Guwahati, February 10 The Assam Congress staged protests across the state on Tuesday against the alleged encroachment of over 3,900 acres of land by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his family.All district Congress committees in the state organized the protest program at their respective...
New Delhi, February 10 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved an additional USD 182 million in financing to expand its support for strengthening Assam's resilience to chronic flooding and severe riverbank erosion along the Brahmaputra.This funding supplements the ongoing USD 200...
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New Delhi, February 10 Ahead of the assembly elections likely to be held in April in four states and a Union Territory, the Election Commission has asked the concerned governments to transfer officers posted in their home districts, a routine step taken before elections.In a letter to the...
New Delhi, February 10 On Tuesday, opposition parties accused the government of failing to address issues such as unemployment and inflation in the Union Budget, with Trinamool Congress' Sukhendu Sekhar Roy emphasizing that growing inequality may lead to a "social upheaval," similar to what was...
New Delhi, February 10 The Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to consider listing a plea by Left leaders seeking action against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over a viral video allegedly showing him aiming and firing with a rifle at members of a particular community.Referring to the...
New Delhi, February 10 The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider listing a plea by Left leaders seeking action against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over a viral video allegedly showing him aiming and firing with a rifle at members of a particular community.A bench comprising...
Silchar (Assam), February 10 The death toll in the coal mine blast in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district has risen to 30, with two more persons succumbing to injuries at a hospital here, an official said on Tuesday.Both were residents of Katigorah in Assam's Cachar district and were being...
Dibrugarh (Assam), February 9 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday expressed ignorance regarding a video released by the state BJP, which had caused a controversy and was subsequently deleted.The video purportedly showed Sarma aiming a rifle and firing at two individuals – one...
Aizawl, February 9 Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw virtually inaugurated a new rail service between Sairang in Mizoram and Silchar in Assam's Cachar district on Monday, a move officials said would enhance connectivity and help transform the region's economic landscape.In Mizoram, Chief...
Guwahati, February 9 Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi accused Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday of "inciting genocide" against Muslims through his videos, and urged the police to take suo motu cognizance.Gogoi was referring to a video, now deleted, shared by the state BJP...