Centre, ULFA may sign agreement before LS elections: Reports

There is a possibility that an agreement might be inked between the pro-talk faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the Centre before the Lok Sabha elections next year. Parleys are going on between the ULFA and the Union Home Ministry. A team of ULFA is having talks with government interlocutor AB […]

Massive eviction drive carried out by district authorities in Barpeta

A massive eviction drive is being carried out by the District Administration at the Gana-Kuchi Reserve Forest in Barpeta District of Assam. The eviction drive is being carried out by the district authorities under direct orders of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. The eviction is carried out to clear the lands belonging to the Forest […]

Assam remembers October 30 serial blast victims

Assam remembers the victims of the Oct 30 serial blasts, it’s been 10 years since the horrific blast rocked the state of Assam. Around hundred people had died and over 500 were injured in the serial blasts that ripped apart state capital Guwahati besides Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon and Barpeta Road. Altogether nine bombs had exploded simultaneously […]

AGP gears up for Panchayat polls in Assam

The Asom Gana Parishad in Assam is gearing up for the upcoming Panchayat polls in the state. Keeping in view the upcoming Panchayat polls, AGP leader and Assam Agriculture minister Atul Bora was at Bokakhat in Assam’s Golaghat district campaigning for his party. Atul Bora attended a convention of Asom Gana Parishad’s women unit in […]

All Assam District Administration Employees decides to boycott upcoming Panchayat elections

Miffed over the alleged negligent attitude of the Government of Assam, more than 10, 000 employees under the banner of All Assam District Administration Employees Union spread across the state has decided to boycott the ensuing Panchayat elections in Assam. The decision was taken during an executive meeting of the union held in Dibrugarh today. […]

Hindu Bangladeshis in 16 districts across country barring Assam to get citizenship

The Centre has decided to grant citizenship to Hindu Bangladeshis in 16 districts across seven states of the country barring Assam. A notification issued by the Home Ministry has said that the order will come into effect on December 22. It says along with Hindu Bangladeshis, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Persians from Pakistan, Afghanistan and […]

Mr World 2018 Golap Rabha accorded warm welcome in Guwahati

Golap Rabha who bagged the Mr World under World Body Building Federation held at Lithuania in Europe on 19 and 21 October was accorded a warm welcome after he landed at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International airport in Guwahati on Friday. Golap Rabha participated in three events, Men Bodybuilding, Men Muscle Model and Pro-Mr World […]

Assam Panchayat polls to be held before December 15: Election Commission

Election Commissioner Harendra Nath Bora on Friday said that panchayat elections in Assam would be held before December 15. The Chief Election Commissioner also stated at least one lakh forty thousand state government employees will be involved in the entire exercise. In this regard a crucial meet was held at the state election commission’s office […]

NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela to make presentation today

NRC State Coordinator Prateek Hajela will make a power point presentation at the Ministry of Home Affairs on the family tree that is used to determine citizenship and names included in the NRC. The briefing, scheduled to be held at 6 pm at the Home Ministry, is likely to be attended by Registrar General of […]