NRC updation exercise going on in full steam: Assam CM
Dec 08, 2015, at 02:09 am
Guwahati, Dec 7 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday said that the State Government is wholly committed towards updation of National Register of Citizens (NRC) 1951 and has engaged 39,935 State Government employees, including contractual workers for completion of the process within the stipulated deadline.
Assam: Twin explosions hit Guwahati
Dec 05, 2015, at 09:34 pm
Guwahati, Dec 5 (IBNS): At least two people were injured as twin explosions rocked Fancy Bazaar area in Assam's Guwahati city on Saturday, reports said.
My statement on Hindi-speaking people twisted out of context : Assam CM
Nov 30, 2015, at 02:36 am
Guwahati, Nov 29 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday said that his statement on Hindi-speaking people has been twisted and wrongly interpreted to give it a different colour by Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu and BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav.
My statement on Hindi-speaking people twisted out of context : Assam CM
Nov 30, 2015, at 02:36 am
Guwahati, Nov 29 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday said that his statement on Hindi-speaking people has been twisted and wrongly interpreted to give it a different colour by Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu and BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav.
Congress-AIUDF secretly plan to make Assam an extended part of Bangladesh: Amit Shah
Nov 28, 2015, at 01:02 am
Guwahati, Nov 27 (IBNS): BJP national president Amit Shah on Friday said that Congress and All India United Democratic front (AIUDF) have secret plan to make Assam an extended part of Bangladesh.
Amit Shah to address BJP workers' meeting in Upper Assam
Nov 27, 2015, at 05:00 pm
Guwahati, Nov 27 (IBNS) BJP president Amit Shah will address a meeting of party workers in Upper Assam's Dibrugarh on Friday.
Sarbananda Sonowal appointed as Assam BJP president
Nov 22, 2015, at 02:28 am
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IBNS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday appointed Sarbananda Sonowal as the party's Assam president.
Nov 18, 2015, at 03:29 am
Guwahati, Nov 17 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday said the observance of death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's killer Nathu Ram Godse as ‘Shaurya Divas' by some Hindu hard line groups is shocking and disgraceful.
Top NDFB(S) leader gun down in Assam
Nov 18, 2015, at 02:55 am
Guwahati, Nov 17 (IBNS): A hardcore militant and platoon commander of NDFB(S) was gunned down during a gun battle with security forces in Assam's Sonitpur district along with Arunachal Pradesh border on Tuesday, officials said.
Gogoi urges children to emulate the ideals of Pandit Nehru
Nov 15, 2015, at 03:01 am
Guwahati, Nov 14 (IBNS): Assam also joined with the rest of the country in celebrating the birth day of the first Prime Minister of the Nation Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru as ‘Children’s Day’ on Saturday where Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi called upon the children to emulate the ideals of Nehru who was an architect of modern India.
NIA's most wanted militant killed in Assam encounter
Nov 15, 2015, at 03:00 am
Guwahati, Nov 14 (IBNS) : A hardcore militant of NDFB(S) and most wanted of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) was killed in a gun fight with security forces in Assam’s Chirang district on Friday evening, officials said on Saturday.
Powerful bomb recovered from a car along Assam-Meghalaya border
Nov 14, 2015, at 02:19 am
Guwahati, Nov 13 (IBNS) : Security personnel on Friday recovered a powerful bomb from a car from Barnihat area on the outskirts of Guwahati along Assam-Meghalaya border, which was planted by suspected Garo National Liberation Army militants, officials said.
ULFA (pro-talk) group hopes to see peace process to gain momentum after Anup Chetia's extradition
Nov 12, 2015, at 12:46 am
Guwahati, Nov 11 (IBNS): The ULFA (pro-talk) group hoped that the peace talk process between the government and the ULFA will gain momentum after the Bangladesh government handed over top ULFA leader Anup Chetia to India.
23rd Conference of COCSSO at Guwahati held
Nov 05, 2015, at 03:23 am
Guwahati, Nov 4 (IBNS): The 23rd Conference of Central and State Statistical Organizations (COCSSOs) was held at Guwahati with a two day long programme from Wednesday.
