In a sensational incident, a constable of Assam Police was killed by suspected illegal Bangladeshi at Dumdumia in Nagaon on Saturday night. The slain police constable has been identified as Anil Das. …
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NESO ups ante against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, stages protest in Guwahati
The North East Students’ Organization (NESO) is going all out against the government and the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, and staged a sit-in demonstration in Guwahati today. The NESO, an apex …
Himanta Biswa Sarma reviews budgetary spending; directs officials to spend allocated funds
Assam Finance and Transformation & Development minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Saturday reviewed budgetary spending and instructed officials to ensure proper and time-frame implementation of schemes …
‘Ghost Children’ struck off from Anganwadi lists
Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal’s order of streamlining the functioning of Social Welfare Department and deletion of the names of ‘ghost children’ bore fruits as the department, after head counts, h…
Won’t hesitate to end talks, take up arms: Pro-talks ULFA leaders Jiten Dutta, Prabal Neog
Amid the raging debate over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, pro-talks ULFA leaders Jiten Dutta and Prabal Neog Friday claimed they will not hesitate to walk out of ceasefire and take up arms o…
Assam monuments not to be included in Centre’s ‘Adopt A Heritage’ project
Four heritage sites and monuments of Assam will not be included under the Central Government’s ‘Adopt A Heritage’ Project. The Tourism Ministry today agreed not to include the Kaziranga National Park …
Poachers kill rhino, axe off horn at Kaziranga National Park
Ending the brief lull in rhino poaching incidents, poachers killed another rhino at the internationally-famous Kaziranga National Park before making good their escape after axing off the horn. The inc…
After Assam, JPC holds public hearing in Shillong
After holding public hearings in Assam, at Guwahati and then at Silchar in Barak Valley, the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, held its third leg of public…
Minor raped by three ‘ULFA’ militants, Paresh Baruah claims cadres of his outfit not involved
In a shocking incident, a minor girl was allegedly gang-raped by three armed miscreants at Kolakota Mazhi village under Sapekhati in Assam’s Charaideo district in the wee hours of Thursday. The three …
My stand on Citizenship (Amendment) Bill & Hindu Bangladeshis will never change: Ardhendu Dey
Former Congress minister Ardhendu Dey says he will continue to support the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, and will forever stick to his stand that everyone whose names were enlisted in the 2014 v…
