Assam government to preserve Jorhat Central Jail as heritage site
Feb 05, 2022, at 05:35 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government will carry out a re-development project at Jorhat Central Jail to transform the historic jail into a freedom fighters memorial with a museum, park and convention centre.
Police arrest two drugs peddlers along with 660 grams of heroin in Assam’s Karbi Anglong
Feb 04, 2022, at 03:27 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Police seized 660 grams of heroin and arrested two drugs peddlers in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Thursday.
Police seize 11 kg of ganja from passenger bus in Assam’s Karimganj
Feb 02, 2022, at 09:44 pm
Guwahati: Karimganj district police of Assam seized 11 kg of ganja from a passenger bus and apprehended a person along Assam-Tripura border on Tuesday night.
Police seize 29 cattle heads in Assam’s Goalpara, two held
Jan 31, 2022, at 08:13 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Despite imposing Assam Cattle Preservation Act, cattle smuggling is rampantly going on in the state.
Police recover 2,360 kg of ganja along Assam-Tripura border, two held
Jan 31, 2022, at 07:38 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Police recovered a huge consignment of ganja approximately 2,360 kg in Assam’s Karimganj district along Assam-Tripura border on Sunday.
Jan 30, 2022, at 09:55 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The chief ministers of Assam and Meghalaya will meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah again to discuss the quick resolution of the decades-long inter-state boundary dispute.
BSF apprehend drug peddler with contraband drugs in Assam’s Karimganj
Jan 29, 2022, at 06:47 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Border Security Force (BSF) seized a huge quantity of contraband drugs and apprehended a drug peddler in Assam’s Karimganj district.
Gauhati University postpones PG and Integrated M. Com examination after students' protest
Jan 29, 2022, at 05:40 am
Guwahati/IBNS The Gauhati University has postponed the Post Graduate and Integrated M. Com examination following massive protests by the students of the university.
Gorkha, Tiwa militants lay down arms in front of Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Jan 28, 2022, at 05:40 am
Guwahati/IBNS: A total of 246 insurgents of two militant outfits, 169 insurgents of United Gorkha People’s Organisation (UGPO) and 77 insurgents of Tiwa Liberation Army (TLA) on Thursday laid down their arms before Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in arms laying ceremonial function held at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati.
Assam Governor unfurls national flag in Guwahati
Jan 26, 2022, at 09:38 pm
Guwahati: Assam Governor Prof. Jagdish Mukhi unfurled the national flag at Veterinary College Field, Khanapara in Guwahati on the occasion of 73rd Republic Day celebration on Tuesday in presence of Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Assam suspends all offline classes due to COVID-19 situation
Jan 25, 2022, at 04:55 pm
Guwahati/UNI: In a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), the Assam government has suspended all offline classes in schools up to Class 8 to control the spread of COVID-19.
Assam confers state’s highest civilian awards to 17 personalities including Lovlina, ASHA worker
Jan 25, 2022, at 04:29 am
Guwahati/IBNS: In order to recognize the exceptional service in various fields, Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi in the presence of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma conferred the state’s highest civilian awards to 17 distinguished personalities who have distinguished themselves in their chosen field of endeavour at a function held at Sankardeva Kalakhetra in Guwahati on Monday.
Assam to confer state’s highest civilian award 'Assam Baibhav' to Ratan Tata today
Jan 24, 2022, at 08:39 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government will confer the state’s highest civilian award 'Assam Baibhav' to industrialist, philanthropist, and a former chairman of Tata Sons Ratan Naval Tata on Monday in Guwahati.
Former student leader injured in police firing in Nagaon, Assam CM orders probe
Jan 24, 2022, at 03:40 am
Guwahati: The Assam government on Sunday formed a one-man commission to probe the Nagaon firing incident where a former student leader was injured in police firing.
Assam: Former Congress MLA Madan Kalita passes away
Jan 22, 2022, at 08:38 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Former Assam Congress MLA Assam Madan Kalita passed away on Friday night.
Assam government issues new SOP for Republic Day celebrations
Jan 22, 2022, at 08:31 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Amid rising the number of COVID-19 cases in the state, the Assam government has issued a new SOP for Republic Day celebrations in the state.
Assam: Tea garden workers killed leopard after it attacked and injured one in Golaghat
Jan 21, 2022, at 06:21 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Tea garden workers of Assam’s Golaghat district killed a leopard after it attacked and injured one.
Assam to set up wildlife safari cum open zoo at a cost of Rs 214.54 crore: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Jan 20, 2022, at 05:05 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government has decided to set up a wildlife safari cum zoo at the Dholai area in the Cachar district at a cost of Rs 214.54 crore.
Assam, Meghalaya CMs to meet Amit Shah on inter-state boundary row
Jan 20, 2022, at 02:15 am
Shillong/UNI: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma and his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma would leave for New Delhi on Thursday to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah to present their respective positions on the inter-state boundary conflict in order to arrive at a lasting solution to the vexed issue between the two neighbouring states.
Police seize 1.6 kg of heroin worth Rs 10 crore in Assam’s Karbi Anglong, two arrested
Jan 19, 2022, at 07:37 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam’s Karbi Anglong district police on Monday morning seized 1.6 kg of heroin worth Rs 10 crore and arrested two persons.
Himanta Biswa Sarma meets political parties, students’ organizations on Assam-Meghalaya border row
Jan 19, 2022, at 04:23 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday held interactions with the representatives of political parties and students’ organizations to discuss the longstanding inter-state border dispute between Assam and Meghalaya and solicit their views on the steps taken by the governments of both the states to settle differences through consultations in two separate meetings held at State Guest House, Koinadhara in Guwahati.
Assam: Chargesheet filed against 14 accused in Jorhat lynching case
Jan 18, 2022, at 03:34 am
Guwahati/IBNS : The Assam Police on Monday filed the chargesheet against 14 accused persons in an All Assam Students Union (AASU) leader mob lynching case in Jorhat after 50 days.
Assam government to start implementation of Project Sadbhavana from Feb 1
Jan 18, 2022, at 02:18 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday urged the officials of Janata Bhawan to redefine their roles and re-dedicate themselves to the service of the people.
Security forces apprehend hardcore insurgent in Manipur
Jan 17, 2022, at 03:36 am
Guwahati: Security forces apprehended a hardcore insurgent with arms in Manipur's Imphal West district.
Two injured as miscreants open fire on them in Assam’s Hailakandi
Jan 16, 2022, at 08:17 pm
Guwahati: At least two people were critically injured after bike-borne miscreants opened fire upon them in Assam’s Hailakandi district.
Assam govt to procure unsold stock of traditional handloom items from indigenous weavers
Jan 13, 2022, at 03:42 am
Guwahati/IBNS: With a view to providing relief to handloom weavers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the state, the Assam government will procure unsold stock of traditional handloom items from indigenous weavers of the state through ARTFED and AGMC Limited.
Amit Shah likely to seal agreement on Assam-Meghalaya border row
Jan 13, 2022, at 03:28 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to seal the agreement on the inter-state border dispute between Assam and Meghalaya in six out of 12 disputed areas ahead of Meghalay’s 50th statehood day celebration on Jan 21.
Govt committed to give 1 lakh jobs to Assam youths by May: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Jan 12, 2022, at 04:45 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday handed over appointment letters to 218 Assistant Engineers in Panchayat &Rural Development Department, 155 Technical Officers in Public Health Engineering Department and 173 Junior Administrative Assistants (JAAs) in General Administration Department at a programme held at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati.
Suspected Naga militants gun down villager along Assam-Manipur border
Jan 11, 2022, at 09:30 pm
Guwahati: One villager was shot dead by suspected Naga militants along Assam-Manipur border today.
Sarbananda Sonowal hopeful of cargo ship movement over Brahmaputra upto Haldia in 2022
Jan 10, 2022, at 02:16 am
Guwahati: Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and AYUSH, Sarbananda Sonowal is hopeful that the cargo ships will start sailing over Brahmaputra towards the later part of 2022.