Bhogali Bihu festivities grips Assam, Uruka today

Bhogali Bihu festivities grips Assam with people getting ready for community feast on ‘Uruka’ tonight. People of Assam from all walks of life celebrate this festival of harvesting with much joy and fervour. Today is 'Uruka', people across #Assam throng local fish markets, youths come together for community fishing as part of Uruka preparations. Makeshift […]

Citizenship Bill row: Assam Speaker Hitendra Nath Goswami hopes Govt will respect people’s view

Assam Legislative Assembly speaker Hitendra Nath Goswami has poured his heart out on the unrest in the wake of the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, saying his conscience does not support anything that could spell disaster for the unity and integrity of the people of the state and which its indigenous people do […]

Lok Sabha passes Citizenship Amendment Bill amid protests

The contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill has been passed in Lok Sabha paving the way for the enactment of a new citizenship law. Home Minister Rajnath Singh had moved the bill in the Lok Sabha earlier in the day amid a massive protest and bandh in the Northeast. The bill that seeks to provide citizenship to […]

11-hour bandh called by NESO across Northeast tomorrow

The NESO has called for a region-wide 11-hour bandh tomorrow in protest against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. The NESO has called the Northeast Bandh in support of the AASU’s call for a shutdown in Assam on Tuesday, January 8. Opposing the Centre’s move to pass the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, the All Manipur Students Union […]

NRC: Last day for filing claims and objections today

It is the last day for filing claims and objections for the NRC updation process. While the time to file claims and objections officially ends at December 31st midnight, Sewa Kendras are likely to function till 5 pm. Significantly, of the total 40 lakh people left out of the draft NRC, around 30 lakh have […]

PM Modi to sound poll bugle for LS polls in Assam

The ruling BJP is gearing up to accomplish its mission of winning 11 Lok Sabha seats out of a total 14 in Assam. BJP’s campaign is set to begin on a big note with Prime Minister Narendra Modi slated to sound the poll bugle by addressing a party rally at Silchar in Assam’s Barak valley […]

Hima Das features on Femina India Magazine cover

Assam’s star sprinter Hima Das has graced the cover of the January 2019 issue of the Femina India Magazine. The cover page titled Newsmakers, Gamechangers – Applauding India’s Women Champs and their dream run at the Asian Games 2018 sees Hima Das accompanied by three other sportswomen namely Rahi Sarnobat, Vinesh Phogat and Swapna Barman. […]

Nation witnesses history; PM Modi inaugurates Bogibeel Bridge, India’s longest rail-cum-road bridge

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated India’s longest rail-cum-road bridge in Eastern Assam, cutting distance and time for civilians and the military to travel up close to the Chinese border through Arunachal Pradesh. Aside from being a mega infrastructure project costing the nation close to Rs 6000 crore, the Bogibeel bridge, connecting Assam’s Dibrugarh and […]

Stage all set for inauguration of Bogibeel Bridge

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Assam tomorrow on his 30th visit to the Northeast to dedicate to the nation, the country’s longest 5km long road-cum-rail bridge over the Brahmaputra. The stage is all set for inauguration of the longest road-cum-rail bridge in India. The Bogibeel bridge is the second longest bridge in Asia […]