Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that hundreds of youths were killed in agitations and movements in Assam on different issues and noted that development is the only way forward. Addressing a rally at Amingaon in Kamrup district, Amit Shah said that BJP-led government at the Centre has given priority to Assam and the northeast […]

Addressing a public meeting at Amingaon in Assam, Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday slammed the Congress saying that the party did nothing for the birthplace of famous social reformer and spiritual leader Srimanta Sankardev. Invoking 16th century saint Srimanta Sankardev, Shah said, “Congress didn’t do anything for the birthplace of Sankardeva whose contributions […]

The counting of votes for the Panchayat and two municipal bodies in Arunachal Pradesh is currently underway. In the Pasighat Municipal Council, BJP has won 6 wards of the total 8 seats, while Congress managed to win the remaining two. Meanwhile, JD(U) has won 4 wards in the Itanagar Municipal Corporation, from the 15 wards […]

With no respite from the COVID-19 surge, the global coronavirus caseload has crossed 79 million mark, as per the latest updates by Johns Hopkins University (JHU). As of Saturday, 9:53 am IST, the COVID-19 dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at JHU reported that the total COVID-19 cases around the world […]

Union Home Minister Amit Shah was accorded a grand welcome upon his arrival at the Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport in Guwahati on Friday night. A cultural extravaganza was on display at the airport and along the highway near Borjhar as close to 3,000 artistes performed to greet and welcome Shah. Hundreds of BJP workers and […]

Having already given a bloody nose to the People’s Liberation Army troops in Eastern Ladakh during face-offs in the ongoing conflict, the ITBP in the sensitive Tawang sector in Arunachal Pradesh says its men were on a high readiness mode on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and the Chinese won’t be able to spring any surprises […]

As the exponential rise in recoveries in tandem with lower daily new cases has resulted in a consistent decline in the active cases and low mortality, India’s overall recovered cases are nearing 97.5 lakh (97,40,108) on Saturday, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. A release stated that India’s cumulative recoveries are highest in […]

Christmas fever gripped the region as people in large numbers thronged the churches and attended midnight mass. Despite the ongoing Covid pandemic, the spirit of Christmas reigned supreme across the region. Assam along with the other parts of the region celebrated Christmas in a grand way amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. All churches have been […]

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will land in Guwahati on Friday night for his three-day Northeast visit. Shah is scheduled to visit Assam and Manipur from Saturday and inaugurate a slew of new projects in both the northeastern states. Briefing newspersons, State Health and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the Union Home Minister will […]

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday inaugurated and laid foundation stone for 27 highway projects in Assam, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said. These projects have road length of nearly 439 kilometers, involving construction value of Rs 2,366 crore. The Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Minister also unveiled a life-size bronze statue of […]