Assam BJP leader and state Finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that doors are open for AGP if it returns to NDA fold. Speaking to the Hindustan Times over the Asom Gana Parishad’s decision to withdraw support to the Assam government over the contentious Citizenship Bill, which seeks to give citizenship rights to non-Muslims […]

The BJP has expelled Pradip Dutta Roy, the founder president of Cachar, Karimganj, Hailakandi Students Union, from the primary membership of BJP for threatening the students of Assam University in Silchar and warning them not to protest against the Citizenship Bill. At a time when the entire state of Assam is on the boil over […]

With an aim to provide work order for 20 thousand unemployed youths, the SDF-led Government in Sikkim organised a ‘Rojgar Mela’ enhancing ‘One Family One Job Scheme’ on Saturday. The Rojgar Mela is a first of its kind in the country, claimed the Sikkim government. Earlier, after inaugurating the Rozgar Mela at Paljor Stadium in […]

A 14-member rescue team from Chennai and Hyderabad have reached Guwahati and are headed to the disaster site where 15 miners are trapped inside a flooded coal mine in East Jaintia Hills. The teams from Planys Technology, Chennai and National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad can play a crucial role in the rescue operations. The team […]

The North East Students’ Organization (NESO) on Saturday observed a Black Day across the region in protest against the police firing on unarmed protesters in Tripura on January 8 and blocking of NESO officials to meet the injured persons at Khumlwng Hospital on Friday morning. The NESO has also condemned the police firing on the […]

After 4 members of the MHA-constituted Committee for implementation of the Clause 6 of the Assam Accord had refused to be a part of the panel, retired IAS officer MP Bezbaruah, who was named Chairman of the nine-member committee have now decided to opt out of the committee. The development comes just a day after 4 members […]

A day after the provoking statements by founder president of Cachar, Karimganj, Hailakandi Students Union and advocate Pradip Dutta Roy warning students in Assam University, Silchar not to stage any protest in the varsity campus against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. The Vice Chancellor of the university has issued prohibitory orders banning protest inside the […]

Mary Kom’s unprecedented sixth world title triumph has put her on the coveted number one position in the International Boxing Association. According to the updated rankings put out by AIBA, Mary Kom is placed on top of the charts in the weight division with 1700 points. The 36-year-old will have to jump to 51kg in […]

At a time when the entire state of Assam is on the boil over the Citizenship Amendment Bill, a recent remark by founder president of the Cachar, Karimganj & Hailakandi students’ union Pradeep Dutta Rai has sparked a major controversy. Pradeep Rai has threatened the students of Assam University who have been protesting against the […]

A team of the NESO led by Chief Adviser Samujjal Bhattacharya and president Samuel Jyrwa has been detained by Tripura police while on their way to Khumulung, the headquarters of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council near Agartala to visit the victims of Tuesday’s police firing. The NESO team which was in Agartala to […]