Assam

Guwahati: Assam on Sunday reported 10 more COVID-19 deaths which took the toll to 5,492, according to a bulletin issued by the National Health Mission.The coronavirus caseload rose to 5,79,899 as 411 more people tested positive for the infection, the...

Guwahati: The banned ULFA (Independent) outfit today extended the unilateral ceasefire for another three months.ULFA (I) commander-in-chief Paresh Barua, in a statement mailed to media persons here, said that the insurgent outfit had announced the ceasefire on May 15...

Guwahati: Amid walkout by the opposition parties, the Assam Cattle Preservation Bill, 2021 which proposes sale of beef only at designated places restricting any kind of sale in areas resided by non-beef-eating communities was passed by a voice vote...

Guwahati, Aug 13 (UNI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that will of the people residing in the disputed areas along the Assam-Meghalaya border to play a decisive role in resolving the vexed inter-state boundary dispute...

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that the inter-state border dispute of Assam with three North Eastern States is based on historical facts versus the constitutionally defined boundaries.Speaking on the inter-state border dispute, Sarma said...

Guwahati: Assam's COVID-19 death toll increased to 5,451 as 17 more people succumbed to the disease on Thursday, while 935 fresh cases pushed the tally to 5,77,970, a National Health Mission (NHM) bulletin said.The COVID-19 deaths were reported from...

Nagaon: A 10-year old girl was allegedly raped by a minor boy in Assam's Hojai district, police said on Wednesday.The boy, 14, lured the girl to a nearby forest and repeatedly raped her recently and abandoned her there, the...

Guwahati: Assam Assembly was on Monday rocked by the protest by the opposition on alleged encroachment attempt by neighbouring Meghalaya as the combined opposition members staged a walkout after the speaker refused an adjournment motion on the issue moved...

Guwahati: The Assam government on Monday released fresh Covid-19 guidelines and relaxed the curfew timings. In an order, Assam Chief Secretary Jishnu Barua said the curfew timing has been reduced across the state till further order.As the positivity rate...

Guwahati: The Assam Assembly on Friday passed Rs 566 crore deficit budget for the financial year 2021-22 by voice vote.The House also passed the Assam Appropriation (No. 1) Bill, 2021, to clear decks for the state government to withdraw Rs...