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‘The debt relief scheme for farmers will waive 25 per cent of all loans taken till now. The benefit will be up to a maximum of Rs 25,000. This scheme will immediately benefit around eight lakh farmers,’ state government spokesperson and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said. (Photo: Faacebook)

Assam approves Rs 600 cr farm loan waiver

The move will reportedly benefit eight lakh farmers of the state immediately.

18 Dec 2018 6:10 PM

SC extends NRC deadline for filing claims, objection on inclusion of names

The extension has been extended to December 31, 2018 from December 15.

12 Dec 2018 6:02 PM

Activists take part in a protest against the killing of 5 Bengali-speaking people in Tinsukia district of Assam in Guwahati.

Assam killings: BJP fears backlash in West Bengal

Though the Ulfa-I has denied its, the security agencies have confirmed the hand of Ulfa-I rebels into the incident.

10 Nov 2018 2:04 AM

Fearing unrest, Assam says no to pro-citizenship bill rally

42 outfits of indigenous communities have called bandh today.

23 Oct 2018 1:24 AM

In contrast to the present cooking fuel being used in liquefied gas form, the methanol fuel will come in vapour form.

Assam: PSU gears up to roll out methane cooking gas cans

Unlike the LPG, which can explode if it catches fire, the methanol canister will burn out without any explosion.

06 Oct 2018 2:18 AM

Tajen Sikdar, the head teacher of the primary school in Dhubri district, who had stood in the flood water with Haider Ali Khan and two others, said on Thursday that Haider's name was not in the draft NRC. (Photo: Facebook/@Mizanur Rahman)

Assam boy, who saluted tricolour in flood water last year, excluded from NRC list

NRC is being updated with March 24, 1971, as the cut-off date to include the names of genuine Indian citizens.

16 Aug 2018 1:25 PM

Activists of the Students Federation of India burning the effigy of Education and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at a protest against his comments on giving citizenship to Bangladeshi Hindus in Assam in Guwahati. (Photo: PTI)

Decades of illegal migration from Bangladesh to be tackled with NRC

The IMDT Act made it almost impossible for a Bangladeshi migrant to be deported from Assam.

09 Aug 2018 1:58 AM

Mamata Banerjee said that when she met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on the NRC issue he had assured her that no one would be harassed. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Mamata says TMC leaders manhandled at Silchar airport, calls it 'super emergency'

The BJP was exposed by this incident, she said and sought to know under which law was the TMC delegation stopped at the Silchar airport.

02 Aug 2018 3:27 PM

It is not clear whether they will be eligible to vote in 2019 Lok Sabha polls. ‘The EC will decide,’ said an official.

Assam NRC: 40 lakh fail to make it

2.89 crore applicants out of 3.29 crore get legal tag, others can file appeal from August 30.

31 Jul 2018 6:16 AM

The reflection is not on the NRC as such, but on the bigotry of the multitude that has received explicit and implicit encouragement since 2014.

NRC fears, bigotry may lead to wider N-E strife

Even the faith that is supposed to unify the country is subject to many regional and sectarian variations.

31 Jul 2018 12:06 AM

Last year, the state assembly had passed Assam Employees Parents Responsibility and Norms for Accountability and Monitoring (PRANAM) Bill, 2017 - which makes all these compulsory. (Photo: ANI)

Assam govt staff to face pay cut for neglecting parents, differently-abled siblings

If a govt employee neglects parents or any sibling that the parents need to take care of, 10 to 15 percent of salary would be deducted.

30 Jul 2018 12:15 PM

Home minister Rajnath Singh (Photo: File/PTI)

Assam NRC no cause of worry, assures Rajnath Singh

Talking to the media on the sidelines of an event Mr Singh while assuring residents of Assam said.

27 Jul 2018 3:26 AM

to check the sale of adulterated food items in the state. The minister said that all fish imported from Andhra Pradesh and other states were banned for 10 days beginning today.

Assam bans fish import from states

The presence of formalin content in the fish came to notice after the laboratory test carried out by the state health department.

12 Jul 2018 1:36 AM

Assam asks for more forces ahead of NRC list

The final draft of the NRC was to be published on June 30 but it may delayed by few days because of flood in few districts.

24 Jun 2018 12:53 AM

The Chinese government has sent in a huge army of gold diggers and mining machines to Lhunze, a remote and inhospitable location in southeast Tibet . (Photo: AFP)

Lhunze gold find in Tibet vindicates Assam legend

China claims Arunachal Pradesh as its territory and calls it South Tibet, a claim Indian strongly disputes.

07 Jun 2018 6:03 AM

Assam calling Priyanka!

After coolly pocketing the hefty fee for being the brand ambassador, she has given very little back to Assam and the state government is miffed.

03 May 2018 12:08 AM

CAG raps Assam govt for massive expenditure

According to Assam Budget manual, the expenditure should not be incurred on a scheme or services without provision of funds.

09 Apr 2018 5:57 AM

Rs 27 crore spent on publicity in 11 months: Minister

It is significant that the BJP govt was highly critical of the previous Cong regime while accusing them of spending huge money on publicity.

27 Mar 2018 2:53 AM

An industrial corridor, stretching 80 km from Guwahati to Tihu, has also been proposed in Assam.

6,000 acres of land bank, new policy woo investors

The government has also chalked out a strategy to ensure that electricity supply will not be a problem for investors.

29 Jan 2018 1:56 AM

Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba (Photo: AP)

Assam on edge ahead of draft NRC publication

Army troops have been alerted and will be called if necessary to assist the administration in case of any trouble, the official said.

30 Dec 2017 7:12 AM

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