After controversy, circular on Assamese language withdrawnAccording to the guidelines, the Assamese language will be made a compulsory subject from Class IX (9) registration starting in 2021. Howev...
19 Apr, 2021, 08.38 PM IST
Controversy over museum rocks political parties in AssamA controversy over an Assam Assembly proposal to set up a museum for 'Char-Chapori' areas has become the latest political flashpoint in the...
28 Oct, 2020, 07.39 PM IST
How a new political party to be formed by AASU may ignite fresh alignments in AssamAll Assam Students’ Union, which once gave rise to AGP, is again set to form a regional party, igniting new possibilities and alignments ah...
13 Sep, 2020, 07.39 AM IST
MFIs stare at repayment crisis in rural AssamMired in debt Assam micro borrowers’ indebtedness is more than double the national average.
22 Nov, 2019, 09.00 AM IST
Stress in rural households and loan defaults create woes for microfinance sector in AssamVarious organisations in the upper part of the northeastern state have joined the chorus seeking an inquiry into the operation of microfina...
21 Nov, 2019, 11.05 PM IST
Citizenship bill: Protesters again wave black flags at Modi in AssamA group of students showed black flags to the prime minister when his huge convoy was passing through the Gauhati University.
09 Feb, 2019, 11.16 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee draws more criticism over 'bloodbath & civil war' remarkAssam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal and his parliamentary affairs minister Chandra Mohan Patowary have already accused Banerjee of maki...
02 Aug, 2018, 12.53 PM IST
Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Council draws flak for land transfer policyOrganisations say the council is biased against non-tribals as it has taken a stand against them with regard to the sale of land in the reg...
03 Mar, 2018, 07.43 AM IST
V K Singh rubbishes Assam protests over immigrants issueWhen you politicise an issue too much, you get various polarisation. It is not normal," Singh said at a press conference here.
16 Sep, 2015, 06.24 PM IST
VK Singh rubbishes Assam protests over immigrants issueVK Singh termed the ongoing agitation in Assam against the Centre's decision to regularise stay of non-Muslim immigrants in India as "not n...
16 Sep, 2015, 04.49 PM IST
Near complete response to 12-hour Assam bandh on migrants issueRoads across the state were deserted as almost all commercial vehicles, including busses, tempos, autos and trucks, were not plying.
12 Sep, 2015, 03.13 PM IST
Power Ministry's expert committee divided on Subansiri project in AssamCracks have appeared in an expert Committee formed by the power ministry to study safety issues of the beleaguered 2,000 MW Subansiri hydro...
23 Aug, 2015, 03.53 PM IST
- NHPC takes to dialogue to break lower Subansari deadlock
To break the stalemate, Public sector utility, NHPC has taken to dialogue process.
27 Aug, 2012, 08.42 PM IST
- Assam outfits start economic blockade of Nagaland
The blockade is in protest against alleged encroachment of land in Golaghat district of Assam by people from the neighbouring state.
18 Aug, 2012, 01.26 PM IST