging decisions, headlined by the...

BJP playing with fire in Assam, says Gaurav Gogoi – vows to block Manipur-style collapse

Guwahati, June 22: Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president and Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi launched a fierce attack on the BJP during a...

Assam’s education plunges to 34th rank, Congress blames CM Himanta for ‘breaking teachers’ morale’

Guwahati, June 21: The Congress on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, blaming him for the state's sharp...
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