Assam

Assam police arrest Maoist Central Committee leader Kanchan da

Guwahati: In a big breakthrough, Assam Police on Monday claimed that it has arrested a dreaded and wanted Maoist leader, Arun Bhattacharjee alias Kanchan da from Cachar district.According to Assam police, 72-year Bhattacharjee who hails from Howrah, West...

Assam police arrest 5 persons for suspected Al-Qaeda link

Guwahati: Assam police have arrested five persons, including a Bangladeshi national, for their suspected links with terror outfit Al-Qaeda, a top official said on Saturday.The Assam police Director-General Bhaskarjyoti Mahanta said based on an intelligence report, Barpeta District Police...

7 more Assam students back from Ukraine

New Delhi: Seven more students hailing from Assam have returned to Delhi from war-torn Ukraine on Friday, an official said.On their arrival they were received by the officials from Assam Bhawan here, informed Joint Director of Assam's DIPR...

57 Assam students back from Ukraine: Official

New Delhi: Fifty-seven students hailing from Assam have returned to Delhi so far from the war-hit Ukraine, an official said here on Thursday."Today, 26 Assam students have arrived in New Delhi from Ukraine. The number is likely to...

Four more Assam students arrive in India from Ukraine

Guwahati: Four more Assam students arrived in New Delhi on Monday from war hit Ukraine.Gurpreet Kaur from Silchar, Dhritiman Victor Bhuyan from Kokrajhar, Panchi Mohan from Guwahati and Anisha Gogoi from Jagun arrived at IGI airport New Delhi...

Sonowal reviews Govt sponsored projects in Assam

Guwahati: Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal has reviewed various government sponsored projects in Assam's Dibrugarh district.Sonowal took stock of the projects around various embankments and other measures taken to prevent floods and land erosion...

AFSPA extended in Assam for next six months

Guwahati: The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFPSA) has been further extended in Assam for another six months from February 28.“After reviewing the law and order situation in Assam in the past six months the state government has...

A female tiger dies in Kaziranga in a suspected case of poisoning

Guwahati: In a suspected case of poisoning, an adult female tiger was found dead in the Kaziranga 's Sildubi area on Tuesday. Preliminary investigation reveals that, the tiger might have been poisoned.The tiger was found near a small...

Assam Govt opens helpline for people from state stranded in war hit Ukraine

Guwahati: The Assam government has opened a helpline for people from the state who are stranded in war hit Ukraine.The administration has also given WhatsApp numbers and email ids, along with a web link for people, who are...

Mughals’ defeat to Ahom General Barphukan ended their expansionist policies: Kovind

Guwahati: President Ram Nath Kovind said on Friday the defeat of Emperor Aurangzeb's army in the historic Saraighat battle to the troops led by Lachit Barphukan, the brave General of the Ahom dynasty, proved to be the final nail...

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The day justice was tear-gased at RIMS, Imphal

By: Markson V LuikhamWhy were Kuki militants shielded and their injured cadres escorted while the families of six murdered...