Assam

GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma disclosed that Rohingya Muslims were using Tripura and Assam as a transit route into the country, on Wednesday. Sarma said during a media interaction that the Rohingya Muslim saturation had reached such an extent that the resident Muslims were having to move to other states to earn a […]

GUWAHATI: After a three-year-long legal battle, the 73-year-old daughter of freedom fighter Seje Bala Ghosh, a resident of Bongaigaon district of Assam, has finally been deemed a citizen of India.  She had received a notice from a foreigners’ tribunal in March 2020, and has now been able to prove that she is not a Bangladeshi […]

GUWAHATI: A demonstration organised by the United Opposition, led by the Congress and supported by alliance partners including the Aam Admi Party (AAP), Trinamool Congress (TMC), and regional parties like Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP), took place in Guwahati on Thursday. The protest centred around the revised fees introduced under Section 4 of the Assam Right to […]

In a significant milestone for the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), a region once marred by insurgency, celebrations marked the completion of three years of peace following the successful Bodo Accord. Previously plagued by militancy, the BTR, nestled in Assam, witnessed a transformative moment after the signing of the Tripartite Bodo Accord on January 27, 2020. […]

RAIPUR: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, the star campaigner of the BJP in the poll-bound state of Chhattisgarh, has hit out on the ruling government of Congress for purportedly being involved in corruption in the state. He has also affirmed that the Modi factor will work in Chhattisgarh and the BJP will form a […]

Congress MLA Aftab Uddin Mollah was arrested by Assam police early Wednesday

GUWAHATI: In the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, signs of discord have surfaced within the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Assam, as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) are reported to be at odds over seat-sharing arrangements. The NDA alliance in Assam includes the BJP, AGP, and the United […]

GUWAHATI: In a notable move, the Assam state government has issued a directive requiring all government employees to seek prior permission from the government before entering into a second marriage. The directive, signed by the Principal Secretary to the Government of Assam, IAS Niraj Verma, on October 20, was made public on Thursday, October 26. According […]

Assam government recently disbursed financial grants to former members of the National Liberation Front of Bodoland

The sculptor Deep Ahmed shared that he gets emotional when Hindus come and worship the idols he has helped create GUWAHATI: As Durga Puja is just around the corner, a Muslim man in Assam’s Guwahati has created a unique themed pandal. The man, Deep Ahmed, believes that his art transcends religion and caste and believes […]