Tag: Assam

Innovation By ITI Student: Assam Youth Develops ‘Theft-Proof’ E-Bicycle

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday announced that the central government has decided to reduce the disturbed areas under Armed Forces (Special Power) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) in three northeastern states -- Nagaland, Assam and Manipur.

Tokyo Olympics Medalist Lovlina Borgohain Reacts Following Appointment As Assam DSP

Winning the bronze medal in the Olympics by Borgohain in boxing was one of the most glorious moments of Assam's sporting history, the Chief Minister said.

Assam Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Bhabesh Kalita said: "We must be with the people and must not do things which do not allow us to be with the people."

These visuals captured on the CCTV camera at Tinuskia Railway Station in Assam show how an alert RPF constable saved a life. Reports said that on Saturday (Dec 11), an old man had tried to board the moving Guwahati - Ledo Intercity Express.

A lady from Odisha is among the two journalists who were arrested by the Tripura Police in connection with the Tripura violence case. The duo was soon released on bail after a court granted them bail. Earlier they were reportedly been booked for promoting ‘communal hatred’ during their reporting on October 26 on communal violence in Tripura.

After several incidents and tension for several months over the border dispute, six Assam Police personnel and a civilian were killed and around 60 people were injured in firing and clashes between the police and civilians of the two states on July 26.

Meanwhile, the Ganga basin comprising large parts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal has been witnessing continuous flooding due to the combined effect of river runoff from Yamuna and northern tributaries of Ganga, including those coming from Nepal.

Dhenkanal: A team of Dhenkanal police on Saturday arrested Sanjay Kumar, an Army jawan from Dibrugarh in Assam, for the brutal murder of a jeweller Mantu Patra here on September 3. Addressing a presser, Dhenkanal Superintendent of Police Santosh Nayak informed that the accused Sanjay was into an illicit relationship with the deceased Mantu Patra’s […]

Sambalpur: Controversy surfaced over Assamese litterateur late Lakshminath Bezbarua’s residence in Sambalpur after locals stopped the renovation work of the house demanding its demolition. Locals have said that the house should be demolished as it will lead to accidents in the area and act as an obstacle in construction of second bridge over Mahanadi River […]

Bhubaneswar/Bengaluru: Riding on Skipper Govinda Poddar and wicket-keeper Rajesh Dhuper’ s splendid batting performances, Odisha trounced  Assam in its third Group A game of Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day cricket tournament in Bengaluru. Both batsmen scored half centuries and ensured Odisha secured four crucial points from this game. Chasing a total of 137 runs, Odisha lost the […]

Paying tributes to five killed policemen, he announced a government job and Rs 50 lakh as compensation to their next of kin and Rs one lakh for the 42 policemen and civilians injured in the border firing and clashes.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Mizoram counterpart Zoramthanga, in a series of tweets, sought to blame each other's officials for the situation, while calling on Amit Shah to urgently intervene to control the situation.

Sonia Gandhi appointed Bhupen Bora as the President of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC). While Loken Singh has been appointed as the interim President of the state party unit till a full time President is appointed for Manipur.