Assam

Guwahati: The Assam government on Wednesday further relaxed the Covid-19 restrictions and announced a slew of relaxations which included opening up inter-district transport, reducing the time of night curfew from 9 pm to 5 am and opening up of...

Guwahati: In a horrific incident, a 13-year-old girl was allegedly murdered in a busy locality in Guwahati. The incident took place on Wednesday in Kharguli locality of Guwahati, Assam.The victim has been identified as Dimple Umapati. The alleged murder...

Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday lauded the efforts of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati in tackling the Covid19 pandemic.Addressing the virtual foundation day celebration of IIT Guwahati as the chief guest, Sarma said...

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has urged all affluent families of the state to voluntarily give up their ration cards for the sake of those poor families who genuinely need the benefits of the cards.In a video...

Guwahati: Flood situation in Assam has turned worse with more than 1.33 lakh people being affected in 11 districts of the state.According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) statement, the worst affected five districts are Bongaigaon...

Guwahati: The banned insurgent outfit United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) has asked the Arunachal Pradesh government to grant permanent residence certificates (PRCs) to the Assamese people residing in the state for a long time.In a letter emailed to...

Guwahati: The death of a college student who succumbed to her injuries in a machete attack by her estranged boyfriend, prompted statewide outrage and anguish.Nandita Saikia, a BA student at Moridhal College in Dhemaji district in Upper Assam was...

Guwahati: Assam Civil Service (ACS) officer Saibur Rahman was sent to six-day police custody in a case related to possessing disproportionate assets without any known source of income.ACS officer Rahman was arrested by the Chief Minister’s Special Vigilance Cell,...

Dispur: With a view to providing succour to poor women borrowers who are not able to return the loan amount of Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs), the Finance Department of the Government of Assam signed an MOU with Microfinance Institutions...

Guwahati: At least 60 cadres of the newly formed insurgent group National Liberation Front of Bodoland (NLFB) surrendered before the police with arms and ammunition in Assam's Udalguri district on Tuesday, an official said.They are currently kept in a camp...