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Sarbananda Sonowal visits flood relief camp in Assam

Jun 23, 2022, at 02:15 am

Guwahati/UNI: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Wednesday visited a flood relief camp in Assam's Nagaon and interacted with the flood-affected people of the area.

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma emerges player in Maharashtra political turmoil: Key facts

Jun 23, 2022, at 01:23 am

Guwahati/UNI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, known for his deft political moves in cobbling up the numbers to form governments in the Northeastern states, has now emerged as a key figure in the Maharashtra political crisis.

Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde with 40 MLAs reach Assam

Jun 22, 2022, at 03:10 pm

Guwahati: Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde along with other party MLAs arrived in Guwahati in BJP-ruled Assam early this morning. 

Assam: Indian Army rescues more than 3000 flood-hit people

Jun 19, 2022, at 06:24 pm

Guwahati/UNI: The Indian Army is carrying out relief operations in flood-hit Assam in a massive way and so far has rescued more than three thousand affected people in the state.

Assam: Three children missing after boat capsizes in Hojai district

Jun 19, 2022, at 12:51 am

Guwahati: Three children went missing after a boat carrying flood-hit people to safer places capsized in Assam’s Hojai district, officials said on Saturday.

Prophet row: Section 144 CrPC clamped in four districts of Assam, ban on procession, rallies, demonstration

Jun 13, 2022, at 03:07 pm

Guwahati: Administration has imposed Section 144 CrPC in four districts of Assam in view of the violent protests taking place in different corners of the country over a controversial remark by suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma against Prophet Mohammed. 

Assam cabinet meeting held at Tezpur

Jun 12, 2022, at 03:50 am

Tezpur: The state cabinet on Saturday decided that a Freedom Movement Park will be set up at Jorhat jail at an estimated cost of Rs 134.91 crore in an area of 66 acres of land.

Assam teacher gets six years of imprisonment for sexually abusing a minor girl student

Jun 10, 2022, at 11:39 pm

Guwahati: A local court in Assam’s Chirang district has awarded six years of imprisonment to a teacher for sexually abusing a minor girl student.

Assam CM chairs meeting on Class-III, Class-IV vacancies recruitment process

Jun 10, 2022, at 08:27 pm

Guwahati: Recruitment examinations to fill up Government of Assam’s vacant positions in Class-IV and Class-III categories will be held on Aug 7 and Aug 21 respectively.

Two Assam BJP MLAs to take as ministers tomorrow

Jun 08, 2022, at 11:09 pm

Guwahati: The Assam cabinet will witness a reshuffle on June 9.

Assam: 56.49% pass in HSLC examination

Jun 07, 2022, at 04:57 pm

Guwahati/UNI: The Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA) Tuesday announced the results of High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) Examination, 2022, also known as Class 10, and Assam High Madrasa Examination.

Assam Rifles recovered Foreign Origin Cigarettes worth Rs 2.34 crore in Mizoram's Champhai

Jun 06, 2022, at 06:52 pm

Champhai: Aizawl Battalion of 23 Sector Assam Rifles, under the aegis of Inspector General Assam Rifles (East), recovered 78334 cases of Foreign Origin Cigarettes worth more than Rs 2.34 crore in general area Khuangphah in Mizoram's Champhai district.

Assam: Lady SI, who arrested her fiance, faces corruption charges

Jun 05, 2022, at 04:33 am

Majuli: A lady sub-inspector, who had last month gotten her fiance arrested over fraud charges, was arrested on Saturday in connection with corruption charges linked to her ex.

Assam Rifles seize 1160 kg of ganja worth Rs 1.70 crore in Manipur

Jun 04, 2022, at 02:22 pm

Imphal: Maram Battalion of Jwalamukhi Sector, under the aegis of Headquarters Inspector General Assam Rifles (East), seized 1160 kg  of Cannabis (Ganja) worth Rs. 1.70 crore in Manipur's Senapati district on Thursday.

Assam CM attends Garib Kalyan Sammelan at Gargaon in Sivasagar district

Jun 01, 2022, at 04:37 am

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on the occasion of Garib Kalyan Sammelan where in Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted virtually with the beneficiaries of government schemes, distributed sanction letters to the beneficiaries of PMAY and PM Kisan Samman Nidhi at a programme held at Gargaon in Sivasagar district on Tuesday.

