Assam

Controversial IFS officer gets another term: Assam Govt extends tenure despite forest diversion scandal

Guwahati, Feb 22: In a move stirring controversy, the Assam government has extended the tenure of retired Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer M.K. Yadava as Special Chief Secretary (Forests)...

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’...

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...
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Assam Police detains and deports Bangladeshi woman

Guwahati, Aug 19: A Bangladeshi woman who had entered Assam illegally was handed over to officials of the neighbouring country at the international border...

Email threatens to blow up Guwahati mall, evacuated

Guwahati, Aug 19: Authorities of a posh mall in the heart of Assam’s Guwahati on Monday received a bomb threat from an unknown organisation,...

Assamese musician’s song touches No 1 spot on iTunes US pop charts

New Delhi-based multi-instrumentalist Baba's latest English single "Hold Me Tonight" reached the number one spot in the iTunes US pop charts. The singer-songwriter and producer also made...

ULFA bomb threat will impact Assam’s investment scenario: Minister

Guwahati, Aug 18: The recent bomb threat by ULFA (I) could significantly impact Assam's investment scenario by creating an environment of uncertainty and fear,...

Assam doctors join nationwide protest demanding justice for rape-murder victim

Doctors across Assam on Saturday joined the nationwide protest against the rape and murder of a doctor in a Kolkata hospital, demanding exemplary punishment...

Two ‘IED-like devices’ found in Guwahati

Two 'IED-like devices' were found in Guwahati on Friday, taking the total number of 'bomb-like substances' seized across Assam in the last 24 hours...

Right-wing groups in Guwahati protest attack on Hindus in Bangladesh

Guwahati Aug 11: Amid reports of violence against the minority Hindu community in Bangladesh, several right-wing outfits and workers staged a protest in Guwahati...

Assam Congress returns Himanta salvo

Guwahati, Aug 5: Assam Congress president Bhupen Borah has lashed out against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for claims that the Congress failed to check...

Assam Police turns to AI for voter demographics analysis

Guwahati, July 31: The Special Branch of Assam Police is harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse demographic changes in the state's...

Lakshman Prasad Acharya sworn in as Assam Governor

Guwahati, July 30: Lakshman Prasad Acharya took the oath of office as the 32nd governor of Assam on Tuesday in a programme held at...

Assam’s forests in peril: 68.74% of Nameri and Sonai Rupai land encroached

Guwahati, July 30: In a troubling revelation, the Assam forest department has disclosed that a staggering 68.74 percent of the forest land in Nameri...

Gauhati HC directs Assam government to submit final post-mortem report of 3 deceased Hmar youths  

Guwahati, July 29: The Gauhati High Court has directed the Assam government to expedite the submission of the final post-mortem report of three Hmar...
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