Assam to pay Rs 15,000 monthly pension to 301 people jailed during Emergency
Guwahati: Singhal claimed that many states in India are providing pension to jailed people of the Emergency period, but the amount given by Assam is the "highest"
BY PTI / Thursday, 20 April, 2023
Assam: Five-member team of advisory board under NSA meets Waris Punjab De members in Dibrugarh jail
Dibrugarh: Meanwhile the family members of WPD members lodged in Dibrugarh Central Jail have been granted permission by the district magistrate of Amritsar to meet them
BY NTN Correspondent / Wednesday, 19 April, 2023
NE MP Forum urges PM Modi for road construction to bypass landslide-prone Sonapur in Meghalaya
Shillong: The road project connecting NH 6 in East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya to NH 127 in Karbi Anglong district of Assam would reduce the travel distance by over 100 km for commuters
BY PTI / Wednesday, 19 April, 2023
Youth Congress chief issues legal notice to Assam unit head over ‘politically motivated’ charges
Guwahati: Srinivas alleged that Dutta's name has come up in the Sarada chit fund scam and in ED/PMLA cases and that the Assam YC president is in "constant touch" with HBS
BY PTI / Wednesday, 19 April, 2023
Youth Cong chief ‘sexist’, claims party’s woman leader of Assam
Guwahati: "How can a sexist and chauvinistic leader @IYC torture and demean a woman every single time. What happened to @priyankagandhi ladki hoon ladk Shakti hoon (sic)," the daughter of former Congress minister, Anjan Dutta, said in a series
BY PTI / Tuesday, 18 April, 2023
Naga groups condemn Assamese song performed at Bihu function in Guwahati
Guwahati: The officials of the Assam cultural affairs department has said that it’s a traditional Bihu song that has nothing to hurt the Naga community
BY NTN Correspondent / Tuesday, 18 April, 2023
Bodoland Territorial Council joining hands with Denmark govt for pig mission
Guwahati: The Bodoland Pig Mission will collaborate with the Denmark government in the areas of capacity building, educational cooperation and mentorship to strengthen the mission
BY PTI / Monday, 17 April, 2023
Assam: Body of Kaziranga rhino poacher found floating in river, two days after he ‘escaped’ custody
Guwahati: Police claimed Islam confessed that a .303 rifle used to kill the rhino was hidden at Saiful Tapu under Bagori range of the Kaziranga National Park
BY PTI / Monday, 17 April, 2023
Guwahati: PM Modi says launch of AIIMS, medical colleges will strengthen healthcare infra in entire Northeast
Guwahati: Modi also virtually inaugurated three medical colleges at Nalbari, Nagaon and Kokrajhar
BY PTI / Friday, 14 April, 2023
PM Modi launches railway projects, methanol plant in Assam
Guwahati: APL will be able to sell methanol to other states as well as export to neighbouring countries
BY PTI / Friday, 14 April, 2023
‘Bihu’ performance with 11,304 dancers, drummers enters Guinness World Records
Guwahati: The process of registering 'Bihu' in the Guinness World Records was initiated by the Assam government, and the cost is borne by the culture department
BY PTI / Friday, 14 April, 2023
Rhino count in Kaziranga inflated, claims RTI activist; authorities deny
Guwahati: RTI activist Rohit Choudhury claims that the figure rhino population has been put at 2,634 when it should have been 2,042
BY PTI / Thursday, 13 April, 2023
