Assam

No ‘namaz break’ in Assam Assembly after nearly 90 years

Guwahati, Feb 22: The decades-old Assam Assembly tradition of a two-hour break to facilitate Muslim legislators to offer ‘namaz’ on Fridays was discontinued for the first time during the ongoing...

Beef case: SC says Assam govt should have better things to do

New Delhi, Feb 21: The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up the Assam government while hearing a case...

Guwahati and Dhubri identified for water metro projects by IWAI

Guwahati, Feb 21: The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has taken a significant step towards revolutionizing urban...

Chaos in Assam Assembly: Congress erupts over attack on MP Rakibul Hussain

House adjourned twice within 30 minutes, Akhil Gogoi suspended Guwahati, Feb 21: The Assam Legislative Assembly turned into a...

MP Rakibul Hussain attacked in Rupahihat; sparks political uproar

Miscreants armed with cricket bats assault Dhubri MP; Congress blames BJP for political vendetta Guwahati, Feb 20: In a...
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44 days after they went missing, bodies of two workers found in Assam mine

Guwahati, Feb 19: Divers fished out decomposed bodies of two more miners trapped inside a coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district on Wednesday,...

Political storm in Assam: Congress’ Bhupen Borah questions timing of APSC report, BJP hits back

Guwahati, Feb 19: A fresh political controversy has erupted in Assam after state Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah raised concerns over the timing of...

Sonowal inaugurates Inland Waterways Terminal at Jogighopa, flags off cargo vessel to Bangladesh

Guwahati, Feb 18: Union Minister for Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday inaugurated the Inland Waterways Terminal (IWT) at Jogighopa, officially dedicating...

Centre’s ‘NAKSHA’ programme launched in Barpeta Road to revolutionize urban land management

Guwahati, Feb 18: The Centrally-sponsored NAKSHA (National Geospatial Knowledge-Based Land Survey of Urban Habitations) programme was officially launched in Barpeta Road Urban Local Body...

Assam govt, AASU reach consensus on 38 key recommendations of Justice Sharma panel on Assam Accord

Guwahati, Feb 16: The Assam government and the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) have reached a consensus on implementing 38 out of 52 recommendations...

Gaurav may be trapped, I have sympathy for him: Himanta on Cong MP’s wife’s controversy

Guwahati, Feb 16: Appearing to soften his stand against Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi over the controversy surrounding the Congress leader’s British wife, Assam...

In a first, Kokrajhar to host inaugural sitting of Assam assembly on Monday

Kokrajhar (Assam), Feb 16: For the first time in Assam, a session of the legislative assembly will be held outside Guwahati, with Kokrajhar hosting...

Two killed in road accident

Boko, Feb15: In a tragic road accident on NH17 at Lampara under Boko Police Station on Saturday evening killed two people. According to the...

NDA committed to Bodo empowerment: PM Modi hails ALA session in Kokrajhar

Guwahati, Feb 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has praised the upcoming one-day special Assembly session in Kokrajhar on February 17, calling it a historic...

Guwahati court summons AICC secretary Manoj Chauhan as Himanta files criminal defamation case

Guwahati, Feb 15: The legal battle between Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and All India Congress Committee (AICC) secretary Manoj Chauhan has escalated,...

SIT likely to investigate Gaurav Gogoi’s wife’s ‘links’ with Pakistan: Himanta

Guwahati, Feb 15: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that a police case is likely to be registered and a Special...

Advantage Assam 2.0: Global alliances and strategic MoUs to propel Assam’s economic transformation

countries to be partners, strategic MoUs to be signed with Japan and Singapore Guwahati, Feb 15: At least 7 partner countries have confirmed their participation...
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