Assam

Guwahati: A mild intensity earthquake measuring 3.2 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Hojai town in Assam on Monday.The earthquake that shook Hojai in Assam occurred at 11:57 am.The depth of the earthquake was only 10 Km.The development was...

Guwahati: Amid protests, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma vowed to carry on with the crackdown on child marriage in the state. "Our drive against child marriage is for public health & public welfare as teenage pregnancy ratio in Assam...

Guwahati: More than 4004 cases have been filed in Assam in last one week against child marriage, officials said.“Assam government is firm in its resolve to end the menace of child marriage in the state. So far @assampolice has...

Imphal: "Right methodological discourses are needed to read and narrate the indigenous faith in the northeastern region of India," said Prof Bhagat Oinam."A good intellectual and academic discourse requires setting proper perspectives and discourses while studying our social and...

Guwahati:Assam cabinet has decided to set up a Chief Minister’s secretariat office in Dibrugarh and a Raj Bhavan in Tezpur in addition to the existing ones in Dispur, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said.“A permanent CM’s Secretariat office will be...

Guwahati: Assam is gearing up to host the first set of G20 events, with delegates arriving in the northeastern state for a meeting that will begin on February 2.The state will host the first Sustainable Financial Working Group (SFWG)...

Guwahati: The All Assam Cab Mazdoor Sangha and All Guwahati Bike Taxi Operator Union decided that Ola-Uber's cab service in Guwahati would cease operations on February 1.The association made the decision, claiming that the company has been exploiting taxi...

Guwahati: Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Gyanendra Pratap Singh will be Assam's next Director General of Police, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday.Singh, currently a special DGP in the state police force, will take over from Bhaskar...

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that 60 more villages will be included in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR).Of the 60 new villages to be included in the BTR, 43 will be revenue villages and 13 forest...

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma attended the ceremonial flag hoisting of 74th Republic Day celebration at Veterinary College Field in Khanapara and unfurled the national flag on Thursday.At his speech he wished everyone on the occasion of...