Assam

Guwahati: Jailed anti-citizenship amendment act activist Akhil Gogoi received permission from a special NIA court to take oath as legislator of Assam Assembly on Tuesday. He is the first Assamese to win an election from behind the bars.Special NIA...

New Delhi: Homen Borgohain, eminent Assamese author, veteran journalist and former Editor-in-Chief of an Assamese daily passed away on Wednesday after battling post-COVID-19 complications.The former president of Asom Sahitya Sabha was admitted to a private nursing home after he...

Guwahati: Amid the surge in COVID 19 cases, the Assam government Wednesday announced a partial lockdown and banned the movement of the public from 2 pm to 5 am.The restrictions will come into effect from May 13. According to...

New Delhi: After Himanta Biswa Sarma took oath as the new chief minister of Assam, the state now has a new Cabinet as well. Sarma on Monday said the aim of his government is to make the state one...

Tinsukia: A 12-year-old boy was on Tuesday killed in a grenade blast in Tinsukia district of Assam, a senior police officer said.The victim, identified as Sujoy Hajong, was riding a bicycle when he found a grenade lying on the...

Guwahati: The first-year exams of Higher Secondary in Assam under AHSEC have been cancelled and the students have been promoted to the second year.The decision was taken keeping in view the deteriorating COVID-19 situation in Assam, an official order...

Guwahati: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Himanta Biswa Sarma sworn in as the 15th Chief Minister of Assam here Monday.Sarma was the charioteer of BJP's stride in the Northeast.He was administered the oath in presence of state Governor Jagdish...

Guwahati: Himanta Biswa Sarma will succeed Sarbananda Sonowal as the Chief Minister of Assam. At the legislature party meeting held in Guwahati Saturday, Sonowal had proposed the name of Sarma after Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave his approval for...

Guwahati: Outgoing Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday submitted his resignation to Governor Jagdish Mukhi. Sarbananda Sonowal was in Delhi on Saturday to hold meetings with top party leadership, including Home Minister Amit Shah and party president JP...

Guwahati: A legislature party meeting will be convened in Guwahati by BJP today to decide on the name of the Chief Minister of Assam.The meeting will be held at Assam Assembly premises where all the 60 newly elected will...