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 […]

Duliajan BJP MLA Teras Gowala withdraws resignation

Assam BJP MLA Teras Gowala who had recently resigned citing dissatisfaction over the appointment for various posts in the corporate offices of Assam, has withdrawn his resignation. The development comes after the MLA met Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at his Dibrugarh residence late yesterday. Gowala said that the meeting with the Chief Minister was […]

Married woman gang-raped in moving car in Assam’s Nalbari district

In a horrific incident, a married woman was gang-raped in a moving car in Assam’s Nalbari district. On Wednesday night, the victim was abducted by 5 miscreants while she was returning from the market to her native home in Tihu’s Nathkuchi. #NEWS | A married woman was abducted by miscreants in a moving car who subsequently raped […]

64 Bangladeshi migrants held in Assam’s Golaghat

64 suspected illegal Bangladeshi migrants were caught by the All Assam Tai Ahom Student Union and the Sutia Students Union at Kamargaon in Eastern Assam’s Golaghat district. The suspected Bangaldeshi infiltrators is now currently being detained at the Kamargaon police station. It may be mentioned that the suspected illegal migrants were arrested when the students […]

Commissioner of Railway Safety inspects Bogibeel Bridge

The Commissioner of Railway Safety On Tuesday conducted an inspection of the Bogibeel Bridge in Assam’s Dibrugarh. The double line rail track was inspected from Dhamalgaon to Tangani and vice versa and a speed trail was also conducted. No abnormality have been noticed during the trial. Incomplete work on the via-duct portion of the road […]

Bogibeel bridge set to be operational soon; first passenger train cruises through bridge

In a historic moment for the entire state the first passenger train was seen cruising at a speed of 120 km per hour over Bogibeel bridge on Monday. The passenger train travelled from Dhomol village in Dibrugarh district to Tengani in Dhemaji district on an experimental basis conducted by the Commissioner of Railway Safety. It […]