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Police encounters continue in Assam, one more accused injured
Guwahati

Police encounters continue in Assam, one more accused injured

Rangia, Aug 4: A dreaded dacoit was injured in an encounter in Kamrup district of Assam on Wednesday when he allegedly tried to escape from police custody, officials said. According to senior officials, the dacoit and his accomplice, who were allegedly involved in a number of cases including...
22 rhinos killed by poachers in 5 yrs: Assam govt
Guwahati

22 rhinos killed by poachers in 5 yrs: Assam govt

Guwahati, Aug 4: At least 22 one-horned rhinoceros were killed by poachers in Assam in the last five years, the state assembly was informed on Wednesday. In a written reply to a query by AIUDF MLA Sirajuddin Ajmal, Environment and Forest Minister Parimal Suklabaidya said 22 rhinos were...
Cong demands CBI probe into fake farmers issue
Guwahati

Cong demands CBI probe into fake farmers issue

Guwahati, Aug 4: Opposition Congress Wednesday raised in the Assam assembly the issue of enlisting of names of fake farmers under the PM-Kisan scheme and demanded a CBI probe into it which led to noisy scenes in the House. Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia alleged that names of...
Your win testimony to talent, tenacity of India
Guwahati

Your win testimony to talent, tenacity of India's women power: PM to Borgohain

New Delhi, Aug 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated boxer Lovlina Borgohain on winning a bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday and said her win is a testimony to the talent and tenacity of India's "Nari Shakti" (women power). Modi congratulated Borgohain over the phone and said...
Akhil Gogoi demands inter-state border policy by Assam
Guwahati

Akhil Gogoi demands inter-state border policy by Assam

Guwahati, Aug 2: Assam Independent MLA Akhil Gogoi Monday demanded an inter-state border policy in Assam and requested Speaker Biswajit Daimary to take initiative in this regard during the ongoing budget session. Gogoi was part of the all-party Assembly delegation led by...
Four policemen suspended for taking bribe from truck drivers
Guwahati

Four policemen suspended for taking bribe from truck drivers

Guwahati, Aug 2: Four personnel including one Constable and three Home Guards were suspended and discharged respectively in West Police District, Guwahati after video footage was seen on 14-07-21 and 29-07-21 showing the personnel collecting money from trucks moving on NH-37. Upon receiving...
Incidents at Assam-Mizoram border unacceptable, talk only solution: Himanta
Guwahati

Incidents at Assam-Mizoram border unacceptable, talk only solution: Himanta

Guwahati/Aizwal, Aug 1: Six days after a violent clash between police forces of Assam and Mizoram claimed seven lives and injured over 50 people, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said such incidents along the inter-state border are "unacceptable" to people of both the states and...
Assam-Mizoram border quiet, Guwahati talks peace with Nagaland, Arunachal
Guwahati

Assam-Mizoram border quiet, Guwahati talks peace with Nagaland, Arunachal

Guwahati, Aug 1: The restive Assam-Mizoram border stayed quiet on Saturday as Guwahati moved in to defuse tensions with some of its northeastern neighbours to ensure tranquility along the interstate boundaries, officials said. Notwithstanding the uneventful situation, five days after a bloody...
Assam CM calls on governor, discusses border issue
Guwahati

Assam CM calls on governor, discusses border issue

Guwahati, July 31: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma called on Governor Jagdish Mukhi on Saturday and discussed various issues including the border situation between the state and Mizoram and the functioning of state universities. A clash between police forces of the two...
Assam,Nagaland sign agreement to de-escalate tense situation at two locations
Guwahati

Assam,Nagaland sign agreement to de-escalate tense situation at two locations

Dimapur/Guwahati, July 31: The Chief Secretaries of Assam and Nagaland on Saturday signed an agreement to de-escalate tense situation prevailing at two locations in the Dessoi valley forest/Tsurangkong valley by simultaneously withdrawing security forces within the next 24-hours. The...
Cong seeks disqualification of party MLA for quitting party
Guwahati

Cong seeks disqualification of party MLA for quitting party

Guwahati, July 31: The opposition Congress on Saturday wrote to Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly Biswajit Daimary to disqualify Sushanta Borgohain as a MLA under anti-defection law following his resignation from the party. Leader of Opposition in the assembly Debabrata Saikia...
Assam CM ready to join probe on Mizoram border clash
Guwahati

Assam CM ready to join probe on Mizoram border clash

Guwahati/Aizawl, July 31: In response to the Mizoram police's FIR against him in connection to the inter-state border skirmish, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that he is ready to join any probe on the issue.Besides Sarma, who is accused of "attempt to murder and...
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