NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday unleashed a scathing attack on the opposition, with a special focus on rivals in poll-bound states of West Bengal and Assam. At the receiving end were the Congress, which is the BJP’s principal challenger in Assam and a key contender for power in Kerala, and the Trinamool … Read more
Clashes erupted allegedly between the Bodos and Adivasis (tribal community) in Assam’s Kokrajhar district on Tuesday, a day after mob violence left one person dead. The Rapid Action Force (RAF) has been deployed and internet/mobile data services have been suspended, officials said, as per a report by news ageny PTI. Agitators burn tyres during a … Read more
Last Updated:June 01, 2025, 09:42 IST Authorities are monitoring the situation closely, prioritising connectivity restoration and evacuation of stranded tourists. Tourists Stranded As Sikkim Cut Off; Assam-Meghalaya Key Road Washed Away. (CNN News18) Swelling waters of the River Teesta have damaged key infrastructure in North Sikkim, leaving 112 tourists stranded in Lachen and 1,350 in … Read more
Feb 27, 2025 07:51 AM IST Assam earthquake: A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck Morigaon district, Assam, at 2:25am, felt in Guwahati and beyond. It occurred at a depth of 16 km. Assam earthquake updates: A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Assam’s Morigaon district in the early hours of Thursday, with tremors felt in Guwahati and other parts of … Read more
Last Updated:February 04, 2025, 12:35 IST The bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan asked the Assam government to deport them during the process of updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state. Supreme Court The Supreme Court slammed the Assam government for not deporting people declared as foreigners. The … Read more
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma (File Image) Photo : PTI Dibrugarh: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday announced that Dibrugarh will be developed as the second capital of the state within the next three years. Unfurling the national flag on the occasion of Republic Day, Sarma said the government will construct a permanent … Read more
Assam reported its first case of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infection this season, with a 10-month-old child testing positive for the virus, news agency PTI reported, citing officials on Saturday. Preparations underway at Meditrina Hospital for patients of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in Nagpur on January 8.(PTI) The infant is undergoing treatment at Assam Medical College and … Read more
A massive political controversy erupted on Wednesday after Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi claimed that two Congress workers died during party’s protests in separate incidents in Uttar Pradesh and Assam. Mridul Islam, a 45-year-old Congress worker, died in Guwahati Medical College and Hospital. ((X/@INCAssam)) In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi mourned the … Read more