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Assam Guv invites Himanta to form govt

Guwahati, May 10: Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on Sunday invited Chief Minister-elect Himanta Biswa Sarma to form the next government in the state, according to a statement. Leaders of...

Himanta Biswa Sarma elected NDA leader, set to return as CM

Guwahati, May 10: Himanta Biswa Sarma was elected as the leader of the BJP-led NDA in the Assam...

Cong has become ‘Muslim League-type party’ in Assam: Badruddin Ajmal

Guwahati, May 7: AIUDF President Badruddin Ajmal on Thursday said Congress has become a "Muslim League-type party" as...

5 Mizo women rescued from sex trafficking racket in Uttarakhand, six arrested: Police

Aizawl, May 7: Mizoram police and officials of the state Women and Child Development department, in coordination with...

NDA secures two-thirds majority in Assam, wins 101 seats in 126-member assembly

Guwahati, May 4: The ruling NDA is set to form the government in Assam for the third time...
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CBI to probe death of PWD engineer Joshita Das as Assam Cabinet responds to public outcry

Guwahati, July 31: The Assam Cabinet has approved a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the suspected suicide of Joshita Das, a 30-year-old...

Four militants among five held in Manipur, 26 firearms recovered in separate operations

Imphal, July 31: Security forces arrested five people, including four militants belonging to three banned outfits, from several districts of Manipur for their alleged...

BJP vows to block ‘Miya Land’ agenda in Assam, cites demographic shifts and illegal encroachments

Guwahati, July 30: The Assam unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday issued a sharp statement declaring its resolve to thwart what...

278 houses cleared, 250 hectares reclaimed on day 2 of Uriamghat eviction drive

Guwahati, July 30: On the second day of the high-intensity eviction drive in Uriamghat’s Rengma Reserve Forest, authorities demolished 278 unauthorised houses and reclaimed...

Gauhati Chief Justice, Assam Speaker among recipients of Governor’s Excellence Awards

Guwahati, July 30: Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Assam Legislative Assembly Speaker Biswajit Daimary were among several distinguished...

Army Chief visits Manipur to review operational preparedness, boost military-civil synergy, and attend Durand Cup

Guwahati, July 30: Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi paid a one-day visit to Manipur on Wednesday, underscoring the Indian Army’s commitment to...

Actress Nandini Kashyap arrested in fatal hit-and-run; probe reveals police lapses, no alcohol test conducted

Guwahati, July 30: Assamese film actress Nandini Kashyap, known for her lead role in the recent hit “Rudra”, was arrested early Wednesday, five days...

Assam: 7 infiltrators ‘pushed back’ into Bangladesh

Guwahati, July 30: Seven alleged Bangladeshi infiltrators were "pushed back" by security forces into the neighbouring country from Assam's Sribhumi district on Wednesday, Chief...

Assam CM Meets Union Ministers Sonowal and Khattar to push infrastructure and power sector growth

Guwahati, July 29: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met with Union Ministers Sarbananda Sonowal and Manohar Lal Khattar at Parliament House on Tuesday...

Eviction drive begins in Uriamghat, 2,648 families set to be displaced to reclaim 11,000 bighas of forest land

Guwahati, July 29: A large-scale eviction drive began on Tuesday at Bidyapur Market in Uriamghat, located within the Rengma Reserve Forest of Golaghat district....

Rs. 28 crore drug haul in Assam, Mizoram: Two Myanmar nationals among four arrested

Guwahati, July 29: In a significant blow to cross-border drug trafficking networks, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized narcotics worth approximately Rs....

Tiger boom in Kaziranga: Reserve climbs global ranks with 148 majestic predators

Guwahati, July 29: Kaziranga Tiger Reserve (KTR) has delivered a major win for wildlife conservation with its tiger population surging to 148, making it...
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