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Tag: Assam
Conservation watchdog asks Assam to act on damage to wildlife corridors in Kaziranga
[ad_1] Guwahati: The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has directed the Assam government to take action on allegations of encroachment of government land and destruction of wildlife corridors at Kaziranga […]
Assam teacher sent to jail. She brought beef for lunch, offered to colleagues
[ad_1] Dalima Nessa has been booked on the charges of promoting enmity between groups and for acts intended to outrage religious feelings. GUWAHATI: A school teacher in Assam who was […]
Over 660,000 affected by floods in 27 districts of Assam: Govt
[ad_1] Guwahati: Flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim on Wednesday with over 660,000 people in 27 districts of the state getting affected, according to a government bulletin. “The […]
Mizoram, Tripura begin rationing fuel as rain, landslides in Assam halt rail connectivity
[ad_1] Guwahati: Rail connectivity to Barak Valley in Assam, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura remained disrupted for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday due to large-scale damage to tracks in Assam […]
‘Stop interfering’: Assam foreigners’ tribunal member writes to NRC coordinator
[ad_1] SILCHAR: A foreigners’ tribunal member in Assam has asked the state coordinator of National Register of Citizens (NRC) not to interfere in the functioning of the quasi-judicial bodies which […]
Dudhwa elephant dies of sudden illness
[ad_1] Elephant Mithun was found shivering on Wednesday evening. Veterinary doctors found the elephant suffering from high fever and administered it medicine. However, Mithun’s condition failed to improve, said field […]
India-Bangladesh foreign ministers likely to meet in Guwahati
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar and his Bangladesh counterpart AK Abdul Momen are expected to hold a meeting on the margins of a regional conclave to be […]
Gauhati HC stays lower court’s observations against Assam police in Mevani bail order
[ad_1] Guwahati:The Gauhati High Court on Monday stayed some observations made by a lower court last week against Assam police while granting bail to Independent MLA from Gujarat, Jignesh Mevani, […]
Policewoman seeks Assam CM’s nod to move HC against Jignesh Mevani bail
[ad_1] A day after a court in Barpeta district of Assam granted bail to Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani over a case relating to an alleged assault on a policewoman, state […]
Owaisi attacks BJP on Uniform Civil Code, mentions power crisis, economy
[ad_1] In the midst of growing support for a Uniform Civil Code in the BJP-ruled states, Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday insisted that the country does not require a […]
‘Focus on problems in Assam instead of arresting me,’ Mevani tells govt after release
[ad_1] Guwahati: Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani, who was granted bail by an Assam court on Friday, has asked the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led government to focus on problems in the […]
‘Consider PIL on ongoing police excess in Assam,’ court tells Gauhati HC
[ad_1] Guwahati: A court in Assam’s Barpeta on Friday asked the Gauhati High Court to consider a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) “to curb ongoing police excesses in the state” like […]
Ratan Tata’s Assam speech wins hearts as he shared stage with PM Modi| Video
[ad_1] Ratan Tata spoke a few sentences in his address in Hindi as he admitted that was not very well versed with the language. Sharing the stage with Prime Minister […]
Assam court reserves order on Jignesh Mevani’s fresh bail plea
[ad_1] A local court in Assam’s Barpeta district on Thursday reserved its order on a fresh bail plea moved by counsels of Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani who was arrested earlier […]
Gujarat lawmaker Jignesh Mevani to move fresh bail plea tomorrow
[ad_1] GUWAHATI: Gujarat lawmaker Jignesh Mevani is expected to move a fresh bail application on Thursday after a court in Assam’s Barpeta on Tuesday remanded him in five-day police custody […]
Senior Assam cop denies ULFA-I claim that he sent ‘spy’ to infiltrate outfit
[ad_1] GUWAHATI: A senior Assam Police officer on Tuesday denied a claim by the banned United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) that he sent an army commando’s brother to infiltrate […]
GMC Poll Results: BJP workers celebrate after party’s massive win | Watch
[ad_1] BJP workers came out to the streets in large numbers to celebrate as the trend shows the party’s big victory in the Guwahati Municipal Corporation polls on Sunday. In […]
Bangladesh terror outfits with Al Qaida links spread tentacles in Assam
[ad_1] GUWAHATI: On April 15, the police in the Barpeta district in lower Assam arrested six persons allegedly affiliated to Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), a Bangladesh-based terror outfit with links […]
Jahangirpuri: Demolition, as vigilante justice, is illegal
