India deports 20 more Bangladeshis through Assam’s Karimganj border

May 04, 2019, at 04:32 pm

Guwahati, May 4 (IBNS): While the updation process of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is going on in Assam to detect the illegal foreigners, the Assam government on Saturday has deported 20 Bangladeshi nationals to Bangladesh.

Five Rohingya girls along with a broker on the way to Karimganj arrested along Assam-Tripura border

Apr 24, 2019, at 03:34 pm

Guwahati, Apr 24 (IBNS): Five Rohingya girls, who were on the way to Assam, have been arrested by police along Assam-Tripura border on Wednesday.

Assam hooch tragedy toll touches 155

Feb 25, 2019, at 05:13 pm

Guwahati, Feb 25 (UNI/IBNS) The death toll in Assam hooch tragedy has reached 155, with nearly 100 deaths reported from worst-hit Golaghat district, with the toll on the rise for the fifth day today since the first deaths were reported.    

After hooch tragedy, Assam Assembly raises united voice against illicit liquor

Feb 25, 2019, at 05:05 pm

Guwahati, Feb 25 (UNI) With hooch claiming over 150 lives in the state, the Assam Legislative Assembly today raised an united voice to fight illicit liquor and hand out exemplary punishment to those responsible for this tragedy.

Assam hooch tragedy : Death toll rises to 78

Feb 23, 2019, at 01:01 pm

Guwahati, Feb 23 (IBNS): Death toll due to consumption of spurious liquor in Assam’s Golaghat and Jorhat district has gone up to 78.

Assam: Ten die in hooch tragedy in tea estate

Feb 22, 2019, at 10:02 am

Guwahati, Feb 22 (UNI/IBNS) At least ten people, mostly women, have died after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in a Tea Estate in Golaghat district of eastern Assam since Thursday.

30 people injured after hanging bridge collapses along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border

Jan 26, 2019, at 06:37 pm

Guwahati, Jan 26 (IBNS): At least 30 people were injured when a hanging bridge collapsed at a picnic spot along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border on Saturday.

Black balloon protest at Assam CM event

Jan 16, 2019, at 11:07 am

Guwahati, Jan 16 (IBNS): Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday faced protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016 in Assam's Nagaon district. Several organisations are holding similar protests across the state.

Assam : Students stage protests against Citizenship bill, heavy security in Guwahati

Jan 12, 2019, at 01:02 pm

Guwahati, Jan 12 (IBNS)  : Protests continued in Assam against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016 on Saturday as students  of several colleges  boycotted classes and staged demonstrations in different parts of the state.

Assam : AGP withdraws support to BJP Government over Citizen Amendment Bill issue

Jan 07, 2019, at 07:10 pm

Guwahati, Jan 7 (IBNS) : In a major setback for the Bharatiya Janata Party before the coming Lok Sabha elections, the Asom Gana Parishad on Monday withdrew support from the saffron party-led government in Assam.

Security forces arrest one NDFB (S) militant with arms in Assam’s Baksa district

Dec 10, 2018, at 06:56 pm

Guwahati, Dec 10 (IBNS): Security forces on Monday arrested a militant of banned Saraigwra faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-S) in Assam’s Baksa district.

Assam Panchayat polls : Over 64 lakh voters to decide the fate of 35,056 candidates in second phase

Dec 08, 2018, at 05:29 pm

Guwahati, Dec 8 (IBNS): The second phase panchayat polls in Assam will be held amidst tight security on Sunday.

Voting begins in first phase of panchayat polls in Assam

Dec 05, 2018, at 10:07 am

Guwahati, Dec 5 (IBNS): People queued up at polling booths in Assam’s 16 districts as balloting began in the first phase of the panchayat polls in the state.

Over 97 lakh voters to decide fate of 43,515 candidates in first phase panchayat polls in Assam

Dec 04, 2018, at 05:49 pm

Guwahati, Dec 4 (IBNS): The ruling BJP, Ason Gana Parishad, Congress, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) are locked in a keen battle as the stage is set for the first phase panchayat poll in Assam will be held amidst tight security on Wednesday.

11 injured in Assam train explosion

Dec 01, 2018, at 09:54 pm

Guwahati, Dec 1 (IBNS): Eleven people were injured in an explosion on a train in Assam's Udaigiri district on Saturday evening, reports said.

