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Recruitment exam: Assam briefly suspends mobile internet in 24 districtsSubscriber Only
August 22, 2022 07:33 IST
The exams are being conducted for recruitment to 30,000 Grade III and Grade IV posts in the Assam government for which more than 14 lakh candidates are competing on August 21, 28 and September 11.
‘Urge those who dream of independent Assam to return to discussion table’: Assam CM in I-Day speechSubscriber Only
August 15, 2022 15:07 IST
Last week, the banned United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) called for a “total shutdown” and “boycott” of Independence Day celebrations in Assam.
Five ‘jihadi’ modules busted in Assam since March… issue is serious: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
August 5, 2022 01:01 IST
Sarma said the “hub of activities of all the [terror] modules” were turning out to be madrasas.
Cong MLA’s FIR accusing Assam CM of trying to topple Jharkhand govt ‘fabricated’: BJP minister Pijush HazarikaSubscriber Only
August 2, 2022 17:26 IST
Assam minister Pijush Hazarika tweeted purported photos of Jharkhand Congress MLA Kumar Jaimangal meeting Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma five days before the FIR was filed.
IAS officer Partha Pratim Mazumdar appointed new NRC coordinator of Assam
July 29, 2022 17:38 IST
Mazumdar, a 2010 batch officer, will replace his predecessor Hitesh Dev Sharma, who is set to retire on July 31, after holding the post for more than two years.
Gauhati HC grants bail to student held for Facebook post ‘in support of ULFA-I’Subscriber Only
July 22, 2022 02:29 IST
The FIR against the student, Barshashree Buragohain, also stated that she had “accepted” that the Facebook post was written by her. The post, however, made no mention of the banned outfit.
Missing for 15 days, Assam labourers ‘fled’ border road project, kin wait for answersSubscriber Only
July 21, 2022 07:07 IST
The Kurung Kumey district administration says that they first heard about the labourers who had “fled” on July 13, and launched a search operation immediately – to no avail.
UAPA for Facebook post: Now Sarma says stopped 19-year-old girl from joining ULFASubscriber Only
July 15, 2022 23:12 IST
A separate petition seeking bail for Buragohain is pending in the Gauhati High Court, with the next hearing slated for July 21.
Assam student in jail for alleged ‘pro-ULFA’ Facebook post; family demands releaseSubscriber Only
July 14, 2022 16:05 IST
Following demands to release her, the Assam Police Special DGP (law and order) G P Singh in a statement on Wednesday said "due process was being followed".
Assam: Days after ‘threats’ led to local man’s suicide, house of one accused razedSubscriber Only
July 12, 2022 19:30 IST
“It was an illegal structure and they did not have building permission. The building was in a precarious condition…it (also) violated certain norms,” a senior district administration official told The Indian Express.
Assam man detained, released later for playing Lord Shiva in street play on price riseSubscriber Only
July 11, 2022 07:35 IST
Birinchi Bora said his play intended to "highlight price rise" and there was “no intention to hurt anyone’s beliefs”. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma later said street plays on current issues are not "blasphemous".
Assam Cabinet approves ‘indigenous’ status for five Muslim communitiesSubscriber Only
July 7, 2022 02:59 IST
A note from the cabinet said that the move will “ensure their development in health, cultural identity, education, financial inclusion, skill development and women empowerment.”
Assam: Two killed in police firing while trying to escape custody, says Cop
July 3, 2022 19:27 IST
At least 54 people have been killed and 139 injured in police action while allegedly trying to flee custody or for attacking police personnel since the BJP government, led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, assumed office in May 2021.
Assam flood situation grim, 29 lakh affected
July 1, 2022 17:54 IST
Around 2,600 villages, under 75 revenue circles have been affected by the deluge across the state, while 3,05,565 people have taken shelter in 551 relief camps, according to the bulletin.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma files defamation suit against Manish Sisodia
July 1, 2022 13:33 IST
Sarma's wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, has already filed a Rs 100 crore civil defamation case against Sisodia.
Rebel Shiv Sena MLAs donate Rs 51 lakh for Assam flood relief
June 29, 2022 11:56 IST
Amid criticism that the Sena dissidents were staying at a luxury hotel in Guwahati even as parts of Assam were grappling with severe floods, Deepak Kesarkar, the spokesperson of the rebel MLAs told PTI, "Shinde has donated Rs 51 lakh to the Assam Chief Minister's Relief Fund as our contribution to their ongoing rescue work. We cannot ignore the plight of people here."
Flood situation remains grim in Assam, over 25 lakh still hit
June 26, 2022 13:34 IST
As many as 2.33 lakh have taken shelter in 637 relief camps of Assam, which has been battling floods and landslides for the past two weeks.
Flood situation in Assam critical as Silchar remains under water, toll rises to 108
June 24, 2022 14:18 IST
The Brahmaputra and Barak rivers along with their tributaries are in spate, even as floodwaters started receding from a few areas, they said.
TMC, NSUI protest outside hotel where rebel Shiv Sena MLAs are campingSubscriber Only
June 23, 2022 19:46 IST
The protestors were detained since they did not have permission to hold a protest but later let off.
Assam flood situation grim, 54.5 lakh hit, 12 fresh deaths
June 23, 2022 15:25 IST
The toll due to the flood since mid-May is now 101.
TMC workers detained, after protest at Guwahati hotel where Shiv Sena leaders are camping
June 23, 2022 13:33 IST
The protestors accused the Assam government, led by Himanta Biswa Sarma, of indulging in “horsetrading”, when the state was in the grip of a devastating flood.
Assam floods: Slight improvement, but Silchar remains criticalSubscriber Only
June 23, 2022 07:56 IST
GD Tripathi, chief executive member of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), told indianexpress.com that the situation was improving
As rebel Shiv Sena leaders land in Guwahati, opposition hits out at Assam govt for ‘ignoring floods’Subscriber Only
June 22, 2022 13:56 IST
With Silchar submerged under water for the last 72 hours, TMC MP Sushmita Dev hit out at CM Himanta Biswa Sarma following the arrival of Eknath Shinde and rebel Sena MLAs in Assam. The CM is "busy poaching MLAs, and putting them up in five-star hotels. This is really bad," Dev said.
‘Every inch is under water’: Unprecedented floods submerge a south Assam townSubscriber Only
June 22, 2022 09:53 IST
Assam floods: In the last 24 hours, all of Silchar — southern Assam’s biggest town and the gateway to the three Barak valley districts — has been submerged in water unlike “ever before in its history”.
Two cops among 11 dead in Assam floods, toll 81
June 21, 2022 01:11 IST
As rain continued to batter parts of the state, affecting more than 45 lakh people in 32 districts, Home Minister Amit Shah said an inter-ministerial Central team would be dispatched to assess the damage.
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