Assam CM orders probe into man carrying brother's body tied to bicycle in Majuli district
Apr 19, 2017, at 06:16 pm
Guwahati, Apr 19 (IBNS): Assam's Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has asked for a probe into the incident of a man being forced to carry his brother's body on a bicycle owing to pathetic road conditions in Majuli district.
Two poachers killed in Orang National Park in Assam
Apr 18, 2017, at 05:58 pm
Guwahati, Apr 18 (IBNS): Assam forest department guards killed two poachers in Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park on Monday night, officials said on Tuesday.
By-poll results: BJP likely to win in Delhi, Congress in Karnataka
Apr 13, 2017, at 04:57 pm
New Delhi, Apr 13 (IBNS): While the counting of votes in the recent by-polls in 11 assembly constituencies across eight states began on Thursday morning, the BJP has taken a healthy lead in Delhi's Rajouri Garden constituency, reports said.
Dalai Lama arrives in Guwahati for his 12-day north-east India visit
Apr 01, 2017, at 06:57 pm
Guwahati, Apr 1 (IBNS): Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama arrived in Guwahati on Saturday on his 12-day visit to north-east India.
Sonowal inaugurates 15th Bodoland Day, reiterates commitment to strengthen BTC
Feb 11, 2017, at 01:48 am
Guwahati, Feb 10 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonwoal on Friday said that Assam is a melting pot of several tribes and ethnic groups and it has been a constant endeavour of the State Government to integrate the contributions of all tribes and ethnicities to bring about all pervasive development of the State.
Assam's multi crore ICDS scam : V&AC sleuths grilled former Congress minister
Jan 20, 2017, at 08:58 pm
Guwahati, Jan 20 (IBNS) : The Vigilance and Anti Corruption ( V&AC) sleuths on Friday grilled Akon Bora, a former Congress minister of Assam in connection with a multi crore scam.
Dec 12, 2016, at 02:25 am
Guwahati, Dec 11 (IBNS): The militant groups of North East India have used some bank accounts of tribal people of the region and Jan Dhan accounts to exchange the banned Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes following demonetisation move that was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Nov 8, officials said on Sunday.
Hardcore Bodo militant nabbed in Assam
Nov 24, 2016, at 02:04 am
Guwahati, Nov 23 (IBNS): Security forces on Wednesday apprehended a hardcore Bodo militant from Assam's Chirang district.
Nov 03, 2016, at 02:29 am
Guwahati, Nov 2 (IBNS) : A total of eight contestants filed their nominations for the by-poll to Lakhimpur parliamentary and Baithlangso (ST) assembly constituencies to be held on Nov 19.
Oct 27, 2016, at 12:46 am
Tezpur, Assam, Oct 26 (IBNS) : Vice President M. Hamid Ansari on Wednesday said that the libraries continue to play a central role in providing open and free access to information and ideas.
Assam's Majuli island will be India's first island district
Sep 07, 2016, at 09:46 pm
Guwahati, Sep 7 (IBNS): Majuli island, in Assam, which recently won the epaulette of being the world's largest river island, will be declared India's first island district on Thursday, according to media reports.
Aug 25, 2016, at 03:08 am
Guwahati, Aug 24 (IBNS): A hardcore militant of KPLT was killed during gun fight with security forces in Assam's East Karbi Anglong district on the wee hours of Wednesday, police said.
ULFA (I) uses minors as sleeper cell in Assam
Aug 18, 2016, at 03:01 am
Guwahati, Aug 17 (IBNS) : Militant groups of North East India used minors as sleeper cell to trigger explosions and it came to light after Assam police apprehended two minors who worked for them.
Sok Divas observes at Assam secretariat
Aug 17, 2016, at 02:54 am
Guwahati, Aug 16 (IBNS) : The Secretariat Administration Department of the Government of Assam has observed Sok Divas on Tuesday in front of Block –‘A’ of Assam Secretariat to mourn the death of the innocent children and other persons killed in a bomb blast while attending the Independence Day celebration at Dhemaji in the year 2004.
ULFA targets Hindi-speaking people in Assam, 2 killed in Tinsukia
Aug 13, 2016, at 03:18 am
Guwahati, Aug 12 (IBNS) : Suspected ULFA(I) militants killed two Hindi-speaking people in Upper Assam’s Tinsukia district on Friday evening.
Suspected ULFA militants kill two Hindi speaking people in Upper Assam
Aug 13, 2016, at 02:31 am
Guwahati, Aug 12 (IBNS): Suspected ULFA(I) militants killed two Hindi-speaking people in Upper Assam’s Tinsukia district on Friday.