[ad_1] In the wake of communal riots that flared up in the aftermath of the Ram Navami celebrations in various states, the response of the administration has been to use […]
Assam to move SC for Aadhaar cards to persons whose biometrics locked for NRC
[ad_1] GUWAHATI: The Assam cabinet decided on Wednesday to approach the Supreme Court to ensure that those residents whose biometrics were locked during the process of updating the National Register […]
2 cattle smugglers from UP with terror funding link killed in ambush in Assam
[ad_1] GUWAHATI: Two cattle smugglers who were arrested last week in Uttar Pradesh and handed over to the Assam Police were killed on Tuesday in Assam’s Kokrajhar district in firing […]
Amid ceasefire, ‘recruitment’ for ULFA-I continues in Assam
[ad_1] On April 13, a day ahead of the beginning of Rongali Bihu, the Assamese New Year festivities, news of 13 young men from across Assam joining the banned separatist […]
Module trying to create sleeper cells for al-Qaeda busted: NIA
[ad_1] New Delhi: Radical outfit Ansar al Islam was trying to set up “sleeper cells” for al Qaida in Assam and was planning to extend them to other parts of […]
6 Assam men linked to Bangladesh terror outfit arrested in Barpeta: Police
[ad_1] GUWAHATI: Six men allegedly affiliated with Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), a Bangladesh-based terror outfit with links to Al Qaeda, have been arrested in Assam’s Barpeta district, a senior police […]
Watch: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma plays dhol during Rongali Bihu celebrations
[ad_1] Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday tried his hand at playing ‘dhol’ during the Rongali Bihu celebrations in Karbi Anglong.The visuals shared on the chief minister’s Twitter […]
13 die in 4 Assam districts within a week after eating wild mushrooms
[ad_1] Thirteen persons, including a child, have died in four districts of Upper Assam within a week after consuming poisonous wild mushrooms, a health official privy to the matter said […]
After suspected cyber-attack, OIL says production and drilling unaffected
[ad_1] Oil India Limited (OIL) officials have informed that exploration and production work of the company have not been affected in the suspected cyber-attack in its field headquarters in Assam’s […]
‘Make-in-India’ Dornier plane’s first commercial flight today: 5 points
[ad_1] Written by Manjiri Sachin Chitre | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan Alliance Air’s made-in-India Dornier 228 aircraft took off on Tuesday for its first commercial flight on Dibrugarh-Pasighat route. This […]
New in the Northeast | Hindi opposition and heavy showers
[ad_1] One issue that reverberated in almost all states of the Northeast last week was the so-called “imposition” of Hindi by the Centre. This topic united most civil society organisations, […]
Art diary: Blurring hard lines of mediums for the sake of creativity
[ad_1] Paintings, sculptures, graphics, and drawings come together under one roof with artists from across the country showcasing their works in the Capital. Roaming the alleys in the gallery, dwelling […]
Indian democracy a guide for other countries: Om Birla at Commonwealth meet
[ad_1] Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla said that all democratic institutions from panchayat to parliament should keep youngsters and women at the centre of policy making. GUWAHATI: Indian democracy is […]
The fine lines of India’s eastern and western borders
[ad_1] The pandemic was a great opportunity to read but, sadly, many books published during those dark days haven’t got the attention they deserve. Avtar Singh Bhasin’s Nehru, Tibet and […]
Assam court gives death sentence to 3 for rape and murder of two minor girls
[ad_1] The three accused were arrested on June 14 last year, three days after the bodies of the two victims (both related) were found hanging from a tree inside a […]
Tribunal finds discrepancies in Assam woman’s claims, declares her foreigner
[ad_1] SILCHAR: A woman from Assam’s Cachar district, who claims that her father’s name was in electoral rolls in 1966, 1970 and 1989, has been declared a foreigner by foreigners […]
Day after nabbing 2 cadres, NIA detains another suspected Maoist from Assam’s Cachar
[ad_1] The National Investigation Agency (NIA) detained one more suspected Maoist from Assam’s Cachar district on Monday. The probe agency had arrested one Maoist leader from Dibrugarh district and detained […]
NIA arrests absconding Maoist in Assam, detains 2 suspects
[ad_1] The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday arrested an absconding Maoist leader from Dibrugarh in Assam. They also detained two suspected Maoists in Karimganj while search operations were conducted […]
AFSPA reduced in 3 north-eastern states, extended in Arunachal | 5 points
[ad_1] The Centre on Thursday announced to reduce the disturbed areas under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland, Assam, and Manipur after decades. Meanwhile on Friday, the […]
‘This is real sign of democracy’: Irom Sharmila on Centre’s Afspa changes
