Guwahati: Senior BJP leader Ram Madhav on Thursday appealed to the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) leaders to return to the BJP-led alliance. The regional political party, which contested the 2016 assembly polls along with BJP and BPF, had snapped ties with the saffron party on January 7 after differences cropped[Read More…]
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Assam: Asom Gana Parishad cuts off ties with BJP over Citizenship Amendment Bill
Asom Gana Parishad, the ally of BJP in Assam has decided to cut its ties with the Party over the Citizenship Bill. While the regional parties announced breaking it’s cords with the saffron party, Asom Gana Parishad(AGP) drew sharp criticism for maintaining its alliance with party. Former Chief Minister of[Read More…]
Video: AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal loses cool over journalist’s question, ‘Go away, I will smash your head’
All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief and Lok Sabha MP from Dubri Badruddin Ajmal on Wednesday threatened to smash the head of a journalist who asked him if he’ll ally with Congress or BJP in future, in Hatsingimari, Assam. Ajmal said, “Go dogs, for how much money have you[Read More…]
Bihar: LJP supremo Ram Vilas Paswan likely to enter Rajya Sabha from Assam
Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan who is known to sense political weather is gearing up for upcoming Lok Sabha polls. In Bihar, the LJP is ready to fight on 6 Lok Sabha seats with an additional benefit of 1 Rajya Sabha berth from BJP’s quota. In June 2019,[Read More…]
Assam Board 10th, 12th Exam Date Sheet 2019 released @ sebaonline.org
Assam Board 10th, 12th Exam Date Sheet 2019 update: Assam Board 10th, 12th Exam Date Sheet 2019 has been released by the Assam State Board. Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA) class 10th examination will start on February 14 and conclude on March 2, 2019. The Assam Higher Secondary Education[Read More…]
Telangana police reunite Assam girl with family using its face recognition tool
A facial recognition software called ‘darpan’, developed by Telangana police, recently helped in re-uniting a missing girl with her family. A 16-year-old girl identified as Anjali Tigga, who left home on July 1 last year, finally met her mother after 17 long months. Anjali Tigga of Boginodi in Assam’s Lakhimpur went[Read More…]
Assam PSC CCE Prelims 2018 Admit Card to release soon @ www.apsc.nic.in – important updates
APSC CCE Prelims 2018 Admit Card Update: Assam Public Service Commission will soon release the APSC CCE Prelims 2018 Admit Card on its official website. While the APSC CCE Prelims 2018 exam is scheduled to be held on December 30, 2018, candidates appearing for the exam should keep track on[Read More…]
Assam Panchayat Election result 2018 LIVE UPDATES: BJP takes a big lead; Congress, AGP trail
The latest results show the BJP has taken a very comfortable lead in the Zilla Parishad, Anchalik Parishad, Panchayat Sabhapati and Panchayat Sadasya elections.
Man arrested from airport for murder bid on Meghalaya women rights activists
Shillong, Nov 23 (IANS) A 38-year-old coal merchant, wanted in the murder attempt on Meghalaya’s frontline women’s rights activist Agnes Kharshiing and her aide, was arrested from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Assam on Friday, police said. “The special team of Meghalaya Police picked up Showmewell B. Kyndait from[Read More…]
Assam: Ulfa’s Anup Chetia dismisses Paresh Baruah death claims
Guwahati: The United Liberation Front of Asom’s (ULFA) pro-talk faction’s General Secretary, Anup Chetia on Wednesday dismissed media reports that said Paresh Baruah, the commander-in-chief of the rebel group’s anti-talk faction, has died. Assam-based news portals on Wednesday reported that Baruah met with an accident and succumbed to his injuries[Read More…]
Kenny Basumatary returns with ‘Suspended Inspector Bodo’
After the grand success of ‘Local Kung Fu’ and ‘Local Kung Fu 2’, popular actor-director Kenny Basumatary and his Local Kung Fu team is back with their third venture titled ‘Suspended Inspector Boro’. Under the banner of B R Productions, Kenny’s film featuring Utkal Hazowary, Poonam Gurung, Kenny D Basumatary, Eepsita Hazarika, Sarmistha[Read More…]
Assam Killings: Trinamool leader gets legal notice from BJP
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday issued a legal notice against Trinamool Congress MP and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee‘s nephew Abhishek Banerjee for blaming the saffron outfit for the killing of five Bengalis in Assam’s Tinsukia and warned him of further legal action, a senior state BJP leader[Read More…]
Assam killings: TMC links deaths to NRC, protests in Bengal
Kolkata: West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress on Friday held protests across the state against the killing of five Bengalis in Assam’s Tinsukia as it put the blame on the Assam government and their NRC move. The Trinamool claimed that the discriminatory attitude of Assam towards the Bengali-speaking population in the[Read More…]
