Assam

Assam bans hospitals from holding dead bodies over unpaid bills; clears Gaja Mitra, key welfare schemes

Guwahati, July 10: In a landmark decision, the Assam Cabinet has prohibited private hospitals and nursing homes from detaining dead bodies over pending medical bills. The move comes after...

DNA profiling of rhino horns begins in Assam to boost conservation and combat wildlife crime

GUWAHATI, July 10: In a landmark conservation effort, Assam has begun the genetic analysis of rhino horn samples...

Gaurav Gogoi urges PM Modi to end Barak Valley isolation, demands urgent transport overhaul

GUWAHATI, July 10: Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president and Deputy Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Gaurav...

9 AIUDF MLAs detained during protest against Chapar eviction linked to Adani power project

GUWAHATI, July 10: Nine MLAs from the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) were detained by police on...

8 illegal immigrants ‘pushed back’ into Bangladesh: Assam CM

Guwahati, Jul 10: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said eight illegal immigrants were "pushed back"...
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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...

Assam Recruitment Scam: Former APSC chief Rakesh Paul of Tura gets 14 years Jail

Guwahati, July 29: A special court in Guwahati has sentenced former Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) Chairman Rakesh Kumar Paul to 14 years rigorous...

Assam’s Moidams of Ahom Dynasty get UNESCO World Heritage Status, celebrated by India and Thailand

Sivasagar, July 26: Not only India and Assam are celebrating the inscription of Moidams – the Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty make as...

Senior officials arrested over mysterious death and secret burial of elephant in Assam

Guwahati, July 24: Two senior officials of Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) were arrested by forest authorities on Wednesday in connection with the “mysterious death”...

Cong MP Gaurav Gogoi urges Nitin Gadkari to complete work on NH-37

Guwahati JuIy 24: Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi has pleaded to Union minister of road, transport and highways, Nitin Gadkari to speed up the completion...
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