Assam

Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the Dhubri-Phulbari bridge estimated to be over Rs 4000 crore over the Brahmaputra, which will be India’s longest road bridge, through video conference on February 18.The length of...

Guwahati: A medium intensity earthquake, measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale jolted Guwahati on Wednesday, at around 5.54 pm.The epicenter of the earthquake was at Sonitpur, in Assam.No casualty or loss of property has been reported.The northeastern region has...

Guwahati: There has been a whopping 95 per cent growth in the wealth of the MLAs, who were reelected to the Assam state Assembly in 2016, a report said.The Assam Election Watch and Association of Democratic Rights, analysis of...

Hailakandi/Aizawl: In a rerun of last year's incidents of violence on Assam-Mizoram border, several shacks were torched and a number of people were injured in clashes allegedly between residents of the two states in a disputed area, officials said...

Aizawl: Several people were injured in a clash due to fresh dispute on the Mizoram-Assam border near Bairabi town in Mizoram's Kolasib district on Tuesday, state police said.The area is also called Kachurthal by Assam and falls within Hailakandi...

Dispur: Chief Minister Sonowal Monday laid the foundation stones for erecting statues of eminent scholar Professor Emeritus Dr Amaresh Dutta and largely regarded as the architect of modern Dibrugarh Dr Phinindra Nath Ghosh within a park premise adjacent to...

Dispur: Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Monday laid the foundation stone of Institute of Wildlife Health & Research (IWH&R) at Dinjan, Dibrugarh. The Chief Minister said that Assam stands out globally due to its rich natural heritage especially by the...

Dispur: Creating a precedent in the history of state’s education sector, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in presence of Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma presented appointment letters to 29,701 teachers at a programme held at Sarusajai Sports Complex here...

Dispur: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the first heliport of the State at Kerelagaon in Majuli district Thursday. The heliport having facility for simultaneous landing of three helicopters was constructed with an expenditure of Rs. 50 lakh under...

Dispur: In view of the Prime Minister’s visit to Dhekiajuli in Assam on 7 February, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Thursday visited Dhekiajuli to take stock of the elaborate preparations put in place for the high-profile programme.The Chief Minister went...