High level meeting held in Tezpur after Chinese incursion
Guwahati, Sept 26 (IBNS): A high level meeting was held in Assam's Tezpur based Army 4 corps headquarter on Monday in presence of MOS Defence Subhash Ramrao Bhamre and MOS Home Kiren Rijiju following Chinese troops incursion into Arunachal Pradesh.
Central team visits Assam to access flood damages
Guwahati, Sept 26 (IBNS): A high level team comprising Central and State Governments led by the advisor of Union Finance Ministry Dina Nath visited Assam on a two day visit to carry out an inspection on the ground to assess the extent of damages caused by floods and erosion in Assam.
6 JMB activists held from West Bengal, Assam sent to police custody till Oct 6
Kolkata/Guwahati, Sept 26 (IBNS): Six leader-activists of the banned Bangladesh-based extremist organisation Jamaat ul Mujahideen-Bangladesh (JMB), who were arrested from several locations in West Bengal and Assam, were produced in a local court in Kolkata on Monday and sent to police custody till Oct 6.
Three rhinos poachers nabbed in Assam
Guwahati, Sept 25 (IBNS): The Assam police on Sunday apprehended three rhino poachers from Assam’s Nagaon district, officials said.
Rear Area Security Exercise Antarik Suraksha held in Guwahati
Guwahati, Sept 25 (IBNS) : A Rear Area Security Exercise Antarik Suraksha was conducted at Narangi Military Station near Guwahati on Sept 23-24 under the aegis 51 Sub Area.
Guwahati: Assam government, All Assam Student’s Union meet over Assam Accord
Guwahati, Sept 23 (IBNS) : An informal discussion was held in between the Assam government and the representatives of All Assam Student’s Union regarding the implementation of the various clauses of Assam Accord in Guwahati on Friday.
Assam student organisation opposes Citizenship Act amendment
Guwahati, Sept 22 (IBNS): Assam's student organization Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) asked the state and central governments to stop the move to amend the Indian Citizenship Act.
CS level meeting held on issues of granting ST (Plain) Status to six communities in Assam
Guwahati, Sept 19 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Secretary Vinod Kumar Pipersenia on Sunday said that the state government is very much keen to resolve the issues pertaining to granting of ST (Plain) status to the six communities of the State while chairing a meeting held at the Assam Secretariat, Dispur to discuss the issue of granting ST (Plain) status to six communities of the State, namely, Moran, Matak, Koch Rajbongshi, Chutia, Adivasi/ Tea Tribes and Tai Ahom with the leaders of the concerned communities.
Kaziranga incident : Assam govt announces ex-gratia
Guwahati, Sept 19 (IBNS) : Assam government announced ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh paid to be the next kin of those dead and Rs 50,000 each to the injured persons in Kaziranga incident on Sunday where two people killed and several injured, including 14 police personnel, in clash between a mob and security personnel during the eviction drive by Nagaon district administration in the World heritage site.
Assam CM discusses issues with Union Ministers to expedite Rural Development initiatives
Guwahati, Sept 19 (IBNS) : In a move to expedite implementation of rural development schemes, a meeting was held in presence of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation Narendra Singh Tomar and Minister of State for Rural Development Ram Kripal Yadav and Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi at the conference hall of Brahmaputra State Guest House on Sunday evening.
Assam: At least two persons die in Kaziranga's eviction drive
Kaziranga, Sept 19 (IBNS): At least two persons died in a clash between police and a mob in Assam's Kaziranga National Park on Monday morning.
Three hardcore militants nabbed in Assam
Guwahati, Sept 15 (IBNS): Security forces nabbed three hardcore militants in Assam's Karbi Anglong and Chirang district on Thursday.
Helicopter with eight on board make emergency landing in Nagaon
Guwahati, Sept 15 (IBNS): An MI-172 helicopter of Skyone airlines with eight people on board including six crew members made an emergency landing in Assam's Nagaon district on Thursday following technical snag.
Assam Secondary schools to be tobacco-free soon, 8 districts completes
Guwahati, Sept 14 (IBNS) : All government secondary schools in Assam will soon be declared tobacco-free zones.
People's feedback is important for good governance: Assam CM
Guwahati, Sept 14 (IBNS) : Reiterating that government’s own discretion is not enough for ensuring good governance, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday said that people’s participation and feedback are equally important to make governance accountable for service delivery and to bring visible change.