Assam
- India
Centre likely to sign peace accord with Assam Adivasi militants in September: CM
Kokrajhar: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa on Tuesday said that the Centre is likely to sign a peace accord with militant organisations from the state’s Adivasi communities within September. Addressing a press…
- India
Assam: Madrasa demolished in protest against ‘jihadi activities’
Guwahati: A madrasa and a residence adjacent to it in Assam’s Goalpara district was demolished allegedly by local people on Tuesday in protest against the use of the premises for jihadi activities,…
- India
Madrasa demolition: Prohibitory orders clamped in Assam district
Guwahati: A day after a Madrasa was bulldozed allegedly for having links with a terror outfit, and the arrest of a Madrasa teacher on suspicion of being close to a ‘jihadi’ organisation,…
- India
Assam govt demolishes 3rd madrasa this month; alleges terror activities
The Assam government on Wednesday morning ordered the demolition of a madrasa in the Bongaigaon district for allegedly being associated with “a terror organization.” The district administration alleged that the premises of…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh tops in sedition cases with 29 instances
New Delhi: There has been a decline in sedition cases as per the data released by the National Crime Records Bureau. However, Andhra Pradesh witnessed 29 sedition cases in 2021 despite not…
- India
Mughals gave India roadmap, named it ‘Hindustan’: Congress MP
Guwahati: Lok Sabha MP from Barpeta constituency in Assam, Abdul Khaleque has claimed that Mughals gave India a roadmap and even named it ‘Hindustan’, adding he is proud of the Mughals. The…
- India
Himanta proposes five national capitals to end regional disparity
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday proposed five national capitals, one for each zone, to end regional disparity in the country. The senior BJP leader, in a series of…
- India
If your schools are not good, we can fix them together: Kejriwal to Assam CM
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday took a dig at his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma and said if schools in the northeastern state were “not good” then “we…
- India
Egalitarian society a myth, casteism prevalent in Assam, claim observers
Guwahati: Political patronage of forces that fuel casteism, and growing intolerance and hatred towards other castes and religions are barriers to effectively forming an egalitarian society, according to social observers of Assam.…
- India
When should I come to see your govt schools: Kejriwal to Assam CM Sarma
New Delhi: The Twitter spat between Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Assam counterpart stretched on to Saturday with the AAP chief asking Himanta Biswa Sarma when should he come to…
- India
Only Gandhis will remain in Cong: Assam CM on Azad’s resignation
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday reacting to the resignation of senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad from the grand old party said…
- Top Stories
Over 500 Maoist supporters surrender before Odisha police
Bhubaneswar: More than 500 Maoist supporters surrendered before the Odisha police in Swabhiman Anchal of Malkangiri district on Monday, Director General of Police (DGP) S.K. Bansal said. “After the surrender of 295…
- India
Assam: Internet services shuts down in 25 districts to curb cheating in exams
Guwahati: As the Assam government is all set to hold the recruitment exam to fill 30,000 government posts in various departments which is by far the largest recruitment drive in the state,…
- India
2 Bangladeshis get 5-year imprisonment for illegally entering India
Dhubri: A court in Assam has sentenced two Bangladeshis to five years of imprisonment each for illegally entering India last year. Also ReadKarnataka: CM Bommai orders probe into death threat call to…
- India
Protests against CAA resume in Assam as AASU hits the streets
Guwahati: After a gap of over two years, protests against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) resumed across Assam on Monday. Protests by members of the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU), a…
