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Inland Waterways Authority of India facilitates timely arrival of over dimensional cargo for Assam's NRL expansion

Jun 22, 2023, at 06:42 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has successfully transported the first consignment of over dimensional cargo (ODC) for the expansion project of Assam's Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) through waterways.

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma in Manipur

Jun 10, 2023, at 05:09 pm

Imphal/UNI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma arrived here on Saturday to discuss the Manipur situation with Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh.

Assam: Seven college students die in accident in Guwahati

May 29, 2023, at 05:55 pm

Guwahati/UNI: In a tragic incident, seven students of Assam Engineering College, Guwahati died in a major road mishap at the Jalukbari area in the wee hours of May 28.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah to visit Assam tomorrow

May 24, 2023, at 07:28 pm

Guwahati/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Assam on Thursday for a day-long visit to the state.

Controversial road project in Arunachal Pradesh's Pakke Kessang district progressing smoothly

May 20, 2023, at 05:52 am

Itanagar/IBNS: The long-awaited 62-kilometer stretch road project connecting Itakhola in Assam to Pakke Kessang through Seijosa in Arunachal Pradesh is finally bringing joy to the residents after facing several hurdles and delays.   

Assam Rice Research Institute wins 'Best Centre' award for All India Coordinated Rice Research Project 2022-23

May 10, 2023, at 07:31 am

Jorhat/Assam: The Assam Rice Research Institute (ARRI), formerly known as the Regional Agriculture Research Station at Titabar under Assam Agricultural University, has been awarded the title of "Best Centre" by the All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Rice for the year 2022-23.

Assam: Govt to set up panel to implement ban on polygamy, says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

May 10, 2023, at 04:43 am

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that his government would examine the feasibility of implementing a ban on polygamy in the state, media reports said.

Amid Manipur violence, Amit Shah’s visit to Assam postponed

May 09, 2023, at 12:33 am

Guwahati/IBNS/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to Assam has been postponed to May 26 due to the current political and social situation in Manipur and other northeastern states.

Assam-Meghalaya border: Lumpi celebrates Rongali Bihu

Apr 29, 2023, at 03:41 pm

People in Lower Lumpi region of Assam celebrated Bihu festival on Tuesday with a day-long cultural program and traditional games for the children of the area.

PM Modi expresses happiness over tripartite pact with DNLA

Apr 28, 2023, at 04:54 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed happiness over the signing of the Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) with Assam's militant outfit Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA).

Assam: NIA special court sentences 5 PLA, CPI (Maoist) insurgents to 8 years imprisonment

Apr 28, 2023, at 01:15 am

Guwahati/IBNS: An NIA Special Court in Guwahati Wednesday convicted five persons in the 2011 PLA-CPI (Maoist) nexus case related to a criminal conspiracy to threaten the unity, integrity, security, and sovereignty of India.

Australian university names theatre after Assam's Annada Gohain

Apr 25, 2023, at 05:57 pm

The  University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia has paid tribute to India's Annada Gohain, the first woman to graduate from UNSW's School of Chemical Engineering, by naming a theatre after her.

'He had no way to escape': Punjab Police on Amritpal Singh's arrest

Apr 23, 2023, at 07:35 pm

Chandigarh/IBNS: Amritpal Singh, the fugitive Sikh separatist leader who had been on the run for more than a month, was arrested after a massive operation involving surrounding of a village where he was hiding, the Punjab Police said on Sunday.

Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh arrested after 37 days, surrendered to Punjab Police

Apr 23, 2023, at 04:29 pm

Moga/IBNS: Amritpal Singh, a fugitive Khalistani leader who has been on the run since March 18, surrendered before Punjab police in Moga on Sunday. 

Assam: Congress expels Angkita Dutta for anti-party' activities

Apr 22, 2023, at 06:15 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Saturday expelled its Youth Wing chief of Assam unit, Angkita Dutta for allegedly indulging in "anti-party" activities.

Assam, Arunachal Pradesh sign pact to resolve boundary issues, Amit Shah calls agreement 'historic'

Apr 21, 2023, at 01:50 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The governments of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday signed an agreement to resolve the decades-old boundary issues between both states.

