Assam

Guwahati: Assam on Friday reported 24 more COVID-19 deaths, raising the caseload to 5,44,227, according to a bulletin issued by the National Health Mission, Assam.As many as 1,782 more people tested positive for the infection in the last 24...

Guwahati:  In an operation of different nature, Assam police has seized a female elephant and her calf, for allegedly killing a boy in the Bokakhat district of Assam.As per the local media reports, the female elephant Dulumoni allegedly killed...

Guwahati:  Assam Finance Minister Ajanta Neog today presented a deficit budget of Rs 566 crore for the year 2021-22 with a total estimated capital outlay of Rs 28,9770.68 crore against an expenditure projection of Rs 28,9367 crore with no...

Guwahati: Assam recorded 1,992 fresh COVID-19 cases on Thursday, taking the state total tally to 5,42,445, according to a National Health Mission (NHM) bulletin.In the last 24 hours, 27 fatalities were also recorded, pushing the COVID-19 death toll to...

Guwahati: Assam on Wednesday reported 22 more COVID-19 deaths, raising the caseload to 5,40,453, according to a bulletin issued by the National Health Mission, Assam.As many as 2,046 more people tested positive for the infection in the last 24 hours,...

Guwahati: Taking suo moto cognizance of media reports of the rising number of police firing cases, the Assam Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has directed the state government to inquire into the incidents of police firing in which 12 militants...

Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday tabled Assam Cattle Preservation Bill 2021 in Assembly which envisages imposition of a total ban on the transport of cattle outside the state.Earlier, the Assam Cabinet had approved the Bill...

Guwahati: A Delhi-based advocate's complaint has landed the Assam Police on the National Human Rights Commission's (NHRC) radar over what he said was an "encounter spree" that began after Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's government took charge two months...

Guwahati: In yet another case of a police shooting, an accused in the robbery case was shot in the leg by the police when the accused allegedly tried to escape from custody.The injured accused has been admitted to a...

Guwahati: An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted Guwahati and nearby areas on Wednesday morning.According to National Center for Seismology (NCS), the quake, which occurred at 0845 hrs, was epicentred in Goalpara district of Assam.However, there was...