As four rivers are flowing above the danger mark in Assam, as many as one lakh people have been affected by flood in Lakhimpur and Karimganj districts of the state. As per reports from the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), 1,01,809 people are struggling due to floods in the[Read More…]
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North-East to soon produce bio-fuel from bamboo
In Assam, a biofuel refinery, set up at the Numaligarh Refinery (NRL) is soon to produce biofuel from bamboo. Significantly, bamboo is abundantly found in the north-east. The Arunachal Pradesh government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with NRL for funding three lakh tonnes of bamboo per year from[Read More…]
Assam student gets highest marks despite not appearing for the exam
In a surprising incident in Assam, a student reportedly secured 9th position in the recently declared Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate (HSSLC) results in the state, where he did not even appear for the subject. Arnab Kapil, a student of Cotton College in Assam, himself informed the council that he[Read More…]
Hypocrisy thy name is BJP
Kolkata and Bengal saw the true face of BJP yesterday. In an apparent show of strength, they had announced a Lalbazar Abhijan, the political agenda purpose of which was never made clear (Why Lalbazar? Tea with the Commissioner perhaps). What was clear from the bellicose language of their leaders was[Read More…]
PM Modi inaugurates the longest bridge of India
Marking the third year in power at the Centre, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Dhola Sadiya bridge in Assam on Friday. It replaced Mumbai’s Bandra- Worli Sea Link as the longest bridge in the country. He said that the bridge will be named after late Indian singer Bhupen Hazarika. Modi[Read More…]
Former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi prevented from visiting bridge he initiated construction
On Monday, former chief minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi, was prevented from visiting Dhola-Sadiya bridge in Tinsukia district because of “security concerns”. The bridge is to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday. The construction of the bridge began back in 2011, when the Congress party was in power. The site[Read More…]
Assam CM asks state police to sternly monitor social media activities
Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal asked the state police to take strict action against those using social media to abuse others. This comes after several incidents of online abuse of politicians and prominent people. Sonowal further directed the police to deal sternly with issues of online abuse and urged the cyber-cell[Read More…]
RSS vaccines keeping children away from school in Assam
Students in Assam are not attending school in fear of the ‘RSS vaccine’. The panic has set among the parents as well. This fear is an aftermath of a widespread rumour that this RSS vaccine would be administered in schools to make students infertile. According to the rumours, this RSS[Read More…]
The man who destroyed the Congress in its last safe bastion
As most of India were hooked to their TV screens watching the results of the five-state assembly elections on the afternoon of 11th March, 2017; Himanta Biswa Sarma landed quietly at Imphal airport with a small team of trusted protégés. There was a palpable tension in Imphal city as the[Read More…]
Muslim women divorced through triple talaq eligible for interim pension under new policy
According to the new policy, formed by the BJP led government in Assam, an interim pension will be given to the Muslim women in Assam who have been divorced using the provision of triple talaq. Health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the same while talking about the modifications made to[Read More…]
Assam MLAs, MPs could be disqualified for violating two-child norm
On Thursday, the Health and Family, Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the Assam government will recommend to the Centre about the disqualification of MLAs and MPs who do not adhere to the proposed two-child norm. “The government of Assam will take up with the Centre that MLAs adhere[Read More…]
Corruption has gone down in Assam
Tax Free Wings
Women’s empowerment by far is one the most vexed issues in any nation. However developed or underdeveloped, liberal or conservative a nation may be, the difficulty with empowering women is a challenge that cannot simply be tackled by any government by fiscal and legal provisions like in the case of[Read More…]
Assam: Three-year old boy killed after man suspected him to be a ghost
In a dreadful incident, a three-year old boy died after he was harshly beaten up by a person who suspected him to be a ‘ghost’ in Nagaon district of lower Assam, said the police. The kid was standing unaccompanied on the road at Sarudal Basti of Salna, waiting for his[Read More…]
Naked protest in Diphu over electoral reforms
Hundreds of youths from the Karbi community in Assam, representing 24 organisation, staged an unprecedented naked protest alleging lack of response to their demands for electoral reforms. The naked protesters took out a huge procession across the district headquarter in Diphu town. “For the last several years we have been[Read More…]
Dhola-Sadiya bridge to be ‘mother of all bridges’
Assam: Activist threatened for condemning beef arrests
Assam by-polls: 56.35% cast votes in Dhemaji
As per current updates, a total of 56.35% of over two lakh voters turned out till 3 PM in the bypoll to Dhemaji Assembly constituency in Assam on Sunday said Returning Officer Roshni Aparanji Korati. He also added that no untoward incident has been reported. However, in the day some[Read More…]
Assam: Former Congress Minister joins BJP
Assam: Two arrested, minor apprehended for possessing half kilo beef
Two persons were arrested and a minor was apprehended and booked in Kenduguri in Assam under the Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 1950 for possessing beef, the police said on Thursday. According to Police, the daily waged labourers had bought half kilogram beef from somewhere and showed it to a shopkeeper,[Read More…]
Dalai Lama meets man who escorted him to India
No fatwa against Nahid Afrin
Assam: Many injured in Dhemaji Clash
As clashes erupted between a mob and security personnel in Assam’s Dhemaji district, a number of people including police personnel. The clash turned violent as the mob even allegedly attacked several vehicles, the police was forced to resort to lathicharge and fire teargas on protesters. Meanwhile, the conditions worsen at[Read More…]
V Shanmuganathan’s resignation accepted by President, Assam governor gets additional charge of Meghalaya
Republic Day: 7 blasts in Manipur, Assam
Seven blasts rocked Assam and Manipur on the occasion of Republic Day on Thursday. Five serial blasts by anti-talk ULFA (Independent) shook upper Assam as low intensity IEDS were detonated in Charaidow, Sibsagar, Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts, police said. In Dibrugarh town, the blast took place just 500 metres away[Read More…]