NESO to intensify agitation against Citizenship Bill

The Northeast Students Organisations has planned a series of agitations in protest against the Centre’s alleged bid to implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Assam. The students body that has been relentlessly protesting against the Bill in the Northeastern region, the students organisation will hold a massive rally in Guwahati on November 20. Apart from […]

Suspected ULFA-I cadres abduct tea estate employee from Arunachal’s Namsai district

Suspected ULFA-Independent cadres abducted a tea estate employee identified as Debabrata Deb from Piyong in Namsai district of Arunachal Pradesh. The 7-member group abducted Deb, an employee of a tea garden, owned by former Arunachal MLA and wife of Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein. According to police, the suspected Ulfa cadres had come […]

At least 20 infants die within a week at JMCH; probe ordered into incident

At least 20 infants have lost their lives within a week since November 1 at the Jorhat Medical College and Hospital (JMCH) in Assam. However, the JMCH authorities disclosed that since November 1 to November 7, 15 infants have lost their lives. Meanwhile, JMCH superintendent Dr Sourav Borkakoti have ordered a probe to ascertain the […]

Colonel Manoranjan Goswami passes away in Mumbai

Colonel Manoranjan Goswami, a well known writer and litterateur breathed his last early today in Mumbai after bravely battling a prolonged illness. Colonel Goswami, who was 78, had served in the army for 30 years. He had also bagged the prestigious Assam Sahitya Sabha award last year. Colonel Goswami was the father of well known […]

Dokmoka mob lynching case: 47 accused produced before court; charges to be framed on Dec 1

Trial into the infamous Assam’s Dokmoka mob lynching case began today after 47 persons accused in the horrific lynching case were produced before the Nagaon District and Sessions Judge court. As per the latest development, the court has fixed December 1 as the next date of hearing and charges against the accused persons will be […]

Assam: Cong demands judicial inquiry into Tinsukia killings

The Congress in Assam have demanded a judicial inquiry into the Tinsukia killings which shook the entire nation. The party made this demand after the visit of a 4-member Congress delegation led by Congress legislature party leader Debabrata Saikia to the incident spot in Kherbari village. The Congress further held Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal […]

Assam panchayat poll dates announced; to be held in 2 phases

Assam is all set to go for the Panchayat elections in two phases on scheduled on December 5 and 9 respectively. The counting of votes would be held on December 12. In the first phase, the rural polls would be held in Kamrup (Metropolitan) and 16 other districts in Eastern Assam. On the other hand, […]

6 detained in Anti-Citizenship Bill protest in Assam’s Dibrugarh

Six persons were held by police on charges of violating section 144 of the IPC while taking out a motorcycle rally in Dibrugarh. Volunteers of 60 odd organisations took out the rally in Dibrugarh today in protest against the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. The demonstrators tried to hold a demonstration in front of Chief Minister […]

Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma hands over land pattas to landless families

Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma handed over land pattas to hundreds of landless families in eastern Assam’s Dibrugarh district. A special program was held at the India Club where the minister handed over the land pattas in presence of Dibrugarh MP Rameswar Teli besides many other MLAs. Earlier, on Sunday Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal […]