Guwahati, Septe,ber 27 (PTI): Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal was on Monday elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Assam.
Sonowal, the lone candidate in the fray for the seat, was declared elected to th
Guwahati, September 26 (PTI): Three boys drowned in the Brahmaputra river near Pandu Ghat in Guwahati on Sunday, a police officer said.
The boys, aged 14-15, went for a swim in the river while returning from
Guwahati, September 26 (PTI): The Tocklai Tea Research Institute in Assam’s Jorhat district will enter into an MoU with Patanjali Ayurved Ltd to collaborate on advanced research on extracting chemical com
Guwahati, September 25 (PTI): In a bid to increase enrolment under the 'Ayushman Bharat', a health insurance scheme, the Assam government will launch an initiative to help eligible people get e-cards un
Guwahati, September 25 (IANS): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma suspects the role of a third party in Thursdays violence in which two persons were killed and 20 others were injured after a mob clashed w
Guwahati, September 25 (IANS): The Assam government will confer the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi Award for National Integration and National Contribution on Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu during his proposed v
Guwahati, September 25 (PTI): The Assam government has sought the Centre’s help in popularising creations by Assam weavers globally as well as modernising the textile industry of the state, official sourc
Guwahati/Kohima, September 21 (IANS): The opposition Congress on Tuesday raised questions over Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's involvement in the Naga peace talks and says the state's interes
Guwahati, September 21 (PTI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said 453 people have been arrested for allegedly being involved in illegal land broking activities.
The state police will con
Silchar/Guwahati, September 21 (PTI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has denied remarks attributed to him that the state is becoming "another Kashmir" and that he has sought help from RSS to
Guwahati, September 20 (IANS): The Manipur Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has asked the state's Home Department and the state Police Chief to provide proper protection to four RTI activists who have gone in
Guwahati, September 20 (PTI): An NGO run by former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh on Monday said it has set up 50 Critical Care Unit (CCU) beds at the Assam Medical College and Hospital in Dibrugarh in collabora
Guwahati, September 20 (PTI): The Congress is gearing up to fight the assembly by-polls in Assam, likely to take place by the end of this year, alone without forming any alliance, state party president Bhupen K
Diphu/Guwahati, September 20 (PTI): Police seized 412 kilograms of heroin, estimated to be valued at Rs 3.5 crore in the international market, and arrested two persons in Assam''s Karbi Anglong district
Drug peddlers escape after being shot at
Guwahati, September 19 (PTI): A suspected robber was injured in police firing as he was trying to flee, while four drug peddlers managed to escape despite policemen s
Guwahati, September 19 (PTI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that the state government will preserve the heritage of the 18th century Dimasa Kachari kingdom and develop its last capital
Rangiya/Goalpara/Guwahati (Assam), September 11 (PTI): At least seven people have been killed and nine others injured in separate road accidents in Assam, police said on Saturday.
Four people were killed and e
Guwahati, September 8 (IANS): At least 50 people, including women, were missing after a big boat capsized, following a collision with another boat on the Brahmaputra on Wednesday at Neamatighat in Assam's J
Guwahati, September 8 (IANS): A middle aged Muslim woman in Assam 'eloped 25 times with different men while her husband and in-laws accepted her back every time with no serious complaint.
The 40-year-old
Guwahati, September 8 (PTI): The banned ULFA (Independent) has said the outfit has "no objection" if Assam Chief Minister Himanta Sarma is appointed the mediator by the Centre for talks with the outfi