Congress MLAs led by CLP leader Debabrata Saikia and deputy CLP leader Rakibul Hussain organised a "solidarity march" on the Assam Legislative Assembly premises here on Friday, in protest against Gandhi’s disqualification from the Lok Sabha, while pledging a united…
A truck overturned in the middle of the market due to a puddle filled with mud and rainwater in Assam's Chirang on Thursday. For the unversed, it has been raining intermittently for the past two days in the area, filling…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi may inaugurate AIIMS Guwahati campus on April 14, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said after reviewing the progress of work of the institute at Changsari, on the outskirts of the city, on Thursday. Sarma told the…
In two separate operations in Mizoram and Assam, police and Assam Rifles seized narcotics worth ₹405.4 crore and arrested two suspected drug peddlers. Both the consignments were coming from Myanmar, according to the police. Based on specific information, a team…
The Assam government has finally brought Anganwadi workers under retirement benefit schemes, with chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma distributing terminal benefits to nearly 800 Anganwadi workers and helpers of the state on Wednesday. Sarma said Assam is the first state…
Assam police seized narcotic substances worth 12 crore, officials said on Thursday. The seizure occurred in Ratabari’s Bhetarbond area of Karimganj district near the Assam-Mizoram border. Two people have been arrested on the charges of drug peddling. The narcotic substances…
Two buffaloes died during a thunderstorm that struck Ramdeo village in Gossaigaon sub-division. According to sources, the incident occurred around 3 p.m. when a sudden lightning struck the area, killing the two animals instantly. The owner of the buffaloes, Anil…
The second round of Assam-Meghalaya talks over six border areas will be held next month and regional committees have been reconstituted for the purpose. Meghalaya chief minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday told the state assembly that the committees will…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has written a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde over comments by an MLA on sending stray dogs to Assam, referring to dog meat consumption. Multiple police cases have been filed against Maharashtra…
A man from Assam bought his dream vehicle with coins worth ₹90,000 that he had saved for over five years. Identified as Md Saidul Hoque, the man hails from Assam’s Sipajhar area and runs a small shop. Md Saidul Hoque…