TMC protest led by Abhishek Banerjee; Against the gruesome murder of five Bengalis in Assam
Kolkata: All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) organises protests across the state to condemn the gruesome murder of 5 Bengalis in Assam. TMC condemn the brutal killings of innocent Bengalis in Bhartiya Janata Party-ruled State. Thousands of people have hit the streets in protest today. West Bengal Chief Minister has urged[Read More…]
Five dead in Assam : ULFA(I) suspected behind the shooting
As many as five people were shot dead by suspected ULFA (Independent) militants in Tinsukia district, Assam. West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, strongly condemned the attack. In a two-tweet post, she said, “Terrible news coming out of Assam. We strongly condemn the brutal attack in Tinsukia and the killing[Read More…]
Assam: Retired teacher commits suicide to avoid humiliation over foreigner tag
Guwahati: Nirod Kumar Das 74, a retired teacher and practicing lawyer was in deep distress after his name was excluded in the National Register of Citizens (NRC), committed suicide to avoid humiliation. This is the third case of suicide after the NRC excluded over 40 lakh people in the state. His[Read More…]
NDRF teams sent to Assam, Arunachal Pradesh after warning by China
Guwahati: The Centre has sent eight companies of National Disaster Rescue Force (NDRF) to Arunachal Pradesh followed by six others to Assam after intimation from the Chinese government that landslide has blocked the Milin section of the mainstream of Yarlung Zangbo or Brahmaputra river recently and that it might impact[Read More…]
‘Forest Man of India’ misinterpreted in Maharashtra text books; Assam CM objects
Forest Man of India Jadhav Payeng, a resident of Assam also a forest department worker has been misinterpreted in the school textbooks of Maharashtra State Board of Secondary Education. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has taken up the matter seriously and raised his strong objection of such false information about a person[Read More…]
Over 843 sq.km Assam land encroached by other states: Minister
Guwahati, Oct 1 (IANS) A total of 843.50 square Kms of Assam’s land has been encroached upon by the neighbouring states, an state Minister said in the Assembly on Monday. Assam Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said this replying to a question by Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) legislator Ramendra[Read More…]
Assam: Reports reveal 4,130 rape cases, 15,000 dowry-related cases in last two years under BJP govt
Assam has witnessed 4,130 cases of rape and over 15,000 dowry-related cases ever since the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government came to power in the state two years ago, according to an official data. The figures could prove to be an embarrassment to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government since[Read More…]
How India’s sports stars overcame tough personal odds to achieve success
Ever since she was a kid, Hima Das woke up every morning before the crack of dawn and would go to the local grazing ground in a remote Assam village. With no proper gear or even a playground, she practiced running at this grazing ground, around 50 metres from her[Read More…]
Asian Games gold medalist Hima Das receives unique welcome at Guwahati Airport
Hima Das, who registered a historic win at Asian Games 2018, by clinching three medals on her debut, received a grand and unique welcome at the Guwahati airport on her return to Assam on Friday, September 7. Hima Das, who hails from Assam, was welcomed by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal[Read More…]
All you need to know about the first Chief Justice of India from Northeast
Chief Justice Dipak Misra on Tuesday recommended the Supreme Court ‘s judge Justice Ranjan Gogoi as the new Chief Justice of the country. Chief Justice Dipak Misra is retiring on October 2. The 46th Chief Judge of the country will be sworn in on October 3. Justice Gogoi hails from Assam will be the first[Read More…]
Hindu right-wing arrests: Maharashtra ATS probes UP, Assam links
MUMBAI: Four days after busting a terror plot involving some Hindu right-wing activists in Palghar, the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) has found a mini arms making unit and is now probing their links in Uttar Pradesh and Assam, official sources said on Monday. On Friday, the ATS created a[Read More…]
Congress demands Rajen Gohain’s ouster as Minister over rape charges
Union Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain has ruled out the allegations saying that everytime he contest an election such conspiracies are plotted against him. Giving reference of the accusations of such crimes against him, he recalls that during the elections in 2011 and again in 2016 such cases were plotted against[Read More…]