Assam govt readies portal for arms licence application for people living in "sensitive areas"The Assam government is preparing to launch a portal that will allow indigenous people in sensitive areas to apply for arms licenses. Chief...
06 Aug, 2025, 07.09 PM IST
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma hints at eviction drive targeting non-indigenous settlers on Guwahati forest landAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced a survey of non-indigenous residents on Guwahati forest land. An eviction drive is plann...
31 Jul, 2025, 10.15 PM IST
Proposal to rename Guwahati railway station to be submitted to Centre: Himanta Biswa SarmaA proposal to rename the Guwahati railway station after former chief minister Bishnu Ram Medhi would be submitted to the Union Government.
14 Aug, 2024, 09.16 PM IST
Assam oppn urges President to repeal CAA, warns of stir if implemented in stateOpposition parties in Assam, including the 16-party United Opposition Forum Assam (UOFA), have urged President Droupadi Murmu to intervene ...
29 Feb, 2024, 02.12 PM IST
No one must do injustice to Bengali Hindus who have come to India from Bangladesh: Assam CMAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma assured that no injustice should be done to Bengali Hindus who migrated to India from Bangladesh a...
31 May, 2023, 09.47 AM IST
Who is an Assamese? CM Himanta Biswa Sarma hopes to finally zero in on a definitionClause 6 of the Assam Accord stipulates constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguards to protect the cultural, social, and ling...
17 Apr, 2022, 10.09 AM IST
Cattle Bill is nothing but a ploy to divert attention from Government’s failures: CongressThe bill proposes sale of beef only at designated places restricting any kind of sale in areas resided by non-beef-eating communities.
14 Jul, 2021, 09.46 AM IST
Assam to reach 2 lakh Covid sample testing landmark by June 15: Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam is also coming up with standard operating procedure (SOP) for flood and COVID. Assam has 1272 COVID-19 positive cases out of which 11...
01 Jun, 2020, 10.25 AM IST
Anti-CAA agitation: With internet shut, city walls and 'gamochas' become scrolls of protestsWith the mobile internet suspended here for the past eight days, protesters have been spilling their anger and resentment against the highl...
18 Dec, 2019, 01.35 PM IST
CAA protests in Assam: Why it is different from the rest of the countryOn Sunday, when the artists gathered in Chanmari field in Guwahati to register their protest against CAA, the fear found voice. Bipin Chawd...
17 Dec, 2019, 06.57 PM IST
What lies ahead for Assam which is steadfastly, and often violently, protesting the new citizenship actAssam is seeing violent protests over the Citizenship Act. But how long can the protest go on?
15 Dec, 2019, 11.59 AM IST
Shah moves Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in RS, says Indian Muslims 'were, are and will remain' IndiansThe population of minorities in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan has reduced by as much as 20 per cent, either by way of elimination or...
11 Dec, 2019, 01.06 PM IST
View: India creates its own border crisisThis is a needless crisis. What will India do with the two million people left off the register?
03 Sep, 2019, 03.38 PM IST
- Assamese community in UK opposes Citizenship (Amendment) Bill
A delegation of Assamese Community in London led by Dr. Benu Kakati recently met Y K Sinha, Indian High Commissioner to UK at India House.
21 Aug, 2018, 11.48 PM IST
In India's citizenship test, a spelling error can ruin a familyAssam residents have to submit documents proving their families lived in the country before March 24, 1971.
17 Aug, 2018, 10.35 AM IST
Being human in Assam: India can’t strip the citizenship of people who have built a life here for 47 yearsA large part of Assam’s 3.3 crore population is supposed to comprise illegal immigrants, most of them from Bangladesh.
04 Aug, 2018, 10.57 AM IST
- Ulfa catches govt unawares
The Centre on Monday rushed its security brass to Guwahati to review the situation in the wake of spate of killings of Hindi-speaking migra...
14 Aug, 2007, 12.22 AM IST