President gives assent to triple talaq bill
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind has given assent to the triple talaq bill passed by Parliament, turning it into a law which makes the...
Assam to start giving grants for permanent repair of properties damaged by flood
Guwahati: Assam government has decided to to start a grant programme for permanent repair of properties like roads and embankments damaged by floods this year,...
First-time MLA elected deputy speaker of Assam Assembly
Guwahati: First-time MLA Aminul Haque Laskar of the BJP was elected unopposed as the deputy speaker of the Assam Assembly on Wednesday.
Laskar, the sole Muslim...
3 persons, including 2 women injured in grenade blast in Imphal
Imphal: At least 3 persons, including two women were injured in a grenade blast in Imphal on Tuesday night.
The blast took place around 7...
MMR, IMR higher, sterilisation down in Assam
Guwahati: The maternal mortality rate (MMR) and infant mortality rate (IMR) in Assam continues to be higher than the all-India level over the last decade,...