Centre to help Assam to tackle flood and erosion problem : Rajnath Singh
Jul 31, 2016, at 02:01 am
Guwahati, July 30 (IBNS) : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said that the Union government will help the Assam state government to tackle the flood and erosion problem in the state.
Railway to provide free wagons to Assam govt during flood
Jul 30, 2016, at 01:00 am
Guwahati, July 29 (IBNS): Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu on Friday said that the Railways would provide free wagons to the Government of Assam for transportation of essential commodities to the flood affected districts of the state.
Three hardcore NDFB(S) militants gunned down in Assam
Jul 17, 2016, at 10:39 pm
Guwahati, July 17 (IBNS) : Three hardcore militants of NDFB(S) were killed during a gun fight with security forces in Assam’s Kokrajhar district on Sunday morning, officials said.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal meets Pranab Mukherjee
May 31, 2016, at 04:06 am
New Delhi, May 30 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal met President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday.
After Assam, NDA looks to capture Manipur?
May 25, 2016, at 02:45 am
Guwahati, May 24 (IBNS) After Assam, BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is looking forward to win Manipur and other states of North East India.
My govt will work to make illegal foreigners free Assam : Sarbananda Sonowal
May 25, 2016, at 02:25 am
Guwahati, May 24 (IBNS): Assam’s new Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said his government will work to make Assam an illegal foreigners free state.
PM Modi and other BJP top brass to attend Sonowal oath ceremony in Assam
May 24, 2016, at 07:36 pm
Guwahati/New Delhi, May 24 (IBNS) Prime minister Narendra Modi and top leaders of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), including BJP president Amit Shah, are expected to be present at Tuesday's swearing-in ceremony of Sarbananda Sonowal as the chief minister of Assam, media reported.
No failure is permanent, stick to your principles: Sonia tells party workers
May 22, 2016, at 03:57 pm
New Delhi, May 22 (IBNS): Following the debacle in recently concluded Assembly Elections, Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi, in an attempt to boost up the morale of her party workers, has said that no failure is permanent and everyone should stick to their basic principles.
Sarbananda Sonowal meets PM Modi
May 22, 2016, at 04:38 am
New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS) Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge) Sarbananda Sonowal, under whose leadership the BJP came to power in Assam, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday.
Enough introspection, need surgery : Digvijay Singh on Cong defeats
May 20, 2016, at 05:01 pm
New Delhi, May 20 (IBNS) After Congress President Sonia Gandhi called for "introspection" into the party's ouster from power in Kerala and Assam, her statement was virtually turned down by party leader Digvijay Singh, who suggested a "major surgery."
Mamata, Jaya return to power, BJP grabs Assam, Kerala to LDF
May 20, 2016, at 04:06 am
Kolkata/Chennai, May 19 (IBNS) Registering a thumping victory, Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee is all set to return as the Chief Minister of West Bengal for the second term while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) managed to open its account in the North Eastern state of Assam by winning the Assembly election in the state. Tamil Nadu will now witness AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa's second consecutive term as the Chief Minister of the state, while in Kerala, the LDF rose to power.
Assembly polls: TMC sweeps Bengal, BJP captures Assam
May 19, 2016, at 08:30 pm
Kolkata/Chennai, May 19 (IBNS) Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress stormed back to power in the West Bengal Assembly polls while the BJP snatched from Congress the state of Assam as counting for the Assembly seats in four states-West Bengal, Tamil Nadu ,Kerala, Assam- and the Union Territory of Puducherry, continues on Thursday. In south, the LDF is winning in Kerala while AIADMK is set to return in Tamil Nadu.
Will work harder till we gain trust of people: Rahul Gandhi
May 19, 2016, at 08:20 pm
New Delhi, May 19 (IBNS) The Congress may have been routed by the results in the assembly polls of five states, but party vice president Rahul Gandhi is unwilling to surrender as he said that he will continue to be patient and is hopeful of winning back the confidence of voters.
TMC storm blows over Bengal, BJP, AIADMK leading in Assam, TN
May 19, 2016, at 06:42 pm
Kolkata/Chennai, May 19 (IBNS) The Trinamool Congress is all set to return for a second term in West Bengal while the BJP will form the next government in Assam by removing the Congress as counting for the Assembly seats in four states-West Bengal, Tamil Nadu ,Kerala, Assam- and the Union Territory of Puducherry, continues on Thursday.