Assam

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and his wife had visited Guwahati on October 17 and his programme was intimated by the General Administration Department to all concerned. (Photo: File)

Assam govt suspends top police officer for chief justice’s security lapse

Bhanwar Lal Meena has been suspended with immediate effect, as per order issued in name of Governor by Assam Home Department.

21 Oct 2018 12:31 PM

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal (Photo: File)

Arunachal Pradesh, Assam on flood alert after landslide

Six NDRF teams from Kolkata are scheduled to arrive in Guwahati on Saturday.

21 Oct 2018 6:44 AM

Jatin Das faces two more harassment charges

Garusha Katoch, was the second alleged victim of Das to share her story on Twitter.

20 Oct 2018 6:16 AM

This image shows a landslide and barrier lake on Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet in western China. (CCTV via AP Video)

Arunachal Pradesh on edge over fears of river flooding

The river, originating in the Tibetan plateau, is the source of India’s mighty Brahmaputra river which is the lifeline of the Northeast.

20 Oct 2018 5:22 AM

Bhattacharyya said earlier the oil marketing companies, comprising IOCL, HPCL and BPCL, together used to release around six lakh LPG connections annually. (Photo: PTI)

LPG penetration in Northeast to cross 80 pc by March 2019

IOC is pumping Rs 143.46 crore to set up the plant at Agartala by June 2019.

16 Oct 2018 1:58 PM

Paresh Baruah of United Liberation Front of Assam (Independent) called up local TV channels claiming that the blast was carried out by the outfit in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and NRC exercise. (Photo: AP)

Assam: Blast in Guwahati leaves four injured, ULFA claims responsibility

The explosion took place at a construction material dump in the Pan Bazar area around 11.45 am on Saturday.

13 Oct 2018 6:26 PM

On Saturday, when Mallah was on his maiden visit to Ratabari, his constituency, after being elected as the deputy speaker, his supporters insisted that he sat on the elephant. (Photo: Screengrab | ANI)

Watch: Assam deputy speaker falls off an elephant, laughs it off

The deputy speaker then stood up and was seen sharing a hearty laugh with those around him.

08 Oct 2018 1:59 PM

BJP President Amit Shah and Congress President Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

Battlelines being drawn ahead of Mizoram polls

The BJP has never won a seat in Mizoram, but has contested five times.

08 Oct 2018 4:55 AM

The extension of the AFSPA was necessity because of continuous movement of armed cadres of outlawed Ulfa (I), NDFB and NSCN factions, the officials said. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

MHA extends AFSPA in Arunachal Pradesh

The decision was taken following a review of the law and order situation in the three districts and eight police station areas.

04 Oct 2018 5:23 AM

The CAG report said that the Assam State Disaster Management Authority has categorised the state as highly flood and earthquake prone zone, yet 14 of the 33 districts do not have any SRDF personnel.

‘Assam ill-equipped to tackle disasters’

The CAG stated that the deficiencies have been noticed at all levels — from the planning stage to the final fire-fighting operations.

01 Oct 2018 6:47 AM

It is significant that Arunachal Pradesh assembly has passed several resolutions for creating Mon Autonomous District Council for Tawang and West Kameng districts in past. (Representational Image)

Centre may agree to create 3 autonomous district councils to resolve Naga issues

Two autonomous councils in Arunachal Pradesh--- one for Nagas living in Tirap and Changlang and one for Buddhist in Tawang will be created.

29 Sep 2018 6:23 PM

'The incident took place on September 10 in a very remote tribal area under Nagra outpost along the Assam-Mizoram border. We came to know of it only after the video was circulated and registered a case today,' Karimganj superintendent of police said. (Representional Image)

Woman attacked, stripped for selling illegal liquor in Assam

The incident came to light after a video of the attack went viral in the social media and police registered a case against it during day.

22 Sep 2018 8:26 AM

Informing that Zaman visited Assam to recruit youths in August, security sources said that Zaman was on mission to rope in arms suppliers of the region. (Photo: AP)

Assam police to set up SIT to probe Hizbul activities

Security sources said that Hizbul Mujahideen is suspected to have been roping in operatives from the state to recruit radicalized youths.

18 Sep 2018 6:40 AM

The special NIA pronounced death sentence for NDFB (S) cadre Ajoy Basumutary alias B Buhumbua and Bishnu Narzary alias N Berema while co-accused Nitul Daimary alias D Naihab and Sanju Bordoloi alias Sibigiri were given life sentence. (Photo: Representational | File)

Dhekiajuli massacre: Two NDFB rebels get death

The NIA court had convicted convicted four persons accused in connection with Dhekiajuli massacre in 2014.

16 Sep 2018 1:43 AM

Storm over new, pruned NRC list on proof papers

Assam BJP president Ranjeet Kumar Dass said that Mr Hajela’s submission negates the decisions taken under the Assam Accord, 1985.

15 Sep 2018 4:55 AM

'This restriction made me frustrated and compelled me to be no longer comfortable to be in the party,' Meghalaya CM D D Lapang said in his resignation letter. (Photo: File | PTI)

Congress leader and 4-time Meghalaya CM Lapang resigns, blames Rahul Gandhi

In letter to Cong chief, Lapang said, 'In my opinion it means service and contribution of senior and elderly is no longer useful to party.'

14 Sep 2018 6:15 PM

With LPG cylinder carriers on an indefinite strike in Assam, Indian Oil Corporation on Thursday said it is considering supplying 5 kg cylinders to distributors for sale at the gates of its bottling plants. (Photo: PTI)

IOC plans giving 5-kg cylinders to distributors to counter strike in Assam

It is considering supplying 5 kg cylinders to distributors for sale at the gates of its bottling plants.

13 Sep 2018 5:06 PM

The students called hostel authorities and security guards, who spotted her from the outside the window, hanging from the ceiling fan. (Representational Image)

IIT-Guwahati student from Karnataka hangs self in hostel room

Police said that 18-year-old Nagashree S C left behind a note stating that she wanted to be a teacher and not an engineer.

12 Sep 2018 9:07 PM

The girl, a class 5 student, was gangraped and set on fire when she was alone at home in Dhaniabheti Lalung Gaon in Nagaon district on March 23. (Representational Image)

Nagaon: 19-yr-old gets death for raping, setting 11-yr-old girl on fire

The court had convicted Zakir Hussain and acquitted five other accused for lack of evidence on September 4.

07 Sep 2018 3:53 PM

The mishap took place around 1:30 pm when the boat developed a technical snag and subsequently collided with a pillar of an ongoing water supply project in the Brahmaputra. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Assam: 20 feared dead after boat carrying 40 passengers capsizes

At least 12 people have been rescued by NDRF and SDRF teams.

05 Sep 2018 7:22 PM