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Assam Chief Minister Sarbananada Sonowal (Photo: PTI)

Assam govt moves Centre for NPR exercise in state

The NPR exercise is different from the decennial census. The NPR is a register of the usual residents of the country.

18 Feb 2020 1:56 AM IST

Union home minister Amit Shah, Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal and others after the signing of the accord in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

1951 as cut-off year for indigenous Assamese'?

As panel divided over quotas, both views sent to Centre.

17 Feb 2020 2:00 AM IST

Himanta Biswa Sarma

No govt funds for Assam madrasas

The state government was spending Rs 3-4 crore annually on madrasas and about Rs 1 crore on Sanskrit tols.

16 Feb 2020 3:38 AM IST

Admitting that even after the surrender of NDFB cadres in large numbers, there is apprehension in security circles that surrendered militants are holding back illegal arms, security sources said that police have been asked to keep a close watch on the activities of surrendered militants. (Photo: AP/File)

Assam ex-rebels to face music for unlawful actions

Militants who come overground for talks with the government would get Rs 6,000 each.

15 Feb 2020 4:05 AM IST

Members of various Bodo groups during a public meeting organised to celebrate the signing of the Bodo agreement in Kokrajhar, Assam. (Photo: PTI)

Bodo accord aims to establish N-E peace

The new Bodo accord has also created a political polarisation in the state.

11 Feb 2020 2:23 AM IST

Activists of the All Assam Students Union take part in a torch rally to protest against the new citizenship law in Nagaon district of Assam, on February 8, 2020. The state has been witnessing protests over the National Register of Citizens and the Citizenship Amendment Act which require documentation to establish ones claim for citizenship. (PTI Photo)

Assam plans survey to segregate Assamese Muslims from Bangladeshis

To set the ball rolling, a meeting of stakeholders has been called on Feb. 11

9 Feb 2020 7:44 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Assam chief minister Sarbanand Sonowal during a public meeting organised to celebrate the signing of the Bodo agreement. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi says CAA won't harm interests of Assam

The Assam Accord was signed in 1985 by the leaders of the Assam movement and the Indian govt.

8 Feb 2020 2:14 AM IST

Assam police personnel arrange arms swurrendered by the cadres of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) in Guwahati on Jan. 30, 2020 after the signing of the Bodo peace accord between Bodo militant groups and the central government. (AP)

Two IEDs recovered in Guwahati, a day before PM's mega rally in Assam

Security sources think it is the handiwork of the banned outfit Ulfa(I) to register its relevance

6 Feb 2020 6:25 PM IST

Prime minister Narendra Modi

PM Modi set to address rallies in Assam

The venue of the Prime Minister's rally in Kokrajhar about 220 km west of Guwahati.

6 Feb 2020 1:35 AM IST

(Photo: Representational Image)

Govt, Naga rebels close in on deal

Nagaland will have one more Lok Sabha seat and the government will take effective steps for the rehabilitation of the...

5 Feb 2020 2:34 AM IST

Plumes of smoke rise over a small stream of the Burhi Dihing river on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

Assam river on fire after crude oil pipeline bursts

Locals suspect that some miscreants set fire after the crude oil came into the river.

4 Feb 2020 1:33 AM IST

Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma (Photo: PTI File)

Minister says no virus case in Assam, denies reports

The clarification of the health minister came in the wake of a youth shifted to isolation ward of Guwahati Medical...

3 Feb 2020 4:17 AM IST