Acid attack horror in Assam: Acid thrown on 17-yr old girl in Barpeta; 2nd incident in a span of 24 hrs

The horror of acid attack continue unabated in Assam. A second incident of acid attack on a minor girl in a span of 24 hours has triggered shockwaves across the state.

Mukroh firing: Cachar Dist Admin Imposes Restrictions on Movement of Vehicles, People

Mukroh firing: Assam and Meghalaya governments take up precautionary measures to prevent any futher untoward situation.

Joymala Torture Case: Assam Govt to rush Senior Forest Officials to Tamil Nadu tomorrow

Assam government has decided to rush two senior officials – Additional PCCF Hridesh Misra and well-known veterinarian and elephant doctor, Professor Dr KK Sarma, to Tamil Nadu tomorrow to take stock of elephant Joymala, Assam Minister for Environment and Forests, Chandra Mohan Patowary told Northeast Live today. The move comes within hours of PETA India […]

Assam Government issues New Dress code for Assembly employees

An edict from the Assam Government prohibits wearing jeans, t-shirts, and leggings for the Assam Assembly employees while on duty.  As per the order, men employees have been directed to wear a formal dress while on duty. Women employees have been asked to wear traditional attire. During the Assembly Session, both men and women have […]

Assam government’s development push expedites

Transforming Assam making Northeast as the nation's 'Growth Engine' has been one of the key agenda of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

ULFA-I’s peace push ploy to regroup?

While the effort to start a peace process with the ULFA-Independent by the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led Assam government has been appreciated by all, it has now come under the shadow of doubt that the outfit is only using it as a cover up. As per a confidential communiqué issued by the DGP (SB) of Dibrugarh […]

Nagaon firing incident: Assam Govt directs DGP to suspend SI Pradeep Bania

The Assam government has directed the state DGP to immediately suspend sub-inspector Pradeep Bania for his alleged involvement in the firing incident in Nagaon. It may be recalled that on January 22, former student leader Kirti Kamal Bora was shot after he allegedly attacked a police team which was probing a narcotics drugs case. The […]

Assam Government to provide Bihu committees with financial aid

The Assam Government on Monday announced that it will provide Rs 1.5 lakh financial assistance to Bihu Committees that have been organizing Rongali Bihu functions for more than 10 years. Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma said the State Government will be providing Rs 1.5 lakh financial assistance to Bihu Committees that have been […]

Assam Government issues new Covid guidelines for Schools

Assam government has released a fresh set of guidelines that come into effect from today. As per the new SOPs, classes up to 8th grade will be closed, whereas students in classes 9 and beyond will have to go to school every alternate day. However, there is no change to the current curfew hours, which […]