Mob attacks Assam Congress MP Rakibul, CM assures him more security
Guwahati, Feb 20: Congress MP Rakibul Hussain and his personal security officers (PSOs) were attacked by a mob in Assam's Nagaon district on Thursday,...
Australia lifts travel restrictions for Assam ahead of Advantage Assam 2.0; Germany to follow
Guwahati, Feb 20: In a significant development, Australia has lifted its travel restrictions for Assam, while Germany is in the process of revising its...
1.66 lakh illegal foreigners detected in Assam, 30,115 deported
Guwahati, Feb 20: Nearly 1.66 lakh immigrants have been identified as "illegal" according to Assam Accord norms and just over 30,100 of them have...
Opposition MLA Akhil Gogoi suspended from Assam Assembly for disrupting proceedings
Guwahati, Feb 20: Independent MLA Akhil Gogoi was on Wednesday suspended briefly from the Assam Assembly for disrupting the reply of Public Health Engineering...
Assam Police arrests poacher from Sonitpur district
Guwahati, Feb 20: Assam Police arrested a poacher wanted in connection with several cases from Sonitpur district, officials said on Wednesday.
Acting on a tip-off,...
Assam social groups allege Meghalaya encroachment: 33 villages illegally included in Jaintia Hills Council
Guwahati, Feb 19: Several political and social organizations in Assam’s West Karbi Anglong district have raised serious allegations against Meghalaya, accusing it of encroaching...
Chaos in Assam Assembly: House adjourned three times as ruling BJP moves adjournment motion
Guwahati, Feb 19: The second day of the Assam Legislative Assembly’s budget session saw unprecedented turmoil as the ruling BJP moved an adjournment motion...
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...
