Assam

Guwahati: To give a boost to the power sector, Assam Government has approved the installation of smart meters under the revamped power distribution sector scheme.In a Cabinet meeting chaired by the chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma the proposal was...

Guwahati: Assam’s Leader of the Opposition Debabrata Saikia of the Congress have urged Meghalaya Governor Brig (Retd) B D Mishra to enquire into the alleged series of attacks on non-tribals in the neighbouring state Meghalaya .Saikia dashed off a...

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday announced that the state government will provide Rs 300 crore for development of infrastructure of the Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH).Assam Medical College and Hospital is celebrating 75 glorious...

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma chaired a marathon meeting with SPs of all the districts where the security issues were discussed.The SPs' conference chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma concluded after 14 long hours, past midnight...

Guwahati: Two persons are reported missing in a boat capsize in Sonkosh river in Gossaigaon, Assam on Wednesday. Three other women who narrowly escaped are critically injured after falling into the Sonkosh river while trying to save themselves.Ramisa Khatun, and...

Guwahati: Assam police recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from the Mazbat area of Udalguri near the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border on Monday.According to police, a team from the Udalguri Police based on specific input launched an operation...

Guwahati: Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) is likely to be withdrawn from two more locations in assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday.  Speaking at a function to offer financial support to surrendered militants for their rehabilitation,...

Guwahati: More than four dozen cattle were seized from traffickers’ hands by police in Assam’s Nagaon district in the wee hours of Thursday.The police recovered 50 livestock in three separate raids at three different places.At around 4.45 am on...

Guwahati: Veteran actor of Assamese cinema Nipon Goswami passed away on Thursday morning after fighting a heart-related ailment.He was admitted to a hospital in Guwahati on Monday.Born on September 3, 1942, in Tezpur, Goswami completed his graduation and enrolled...

Guwahati: Three persons have been detained for their alleged association with the terror outfits.The detained persons were the president and general secretary of the Assam Miya Parishad.The development comes after the controversial ‘Miya Museum’, set up in a house...