Assam

Guwahati: Congress's Assam president Ripun Bora resigned on Sunday after the party's defeat in the state elections. Taking responsibility, the Rajya Sabha MP sent the resignation letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi."I do hereby tender my resignation from the...

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday said that the people of Assam have blessed us to retain power in the state.Elated over the initial trends of Assam poll results, which showed that the BJP has taken a...

Guwahati: Top ULFA-I leader Jibon Moran has been arrested in a case relating to extortion registered against him in 2019.A case (no 1197/19) was registered against 65-year-old Moran at Milan Nagar police outpost in Dibrugarh for allegedly demanding Rs...

Guwahati: More than 3,197 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the state of Assam till Friday, April 30.A total of 26 patients in the state succumbed to infections caused by the COVID-19 virus on the same day.With this, the...

Guwahati: Amid the surge in Covid-19 cases in Assam, a total of 26 persons succumbed to the infection in the state on Thursday.The state recorded 3,079 new COVID-19 cases out of the total 67,278 tests done on Thursday, said...

Guwahati: A top ULFA-I commander Dwipen Saud was Thursday killed in an encounter by Assam police in the Bongaigaon district.Dwipen Saud had recently replaced former ULFA-I Deputy Commander-in-Chief Drishti Rajkhowa as the Commander of the outfit’s Western Command.“ULFA-I Commander...

Guwahati: A total of 10 aftershocks were felt in the day after a massive earthquake of 6.4 magnitudes jolted Assam and other northeastern states in the morning causing widespread damage.According to the report, a total of 6 aftershocks of...

Guwahati: In the second wave, COVID-19 positive cases in Assam is nearing 20,000 mark with more than 3000 new cases reported on Tuesday.Assam registered 18 new COVID-19 related deaths today. The death toll has risen to 1233.A total of...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday appealed to Congress workers across quake-hit Assam to be at the forefront in relief and rescue efforts."My thoughts and prayers are with the people of Assam. Covid crisis in the state...

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah assured all possible help to Assam after the state was hit by three back to back earthquakes on Wednesday morning.Taking to twitter, he said, “Have spoken to the Chief Minister of Assam,Shri...