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Assam Rifles personnel injured as patrol ambushed in Tinsukia district

April 17, 2024 07:25 IST

According to a Defence official, a vehicle-mounted patrol of three Assam Rifles vehicles was moving from Changlang in Arunachal Pradesh to Margherita in Assam’s Tinsukia district when it came under attack by “unknown personnel” near Namdhang, Assam, around 8:30 am.

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Himanta claims Assam Cong chief to join BJP; CM playing ‘mind games’, says Bhupen Kumar Borah

March 26, 2024 12:37 IST

The BJP is contesting in 11 seats out of total 14 in the state, leaving two for AGP and one for United People's Party Liberal (UPPL).

IIT student on way to join ISIS detained in Assam: Police

March 24, 2024 13:18 IST

His apprehension comes four days after ISIS India head Haris Farooqi alias Harish Ajmal Farukhi and his associate Anurag Singh alias Rehan were arrested in Dhubri district after they had crossed over from Bangladesh.

Will resign if one person who has not applied for NRC gets citizenship: Himanta

March 12, 2024 11:36 IST

There is nothing new about the CAA as it was enacted earlier, the chief minister said, adding that 'now the time has come for application on the portal'.

An elephant safari, interaction with forest officers in Kaziranga: PM Modi’s day out in Assam

March 9, 2024 10:06 IST

The Prime Minister will be unveiling an 84-foot-tall statue of Lachit Borphukan, a general in the Ahom Kingdom, in another example of Modi and the BJP celebrating regional icons in recent years.

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Dibrugarh jail official arrested over seizure of electronic gadgets from ‘Waris Punjab De’ inmates

March 8, 2024 13:47 IST

The Dibrugarh prison is one of the oldest and most high-security jails in the Northeast. It was constructed in 1859-60.

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurates multiple healthcare facilities, says state to become centre for “medical tourism”

March 3, 2024 07:18 IST

At the event, Sarma said that another seven state cancer institutes are planned to be completed in 2025 and 2026.

Assam Cabinet gives nod to recognise Manipuri as associate official language in four districts

February 24, 2024 11:31 IST

The decision will benefit students of the tribal communities by enabling them to study their languages at the school level, according to the list of the cabinet decisions posted by the chief minister on X.

Assam cabinet okays bill to ban ‘magical healing’

February 11, 2024 10:37 IST

The proposed bill seeks to "prohibit and eliminate practices of magical healing in the name of treatment of some congenital diseases such as deafness, dumbness, blindness, physical deformity and autism".

2 US nationals detained, fined for alleged participation in ‘religious meet’ in Assam’s SonitpurSubscriber Only

February 5, 2024 19:52 IST

The two US nationals, identified as John Matthew Boone and Michael James Flinchum, had attended the inauguration of a Baptist Christian association office on January 31.

Assam top cop GP Singh hits back at ULFA-I, says ‘will resist anyone trying to threaten peace in state’Subscriber Only

December 23, 2023 17:54 IST

Speaking to reporters in Guwahati, the DGP said, “Like I said before, I shall resist anyone who tries to stop the journey of the development of Assam and shall take all legal actions."

Assam renames over 1,200 state-run madrasas as ME schoolsSubscriber Only

December 14, 2023 21:50 IST

The madrasas operating under the state government have been in the eye of several controversies in the last few years.

Assam: 246 families evicted in anti-encroachment drive at forest in Goalpara

November 7, 2023 19:05 IST

The eviction drive began on Monday and was supposed to continue till Wednesday, but ended a day early as all the 246 families living on forest land illegally were evicted, an official said.

Army major, wife arrested in Assam for ‘torturing’ domestic help

September 27, 2023 12:10 IST

SP Kumar said a case has been registered at the Haflong Police Station under different sections of the Indian Penal Code

3,000 more to be arrested in 2nd round of Assam child marriage crackdown: CM Himanta Biswa SarmaSubscriber Only

September 12, 2023 02:08 IST

An analysis of records of those arrested in the last crackdown showed that 62.24% of those arrested were Muslims, while the rest were Hindus and people from other communities.

Assam businessman says police threatened to kill him, slap ‘jihadi link’; IPS officer among 5 cops held

Assam: Businessman alleges extortion, says police threatened to kill him, slap ‘jihadi link’; IPS officer among 5 cops heldSubscriber Only

September 5, 2023 11:10 IST

Rabiul Islam, the businessman, alleged, among other things, that he was wrongfully detained by police and told to pay Rs 2.5 crore, failing which he would be killed in an encounter.

Body of 10-year-old boy found hanging in Silchar MP’s residenceSubscriber Only

August 27, 2023 14:51 IST

MP Roy told reporters that the boy's mother and her two children had been living in his house for the past three years.

Assam government invites public suggestion on law to ban polygamySubscriber Only

August 22, 2023 05:51 IST

The Home and Political Department of the Assam government on Monday issued a public notice, inviting members of the public to share their suggestions on the proposed law.

Woman shot dead and 6 including 3 guards injured in clash at Assam wildlife sanctuarySubscriber Only

July 18, 2023 02:20 IST

Family members of Rahima Khatun, the woman killed in what officials call an act of self-defence, were said to have moved there because the place they had put up tents after their eviction had been flooded.

Why this 25-year-old Assamese novel set in a newly liberalised India continues to endureSubscriber Only

June 30, 2023 17:50 IST

Sahitya Akademi Award-winning Anuradha Sarma Pujari’s debut novel ‘Hriday Ek Bigyapan’ became a breakout success, capturing the collective imagination of a generation of Assamese readers.

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Himanta Biswa Sarma launches special ICU wards, adds over 350 beds in 23 dist hospitals

June 28, 2023 03:25 IST

The project is a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) between the Assam health department, eGovernments Foundation, and Karuna Trust.

Incessant rain creates flooding in several parts of Assam; nearly 33,500 people hit

June 19, 2023 10:15 IST

Lakhimpur is the worst hit with over 25,200 people affected, followed by Dibrugarh with more than 3,800 people and Tinsukia with almost 2,700 persons, it added.

Assam Opp parties stage protest, seek Sarma’s arrest

Assam Opposition parties stage protest, seek Himanta Biswa Sarma’s arrest

June 16, 2023 03:19 IST

Leaders of the 12 parties — Congress, Asom Jatiya Parishad, Raijor Dol, CPI, CPI(M), CPI(ML), Trinamool Congress, NCP, RJD, JD(U), AAP and Jatiya Dal Assam — raised demand for Sarma’s arrest under the National Security Act.

Assam: At least 121 NRC contractual workers laid off; 100 move Gauhati High CourtSubscriber Only

June 16, 2023 02:49 IST

On 31 May, Partha Majumdar, NRC state coordinator issued individual “release notices” to at least 121 contractual ‘circle project supervisors’ — most recruited in 2014 to oversee NRC-related work at the circle level — stating that their services were “no longer required”.