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Clashes, internet cuts in Assam after two killed in mob violence
Kokrajhar/Guwahati: Fresh clashes erupted allegedly between Bodos and Adivasis in Assam’s Kokrajhar on Tuesday, January 20, a day after mob violence left two persons dead, following which the Rapid Action Force (RAF)…
- India
Zubeen death case: Prime accused Shyamkanu Mahanta seeks bail
Guwahati: Shyamkanu Mahanta, one of the prime accused in the death case of Assam’s cultural icon Zubeen Garg, and the singer’s bodyguard Nandeswar Bora have applied for bail on Saturday, Garg’s wife…
- India
Congress disrespected Assam, opened doors for infiltrators: PM Modi
Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, January 17, accused the Congress of disrespecting the culture and heritage of Assam, claiming that it was evident from the party rolling out a red…
- Hate Crime
Assam student ‘racially’ assaulted at tribal university in MP, 5 suspended
Amarkanta: An Assamese student was allegedly brutally assaulted by a group of four to five students of Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (IGNTU) in Madhya Pradesh’s Amarkantak near his dorm room late…
- India
Zubeen Garg was drunk, refused life jacket: Singapore coroner’s court
Singapore: Popular Indian singer-songwriter Zubeen Garg was “severely intoxicated” and had drowned off Lazarus Island after declining a life jacket last September, a coroner’s court in Singapore was told on Wednesday, January…
- India
Zubeen Garg’s death: Assam Congress forms panel to monitor case
Guwahati: The Assam Congress on Saturday, January 10, announced that it has constituted a committee of advocates to closely monitor the investigation and the judicial proceedings into the death case of singer…
- India
Congress alleges irregularities in Assam draft electoral roll
Guwahati: Assam’s Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia wrote to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging “serious irregularities” in the draft electoral rolls of the state, published after a Special Revision (SR). The…
- India
Serious irregularities in Assam draft electoral roll after Special Revision, claims Cong
Guwahati: Assam’s Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia wrote to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging “serious irregularities” in the draft electoral rolls of the state, published after a Special Revision (SR). The…
- India
13 foreigners ‘pushed back’, says Assam CM Himanta
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday, January 5, said 13 foreign nationals trying to enter India illegally were nabbed and pushed back after apprehending them in the state. He,…
- India
Assam hit by 5.1 magnitude earthquake
Guwahati: An earthquake of 5.1 magnitude jolted the central part of Assam on Monday morning, an official bulletin said. There is no immediate report of any injury to anyone or damage to…
- India
Priyanka Gandhi to head Congress screening committee for Assam polls
Guwahati: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has been appointed the chairperson of the screening committee for the selection of candidates for the upcoming Assam assembly elections, a notification issued by the party…
- India
Immigrants to be ‘pushed back’ into Bangladesh: Assam CM Himanta
Guwahati: All undocumented migrants in Assam will be “pushed back” into Bangladesh within a week of being declared foreigners by the Foreigners Tribunal, according to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Addressing…
- India
Awareness on NE needed to prevent Angel Chakma-like incidents: Assam CM
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said people in the rest of the country should be educated about North East India to avoid incidents like the killing of Tripura…
- India
Assam govt to intensify crackdown on illegal infiltration: CM Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said the state government will further intensify its crackdown on illegal infiltration in 2026, asserting that Assam will not be allowed to become a…
- News
11 arrested in Assam, Tripura for links with Bangladeshi fundamentalist groups
Guwahati: Eleven people were arrested in Assam and Tripura for their alleged links with Bangladesh-based fundamentalist groups, police said on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference, Guwahati’s Police Commissioner Parthasarathi Mahanta said the…