Running car catches fire on road in Assam’s Bijaynagar

Dec 01, 2018, at 03:30 pm

Guwahati, Dec 1 (IBNS): A running Tata Indigo car accidentally caught fire in Assam’s Kamrup district last night.

Police arrest youth for posting derogatory remarks against Assam CM

Nov 23, 2018, at 06:29 pm

Guwahati, Nov 23 (IBNS): Assam police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory remarks against Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.

Assam : Passenger train derails after it hits wild elephant

Nov 21, 2018, at 06:50 pm

Guwahati, Nov 21 (IBNS): An elephant died when a passenger train hit the jumbo crossing the railway track in upper Assam’s Jorhat district on Wednesday morning.

Assam: Bandh supporters burn tyres on streets; train services affected

Oct 23, 2018, at 12:50 pm

Guwahati, Oct 23 (IBNS): The supporters of the 12-hour Assam bandh, which has been called to mark protest against the Citizenship Amemdment Bill, 2016 on Tuesday, blocked roads by burning tyres in Guwahati, Morigaon, Nagaon, Tinsukia, Dhubri districts, disrupting normal life in the state.

NRC: Shock overwhelms many who miss the Assam citizenship berth

Jul 31, 2018, at 12:32 pm

Guwahati, July 31 (IBNS): As the complete draft of National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam was announced on Monday triggering a political firestorm in India, Md. Javed Ali, a resident of minority-dominated lower Assam district in South Salmara Mankachar, was in a state of shock.

Four million excluded from citizenship in India's Assam, move sparks tension, protest

Jul 30, 2018, at 05:18 pm

New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS):  Sparking fears of deportation and a law and order crisis, India on Monday announced exclusion of about four million people from citizenship in the northeastern state of Assam, bordering Bangladesh, after a draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) was published.

Police arrest eight in Assam for assaulting couple over their relationship

Jun 25, 2018, at 10:06 pm

Guwahati, June 25 (IBNS): In an alleged incident of moral policing, police arrested eight people who severely beat up a couple over their relationship at Jumurmur area in Nagaon district of Assam.

NSCN (IM) militant nabbed in Arunachal Pradesh

Dec 16, 2017, at 10:33 pm

Guwahati, Dec 16 (IBNS): Security forces have arrested a senior NSCN(IM) militant in Arunachal Pradesh on Friday night, officials said on Saturday.

Popular Assamese actor Biju Phukan passes away

Nov 23, 2017, at 06:14 pm

Guwahati, Nov 23 (IBNS) : Noted Assamese actor Biju Phukan  passed away at Apollo Hospital in Guwahati on Wednesday evening following cardiac ailments, family members said.

President Kovind to visit NE region from Nov 19, Manipur outfit calls for shutdown

Nov 18, 2017, at 06:49 pm

Guwahati, Nov 18 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind is scheduled to visit the north-eastern region on a four-day tour starting November 19.

Two missing Meghalaya boys rescued in Guwahati

Oct 05, 2017, at 06:09 pm

Guwahati, Oct 5 (IBNS): Two students of Meghalaya's St Anthony's Higher Secondary School, who were allegedly kidnapped from Shillong, were rescued by Assam Police from Guwahati on Wednesday.

PM Modi reaches Guwahati to review flood situation in Assam

Aug 01, 2017, at 04:30 pm

Guwahati, Aug 1 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Guwahati on Tuesday morning to review the flood situation in the state.

Abducted Delhi-based tea estate manager released after a week

Jun 08, 2017, at 08:40 pm

Guwahati, June 8 (IBNS) : Suspected militants released kidnapped Superintendent Manager of Maijonga tea estate in Assam's Kokrajhar district on Wednesday night, according to police reports.

India's longest bridge to be named after Dr Bhupen Hazarika says Narendra Modi

May 26, 2017, at 08:13 pm

Guwahati, May 26 (IBNS): India's longest bridge, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, will be named after legendary Assamese musician Dr Bhupen Hazarika

PM Modi to inaugurate India's longest bridge connecting Assam and Arunachal Pradesh

May 18, 2017, at 09:23 pm

Guwahati, May 18 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India's longest bridge connecting Assam and Arunachal Pradesh on May 26, the day he kick starts the celebrations for completion of three years of the NDA Government at the Centre.