Nov 05, 2015, at 02:05 am
Guwahati, Nov 4 (IBNS): An elite National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) team headed by Dr Rothin Roy is on a five-day visit to Assam to conduct a comprehensive study on Assam State finances to recommend a 10-year Perspective Plan (2016 to 2026) along with structural and institutional reforms in public finance.
Divisions of Assam re-organised
Nov 01, 2015, at 03:12 am
Guwahati, Oct 31 (IBNS) : The Assam government has reorganised the divisions of Assam for administrative expediency following a notification to this effect issued on Saturday and will come into force with immediate effect.
Four hardcore NDFB(S) militants nab in Assam
Oct 29, 2015, at 03:05 am
Guwahati, Oct 28 (IBNS) : Security forces have apprehended four hardcore cadres of NDFB(S) from Assam’s Chirang district last night, officials said.
Centre yet to release Rs 1233 cr of FMP schemes in Assam
Oct 27, 2015, at 03:40 am
Guwahati, Oct 26 (IBNS) : An Assam MP on Monday said the union government is yet to release Rs 1233 crores of Flood Management Programme (FMP) schemes under 11th and 12th plan to Assam.
Oct 27, 2015, at 01:20 am
Guwahati, Oct 26 (IBNS): A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Assam government and Australia on 'Cross-cultural Analysis and Capacity Building in Construction Management Practices' will be signed soon.
JFA condemns journalist killing in Bihar
Oct 26, 2015, at 02:31 am
Guwahati, Oct 25 (IBNS): Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) condemned the killing of journalist in poll-bound Bihar and reiterated its demand for a national policy for justice to all slain media persons across the country.
Assam's financial condition is quite stable : Tarun Gogoi
Oct 20, 2015, at 02:03 am
Guwahati, Oct 19 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday said the financial condition of the state is quite stable and not grim as 'painted' by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Amended MHA notification leaves sensitive and vital issues unresolved : Assam CM
Oct 18, 2015, at 02:31 am
Guwahati, Oct 17 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday said that the Centre's Ministry of Home Affairs amended the Passport (Entry into India) Rules, 1950 and Foreigners' Order 1948 in a haste leaving many sensitive and vital issues unresolved thus further compounding the vexed foreigners' problem in Assam.
Chinese dam on the Brahmaputra to have severe impact on lower riparian states : Assam CM
Oct 15, 2015, at 02:37 am
Guwahati, Oct 14 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday said the reported move by China operationalising hydro-power station on the Brahmaputra river is going to cause irreparable damage to Assam and other parts of the Brahmaputra basin.
NDFB(S) militant nabbed in Assam
Oct 15, 2015, at 02:27 am
Guwahati, Oct 14 (IBNS) : Security forces have apprehended a hardcore militant of NDFB(S) from Assam's Kokrajhar district on Tuesday evening, officials said on Wednesday.
Assam CM urges PM Modi for restoration of Special Category Status
Oct 10, 2015, at 01:41 am
Guwahati, Oct 9 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to restore Special Category Status for Assam and other North Eastern States.
DoNER must come out with white paper on release of funds : Tarun Gogoi
Oct 08, 2015, at 02:26 am
Guwahati, Oct 7 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday said the Ministry for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) must come out with a white paper on release of funds to the North Eastern states and the non-submission of Utilisation Certificates by the states.
Muted voices of deprived must be heard loud and clear: Assam CM in Regional Workshop on RTI Act
Oct 08, 2015, at 02:21 am
Muted voices of deprived must be heard loud and clear: Assam CM in Regional Workshop on RTI Act
Assam absconding legislator arrested for rape charge
Oct 05, 2015, at 04:23 am
Guwahati, Oct 4 (IBNS) : Assam legislator Gopinath Das, who was allegedly involved in a rape case of a minor domestic helper, was arrested on Sunday, police said.
Another one horned rhino poached in Assam
Oct 04, 2015, at 03:32 am
Guwahati, Oct 3 (IBNS): Poachers have killed a horned rhinoceros in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park (KNP) on Saturday, but failed to take away the horn, officials said.
Boat capsizes in Assam, several feared missing
Sep 29, 2015, at 01:23 am
Kamrup , Sept 28 (IBNS): Several people are feared to have been missing as mechanised boat, which was carrying nearly 200 people, capsized in the Kalahi river in Kamrup district of Assam on Monday, reports said.