Construction of Jorhat-Majuli would start by February 20: Assam CM Sarbananda SonowalSonowal launched the State government’s flagship programme, RE-SVAYEM Re-designed Swami Vivekananda Assam Youth Empowerment scheme at Majul...
03 Feb, 2021, 10.46 PM IST
Complete land survey in Assam: Hari Shankar Brahma to state governmentIn an email, Hari Shankar Brahma suggested few more measures for ensuring land possession by landless indigenous people like completing lan...
29 Jan, 2021, 10.18 PM IST
BJP in Assam makes manifesto making for 2021 assembly polls a grand affairState BJP president Ranjeet Kumar Dass said, “Idea is to reach out to people whereby they can suggest what they want the government to do i...
27 Jan, 2021, 07.00 PM IST
Assam: Laika-Dodhia residents step up their protest demanding rehabilitationAgitating people on Thursday converged at the Deputy Commissioners’ office and staged a protest. The protest comes ahead of Prime Minister ...
21 Jan, 2021, 10.26 PM IST
PM to launch programme to allot 'patta' to over 1 lakh indigenous people in AssamThe state government will allot a total of 2,28,160 land 'pattas' in just 4.5 years and the prime minister will initiate the beginning of a...
21 Jan, 2021, 03.54 PM IST
BJP will start struggle against Love Jihad in Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma"Love jihad is promoted by a social media. Assamese girls are becoming victim of love jihad. Our culture is facing cultural aggression," Sa...
11 Oct, 2020, 09.56 PM IST
Conduct detailed survey of govt land to map alleged illegal encroachments: Sarbananda SonowalIn a review meeting Sonowal which was attended among others by Chief Secretary Kumar Sanjay Krishna it was directed that the exercise be ca...
09 Aug, 2020, 08.16 PM IST
No exemption under any land-related Act for setting up a business enterprise: Chandra Mohan PatowaryState government claimed it has taken comprehensive steps to protect Assam's border and Smart Fencing in the disputed Latitila area is on t...
10 Jul, 2020, 12.40 AM IST
Assam waiting for Supreme Court direction on NRC, says HimantaHaving monitored the final NRC list with 31 million included in the registry while almost two million excluded, finance minister Himanta Bi...
29 Jan, 2020, 08.42 AM IST
Assam govt announces grants for sattras and devalayasAssam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced 160 sattras (neo-vashnavite monasteries)and devalayas of the state would receive 2 lakh a...
03 Jan, 2020, 10.02 AM IST
Assam: Starting 2021, no government jobs for those with more than two kidsThe important decision was taken at the Assam Cabinet meeting that also adopted a New Land Policy, which will give three bighas of agricult...
22 Oct, 2019, 10.55 AM IST
Forum against infiltration to contest Lok Sabha polls in AssamHazarika said there is no party which represents the interests of indigenous people.
21 Feb, 2019, 07.23 AM IST
Indo-Bangladesh border will be sealed by December: Sarbananda Sonowal"While the riverine areas along the border will be sealed with non-physical barriers, the portion on land will be secured with smart fencin...
24 May, 2018, 05.57 PM IST
Assam: Law sought to save land of locals from settlersThe report said that if a proper survey is conducted, it would be clear that more than 90% of encroachments in the state have been done by ...
21 Sep, 2017, 01.20 AM IST
Oust Hindi speaking people and settle indigenous people who lost their land in floods: ULFA factionAssam forest minister, Parmila Rani Brahma have stated that she had made attempts to rehabilitate some of the landless indigenous people of...
26 Jul, 2017, 12.09 AM IST
90% of Assam natives don't have land-ownership papersThe committee, formed in Febr as per CM Sonowal's instructions, is expected to submit its recommendations on how to protect the land rights...
02 May, 2017, 11.21 AM IST
No Hindus will be left in Bangladesh after 30 years: Dhaka university economistFrom his 30-year-long research, Barkat said he found that the exodus mostly took place during military governments after independence in 19...
22 Nov, 2016, 06.10 PM IST