President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday greeted citizens of the nation on Christmas and expressed hope that the festival would help strengthen harmony in society. The President asked the people to follow Christ’s teachings of love compassion and charity, and commit themselves to the welfare of society and nation. “Merry Christmas to everyone! I hope […]

With 23,068 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, India’s total cases count reached on 1,01,46,846 on Friday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. With 336 new deaths, the cumulative toll mounted to 1,47,092. At present, there are 2,81,919 active cases in the country. After 24,661 new discharges in the […]

With just a few days to spare for the Brexit transition period to end, the British Government on Thursday announced that it has finally struck a post-Brexit trade agreement with the European Union (EU). “Deal is done,” read a statement from Downing Street. “Everything that the British public was promised during the 2016 referendum and […]

North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) convenor and Assam cabinet minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday attended the state BJP executive meeting in Karimganj. Addressing the meeting in Karimganj of Barak Valley, Sarma spoke on the growing organizational power of the BJP in every part of Assam. “In 2016, we couldn’t win a single seat in the […]

The Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) has declared the results of the Combined Competitive Exams 2018 on Thursday. 135 candidates for Assam Civil Service (AC) junior grade, 55 for Assam Land and Revenue Service (Junior Grade), 8 for Assam Police Service (Junior Grade), 10 for Superintendent of Taxes, 1 for Superintendent of Excise, 2 for […]

After facing defeat in the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) floor test on Thursday, Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) will approach court again, said BPF president and former BTC chief Hagrama Mohilary. Mohilary alleged that protem speaker of the BTC had violated the guidelines set by the Gauhati High Court. “We had demanded secret ballot for the floor test. […]

With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown being imposed all over the country, the film industry has been severely hit this year. The impact of lockdown on the entertainment industry in Assam is still being evaluated, however, the most badly affected are the Cinema hall owners with the suspension of shows in theatres […]

Police have arrested a man accused of throwing acid on five stray dogs in Baksa’s Jhakhalipothar area, one of which died on the spot. The accused, 43-year-old Gautam Basak, was arrested after a local NGO involved in animal welfare lodged a complaint against the person demanding his immediate arrest. The horrific incident took place on […]

An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 on the Richter scale hit Mokokchung in Nagaland on Thursday, said National Center for Seismology. “Earthquake of Magnitude:4.6, occurred on 24-12-2020, 13:39:52 IST, Lat: 25.58 and Long: 96.53, Depth: 100 Km, Location: 217 km ESE of Mokokchung, Nagaland, India,” said National Center for Seismology. No damage to life and property […]

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release Rs 18,000 crore in the accounts of over nine crore farmers through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme on the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, which is celebrated as Sushashan […]