Assam

Eviction drive underway in Goalpara forest in Assam

Goalpara, Jul 12: An eviction drive to clear encroachment of around 135 hectares of land in the Paikan Reserve Forest in Assam's Goalpara district started on Saturday morning, officials...

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...

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...
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Four dead, over 58,000 affected as first wave of floods devastates Assam; Lakhimpur worst affected

Guwahati, June 1: The first wave of floods in Assam has turned deadly, claiming four lives and affecting over 58,000 people across 11 districts,...

Flood fury snaps NH-17 link between Tura and Guwahati; one killed in Gijang River

Guwahati, May 31: Relentless flooding across Assam and Meghalaya has severely disrupted transportation and claimed a life, as key stretches of National Highway 17...

Landslides kill 5 in Guwahati as torrential rains paralyze city, expose deepening crisis

Guwahati, May 31: At least five people, including two children, have died in separate landslide incidents across Guwahati in the past 48 hours, as...

Heavy rains and floods in Meghalaya have washed away a section of NH-17 in Boko and Chaygaon

Kamrup DC visited Chaygaon and took stock of the situation One drowned in the current of the Gijang river (Singra River) along the Assam -...

BJP, AGP seal Rajya Sabha seat share in Assam; joint strategy for 2026 elections underway

Guwahati, May 30: In a key development ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections, the BJP and its ally Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) have decided...

Meghalaya CM to meet Assam counterpart on June 2 over Guwahati’s flood woes, hill cutting under SC scanner

Blame the hills? Meghalaya CM heads to Assam as Guwahati drowns and fingers point cross-border. Guwahati, May 30: With Guwahati reeling from widespread waterlogging and...

Guwahati underwater: City paralyzed by torrential rain, red alert issued, schools shut

Guwahati, May 30: Guwahati turned into a city under siege by water on Friday, as relentless rainfall since Thursday night swamped roads, homes, and...

Swift Move by Police: Assam youth nabbed for sexual assault on minor in Shillong

Shillong, May 29: In a swift action by police, a youth caught in CCTV footage while sexually assaulting a young schoolgirl in Shillong recently...

Ripun Bora grilled in Gaurav Gogoi ‘Pak-link’ case, fires back: ‘Question CM Sarma and BJP MLA Diganta Kalita too’

Guwahati, May 29: In a dramatic turn in the alleged Pakistan link case involving Jorhat MP and Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi, senior Congress...

BSF-BGB face-off at zero line sparks political uproar; AIUDF accuses govt of arbitrary detentions and rights violations

Guwahati, May 28: Tensions flared along the India-Bangladesh international border in Assam’s South Salmara Mankachar district on Tuesday after a dramatic standoff between Indian...

SC orders probe into 171 alleged fake encounters by Assam Police, revives closed human rights case

Guwahati, May 28: In a landmark move, the Supreme Court of India on Wednesday ordered the Assam Human Rights Commission (AHRC) to investigate 171...

Himanta calls Gaurav Gogoi a ‘Pak agent’, vows to expose alleged anti-India links

Guwahati, May 28: In a sensational political escalation, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday accused newly appointed Assam Congress president and MP...
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