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BJP Achieved Growth in 10 Years: Modi

The PM went on saying that north-east, which was given only problems by Congress, has been transformed by BJP into a source of possibilities

18 Apr 2024 12:31 AM

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during a road show ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Tinsukia district, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. (PTI Photo)

China couldn't encroach even an inch of land under Modi govt: Amit Shah

Shah asserted that the BJP-led government at the centre also stopped infiltration and secured the border with Bangladesh

10 Apr 2024 1:46 AM

Assam chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma. (PTI)

Assam Cabinet Repeals Muslim Marriage Act

It is significant that Muslims make up about 34 per cent of Assam’s total population

25 Feb 2024 1:43 AM

Protests erupt after minister claims CAA in one week

Mamata Banerjee accuses BJP of playing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) card again to woo voters in the upcoming Lok Sabha Election

30 Jan 2024 12:34 AM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi waves at supporters at a rally in Dhubri, Assam, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Will get Rahul arrested after elections: Biswa

Gandhi dared the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led government to file as many cases as it can and said that he will not be intimidated

25 Jan 2024 1:08 AM

Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi waves to supporters during the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' march in Guwahati on January 23, 2024. (AFP)

Congress Yatra: Himanta Orders FIR Against Rahul

The yatra was stopped from entering the state capital Guwahati on Tuesday, leading to protests by Congress workers

24 Jan 2024 1:41 AM

Burma border to be fenced

The Union home minister said that the Indian government is also discussing the free movement regime (FMR) agreement with Myanmar

21 Jan 2024 1:41 AM

The militant used IED and explosives to ambush the security forces, security sources said, adding that more enforcement was rushed to the area. (Representational Image/PTI)

Militants strike in Manipur, cop hurt

According to police, the incident took place at about 3.30 pm on Saturday

31 Dec 2023 3:04 AM

On Tuesday morning, at around 8.30 am, five persons from the Kuki community , including the soldier’s relatives, who were on their way to Kangpokpi in a Mahindra Bolero car, were stopped by a mob of around 1,000 people and abducted in the same car at Kangchup Chingkong area.

Manipur: Rescue ops for jawan’s kin

Six people have been abducted in two different incidents in Manipur, which has been wracked by Kuki-Meitei ethnic violence since May

09 Nov 2023 1:13 AM

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah addresses a public meeting in Tuensang, Nagaland, Tuesday, Feb 21, 2023. (Photo: PTI)

Hopeful that AFSPA will be removed from Nagaland in 3-4 years: Amit Shah

Mr Shah said that issues concerning the development and rights of eastern Nagaland will be addressed after the elections

21 Feb 2023 11:44 PM

Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses a public rally ahead of Meghalaya Assembly elections, at Dalu in West Garo Hills district, Friday, Feb 17, 2023. (Photo: PTI)

Meghalaya govt among 'most corrupt' in the country: Amit Shah

We will end corruption forever through the BJP’s double-engine government in Meghalaya and at the Centre, says Union Home Minister

18 Feb 2023 7:10 AM

Assam Police personnel stop Meghalaya-bound vehicles for safety reasons, a day after violence at a disputed Assam-Meghalaya border location that killed six people, in Jorabat. (PTI)

Assam withdraws travel curbs, but border still tense

Series of protests in Shillong

28 Nov 2022 8:43 AM

Four people, including a forest guard, were killed in violence at the Assam-Meghalaya border after the police intercepted a truck transporting illegal timber in the early hours of Tuesday. (PTI Photo)

6 killed in firing at Assam-Meghalaya border; area still tense

Authorities suspended mobile Internet services in the border areas of the two states to stop the situation from escalating

23 Nov 2022 7:38 AM

The first reports of the construction of the Chinese village “Pangda”, which is around 2 km within Bhutan, had first appeared in 2020. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Chinese villages in Bhutan's Doklam now fully occupied

Satellite images show China is nearing completion of a second village and starting the construction of another village

21 Jul 2022 7:43 AM

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma with Arunachal Pradesh counterpart Pema Khandu during a meeting, in Namsai. (PTI Photo)

Assam-Arunachal to resolve decades old border dispute

Both chief ministers lauded the top leadership for guiding them to achieve this landmark move in resolving the long-pending border dispute

16 Jul 2022 9:49 AM

The incident at Bor Lalung village came to light on Saturday after the police picked up five persons, including three women, for interrogation. The village is about 17 km away from the district headquarters Nagaon. (ANI Image)

Assam man burnt alive after 'trial' by village body

The man was burnt alive after a kangaroo court adjudged him guilty of murdering a woman

11 Jul 2022 7:37 AM

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma leaves Parliament House after NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu filed her nomination papers for presidential election, in New Delhi, Friday, June 24, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Clueless on Maha MLAs: Assam CM

Sarma outrightedly rejected charges of aiding a coup against Maharashtra CM Uddhav by hosting rebel MLAs at a five-star hotel in Guwahati

25 Jun 2022 1:09 AM

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. (DC file photo)

Assam CM wants name of Madrasa removed

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma ordered the conversion of 740 government-run madrasas into general educational institutions

23 May 2022 11:37 PM

A man carries his belongings through a flooded area after heavy rains in Morigaon district of Assam on May 22, 2022. (Biju BORO / AFP)

Assam flood: Six more die, 7.2 lakh people affected

The death toll due to the flood and landslides this year has now gone up to 24 across Assam

23 May 2022 10:56 AM

Batadrava police station set on fire on Saturday (PTI)

Homes razed after mob in Assam sets police station afire

The authorities on Sunday demolished almost all the houses in the village from where the mob came

23 May 2022 7:12 AM

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