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Assam: Govt to set up panel to implement ban on polygamy, says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

May 10, 2023, at 04:43 am

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that his government would examine the feasibility of implementing a ban on polygamy in the state, media reports said.

Amid Manipur violence, Amit Shah’s visit to Assam postponed

May 09, 2023, at 12:33 am

Guwahati/IBNS/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to Assam has been postponed to May 26 due to the current political and social situation in Manipur and other northeastern states.

Assam-Meghalaya border: Lumpi celebrates Rongali Bihu

Apr 29, 2023, at 03:41 pm

People in Lower Lumpi region of Assam celebrated Bihu festival on Tuesday with a day-long cultural program and traditional games for the children of the area.

PM Modi expresses happiness over tripartite pact with DNLA

Apr 28, 2023, at 04:54 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed happiness over the signing of the Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) with Assam's militant outfit Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA).

Assam: NIA special court sentences 5 PLA, CPI (Maoist) insurgents to 8 years imprisonment

Apr 28, 2023, at 01:15 am

Guwahati/IBNS: An NIA Special Court in Guwahati Wednesday convicted five persons in the 2011 PLA-CPI (Maoist) nexus case related to a criminal conspiracy to threaten the unity, integrity, security, and sovereignty of India.

Australian university names theatre after Assam's Annada Gohain

Apr 25, 2023, at 05:57 pm

The  University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia has paid tribute to India's Annada Gohain, the first woman to graduate from UNSW's School of Chemical Engineering, by naming a theatre after her.

'He had no way to escape': Punjab Police on Amritpal Singh's arrest

Apr 23, 2023, at 07:35 pm

Chandigarh/IBNS: Amritpal Singh, the fugitive Sikh separatist leader who had been on the run for more than a month, was arrested after a massive operation involving surrounding of a village where he was hiding, the Punjab Police said on Sunday.

Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh arrested after 37 days, surrendered to Punjab Police

Apr 23, 2023, at 04:29 pm

Moga/IBNS: Amritpal Singh, a fugitive Khalistani leader who has been on the run since March 18, surrendered before Punjab police in Moga on Sunday. 

Assam: Congress expels Angkita Dutta for anti-party' activities

Apr 22, 2023, at 06:15 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Saturday expelled its Youth Wing chief of Assam unit, Angkita Dutta for allegedly indulging in "anti-party" activities.

Assam, Arunachal Pradesh sign pact to resolve boundary issues, Amit Shah calls agreement 'historic'

Apr 21, 2023, at 01:50 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The governments of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday signed an agreement to resolve the decades-old boundary issues between both states.

Assam tourism witnesses unprecedented 575% surge in tourist arrivals; Mayfair Resort inaugurated by Chief Minister

Apr 20, 2023, at 08:08 pm

Assam/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has reported that there has been a remarkable rise of 575% in the number of tourists visiting Assam during 2022-23.

PM Modi to visit Assam today

Apr 14, 2023, at 04:47 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of projects worth Rs 14,300 crore during his visit to Assam today.

AIIMS Guwahati will boost Assam's health infrastructure: PM Modi

Apr 13, 2023, at 05:17 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the AIIMS in Guwahati will boost Assam's health infrastructure and it will also help the entire northeast.

PM Narendra Modi to visit Assam on April 14

Apr 12, 2023, at 11:34 pm

Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Assam on Apr 14.

Training on ‘DRDO Water Testing’ for armed forces under 4 Corps

Apr 12, 2023, at 12:29 am

Tezpur: Defence Research Laboratory (DRL) Tezpur, one of the premier lab of Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), took proactive steps to conduct training on "DRDO Water Testing Kit " on Tuesday to Army personnel under 4 Corps.

Assam: President of India Murmu takes a historic sortie in a Sukhoi 30 MKI fighter aircraft

Apr 08, 2023, at 08:17 pm

Tezpur: President of India Droupadi Murmu on Saturday took a historic sortie in a Sukhoi 30 MKI fighter aircraft at the Tezpur Air Force Station in Assam's Sonitpur district.

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announces 100 bedded Yoga & Naturopathy Hospital in Dibrugarh

Apr 07, 2023, at 07:53 pm

Dibrugarh/IBNS: The ‘Yoga Mahotsav’, which was celebrated to commemorate 75 days to the International Day of Yoga, was participated by thousands at the gala event as they practised Common Yoga Protocol (CYP) at the Dibrugarh University ground in Assam's Dibrugarh on Friday.

