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Call to boost betel nut industry
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Betel nut is one of the major agricultural produces in the agriculturally rich Baksa district. The northern belt of the district is particularly known for its high quality betel nut.
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‘Cheaper’ leafy vegetables becoming popular
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The local ethnic food like tender bamboo shoot, pashala, and various leafy vegetables are being rediscovered now by the consumers hit hard by the inflation.
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No Ground Rule violation will be tolerated: Assam Govt
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The Assam government today asserted that it will not tolerate ground rule violation by any militant outfit that is currently in ceasefire agreement with it.
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NC Hills scam rocks Assembly
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The Monsoon Session of the Assam Legislative Assembly today started with a stormy note on the issue of financial scam in North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council.
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Rs 5,318.60 cr allotted for four-lane highway
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The total length of the under construction Four-lane Highway of the East-West Corridor in Assam is 670.65 km and the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) is implementing the project.
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Naseeruddin Shah to stage plays
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Veteran actors and theatre personalities Naseeruddin Shah and Benjamin Gillani would pay homage to Natasurya Phani Sarma through their theatre performances during this year’s seven-day Natasurya Drama Festival, organized every year in memory of the versatile playwright, actor and director of Assam.
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Govt action against DHD(J) leaders flayed
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The ASDC Dima Hasao District Committee and the Dimasa Students' Union took strong exception to the Government action of arrest of Niranjan Hojai, the commander-in-chief of Dima Halam Daogah (Jewel)
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KMSS claims unearthing of scams involving Health Minister
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The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) today announced that it has unearthed sensational scandals involving the Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma under the Right to Information Act and through different reliable channels
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NF Rly mulls boost to train patrolling by RPF
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The Northeast Frontier Railway is contemplating to increase the patrolling strength of Railway Protection Force (RPF) inside the trains running through the region.
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Multiple postings of govt officials irk public
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At a time when unemployment problem has surfaced as a burning question in the State and no sincere effort of the Government has been visible regarding the solution of unemployment of the educated youths of the State
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Ensure denial of political rights to foreigners: Sinha
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The illegal migrants staying in Assam should be identified and made stateless citizens as it may not be possible to send all of them back to their own country, said former Assam Governor, Lt Gen (Retd) SK Sinha.
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Assam CM stresses on development of minorities
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Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today stressed that the government was committed to ensure that each and every religious community marches ahead on the path of development.
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State woman figures in Fortune visionaries' list
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A young professional with roots in Assam is now in an extraordinary league that features well-known names like billionaire Lakshmi Mittal and Muhammad Yunus of Grameen Bank fame.
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200-bed hospital for Naharkatia
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Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced that a 200-bed civil hospital will be set up in Naharkatia and at least five model hospitals will be established in Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts.
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Artificial flood hits normal life in city
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The rainfall since early morning today, once again wrecked havoc in most of the areas of the city, creating water logging and traffic snarls.
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AASU NH blockade on July 10
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The All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) has decided to resort to National Highway blockade all over the State on July 10 in protest against the increase in prices of all the essential commodities including petroleum products.
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ULFA leaders’ release may be complicated
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Though there appeared to be meeting of minds on the issue of resolving the vexed ULFA problem, release of the jailed ULFA leaders is likely to be a complicated and long-drawn process.
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ASDC reiterates demand for CBI probe from 2001
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The Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC), Dima Hasao District Committee has reiterated the demand for a CBI probe into the misappropriation of government funds in all departments in Dima Hasao district from the year 2001 to 2009.
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Four suspected militants nabbed in Assam
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Four suspected militants, including three women, were arrested by security forces in Assam"s Karbi Anglong district on Tuesday night, police said.
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Assam govt to sponsor heart-hole corrective surgery for children
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In a unique scheme, the Assam government today announced free heart-hole corrective surgery for children of the state at the Bangalore-based Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospitals.
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Cholera cases detected in Assam
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Assam has reported two confirmed and four suspected cases of cholera at Tezpur in Sonitpur district since last week, state Health Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sharma said here today.
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Maoists move to set up base in North East
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The security agencies have come across disturbing inputs of efforts by Maoist groups to make inroads in the North East and according to reports, the newly constituted Eastern Region Bureau
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Karimganj PHE division achieves record targets
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Karimganj Public Health Engineering division has set a record in implementation of Total Sanitation Campaign project works during the last financial year in different development blocks.
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Assam CM visits Bhupen Hazarika
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Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi visited Dadasaheb Phalke awardee Dr Bhupen Hazarika at his residence here and had lunch with the music legend.
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Let ULFA give formal proposal for peace talks, says Gogoi
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Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi Sunday asked the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) to formally apprise the state government of its decision on opening peace talks to end three decades of insurgency in the region.
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