Nine people killed, two injured in four separate road mishaps in Assam
Guwahati, May 18 (IBNS): At least nine people were killed and two others injured in four separate road mishaps in Assam in the past 24 hours.
14 Congress MLAs in Assam assembly are of Bangladeshi origin: Assam BJP leader
Guwahati, May 16 (IBNS): While the updation process of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is going on in Assam to detect illegal foreigners, a BJP leader of the Assam unit said that there are few MLAs in the Assam Legislative Assembly who are of Bangladesh origin.
Sonowal reviews flood preparedness in Assam
Guwahati, May 16 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday directed the Water Resources Department and other line departments to remain fully prepared to tackle the onslaught of seasonal floods as Assam has the reputation of experiencing flood due to torrential rain in the state as well as in upper reaches of its neighbours.
Assam youth dies after falling into Brahmaputra river while taking selfie
Guwahati, May 14 (IBNS): A shocking news has come to light as a youth died after falling into Brahmaputra river in Guwahati city while he taking selfie.
Police arrest a youth for masturbating in front of girl’s hostel
Guwahati, May 14 (IBNS) : Assam police has arrested a youth who allegedly masturbated in front of a girl’s hostel in Assam’s Jorhat town.
Australian tourist died under mysterious circumtances in Guwahati hotel
Guwahati, May 13 (IBNS): An Australian tourist died under mysterious circumstances at a hotel in Assam's Guwahati city on Saturday night.
Assam police constable dies during gun fight with gamblers
Guwahati, May 12 (IBNS): An Assam police constable has died during a gun fight with a gambling party in Assam’s Nagaon district on Saturday evening.
Assam to construct 8000 km PMGSY roads within a year
Guwahati, May 12 (IBNS) : The BJP-led Assam government will construct 8000 km more roads under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).
Assam govt to take stern action against illegal coal mining
Guwahati, May 11 (IBNS): Assam government will take stern action against illegal coal mining activities in the state.
Security forces conduct recruitment rally at Jorhat in Assam
Guwahati, May 10 (IBNS): Security forces are presently conducting a recruitment rally for tradesmen and technical trade at Jorhat in Assam.
Assam Police detain six people, including BJP member, over ISIS flag recovery
Guwahati, May 9 (IBNS): Assam police has detained six persons, including a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member, for questioning over the recovery of a purported ISIS flag in Lower Assam’s Nalbari district.
Assam: Massive protests against Union MoS Railway minister after he misbehaved with retired teacher
Guwahati, May 8 (IBNS): Union Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain courted a controversy at a government programme in Central Assam’s Nagaon district on Monday where he had interrupted and misbehaved with a retired teacher of a government school who was speaking on the poor road condition in his area.
Amid protests JPC hearing on Citizenship Amendment Bill begins in Assam
Guwahati, May 7 (IBNS): From celebrities to common people, representatives of 159 organisations came out to oppose the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016 at a public hearing of the 16-member Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) led by BJP MP Rajendra Agarwala in Guwahati on Monday.
Sonowal urges Centre for early completion of Asian Trilateral Highway
Guwahati, May 4 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday attended the interactive session of the chief ministers of Northeastern states on Act East Policy that was chaired by Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi.
Two militants, one police officer killed in fierce gun fight along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border
Guwahati, May 4 (IBNS): Two ULFA-I militants are suspected to have been killed and one police officer also died in a fierce gun fight between security forces and a militant group at Bordumsa area in Upper Assam’s Tinsukia district along with Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border on Friday evening.