Assam may move Supreme Court on citizenship verification
Following poor response from other states in verifying and updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC), the Assam government said it will approach the...
Sharmila’s party to foray into Assam
GUWAHATI: Rights activist Irom Sharmila is all set to launch the Assam wing of her party People's Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRJA).
The party had...
Tribal communities oppose Assam govt’s decision to make Sanskrit compulsory in schools
The decision to make Sanskrit compulsory till Class VIII in state board schools was taken by the Sonowal cabinet on February 28.
A platform representing...
Assam: Ministers can take bribes, not demand: Bodo chief
In what seems to be a major blow to the BJP’s anti-corruption drive, Bodoland Peoples’ Front chief Hagrama Mohiliary remarked at a public meeting...
As 6 Assam groups wait to become STs, other tribes worry
The OBC groups hoping to get ST status, on the other hand, expect that the quota for STs will be raised to go with...
Simply put: Demand for tribal status becomes louder in Assam
Indian Express explains why six communities in the state have been clamouring to be included in the ST list — and why those already...
Assam: Indian Oil Limited’s ‘Rupaantar’ creates transformation
Jul 15, 5:19 PM| Newsonair.com
The project is coined to eliminate poverty through income generating activities by social mobilization and capacity building among the rural people. During...
Asian Development Bank $48 million loan to help Assam improve power distribution
The agreement was signed between Kho, Finance Ministry Joint Secretary Raj Kumar, Assam Power Secretary Z Rahman Ahmed along with Assam Power Distribution Company...
Monsoon floods: Toll rises to 95, Assam – rescue and relief ops on
Jul 3, 8:9 PM| Newsonair.com
Talking to newsmen in Guwahati on Tuesday Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that he discussed with Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on...
Sonowal vows to seal ‘porous’ Indo-Bangla border in Assam
On the last leg of his two-day visit of the Indo-Bangla border at Mankachar sector, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has said a lot...
Manipur Girl Named Captain of Indian Olympic Women Hockey Team
BHOPAL: After almost 10 years of its formation, Madhya Pradesh women hockey academy has proved its worth. Academy's Sushila Chanu has been named the...
North East India to Get Its First Expressway Worth Rs 40k Crore
The first express highway project in the northeast region will be developed along the Brahmaputra river in Assam at an estimated investment of Rs...
Assam: Frog weddings organised for rainfall
Assam: The marriage was organised on the mythological belief that marrying off wild frogs with Vedic rites helps bring rainfall.
Frog weddings were solemnized by...
Assam Floods 2012: Situation Grim
In Assam, over all flood situation remains grim as the Brahmaputra and some of its tributaries continue to flow above danger level at some...