BJP improves tally in Assam, wins 9 seats

Beating all odds, the ruling BJP registered its best ever tally in Assam winning 9 of the total 14 Lok Sabha seats in the state. While the BJP’s allies drew a blank in the state, it did not impact the NDA’s overall tally which went up from 7 in 2014 to 9 this time. The […]

SC refuses to extend July 31 deadline for final draft of NRC in Assam

The Supreme Court on Wednesday made it clear that the final draft of the NRC must be published on July 31. The directive was given by a two judge bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi. The bench comprising of CJI Ranjan Gogoi and Justice R F Nariman gave a “free […]

Assam’s Riyan Parag scripts history; becomes youngest batsman to score IPL fifty

Assam based cricketer Riyan Parag, the Rajasthan Royals all-rounder, became the youngest in Indian Premier League’s (IPL) history to score a half-century. The promising young cricketer, aged 17 years and 175 days, achieved the milestone in the match against Delhi Capitals in New Delhi on Saturday. #BREAKING | #IPL2019: Riyan Parag scores his maiden #IPL […]

Assam: No trace of Tinsukia boat capsize victims

Three days and yet no luck in retrieving in any of the three bodies which drowned in the tragic boat incident at Noa Dihing River in Tinsukia district of Assam on Thursday. Extensive rescue operations are underway but the missing persons have not been traced so far. In a tragic boat incident, 3 people out […]

Rain lashes region due to Cyclone Fani impact; high alert in all Assam districts

After creating havoc in Odisha, cyclone ‘Fani’ moved towards Assam and Bangladesh on Saturday. While the extremely severe cyclone weakened into a deep depression and lies centered over Bangladesh, the region still continues to be on alert in the wake of incessant rains since morning. As cyclone Fani moves towards Bangladesh, it is expected to […]

Cyclone Fani: Special trains to evacuate stranded tourists of Assam from Odisha

Elaborate arrangements are being made by the authorities in Odisha to tackle any kinds of emergency, amid the alert sounded by the Government and disaster management agencies over cyclone ‘Fani’. The Odisha government has arranged special trains to evacuate tourists and devotees from Assam who are stranded in Odisha. Three special trains have been pressed […]

SC raps Assam govt on illegal migrants issue, seeks details on detenues release

The Supreme Court has rapped the Assam government after state Chief Secretary Alok Kumar admitted before the top court that 44 thousand individuals identified as declared illegal foreigners by the Foreigners Tribunals have gone missing since 2015 to 2018. The chief secretary further admitted that out of the identified illegal migrants only 4 were deported […]

13 from Assam shine in UPSC exam

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Friday announced the results of the Civil Services Examination, 2018 on its official website. A total of 13 candidates from Assam have cleared the UPSC final examinations with flying colours. Akshat Jain, an IIT Guwahati graduate, bagged second rank in the UPSC 2018 exam, while Tanmay Vasistha Sharma secured […]

Assam BSF jawan martyred in Chattisgarh Naxal attack

Border Security Force (BSF) jawan from Assam, Bipul Bora who hails from Sivasagar district, was martyred at Kanker in Chhattisgarh on Thursday during an encounter with maoists. The gunfight started when maoists opened fire on the soldiers when they were out for a search operation. When the security men were advancing through a forest patch, […]