Centre to extend full support to boost Assam's health sector: JP Nadda

Sep 29, 2016, at 01:35 am

Guwahati, Sept 28 (IBNS): Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda on Wednesday said that the Union government is committed to extend all possible support to improve the health sector in Assam.

Four elephants killed in Assam

Sep 28, 2016, at 02:34 am

Guwahati, Sept 27 (IBNS): Four elephants were killed in two separate accidents in Assam on Tuesday.

Assam CM urges petroleum companies to ensure uninterrupted gas supply to tea industry

Sep 28, 2016, at 01:24 am

Guwahati, Sept 27 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday urged all petroleum companies to ensure uninterrupted gas supply to the tea gardens of the state.

High level meeting held in Tezpur after Chinese incursion

Sep 27, 2016, at 01:35 am

Guwahati, Sept 26 (IBNS): A high level meeting was held in Assam's Tezpur based Army 4 corps headquarter on Monday in presence of MOS Defence Subhash Ramrao Bhamre and MOS Home Kiren Rijiju following Chinese troops incursion into Arunachal Pradesh.

Central team visits Assam to access flood damages

Sep 27, 2016, at 01:12 am

Guwahati, Sept 26 (IBNS): A high level team comprising Central and State Governments led by the advisor of Union Finance Ministry Dina Nath visited Assam on a two day visit to carry out an inspection on the ground to assess the extent of damages caused by floods and erosion in Assam.

6 JMB activists held from West Bengal, Assam sent to police custody till Oct 6

Sep 26, 2016, at 10:35 pm

Kolkata/Guwahati, Sept 26 (IBNS): Six leader-activists of the banned Bangladesh-based extremist organisation Jamaat ul Mujahideen-Bangladesh (JMB), who were arrested from several locations in West Bengal and Assam, were produced in a local court in Kolkata on Monday and sent to police custody till Oct 6.

Three rhinos poachers nabbed in Assam

Sep 26, 2016, at 01:33 am

Guwahati, Sept 25 (IBNS): The Assam police on Sunday apprehended three rhino poachers from Assam’s Nagaon district, officials said.

Rear Area Security Exercise Antarik Suraksha held in Guwahati

Sep 26, 2016, at 12:12 am

Guwahati, Sept 25 (IBNS) : A Rear Area Security Exercise Antarik Suraksha was conducted at Narangi Military Station near Guwahati on Sept 23-24 under the aegis 51 Sub Area.

Guwahati: Assam government, All Assam Student’s Union meet over Assam Accord

Sep 24, 2016, at 01:19 am

Guwahati, Sept 23 (IBNS) : An informal discussion was held in between the Assam government and the representatives of All Assam Student’s Union regarding the implementation of the various clauses of Assam Accord in Guwahati on Friday.

Assam student organisation opposes Citizenship Act amendment

Sep 23, 2016, at 01:11 am

Guwahati, Sept 22 (IBNS): Assam's student organization Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) asked the state and central governments to stop the move to amend the Indian Citizenship Act.

CS level meeting held on issues of granting ST (Plain) Status to six communities in Assam

Sep 20, 2016, at 12:48 am

Guwahati, Sept 19 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Secretary Vinod Kumar Pipersenia on Sunday said that the state government is very much keen to resolve the issues pertaining to granting of ST (Plain) status to the six communities of the State while chairing a meeting held at the Assam Secretariat, Dispur to discuss the issue of granting ST (Plain) status to six communities of the State, namely, Moran, Matak, Koch Rajbongshi, Chutia, Adivasi/ Tea Tribes and Tai Ahom with the leaders of the concerned communities.

Kaziranga incident : Assam govt announces ex-gratia

Sep 20, 2016, at 12:46 am

Guwahati, Sept 19 (IBNS) : Assam government announced ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh paid to be the next kin of those dead and Rs 50,000 each to the injured persons in Kaziranga incident on Sunday where two people killed and several injured, including 14 police personnel, in clash between a mob and security personnel during the eviction drive by Nagaon district administration in the World heritage site.

Assam CM discusses issues with Union Ministers to expedite Rural Development initiatives

Sep 20, 2016, at 12:29 am

Guwahati, Sept 19 (IBNS) : In a move to expedite implementation of rural development schemes, a meeting was held in presence of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation Narendra Singh Tomar and Minister of State for Rural Development Ram Kripal Yadav and Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi at the conference hall of Brahmaputra State Guest House on Sunday evening.

Assam: At least two persons die in Kaziranga's eviction drive

Sep 19, 2016, at 05:57 pm

Kaziranga, Sept 19 (IBNS): At least two persons died in a clash between police and a mob in Assam's Kaziranga National Park on Monday morning.