Security beefed up after pro-Khalistani group threatens Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Apr 04, 2023, at 01:04 am

Guwahati/UNI: The Assam Police have beefed up the security of Himanta Biswa Sarma after a “designated terrorist under Indian law”, who is heading a pro-Khalistan group in the US threatened Chief Minister in an audio clip alleging torture on the Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh Sandhu’s close aides lodged in Dibrugarh jail since March 19.

Security beefed up for Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma following pro-Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannu's threat

Apr 03, 2023, at 03:04 am

Guwahati: The Assam police have alerted all districts Superintendents of Police (SPs) and the Commissioner of Police, Guwahati, and beefed up the security of Himanta Biswa Sarma after a pro-Khalistani terrorist allegedly threatened the Assam Chief Minister in an audio clip over action against Amritpal Singh and aides.

Assam celebrates Chatra Diwas to commemorate birth anniversary of Bodofa Upendranath Brahma

Apr 01, 2023, at 03:03 pm

Guwahati: Assam on Friday celebrated Chatra Diwas, as Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma led the state in paying rich tributes to Bodofa Upendranath Brahma on his 67th birth anniversary.

President Droupadi Murmu to visit Assam on Apr 6

Mar 31, 2023, at 01:29 am

Guwahati/UNI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced that President Droupadi Murmu will visit the state for two days, starting April 6.

'EC doesn't take dictation from anybody': Poll body on Congress' match-fixing allegation on Assam delimitation

Mar 29, 2023, at 03:53 am

Guwahati: The Election Commission has strongly rejected the Congress party’s allegation that the delimitation process in Assam is a "pre-determined move" and is a “match-fixing” between EC and BJP, media reports said.

Assam: Farmers benefiting from lemon fence pilot project

Mar 27, 2023, at 11:41 pm

Homestead areas around a few non-descript thatch-roofed farmhouses in Soraguri Chapori located on the bank of the Brahmaputra at Dikhowmukh area in Sivasagar district in Assam are standing examples of how affordable bio-fences in a human-elephant conflict (HEC) hotspots can help farmers to supplement their incomes.

Governor Gulab Chand Kataria visits Assam Agricultural and Women's universities

Mar 27, 2023, at 02:52 am

Jorhat: Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, in his maiden visit to Jorhat on Sunday, arrived at Assam Agricultural University and took stock of various activities being run by the university.

Delimitation exercise of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies: ECI arrives in Assam

Mar 27, 2023, at 02:45 am

Guwahati: The Election Commission of India on Sunday arrived in Guwahati in connection with the ongoing delimitation exercise of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies in Assam.

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurates office of Surbana Jurong in Guwahati

Mar 25, 2023, at 11:58 pm

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday inaugurated the corporate office of Surbana Jurong, a global urban, infrastructure and managed services consulting firm in Guwahati.

V&AC team arrested Lat Mandal for accepting bribe

Mar 25, 2023, at 11:15 pm

Guwahati: The sleuths of the Directorate of Vigilance & Anti-Corruption, Assam on Friday caught red-handed and arrested a government employee while he accepted bribe.

Meghalaya government reconstituted three regional committees for border talks with Assam

Mar 25, 2023, at 11:12 pm

Shillong: The Meghalaya Government has reconstituted the three Regional Committees to examine the present status of the remaining six areas of differences viz., Langpih in West Khasi Hills District; Borduar, Nongwah-Mawtamur, Deshdoomreah, Block-II in Ri Bhoi District; Block- I, Psiar - Khanduli in West Jaintia Hills District.

Four Khalistani separatist leaders flown to Assam

Mar 20, 2023, at 02:14 am

Guwahati: In a major development, four Khalistani separatist leaders were flown to Dibrugarh in upper Assam and kept in Central Jail, Dibrugarh on Sunday.

Fourteen persons, including minors, rescued by RPF personnel of N. F. Railway in last four days

Mar 19, 2023, at 11:46 pm

Guwahati: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of N. F. Railway successfully rescued 14 persons ,including minors, from different stations/trains in different drives and checks conducted from Mar 14 to 17.