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Home Minister Rajnath Singh (Photo: ANI)

Rajnath Singh to call meet of all CMs from Northeast

The bill was passed by Lok Sabha last week and is expected to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha during the coming budget session of Parliament.

15 Jan 2019 6:14 AM

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. (Photo: File)

Assam Congress to CM: Quit BJP, form unity govt

The BJP has 62 seats in the 126-member Assembly, while coalition partner Bodo Peoples’ Front has 12.

14 Jan 2019 3:23 AM

AGP dares BJP to seek fresh mandate in Assam

The Assam people voted for the BJP-AGP alliance, not the BJP alone. They cannot claim to have formed the government on their own.

10 Jan 2019 2:23 AM

The AGP’s move to snap ties with the BJP, just a few months before general elections, will have little impact on chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal’s government, but it adds to the perception about the saffron party’s inability to keep its allies.

AGP quits Assam alliance, no threat to BJP-led govt

Bill to be tabled in Lok Sabha today; nude protests in Delhi, Assam.

08 Jan 2019 1:44 AM

Assam CM hails Assam Accord decision

BTAD chief Hagrama Mohilary has also expressed his happiness over the decision of the Union Cabinet.

04 Jan 2019 1:42 AM

"Right from Pandit Nehru regime to the last Manmohan Singh regime, if you go through the history of Congress, in every tenure you will discover corrupt practices, either in this deal or that deal," Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal alleged. (Photo: File)

Cong govts corrupt since Nehru regime, alleges Assam CM

CM claims that NDA govt led by Modi has been providing good governance and working for development for all sections, mainly northeast.

18 Dec 2018 7:10 PM

Massive protest against citizenship bill in Assam

The protestors not only slammed the government but also accused the BJP and RSS of backing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016.

17 Nov 2018 1:15 AM

Trinamul Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, along with party activists, holds a protest rally from Jadavpur to Hazra crossing in Kolkata on Friday against the killing of innocent people in Tinsukia district of Assam on Thursday evening. (Photo: Abhijit Mukherjee)

Trinamul MP seeks Sonowal resignation

The party organised similar protest rallies across the state to condemn the killings.

03 Nov 2018 12:28 AM

All Assam Bengali Youth Students Federation has called a 12-hour shutdown in Tinsukia in protest against the murder of 5 people killed by ULFA terrorists in Bishnoimukh village. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Search ops underway after terrorists kill 5 in Assam, ULFA (I) denies role

A group of assailants with sophisticated weapons opened indiscriminate fire upon some people in Kheroni in Assam's Tinsukia before fleeing.

02 Nov 2018 10:07 AM

Asked if there was any possibility of withdrawing resignation, Terash Gowalla said, 'I have informed the issues to the CM. If I get a satisfactory answer, I may re-consider it.' (Photo: Facebook | @TerashGowalla)

'Not able to fulfill my duties': Assam BJP MLA resigns from assembly

When pointed out issue of not offering him any post, particularly in AGCL, during recent appointments, Gowalla said, 'That is one reason'.

23 Oct 2018 6:10 PM

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

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

CM welcomes life term for 7 Armymen in ’94 fake encounter

Mr Sonowal said that it would strengthen the people’s faith in the judiciary of Army also.

16 Oct 2018 6:24 AM

Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on his official account of twitter that Assam government has also decided to reduce Rs 2.50 on both petrol and diesel per litre. (Representational Image)

Assam reduces petrol, diesel VAT by Rs 2.50

Sarma also assured that despite projected revenue loss of Rs 400 crore, all the developmental activities would continue at the same pace.

05 Oct 2018 6:02 AM

3rd tallest flagpost inaugurated by CM Sarbananda Sonowal

The flagpole, having the height of 319.5 feet, carries a flag of 120x80 feet dimension.

03 Oct 2018 1:23 AM

The resolution said when the opposition parties were in power they did not take the issue seriously and failed to understand the gravity of the situation.

Modi, Assam CM lauded for NRC

A resolution passed at the BJP’s national executive meeting in this regard said that since its inception in 1980.

10 Sep 2018 12:18 AM

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

'Since then mother Chhotki Devi was running from pillar to post to get her son released. No body could help her and subsequently she fell sick and died on Friday,' said the residents of the area. (Representational Image)

70-yr-old woman dies after son declared doubtful citizen in Assam

Woman migrated to Assam from UP in 1945 died in pain of their children, born and brought up in Assam, being declared as doubtful citizen.

19 Aug 2018 5:07 PM

NRC is going to make Assam free from ‘illegals’, says Sarbananda Sonowal

Says govt is keeping a close watch, no genuine citizen will left out.

16 Aug 2018 2:33 AM

'We firmly believe that the NRC is going to make Assam free of illegal foreigners,' said Sonowal. (Photo: File)

NRC going to make Assam free from illegal foreigners: Assam CM

Sonowal assured that his government was keeping close watch to ensure that name of no genuine Indian citizen is left out.

15 Aug 2018 4:08 PM

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