Assam tourism witnesses unprecedented 575% surge in tourist arrivals; Mayfair Resort inaugurated by Chief Minister

Apr 20, 2023, at 08:08 pm

Assam/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has reported that there has been a remarkable rise of 575% in the number of tourists visiting Assam during 2022-23.

PM Modi to visit Assam today

Apr 14, 2023, at 04:47 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of projects worth Rs 14,300 crore during his visit to Assam today.

AIIMS Guwahati will boost Assam's health infrastructure: PM Modi

Apr 13, 2023, at 05:17 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the AIIMS in Guwahati will boost Assam's health infrastructure and it will also help the entire northeast.

PM Narendra Modi to visit Assam on April 14

Apr 12, 2023, at 11:34 pm

Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Assam on Apr 14.

Training on ‘DRDO Water Testing’ for armed forces under 4 Corps

Apr 12, 2023, at 12:29 am

Tezpur: Defence Research Laboratory (DRL) Tezpur, one of the premier lab of Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), took proactive steps to conduct training on "DRDO Water Testing Kit " on Tuesday to Army personnel under 4 Corps.

Assam: President of India Murmu takes a historic sortie in a Sukhoi 30 MKI fighter aircraft

Apr 08, 2023, at 08:17 pm

Tezpur: President of India Droupadi Murmu on Saturday took a historic sortie in a Sukhoi 30 MKI fighter aircraft at the Tezpur Air Force Station in Assam's Sonitpur district.

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announces 100 bedded Yoga & Naturopathy Hospital in Dibrugarh

Apr 07, 2023, at 07:53 pm

Dibrugarh/IBNS: The ‘Yoga Mahotsav’, which was celebrated to commemorate 75 days to the International Day of Yoga, was participated by thousands at the gala event as they practised Common Yoga Protocol (CYP) at the Dibrugarh University ground in Assam's Dibrugarh on Friday.

Security beefed up after pro-Khalistani group threatens Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Apr 04, 2023, at 01:04 am

Guwahati/UNI: The Assam Police have beefed up the security of Himanta Biswa Sarma after a “designated terrorist under Indian law”, who is heading a pro-Khalistan group in the US threatened Chief Minister in an audio clip alleging torture on the Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh Sandhu’s close aides lodged in Dibrugarh jail since March 19.

Security beefed up for Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma following pro-Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannu's threat

Apr 03, 2023, at 03:04 am

Guwahati: The Assam police have alerted all districts Superintendents of Police (SPs) and the Commissioner of Police, Guwahati, and beefed up the security of Himanta Biswa Sarma after a pro-Khalistani terrorist allegedly threatened the Assam Chief Minister in an audio clip over action against Amritpal Singh and aides.

Assam celebrates Chatra Diwas to commemorate birth anniversary of Bodofa Upendranath Brahma

Apr 01, 2023, at 03:03 pm

Guwahati: Assam on Friday celebrated Chatra Diwas, as Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma led the state in paying rich tributes to Bodofa Upendranath Brahma on his 67th birth anniversary.

President Droupadi Murmu to visit Assam on Apr 6

Mar 31, 2023, at 01:29 am

Guwahati/UNI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced that President Droupadi Murmu will visit the state for two days, starting April 6.

'EC doesn't take dictation from anybody': Poll body on Congress' match-fixing allegation on Assam delimitation

Mar 29, 2023, at 03:53 am

Guwahati: The Election Commission has strongly rejected the Congress party’s allegation that the delimitation process in Assam is a "pre-determined move" and is a “match-fixing” between EC and BJP, media reports said.

Assam: Farmers benefiting from lemon fence pilot project

Mar 27, 2023, at 11:41 pm

Homestead areas around a few non-descript thatch-roofed farmhouses in Soraguri Chapori located on the bank of the Brahmaputra at Dikhowmukh area in Sivasagar district in Assam are standing examples of how affordable bio-fences in a human-elephant conflict (HEC) hotspots can help farmers to supplement their incomes.

Governor Gulab Chand Kataria visits Assam Agricultural and Women's universities

Mar 27, 2023, at 02:52 am

Jorhat: Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, in his maiden visit to Jorhat on Sunday, arrived at Assam Agricultural University and took stock of various activities being run by the university.