His petition against sedition law is pending in apex court. Manipur journalist Kishorchandra Wangkhem, released after more than two months in jail, said he was considering petitioning the Supreme Court for scrapping the National Security Act (NSA). His petition against the sedition law is pending in the apex court. “I will talk to my lawyers […]
The chief ministers of the region will be present at a meeting of the North East Space Applications Centre (NESAC), to be chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that the situation along the interstate border with Mizoram is currently “fragile” and it will take some time to resolve […]
If budget announcements and how many of those were implemented since BJP came to power in 2016 are reviewed, we will find almost all promises have been kept, said Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday claimed in the assembly that the BJP-led government in the state has implemented nearly […]
Assam ministers, MLAs and senior officials took part in 'Go for Glory - Lovlina', a bicycle rally held in Guwahati to wish success to boxer Lovlina Borgohain Guwahati: Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assembly Speaker Biswajit Daimary and Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia on Wednesday pedalled bicycles, wishing success to pugilist Lovlina Borgohain, the lone competitor […]
Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel rescued 15 people, including six minors, on Tuesday from Rangia station while they were being taken to Mumbai in Maharashtra. Rangia/ Guwahati: At least 37 people, including eight minors, were rescued from two places in Assam while allegedly being trafficked to Maharashtra and Gujarat, police said on Tuesday. Three persons, including […]
No Muslim will face any loss due to Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), said RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, who is on a two-day visit to Assam Guwahati: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, who is in Assam on a two-day visit, said on Wednesday that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) have nothing to do […]
Scores of birds, including sparrows and cuckoos, died at Bohori Silgaon village in Assam's Barpeta district on Monday after consuming crops in a paddy field, said an official Guwahati: The Assam forest department has ordered a probe into the death of a large number of birds after consuming crops, which were allegedly sprayed with poison, in Barpeta district, […]
71-year-old man trampled to death by wild elephant at Durgabari in Assam's Tinsukia district in the early hours of Wednesday, an official said Guwahati: A 71-year old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Digboi in Tinsukia district of Assam, an official said. The person, identified as Chitranjan Chakraborty, was attacked by the wild […]
We have given the concept of secularism to the world. Our civilisation is 5,000 years old and we have accepted diversity of thought, religion and culture since ages, said Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday asserted that the concept of secularism needs to be defined in the context of […]
This market is the first of its kind in Barak valley and the project is under a sustainable convergence project for the village which is a model one. Silchar: An exclusive market for women – ‘Mamoni Bazar’ – for the sale of products of Self Help Groups (SHGs) has been set up as a step towards […]