Another Assam government official arrested in graft case
Guwahati, Sept 22 (IBNS): The sleuths of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (V&AC) of Assam police on Friday arrested another government official after on bribery charges for alleged settlement of a local market in Assam’s Darrang district.
Illicit liquor flooding to Assam from other states, IMFL seized in different areas
Guwahati, Sept 22 (IBNS): Assam Excise Department and other investigation agencies of Assam police seized huge quantity of illicit liquor worth several crore of rupees, which is flooding to the state from neighbouring states.
Five HNLC militants nabbed in Karbi Anglong
Guwahati, Sept 20 (IBNS): Security forces busted a camp of Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) and apprehended five militants of the outfit while recovering a huge cache of arms and ammunition in Assam’s West Karbi Anglong district in the past 48 hours officials said.
Sonowal favours biotechnological interventions for enhanced production in organic sector
Guwahati, Sept 19 (IBNS) : With a vision to promote business in biotechnology and allied areas through entrepreneurship development, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of the Technology Incubation Centre of Guwahati Biotech Park at Amingaon in Guwahati.
Guwahati, Sept 19 (IBNS): The identity and security of the indigenous people of Assam are under threat because of continuous process of illegal Bangladeshi immigration to the north eastern Indian state and it was revealed by the Committee for Protection of Land Rights of Indigenous People of Assam.
Kuki outfit’s top leader nabbed, camp busted in Karbi Anglong
Guwahati, Sept 18 (IBNS) : Security forces have busted a camp of a Kuki group and apprehended a top leader of the outfit in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Sunday, officials said on Monday.
Sonowal meets Jaitley-Prabhu and requests centre’s help for new Industrial Policy
Guwahati, Sept 16 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday called on Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at the latter’s official residence at 2 Krishna Menon Marg in New Delhi and apprised him of the challenges posed by flood and erosion in Assam and sought his intervention for early release of the pending amount under the Flood Management Programme.
Assam Rifles nab two hardcore NSCN (K) militants in Tinsukia
Guwahati, Sept 16 (IBNS) : Security forces have apprehended two hardcore militants belonging to NSCN (K) in Assam’s Tinsukia district on Saturday, officials said.
Guwahati, Sept 13 (IBNS): Security forces apprehended an arms dealer in Nagaland’s Dimapur on Wednesday.
Unsecured woman teacher’s Facebook post hits Assam assembly, a youth arrest
Guwahati, Sept 11 (IBNS): The Assam police on Monday arrested a youth who allegedly assaulted a lady teacher inside the premise of a school in northern Assam’s Sonitpur district.
Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee to organize two day camp in Assam-Meghalaya
Guwahati, Sept 11 (IBNS) : The Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) has decided to organize a two-day camp for Sikh population in Assam and Meghalaya to equip them with the schemes being run by the Centre and state governments for welfare of the Minorities in the country.
Sonowal calls upon tea tribes organizations to work with ‘Team Assam’ spirit
Guwahati, Sept 11 (IBNS) : As a precursor to Speaker's Initiative which will be rolled out for the first time in the Assam Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, a meeting of all organizations of tea tribes community, tea planters and leading thinkers was held in the Central Hall of the Assembly on Monday.
Assam govt. to send an engineer team to Bangladesh for training about dredging of Brahmaputra
Guwahati, Sept 11 (IBNS) : The Assam government will send a team of mechanical engineers of Water Resources department to Bangladesh for training to enchance knowledge about dredging of Brahmaputra and Barak river.
5 Assam residents killed, 10 injured in Tura road mishap
Guwahati, Sept 11 (IBNS) : At least five people, who were residents of Assam, were killed and 10 others were injured while an overloaded auto rickshaw hit an electric post at Agrillanggre near Tura in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district on Monday.
Assam govt. to set up Assam Institute of Waste Management and a separate department : Sonowal
Guwahati, Sept 9 (IBNS): Making a fervent appeal to the youth to realise the hazardous impact of plastics and non bio degradable objects that cause tremendous harm to our environment, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday said the state government would set up Assam Institute of Waste Management and a separate department would be made for looking after waste disposal and management.