[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 […]
Tag: Assam
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 […]