Assam

Guwahati: On World Rhino Day, the Assam government is all set to burn nearly 2,500 confiscated rhino horns which were stored in treasuries across the state.Preparations are complete for a unique cremation ceremony, where 2,479 rhino horns will be...

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today said that 435 land brokers have been picked up by police for their involvement in illegal land dealings."453 land brokers picked up so far in continuing raids by @assampolice in our...

Guwahati: The Congress in Assam today raised questions over Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s involvement in the Naga peace process.Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Bhupen Kumar Borah said the Centre should clarify at what capacity the chief minister has...

Guwahati: Union Minister for Shipping, Ports, Waterways and Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal today filed his nomination papers for a Rajya Sabha seat at the Assam Assembly Secretariat.Mr Sonowal represents the Majuli seat in the 126-member Assembly. His nomination to the...

Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) supports theinitiative to dispose of wildlife parts including therhinoceros-horns kept in State treasuries for decades, but it demandsfull transparency in the process.The forum of nationalist citizens urged State chief minister Himanta Biswa...

Guwahati: BJP on Saturday nominated Union minister and former Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal for the Rajya Sabha by-election slated for October 4.Sonowal, who is the incumbent Union minister for ports, shipping and waterways, will be the nominee for...

Kohima: Governor of Assam Professor Jagdish Mukhi, who took the additional charge of Nagaland, was sworn in as the 20th Governor of Nagaland at Dr Imkongliba Ao Hall, Raj Bhavan here.According to Raj Bhavan sources today justice S. Serto,...

Guwahati: The Assam Government has released standard operating procedures for the upcoming Durga Puja today.Announcing the SOP, Health Minister Keshab Mahanta informed that all puja committees will have to take prior permission from the district administration for organising the...

Guwahati: More than 20 organisations in Assam have threatened to launch a protest against the construction of the country’s largest hydropower mega-dam project over the Subansiri River along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border.The protest will begin on September 20.The president...

Guwahati: Days after the boat mishap of Majuli in Upper Assam, the state government on Monday announced a new standard operating procedure (SOPs) that will be followed in the inland water transport system in the state.In a meeting with...