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Assam Police arrests 44-year-old man for murdering and attempting to rape a minor girl

Nov 18, 2022, at 12:58 am

Guwahati/IBNS: Police arrested a 42-year-old man for murdering and attempting to rape a 14-year-old minor girl in Assam’s Sonitpur district.

RPF of N. F. Railway rescue 3 minors and 9 destitute ladies during last few days

Nov 14, 2022, at 04:49 am

Guwahati: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of N. F. Railway successfully rescued 3 minors and 9 destitute ladies from different stations while conducting various drives and checks conducted during Nov 8 to Nov 10 over N. F. Railway.

Assam CM urges youth to become part of country's start-up revolution

Nov 14, 2022, at 04:44 am

Kokrajhar: Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday visited Kokrajhar district and attended as the Chief Guest the closing ceremony of the golden jubilee celebration of Gossaigaon College.

110 kg of Ganja worth Rs 11 lakh recovered by RPF of NF Railway

Nov 09, 2022, at 03:07 pm

Guwahati: Continuing its fight against transhipment of contraband items in railways, Railway Protection Force (RPF) of N. F. Railway recovered Ganja worth Rs 11 lakh.

Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurates 5,000- mt cold-storage facilty, fruit-processing unit in Kamrup

Nov 09, 2022, at 05:01 am

Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday inaugurated a 5,000 metric-tonne-capacity cold-storage facility at Chaygaon and a fruit-processing centre at the food-processing park at Satabari under Kamrup district.

Assam CM attends 1st North East Geology and Mining Ministers' Conclave in Nagaland

Nov 01, 2022, at 05:37 am

Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Monday attended the first North East Geology and Mining Ministers' Conclave in presence of Union Minister for Mines, Coal and Parliamentary Affairs  Pralhad Joshi at Chumoukedima in Nagaland.

Assam CM distributes financial aid to 318 surrendered cadres of six militant organizations

Nov 01, 2022, at 05:19 am

Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma distributed financial aid to 318 surrendered cadres of six militant organizations who have decided to come to the mainstream of the society and reposed their faith in democratic processes at a programme held at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati on Monday.

Huge cache of arms and ammunition recovered along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border

Oct 31, 2022, at 10:37 pm

Guwahati: Police have recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition, including 3 AK series rifles, from a remote area in Assam's Udalguri district along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border.

3500 unity runs across Assam to be organized to celebrate National Unity Day

Oct 26, 2022, at 11:35 pm

Guwahati: In line with the celebration of National Unity Day on Wednesday, 3500 Unity Runs will be organized across Assam.

Assam CM -APPSarma launches mobile app, portal to celebrate 400th birth anniversary of Mahavir Lachit Barphukan

Oct 26, 2022, at 11:30 pm

Guwahati: Correlating with the upcoming 400th Birth Anniversary of Ahom army general Lachit Barphukan on Nov 24, Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday launched a mobile application/portal titled lachitbarphukan.assam.gov.in at an official ceremony held at Janata Bhawan in Guwahati.

Assam: Three detained for link to terror outfit

Oct 26, 2022, at 10:01 pm

Guwahati: Three persons have been detained for their alleged association with the terror outfits.

Himanta Biswa Sarma writes to his Bengal counterpart requesting probe into Assam student's death at IIT Kharagpur

Oct 21, 2022, at 03:48 am

Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Thursday sent a letter to his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee requesting her intervention for a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Faizan Ahmed, an IIT Kharagpur student from Tinsukia, Assam.

Assam: Police seize drugs worth Rs 2 crore

Oct 19, 2022, at 06:22 pm

Guwahati: Guwahati city police on Tuesday evening seized contraband drugs worth Rs 2 crore and arrested a drug peddler at Sijubari area in the capital city of Assam.

Police arrest one more person linked with AQIS

Oct 19, 2022, at 02:20 pm

Guwahati: Nalbari District Police has arrested one more Jehadi suspect in connection with Ghograpar Police Station.

Assam police arrest four more persons linked with AQIS & ABT

Oct 18, 2022, at 01:00 am

Guwahati: Police arrested 4 persons linked with AQIS and Ansarullah Bangla Team from Assam's Nalbari and Tamulpur district.

