Assam Education and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday annonced the government will shut down all state-run Madrasas and Sanskrit tols (schools) as it cannot allow teaching religious education with public money. The minister said the government will issue a formal notification in this regard in November. Talking to media persons Sarma said, “In […]

Assam Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that 7,689 CHD surgeries, 5 liver transplants and 50 bone marrow transplants have been done free of cost for children below 12 years under the ‘Snehasparsha’ scheme. Sarma also said that under the ‘Assam Arogya Nidhi’, government of Assam has disbursed ₹25.45 crores […]

Assam Congress on Friday expelled two of its leaders from the party, sitting MLA Rajdeep Gowala and ex-MLA Rumi Nath for alleged ‘anti-party’ activities. The former MLAs have been expelled for a period of six years. “The Congress president has approved the proposal of the expulsion of Rajdeep Gowala, MLA, Assam, from the party for […]

India’s active COVID-19 caseload stands at 8,83,185 to date, which is nearly one-eighth, that is 12.65 per cent, of the total number of cases across the country, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday. The total number of recovered cases so far is 59,88,822. About 82,753 patients have recovered in the […]

With the Naga Peace Talks reaching an advanced stage and the final deal likely to be inked soon, apprehensions in Manipur have once again started to run high. The Congress in Manipur on Friday warned of any tampering of Manipur’s territory for a final settlement of the Naga political issue. Manipur Congress Vice President Ratan […]

With eyes on the upcoming Bodoland Territorial Region polls, more than 700 leaders and members of the United Bodo People Organization from 23 constituencies outside the BTR region among others joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Guwahati on Friday. The recent announcement of the Assam government to have Bodo as an official associate language […]

The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) for its efforts to combat hunger. It was honoured, “for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas.” The Norwegian Nobel Committee said the WFP had acted “as a driving force […]

Union Minister Piyush Goyal has been assigned the additional charge of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution by President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday. According to a release by the President Ram Nath Kovind’s office, Goyal will hold the charge of this Ministry in addition to his existing portfolios. Goyal is the […]

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is planning to field more women candidates in the upcoming 2021 Assam Assembly elections. This was asserted by state BJP Mahila Morcha president Aparajita Bhuyan. The state BJP Mahila Morcha will be holding its first state executive meeting on October 10 and 11 at the Chowkidingee Field in Dibrugarh. BJP […]

Ahead of the 7th season of the Indian Super League Club, NorthEast United FC has signed two Mizo footballers as the latest addition to their arsenal. Winger Rochharzela and forward Lalkhawpuimawia joins the Highlanders after their respective stint in the I-leagues. Rochharzela joins the club after finishing the recently concluded I-League season as Aizawl FC’s […]