Three hardcore militants nabbed in Assam

Sep 16, 2016, at 01:44 am

Guwahati, Sept 15 (IBNS): Security forces nabbed three hardcore militants in Assam's Karbi Anglong and Chirang district on Thursday.

Helicopter with eight on board make emergency landing in Nagaon

Sep 16, 2016, at 01:28 am

Guwahati, Sept 15 (IBNS): An MI-172 helicopter of Skyone airlines with eight people on board including six crew members made an emergency landing in Assam's Nagaon district on Thursday following technical snag.

Assam Secondary schools to be tobacco-free soon, 8 districts completes

Sep 15, 2016, at 03:04 am

Guwahati, Sept 14 (IBNS) : All government secondary schools in Assam will soon be declared tobacco-free zones.

People's feedback is important for good governance: Assam CM

Sep 15, 2016, at 01:17 am

Guwahati, Sept 14 (IBNS) : Reiterating that government’s own discretion is not enough for ensuring good governance, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday said that people’s participation and feedback are equally important to make governance accountable for service delivery and to bring visible change.

Resume peace talks with rebels: AJYCP

Sep 12, 2016, at 01:17 am

Guwahati, Sept 11 (IBNS) : Assam's students organisation Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) asked the Centre to resume peace talks with ULFA and other rebel outfits to help Assam restore permanent peace.

Assam Governor flags off Bharat Jago Dour

Sep 12, 2016, at 01:15 am

Guwahati, Sept 11 (IBNS): Assam Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Sunday flagged off a half marathon christened Bharat Jago Dour (India Awake and Run) to commemorate the 124th anniversary of Swami Vivekanandas Chicago speech at SAI Complex in Guwahati.

Mother-daughter hacked to death in Assam

Sep 11, 2016, at 09:35 pm

Guwahati, Sept 11 (IBNS) : Miscreants killed an elderly woman and her daughter while another minor girl was critically injured in Assam's Morigaon district on Saturday night.

Assam: Seven people killed in two road mishaps

Sep 11, 2016, at 06:40 pm

Guwahati, Sept 11 (IBNS): At least seven people including four students were killed in two separate road mishaps in Assam on Sunday morning, police said.

Education which encourages skill development holds key for solving unemployment: Sonowal

Sep 11, 2016, at 01:51 am

Guwahati, Sept 10 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday said that education that addresses skill development holds the key in creating employment avenues and solving unemployment problems to a great extent.

ULFA(I) released Assam's BJP son

Sep 10, 2016, at 02:31 am

Guwahati, Sept 9 (IBNS) : Paresh Baruah alias Paresh Asom led ULFA(I) on Friday released Kuldeep Moran, son of a Assam BJP leader who was abducted on Aug 1.

Sonowal inaugurates Majuli as the India's first island district

Sep 09, 2016, at 12:25 am

Majuli, Assam, Sept 8 (IBNS): Majuli, the site of the neo-Vaishnavite Bhakti renaissance, has become India's first island district when Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday inaugurated it as the 35th district of Assam at a function held at the playground of Majuli College synchronising with the 90th birth anniversary of musical maestro Bhupen Hazarika.

Majuli's prestige is the Assam's prestige: Sonowal

Sep 08, 2016, at 12:52 am

Guwahati, Sept 7 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday said that Majuli's prestige is Assam's honour and it will be upheld at any cost.

Army Chief visits Gajraj Corps

Sep 07, 2016, at 02:45 am

Tezpur, Sept 6 (IBNS): General Dalbir Singh, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC, Chief of the Army Staff, visited the Gajraj Corps from Sept 5 to 6, as part of his visits to various formations of the Army, to review their operational readiness and the internal security situation.

Assam Revenue Minister releases atlas and launches web portals

Sep 07, 2016, at 01:31 am

Guwahati, Sept 6 (IBNS): Assam Minister of State for Revenue and Disaster Management Pallab Lochan Das has sought people's participation, help and stressed on mass awareness to mitigate any kind of disaster in the state.

Army Chief reviews operational preparedness along China border

Sep 06, 2016, at 09:34 pm

Guwahati, Sept 6 (IBNS) : Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag on Tuesday had reviewed the security situation in Assam and other states of the North Eastern region.

Three traffickers nabbed in Assam

Sep 06, 2016, at 03:08 am

Guwahati, Sept 5 (IBNS) : Security forces on Monday arrested three persons, who were allegedly involved in child trafficking, in Assam.