The economic growth slowed to 4.5 per cent in the July to September quarter from 7.1 per cent in the corresponding period of last year, the government data showed on Friday. The economy had a weak performance last quarter with the GDP growth rate dropping to 5 per cent. The slowdown in Q2 FY20 was […]

Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta has been appointed as the Director General of Police (DGP) In-charge of Assam. As per reports, incumbent DGP Kuladhar Saikia, who was on a three-month extension, ending is set to retire tomorrow, November 30. A 1988 batch IPS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, Mahanta is currently serving as Additional Director General of […]

All eyes are set on a series of crucial meetings on Friday between Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Ministers of all the Northeast states to deliberate on the introduction of Citizenship Amendment Bill. The meeting assumes significance since the entire region is apprehensive over the Centre’s move to introduce and pass a revised […]

Opposition MPs from the Northeast staged protest outside the Parliament opposing the Centre’s move to introduce and pass the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Assam Congress MPs Ripun Bora, Pradyut Bordoloi, Abdul Khalek, Shillong MP Vincent Pala, NPF Rajya Sabha MP, KG Kenye were among those who staged protest against the Centre. It may be mentioned that […]

Former Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has demanded for a CBI probe against former NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela. Lashing out, the Congress veteran alleged that Hajela is a corrupt official who carried out severe anomalies during his tenure as the NRC coordinator. Tarun Gogoi also questioned the state government as to why it did not inform […]

Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray was on Thursday sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at a grand ceremony held at the Shivaji Park. Uddhav is the first member from Thackeray family to become the Chief Minister and the third Shiv Sena leader to hold the top post after Manohar […]

The Assam Public Works has filed an FIR with the Anti-Corruption branch of the CBI in Guwahati against former Assam state NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela. The APW has alleged large scale corruption by Hajela and his close aides during the NRC exercise in Assam, and has demanded a high level probe into the alleged misappropriation […]

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will hold discussions on CAB on Friday and the day after with Civil Society Organisations. According to reports, Chief Ministers of all Northeastern states will be present. Two meetings have been scheduled on November 29 and 30 in New Delhi. Meanwhile, as per reports civil society groups from Tripura, led […]

MLAs of opposition parties staged a walkout from on Thursday, on the first day of the winter session of the Assam Legislative Assembly that began here Thursday and staged a protest demanding cancellation of the question hour and holding a discussion on Citizenship Amendment Bill and National Register of Citizens (NRC). “The reason behind the […]

UNLF Chairman RK Meghen received a grand welcome upon his arrival at the Imphal airport on Thursday. Meghen alias Sanayama has returned to the state after 44 long years. Released on November 9 from the Guwahati central jail, Meghen was taken away by the security agencies and kept at an undisclosed location in Delhi. 17 […]