Rebels and alliances shaping lower Assam election battleAssembly polls in Lower and Southern Assam feature multi-cornered contests. Key issues include religious divides, recent eviction drives an...
03 Apr, 2026, 11.24 PM IST
422 Bodo Liberation Tigers cadres get Rs 2 lakhs as part of rehabilitation packageOver 400 former Bodo Liberation Tigers cadres, previously excluded from rehabilitation, received Rs 2 lakhs each. This initiative is part o...
12 Dec, 2025, 09.51 AM IST
Assam journos protest minister's 'derogatory words'; CM Sarma apologises for any insultAssam's journalists protested after Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah used derogatory language against a reporter investigating alleged corrupt...
28 Jun, 2025, 09.58 PM IST
Seaplane lands for first time in AssamA seaplane successfully completed a test flight in Guwahati, Assam, marking the first river landing in Eastern India. This initiative aims ...
15 Nov, 2024, 05.08 PM IST
Assam Cabinet greenlights 'Kiran Sheikh' development councilAssam Cabinet approved the formation of a development council for the 'Kiran Sheikh' community in Barak Valley. Assam government is conduct...
11 Mar, 2024, 12.46 PM IST
Assam takes big step towards UCC, repeals Muslim Marriage and Divorce Registration ActAssam Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah said, "A very important decision has been taken in line with that. The Assam Muslim Marriage & Divorce ...
24 Feb, 2024, 12.32 AM IST
Assam witnessed a whopping increase of tourist footfalls in 2023, says state Tourism MinisterAssam Tourism Minister, Jayanta Malla Baruah, has urged Delhi-based tour operators to promote the Indian state as a tourist destination. Ar...
27 Jul, 2023, 09.44 PM IST
Assam to create 819 new teacher posts for tea garden schoolsProvincialisation means the government will take over all liabilities of a non-government school.
22 Mar, 2023, 11.04 PM IST
Assam cabinet approves proposal for township on land of Hindustan Paper Corp in MorigaonThe Assam government on March 28 announced the acquisition of public sector undertaking (PSU) Hindustan Paper Corp's (HPC) two defunct pape...
20 Dec, 2022, 09.16 AM IST
Assam government announces new tourism policyThe new tourism policy was unveiled on the sidelines of ‘Assam Tourism Road Show 2022’, hosted by the Department of Tourism, Government of ...
21 Nov, 2022, 08.28 PM IST
Did not break any law, says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma after police complaint filed against him, Sadhguru for Kaziranga night jeep safariTwo activists have filed a police complaint against Sarma, Vasudev and state tourism minister Jayanta Malla Baruah claiming they violated t...
26 Sep, 2022, 01.16 PM IST
- ITE Education Services of Singapore hands over North East Skill Centre to Assam Skill Development Mission
A memorandum of understanding was signed between Singapore's ITE Education Services and Assam government in October 2016 to develop state-o...
06 Jul, 2022, 12.10 PM IST
Assam CM expands cabinet; 2 new ministers take oathAssam Governor Jagdish Mukhi administered the oath of office and secrecy to the two first time ministers with Baruah and Gorlosa pledged in...
09 Jun, 2022, 11.36 PM IST
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma announces cabinet expansionBaruah is BJP MLA from Nalbari constituency, he along with Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa SArma left Congress party in 2015 to join BJP...
08 Jun, 2022, 06.27 PM IST
Tension palpable at Assam-Mizoram border, central forces on vigilOfficials in Assam's Barak Valley said the vehicular movement has totally been stopped even though there is no bar in travelling from one s...
01 Aug, 2021, 03.16 PM IST
Assam sees peaceful polling in phase twoThe situation in Assam was peaceful with a significant number of voters turning up during the morning hours to exercise their franchise in ...
01 Apr, 2021, 01.45 PM IST
11 new faces in BJP's list of 70 candidates for Assam pollsThe BJP dropped its sitting MLAs of Sonari, Bihpuria, Lahowal, Ratabari, Silchar, Barkhola, Howraghat Diphu and Nalbari from the candidate ...
05 Mar, 2021, 10.55 PM IST