Assam

New Delhi: Assam Police on Thursday took a creative approach ahead of New Year’s Eve and uploaded a post on social media to discourage people from drinking and rash driving. The state police department tweeted a poster that looked like...

Guwahati: Assam government on Saturday changed the night curfew timings in the state amid the looming Omicron threats.From Sunday, the curfew will remain in effect from 11:30 pm to 6:00 am.According to the order issued by the...

Guwahati: Assam government has suspended two senior government officials for improper planning, mismanagement of job fairs held in various districts on December 23, 2021.“As per the direction of Skill, Employment and Entrepreneurship Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary, T. Doungel, Joint...

Guwahati: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday said planned disruptions are not the way to conduct business in the House which must run through collective will and consensus.Speaking to legislators at the Assam Assembly here, Birla said...

Guwahati: The Cattle Preservation (Amendment) Bill was passed in Assam Assembly on Thursday which aims to regulate the slaughter, consumption and transportation of cattle in the state.  Notably, the BJP-led Assam government moved an amendment to the Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 2021,...

Guwahati: A 50-year-old man, who was arrested on charges of rape of three minors, was injured in police firing in Assam’s Morigaon district on the wee hours of Thursday.Accused Rajani Kanta Daimary was arrested on Wednesday, allegedly for...

Guwahati: As many as 67 cadres of the banned Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) surrendered to the Assam government on Thursday.The cadres laid down their arms in front of Additional Director General of Police, Hiren Nath, and Karbi Anglong’s...

Guwahati: Two home guards have been awarded life imprisonment by a sessions court in Assam’s Sonitpur district as the court pronounced them guilty in a murder case.The Tezpur Sessions Court handed the sentence to Anjan Nath and Salien Nath...

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday met Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma here on the inter-state border issue.After today’s meeting, Meghalaya’s Deputy CM Prestone Tynsong said both sides had a “productive” and “good” meeting.“We have taken a decision...

Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital and discussed the various issues pertaining to development of the frontier state, official sources said.Taking to his twitter handle, Khandu wrote,...