Assam CM inaugurates 70 MW Amguri Solar Park

Jun 01, 2022, at 04:33 am

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday inaugurated the 70 MW Amguri Solar Park in a bid to strengthen the power sector of the state with focus on renewable energy.

Assam: Rape accused man injured in police firing

May 31, 2022, at 02:51 pm

Karbi Anglong: A man arrested on charges of raping a minor girl was injured in police firing when he attacked police personnel by using sharp weapon in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district.

Rhino poacher injured in police firing while he tried to escape police custody in Assam’s Biswanath

May 30, 2022, at 10:47 pm

Guwahati: One rhino poacher was injured in police firing while he tried to escape police custody in Assam’s Biswanath district.

Cooperation and connectivity is key to economic progress: Assam CM Sarma

May 30, 2022, at 02:37 am

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that better cooperation and connectivity with judicious use of natural resources in a far-sighted and ecologically sound manner is the key for overall prosperity of the BBIN, ASEAN and BIMSTEC regions.

IAS officer walks through mud to inspect flood-hit areas in Assam’s Cachar district, pictures gone viral

May 30, 2022, at 12:03 am

Cachar, May 29: At a time when an IAS couple – Sanjeev Khirwar and his wife Rinku Dugga, both 1994 batch officers of the AGMUT cadre, were transferred by the Centre after it was claimed that the IAS couple used to walk their dog at the Thyagraj Stadium in Delhi and the athletes were being forced to finish their training for it, another IAS officer from Assam was seen as walking through mud in flood-hit areas.

India a rock-solid friend, China is development partner: Bangladesh FM

May 29, 2022, at 01:52 am

Guwahati: Bangladesh has a "historical rock-solid" relationship with India while China is its "development partner", said its Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Saturday. Momen said Bangladesh wants to extend its strong ties with India to all its states.

Central team visits flood-affected villages in Assam's Cachar, Darrang districts

May 28, 2022, at 05:53 am

Guwahati/IBNS: In view of the current flood and landslide situation in the state, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) along with all the stakeholders expedited the response and recovery services to the severely affected districts.  

Assam flood situation marginally improves, central team to visit flood-hit districts

May 27, 2022, at 08:06 pm

Guwahati: The overall flood situation in Assam has been gradually improving as flood water is receding in most of the districts.

Central team visits Assam to review flood situation

May 27, 2022, at 05:50 am

Guwahati/IBNS: An Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), reached Guwahati on Thursday and interacted with the Revenue and Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) officials as a part of their scheduled field for damage assessment of recent flood and landslide in the state. 

Gang-rape accused injured in police firing in Assam’s Kokrajhar

May 27, 2022, at 04:42 am

Kokrajhar/IBNS: One among three accused who were arrested for their alleged involvement in a gang-rape incident, was injured in police firing when he snatched a pistol from a cop and tried to open fire in Assam’s Kokrajhar district.

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma dedicates model high schools in tea gardens

May 26, 2022, at 05:02 am

Guwahati/IBNS: Ushering in a new era of academic excellence in tea garden areas in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma dedicated 96 newly built model high schools in tea garden areas at a function held in Sonitpur district on Wednesday.

Minor girl gang-raped in Assam’s Kokrajhar, three arrested

May 26, 2022, at 02:33 am

Guwahati/IBNS: Police arrested three young men who allegedly raped a 16-year-old minor girl in Assam’s Kokrajhar district.

Five killed, three injured after speedy truck hits them in Assam's Sipajhar

May 24, 2022, at 03:59 pm

Guwahati: At least five people died and three others were injured after a speeding truck hit them in Assam's Darrang district on Tuesday morning.

Assam flood: Death toll rises to 7

May 23, 2022, at 11:49 pm

Guwahati: The toll in devastating Assam floods has risen to 24 with six more deaths in the last twenty-four hours.

Angry mob sets police station on fire after alleged custodial death

May 22, 2022, at 05:17 am

Nagaon (Assam): A police station in the Nagaon area of Assam was set on fire by an irate mob alleging that a man has been killed in custody, according to media reports.