Assam
Rajya Sabha elections for 13 seats on March 31, 4 from Northeast in fray
The elections to 13 Rajya Sabha seats will be held on March 31, 2022. This was announced by the Election Commission of India (ECI) today. These seats are spread over six states–five in Punjab, two in Assam, three in Kerala, and one each in Tripura, Nagaland and Himachal Pradesh, The names of retiring members are […]
3 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
Terror activities on rise in Assam: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam is witnessing a rise in terror activities. This has been stated by Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma who said that Jihadi terror forces are active in Assam. Yesterday, the Assam Police arrested 5 persons from Barpeta’s Howly and Kalgachia for their links with an outfit based out of Bangladesh having affiliation to Al […]
3 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
Assam Municipal Elections 2022: Ministers, political bigwigs cast their votes
As elections to the 80 municipal bodies are being held today across Assam, Ministers and political bigwigs are also casting their votes in the ongoing civic body polls. Union Shipping & Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal cast his vote at the Sahityarathi Lakshminath Bezbaruah Sahitya Sabha Bhawan in Dibrugarh Ward number 4. Meanwhile, Assam Minister Jogen […]
3 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
Assam Municipal Elections 2022: Polling for 80 municipal bodies underway
Elections to the 80 municipal bodies are being held today across Assam. Polling for the civic bodies began today at 8 am and would conclude by 4 in the afternoon. Electronic Voting Machines are being used for the first time in Assam for conducting the civic body polls. A total of 2,532 candidates from various […]
3 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
Assam: 5 arrested from Barpeta for links with Bangladesh based Al Qaeda affiliate
In a major breakthrough, the Assam Police has arrested five persons from Barpeta’s Howly and Kalgachia for their links with an outfit based out of Bangladesh having affiliation to Al Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent. The five persons have been identified as Mohammad Suman alias Saiful Islam, Khairul Islam, Badshah Suleman, Naushad Ali, and Taimur […]
3 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
Assam: 2 youths prevented from joining ULFA-I
In a major breakthrough, troops of the Indian Army in a joint operation with Tinsukia Police foiled a recruitment drive of ULFA-I by preventing two youths from joining the proscribed outfit. Also Read: Budget session of Meghalaya Legislative Assembly to start from today Based on specific intelligence input, the joint teams launched a well-coordinated operation […]
3 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
Russia-Ukraine crisis: Northeast students stuck in Ukraine returns
Two students from Tripura stuck in Ukraine have returned to 6their home state on Thursday. Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb interacted with both the students Jasmine Debbarma and Megha Trivedi upon their arrival and took stock of their situation. Speaking to the media, Jasmine and Megha thanked the Government of India for arranging the […]
3 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
New Committee to manage affairs of Assam’s famous Azan Pir’s Dargah
In a positive development, the two committees of the historic Azan Pir Dargah in Assam’s Sibsagar, which were entangled in a dispute for years, have decided to go for an out-of-court settlement. Not only this, in a meeting on February 26th, a decision was taken to dissolve the two committees while an ad hoc committee […]
3 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
Russia’s Ukraine invasion: 4 students from Assam returns home
Four students hailing from Assam who were stranded in Ukraine arrived at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International airport in Guwahati yesterday evening. Upon reaching back in Assam, the students heaved a sigh of relief and also narrated their experience in war torn Ukraine. Meanwhile, the Centre has dispatched teams comprising officials of the Ministry of […]
3 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
Northeast students stuck as Russia Invades Ukraine
And as Russia steps up its attack on Ukraine, scores of students from the Northeast & Assam remain stranded in the war zone raising serious concerns back home. As per inputs close to 100 students from Assam are stranded in Ukraine, students from other NE states like Sikkim are also stranded in the war hit […]
3 years ago