Assam

Thai catfish crackdown begins in Boko

Boko, June 18 : The Fisheries Department of the Assam Government on Thursday launched a major crackdown against the illegal cultivation and sale of banned Thai catfish, seizing and...

Sushmita Dev resigns as Rajya Sabha MP, quits party in another blow to TMC

New Delhi, Jun 10: Trinamool Congress MP Sushmita Dev on Wednesday resigned from the party and the Rajya...

EU delegation visits Tata Electronics semiconductor project at Assam’s Jagiroad

Morigaon/Guwahati, Jun 8: A high-level delegation from the European Union on Monday visited Tata Electronics' semiconductor project at...

Assam cabinet undergoes expansion; 11 BJP MLAs, one AGP legislator sworn in

Guwahati, Jun 5: BJP MLAs Ranoj Pegu, Ashok Singhal, Biswajit Daimary and AGP's Keshab Mahanta were among the...

New yellow-throated marten found in Assam’s Kaziranga

Guwahati, Jun 2: A new species of marten has been found in Kaziranga National Park in Assam, the...
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Guwahati Science City set for December launch; PM Modi likely to inaugurate

Guwahati, July 22: The long-awaited Guwahati Science City project is inching closer to completion, with Science and Technology Minister Keshav Mahanta meeting Union Culture...

Not immediately worried about China constructing world’s largest dam on Brahmaputra: Himanta

Guwahati, Jul 21: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday tried to alleviate fears on China's move to construct the world's largest dam...

Youth shot in Udalguri; illegal weapon seized, attacker held

Guwahati, July 20: Tensions flared in Assam’s Udalguri district just ahead of the BTR elections, as a youth was shot in a violent altercation...

Railway station master accused of wife’s murder arrested in Assam

Rangia (Assam), Jul 20 : An absconding railway official, accused in the murder of his wife, has been arrested in Guwahati, police said. The accused,...

Heroin worth Rs 6 crore seized, 2 arrested in Assam

Guwahati, Jul 20: Two persons have been arrested and heroin worth over Rs 6 crore has been seized from their possession in Assam's Cachar...

Declare statewide drought now: Saikia slams govt inaction as crop crisis grips Assam

Guwahati, July 19: A day after the Assam Cabinet declared five districts as drought-affected, Leader of the Opposition Debabrata Saikia urged Governor Lakshman Prasad...

Vote bank, violence & vendetta: BJP slams Congress for inciting chaos, insulting Assam’s indigenous identity

Guwahati, July 19: BJP MP Dilip Saikia launched a scathing attack on the Congress party, accusing it of fueling unrest in Assam, endangering indigenous...

Mamata accuses BJP govt in Assam of threatening Bengalis, Himanta hits back with ‘appeasement’ barb

Kolkata/Guwahati, Jul 19: A war of words broke out between West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and her Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday,...

Mamata Banerjee compromising Bengal’s future by encouraging encroachment, appeasement: Himanta

Guwahati, Jul 19 : Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma accused West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee of compromising her state's future by encouraging encroachment...

BJP slams Akhil and Lurinjyoti Gogoi for ‘fake regionalism,’ alleges protection of Bengali Muslim encroachers

Guwahati, July 18: The Assam unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday launched a sharp criticism against Raijor Dal president and Sivasagar...

From Hills to high-tech: Meghalaya’s Rose Angelina becomes face of India’s digital revolution

Guwahati, July 17: In the remote hills of Eastern West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, a quiet digital revolution has been underway—led not by a bureaucrat...

Assam eviction clash turns violent: Teen killed, dozens injured in police firing

Guwahati, July 17: A 19-year-old youth was shot dead and four others were injured—one critically—after police opened fire during a violent clash with a...
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