[ad_1] Irom Sharmila was on a hunger strike from November 2000 to August 2016 before forming the Peoples’ Resurgence and Justice Alliance ahead of the 2017 Manipur assembly elections ByBiswa […]
Assam govt takes over assets of HPCL’s Nagaon, Cachar paper mills at cost of ₹375 cr
[ad_1] Although the Assam government had no stake in the paper mills, it has been trying to resolve the issue on “humanitarian grounds” for the sake of nearly 1000 workers […]
Assam man, dead for six years, sent notice to prove citizenship by tribunal
[ad_1] SILCHAR: A Foreigners Tribunal in Assam’s Cachar district has asked a man who died in 2016 to prove his Indian identity. A notice was issued against deceased Udharbond resident […]
Ahead of Rajya Sabha elections, horse-trading accusations rock Assam assembly
[ad_1] GUWAHATI: Assam’s opposition parties walked out of the state assembly on Monday, accusing the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party government of trying to lure its legislators ahead of elections for […]
‘Thankful for Delhi CM, Punjab CM…’: Raghav Chadha on Rajya Sabha nomination
[ad_1] Aam Aadmi Party leader Raghav Chadha on Monday thanked party boss and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, as well as new Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, for his nomination […]
Assam’s Kaziranga National Park sees surge in tourist footfall
[ad_1] Assam’s Kaziranga National Park received over 2.20 lakh visitors in 2021-22, the highest in the last 12 years, and the revenue earned from tourist footfall surpassed ₹4 crore, according […]
Give her another chance, says Gauhati high court on woman declared foreigner
[ad_1] SILCHAR: The Gauhati high court has allowed a declared foreigner to prove her Indian identity, setting aside a Foreigners Tribunal (FT) order in 2018. 48-year-old Rukiya Begum, a resident […]
Assam: Gang rape accused killed in police encounter
[ad_1] GUWAHATI: A rape accused was killed on the outskirts of Guwahati on Tuesday night when he allegedly tried to flee from custody after attacking a police team accompanying him […]
Assam and Meghalaya to ink border pact on March 27 in Delhi
[ad_1] The signing of this agreement and the final discussion with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will take place within this month Assam and Meghalaya will sign an agreement […]
One-horned rhino census at Kaziranga National Park to start from March 26
[ad_1] The Assam Forest Department on Wednesday announced that a census of the one-horned Rhino population will be held from 26 to 28 March in Kaziranga National Park. “The 14th […]
Assam local body polls: BJP makes a clean sweep, wins 73 of 80 civic bodies
[ad_1] Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan, New Delhi The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday sealed a landslide victory in Assam local body elections by bagging […]
‘Don’t rush’: TMC cautions Conrad Sangma on Meghalaya border pact with Assam
[ad_1] SHILLONG: The Trinamool Congress (TMC), the only opposition party in the Meghalaya assembly, on Tuesday cautioned chief minister Conrad Sangma against rushing into a border agreement with neighbouring Assam […]
‘Big catch’: Senior Maoist leader ‘Kanchan Da’, 72, arrested in Assam
[ad_1] SILCHAR: Senior leader of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) and a member of its central committee, Arun Kumar Bhattacharjee, better known by his nom de guerre ‘Kanchan […]
Assam civic polls: Voting in 80 municipalities today amid tight security
[ad_1] Assam is voting on Sunday across 80 civic bodies – with 977 wards – amid tight security. Queues were seen outside the polling booths as voting began at around […]
80-yr-old Assam woman who lost her son over citizenship asked to prove she’s Indian
[ad_1] An eighty-year-old woman from Assam’s Cachar district, whose son died by suicide after getting a notice from the foreigners’ tribunal in 2012 to prove his citizenship, has received a […]
Daily brief: PM Modi holds another high-level meeting on Ukraine conflict, and all the latest news
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Bangladesh national, 4 others held in Assam for links to Al-Qaida affiliated jihadi outfit
[ad_1] The Bangladeshi national had entered India illegally and was working as a teacher in a mosque. He had indoctrinated four others to set up a module for jihadi work […]
On World Wildlife Day, Assam’s Kaziranga National Park records gharial sighting
[ad_1] In a rare coincidence on World Wildlife Day, forest officials and wildlife experts on Thursday recorded the first documentary evidence of the presence of the critically endangered gharial in […]
Assam man run over by escort vehicle minutes after President’s convoy passes
[ad_1] President Kovind who arrived in Guwahati on Friday is on a three-day visit to the state. He visited the Kamakhya Temple and launched the 400th birth anniversary celebrations of […]
92-yr-old Assam woman who didn’t attend Foreigners Tribunal declared Indian citizen
[ad_1] Ninety two-year-old Moyna Barmani, a resident of Assam’s Dhubri, received notices from the Foreigners Tribunal Court in 2018 challenging her Indian citizenship. But she resolutely refused to attend the […]