Assam

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, Rahul Singh, who was the...

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...

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...

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...

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...
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Assam Assembly turns spotlight on ‘D’ voters, Oppn seeks closure of detention centre

Guwahati, Mar 5: Highlighting the plight of the 'D' (Doubtful) voters, the opposition on Wednesday demanded closure of Assam's sole detention centre, now called...

‘Previous govts even didn’t want to discuss boundary dispute with Assam’

Govt to ensure lasting peace along border: CM Shillong, Mar 4: Chief minister Conrad K Sangma has claimed to have made progress in negotiations on...

Assam cracks down on religious conversions: Private universities face tough new rules

Guwahati, March 4: In a major policy shift, the Assam Cabinet has approved an amendment to the Assam Private University Act, 2007, ensuring that...

Assam: AIUDF MLAs protest in assembly over BJP minister’s comment against Bengali-speaking Muslims

Guwahati, Mar 4: Legislators of the opposition AIUDF demonstrated in the Assam assembly on Tuesday, demanding a breach of privilege motion against Health Minister...

No takers for over 60,000 kgs of seized betel nuts in Assam’s police station

Silchar (Assam), Mar 4: Over 60,000 kgs of unclaimed betel nuts, which have been seized during separate operations, in Lakhipur police station in Assam’s...

Assam’s battle against child marriage sees massive drop – aiming for a 90% win by 2025

Guwahati, March 4: Assam’s war against child marriage is yielding remarkable results, with cases plummeting by a staggering 81% in just one year. Now,...

Himanta drops bombshell: Alleges Cong MP Gaurav Gogoi took gold from APSC scam accused Rakesh Paul

CM links ex-APSC chairman Rakesh Paul’s corrupt appointment to congress leadership, calls for apology Guwahati, March 3: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday...

Tea Board policies brew trouble: NECSTHA demands streamlined fund disbursal & language reforms

Guwahati, March 2: The North East Confederation of Small Tea Growers Association (NECSTHA) has urged the Tea Board of India to simplify the fund...

Attempt to unify oppn in Assam runs into trouble

Guwahati, Mar 2: An attempt to bring non-BJP parties together ahead of next year's assembly polls in Assam seems to have hit a roadblock,...

BJP’s masterstroke: CM Sarma sets 45-year age cap for mandal chiefs, ignites leadership overhaul

Sarma’s game-changing strategy ushers in a new BJP era in Assam; the party mobilizes for total electoral domination Guwahati, March 2: The Assam Pradesh Bharatiya...

NEMSU urges BTR admin to ensure equal rights and development for minority Muslims

Guwahati, March 2: The North East Minority Students Union (NEMSU) has called on the Assam government and the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) administration to...

Two held with drugs worth Rs 2.2 cr in Assam: CM

Guwahati, Mar 1: Two suspected peddlers were arrested and narcotic drugs valued at over Rs 2 crore seized from them in Assam’s Cachar district,...
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