Assam's ST status plan for 6 groups to be taken up 'positively'Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal has indicated a positive consideration for granting Scheduled Tribe status to six communities in Assam. T...
Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma accuses Congress of making U-turn on ST status issueAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said opposition parties disrupted Parliament, preventing discussion on Scheduled Tribe status for ...
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma says ST plan for six groups will not affect existing tribesAssam's Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated new ST status recommendations will not impact current tribal communities. A three-member ...
GoM backs ST status for six Assam communities, cites strong justificationA Group of Ministers has recommended granting Scheduled Tribe status to six major communities in Assam. These communities have long sought ...
Bodoland University students protest ST move, breach BTC secretariatStudents from Bodoland University protested and vandalized the BTC secretariat in Kokrajhar, Assam, opposing the proposed Scheduled Tribe (...
Assam Cabinet okays GoM report on proposal to grant ST status to six communitiesThese communities are holding protests at different places.Assam is going to assembly polls early next year and ST status is emerging as an...
Assam reserves 3.24 per cent seats in ITIs for 5 communitiesThe Assam government has decided to reserve 3.24 per cent seats under the OBC quota in Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) for Ahom, Mora...
Assam assembly passes bills for creation of three autonomous councilsThe assembly passing the proposal has led celebrations in some areas. Welfare of Plain Tribes and Backward Classes Minister Chandan Brahma ...
CAA protest: 15 BJP MLAs tell CM Sarbananda Sonowal to reach out to agitatorsThe state BJP has decided to take out peace processions at five different locations, starting with in Nalbari on Friday. Some BJP legislato...
Pro-talk ULFA faction hopeful of early resolution to issuesThe pro-talks faction has sought protection of land rights for the indigenous people and submitted a charter of demands, including granting...
Narendra Modi blames Congress for Assam Accord delay in Northeast rallyModi also touched up on the topic of infiltration.
Infiltration continuing on Indo-Bangla border, says Tarun GogoiAssam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi alleged that infiltration along the Indo-Bangla border is continuing and Border Security Force (BSF) has n...
Upper Assam sees hectic poll activities as Ulfa talks peaceWith most leaders of the Ulfa, barring Paresh Barauh, talking peace, insurgency is a thing of the past in the north-eastern state.
Assam CM Tarun Gogoi may move court on special category statusGogoi said soon after NDA government came to power in 2014, the 90:10 pattern was revoked in several Central schemes.
Centre’s move of constituting high powered committed on ST status is heights of poll gimmick: Tarun GogoiA delegation led by Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Sarbananda Sonowal and members of six communities met Union Home Minister ...
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi announces five new districts in Assam on Independence DayAssam CM Tarun Gogoi today announced creation of five new districts in the state in order to bring administration closer to the public.
Oil India stands by Rs 200 crore loss in Assam in FY'13Oil India Ltd had clocked a gross income of Rs 11,456.32 crore in 2012-13, while its net profit stood at Rs 3,589.34 crore.