Assam government inks MoUs with industry partners

Oct 18, 2022, at 12:48 am

Guwahati: In a move to draw a roadmap for a broad-based development of the state, Assam government has inked seven Memoranda of Understandings and Agreement (MoU, MoA) with different industry players in presence of Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma at Janata Bhawan in Guwahati on Monday.

Assam Rifles apprehend two active cadres of KNK (N) and avert extortion bid on NH 37

Oct 17, 2022, at 08:25 pm

Kangpokpi (Manipur): Noney Battalion of Headquarters 22 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of Headquarter Inspector General Assam Rifles (East) apprehended two active cadres of KNF(N) involved in extortion activities on National Highway 37 near Milestone 35, Kangpokpi district in Manipur.

Assam CM releases flood report prepared by Cotton University and SITA

Oct 16, 2022, at 03:07 am

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma released a report on flood and its impact on livelihood in rural Assam at a function held at Janata Bhawan today.

Police seize 218 kg of Ganja in Assam's Sonitpur

Oct 15, 2022, at 10:34 pm

Guwahati: Police on Saturday seized 218 kg of Ganja from a four wheeler vehicle in Assam's Sontipur area.

Droupadi Murmu inaugurates, lays foundation stones of various projects in Assam

Oct 15, 2022, at 12:33 am

Guwahati: Indian President Droupadi Murmu, virtually inaugurated /laid the foundation stones for the various projects of Government of Assam and Union Ministries of Road Transport & Highways, Petroleum & Natural Gas and Railways  on Friday from Srimant Sankardev Kalakshetra, Guwahati. 

President Droupadi Murmu on a two-day visit to Assam

Oct 13, 2022, at 05:25 pm

Guwahati/UNI: President Droupadi Murmu will reach Assam today for a two-day tour, in her first visit to the state after taking over the top post.

BSF-Police seized drugs worth Rs 45 crore in Assam's Karimganj

Oct 11, 2022, at 08:41 pm

Karimganj: The Border Security Force (BSF) and police seized a huge quantity of contraband drugs worth Rs 45 crore in Assam's Karimganj district on Tuesday.

Assam: 20-year IITG student found hanging in his room

Oct 10, 2022, at 11:54 pm

Guwahati/UNI: A 20-year-old student, hailing from Andhra Pradesh, is alleged to have died by suicide at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati in Assam, police said on Monday.

Assam: Three people killed in road accident near Guwahati

Oct 07, 2022, at 05:52 pm

Guwahati/UNI:  Three people have been killed in a fatal road accident at Sonapur area near Guwahati in Assam.

Govt to prepare action plan to ensure sector-specific development of Assam by 2026: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Sep 27, 2022, at 02:51 am

Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the state government should shed its conventional role of a regulator and perform as a facilitator to help different stakeholders to bring about a paradigm shift in the development of the state.

Assam BJP's three-day Chintan shivir to design roadmap for next five years

Sep 24, 2022, at 07:22 pm

Guwahati/UNI: Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma will attend the three-day Chintan Shivir at Kaziranga starting Saturday.

Mizoram police seize drugs worth Rs 84 crore

Sep 24, 2022, at 03:29 pm

Champhai: Police recovered and seized a large quantity of contraband drugs worth more than Rs 84 crore in Mizoram's Champhai district.

Himanta Biswa Sarma briefs PM Modi about development initiatives in Assam

Sep 22, 2022, at 01:38 am

New Delhi/UNI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and apprised him of the slew of development initiatives in the Northeastern state.

Police seize 45 kg of ganja from Assam’s Hojai railway station

Sep 20, 2022, at 02:17 pm

Guwahati: Police seized a huge quantity of ganja and arrested six traffickers at Hojai railway station in Assam’s Hojai district.

MSME can play a great role in making Assam Atmanirbhar: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Sep 20, 2022, at 02:09 pm

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday ceremoniously launched Assam Logistics and Ware Housing Policy 2022 at an MSME conclave held at Assam Administrative Staff College in Guwahati.