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Conrad Sangma, Chief minister of Meghalaya. (Photo:PTI)

Shillong tense, petrol bombs hurled at CM Conrad's house

Mobile internet services have also been snapped in several parts of the state after reports of vandalism and arson

17 Aug 2021 2:21 AM

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma who rejected the argument of Opposition leaders said that this Bill would help in restoring religious harmony. He cited various beef related incidents that created communal tension in the area. (PTI file photo)

Assam Assembly passes Cattle Protection Bill

No person shall directly or indirectly sell or offer or expose for sale or buy beef or beef products in any form except at permitted places

14 Aug 2021 2:49 AM

Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers. (Representational image: AFP)

Chinese attempt to recruit Arunachal youths in PLA?

Security agencies silent on sensational claim by state legislator

11 Aug 2021 10:33 AM

Assam also decides to withdraw FIR against Mizoram RS MP. — PTI file photo

After Mizoram, now border dispute of Assam with Arunachal comes into limelight

Arunachal students mount pressure on the state to protest against highhandedness of Assam police

03 Aug 2021 2:13 AM

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma with Sushanta Borgohain, who resigned from Congress to join BJP. — PTI

Setback to Congress as another MLA joins ruling BJP in Assam

Earlier, four-time MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi, who was the lone Congress MLA from the Tea Tribe community, had resigned as an MLA in June

02 Aug 2021 7:34 AM

The two states have been at loggerheads over the boundary dispute for decades. (PTI)

Amit Shah persuades Assam, Mizoram CMs to talk, resolve border row

Both the states have refused to honour the summons that were issued by each other following the clashes

02 Aug 2021 7:32 AM

Fully armed assam police entering Mizoram. (Twitter)

Assam says Mizo police still at border, Aizwal seeks Centre’s help

A delegation of Cabinet ministers led by Singhal visited the trouble-torn border areas on Thursday

30 Jul 2021 2:09 AM

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma (ANI)

Mizoram arming civilians: Assam chief minister

Assam also has ongoing border disputes with several of its neighbouring states -- including Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Meghalaya

29 Jul 2021 9:34 AM

Mr Sarma said: “The approach of the Central government has consistently been that inter-state disputes can be resolved only with the cooperation of the states concerned and that the Centre acts only as a facilitator for an amicable settlement of the dispute in the spirit of mutual understanding.” — DC file photo

Will not concede an inch of Assam land: Sarma

Sarma regrets that LMGs fired relentlessly for 30 minutes that targeted own countrymen

28 Jul 2021 10:25 AM

While Mizoram wants it to be along the inner line notified in 1875, which Mizo tribes feel is part of their historical homeland, Assam wants it to be demarcated according to district demarcation done much later. — Representational image/PTI

Assam-Mizo dispute hangs fire for decades

Mizoram was a district of Assam before it was carved out as a separate union territory in 1971 after years of insurgency

28 Jul 2021 8:35 AM

Sarma recently said a resolution of border dispute with Mizoram may take some time as the people of Mizoram have encroached on almost 1,800 hectares of Assamese land in three districts. — DC file photo

6 cops die as Assam, Mizoram border row intensifies

In the evening, a crowd resorted to indiscriminate firing on an Assam police team

27 Jul 2021 9:22 AM

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat. (Photo:PTI)

Muslims will face no loss due to CAA: RSS chief

Bhagwat says two frameworks do not create any Hindu-Muslim divide

22 Jul 2021 12:55 AM

Due to a smaller population, the lifestyle of Hindus in Assam has become better, with spacious houses and vehicles, and children becoming doctors and engineers, the CM said. (PTI file photo)

Assam plans 'population army' to limit births in Muslim areas

The chief minister said that if population growth among Hindus in Assam was 10 per cent from 2001 to 2011, it was 29 per cent among Muslims

21 Jul 2021 7:08 AM

There will be no political interference in transfer and posting of police officers, he said. (Twitter)

Don't shoot in the chest, aim for leg: Assam chief minister to cops

Mr Sarma said that people will feel the changes in policing soon and he is going to make the transfer of inspectors mandatory in two years

06 Jul 2021 7:30 AM

Three persons were arrested in this connection. (Photo: Screengrab/Twitter)

Assam doctor assaulted after death of Covid patient; 3 held

A video of the attack showed a person being assaulted by a group of people, including women

02 Jun 2021 12:29 PM

Mr Dhankhar thanked the Assam government for "attending to people" who took shelter in Assam. — ANI file photo

Dhankar slams Mamata's silence on poll violence

The governor alleged that Banerjee, at her election campaigns, had “provoked her supporters, especially women, to oppose Central forces

15 May 2021 8:17 AM

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed concern over the grenade blast and asked DGP Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta to deal with the incident sternly and nab the miscreants at the earliest. — ANI file photo

Grenade blast in Assam kills two

The incident comes days after Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s appeal to Ulfa-I commander-in-chief to shun the path of violence

15 May 2021 8:12 AM

BJP legislature party meet to decide on CM candidate for Assam

The state unit of the party is abuzz that around 40 MLAs, including alliance partners, are backing Mr Sarma

09 May 2021 1:43 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election campaign rally in support of BJP alliance party candidates of United People Party Liberal (UPPL) ahead of the third phase of Assam Assembly Elections, at Laupara in Baksa district. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi urges militants to join mainstream in Assam

Modi appealed to militants to lay down their arms and join the mainstream in order to build a peaceful and Aatmanirbhar Assam

04 Apr 2021 4:31 AM

It is significant that the Mizoram government had also issued guidelines directing officials to provide shelter to those coming from Myanmar after the violence. (Representational image: Twitter/@APRRN_)

Manipur lifts order to deny food, aid for Myanmar refugees

The situation along the international border with Myanmar in Manipur and Mizoram still remains very fluid

31 Mar 2021 8:33 AM

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