The Latest Breaking News from Assam

Hyderabad can become Bhagyanagar in half hour: Assam CM

Himanta Biswa Sarma, a known baiter of the Gandhi family, questioned the silence of Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi on ‘Hamas’.

The Hindu · Nov 22, 2023

₹2,000 for political rallies, ₹300 for Bihu: Assam Police permission fees raise eyebrows

Assam govt revises user charges & service fees for citizen-centric services. Permission for political rallies, Bihu & other cultural programmes to incur fees of ₹2K, ₹300 & ₹500 respectively.

The Hindu · Nov 22, 2023

Pawan Kalyan public meeting in Warangal

Pawan Kalyan, Matinee Idol and Jana Sena Party president, to join BJP election campaign in Warangal Wed. His party has been allotted 8 of 119 seats in Telangana. Assam CM Hemanth Sarma to take part in election meetings in Charminar and Malakpet constituencies Wed.

The Hindu · Nov 21, 2023

Everyone is peaking at the right time, there's lot of planning, says BCCI joint-secretary Saikia

KOLKATA: With Team India on the threshold of reclaiming the World Cup after 12 long years, Assam, like other parts of the country, is waiting with bated breath for Rohit Sharma Co to lift the trophy at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

The Times of India · Nov 19, 2023

Senior National men’s hockey championship | Punjab gets walkover, Tamil Nadu routs Assam

A whopping 47 goals were scored on the opening day of the Hockey India-13th Senior National men’s hockey championship here on Friday. Punjab received a walkover from Tripura in the first match, Manipur then thumped Madhya Pradesh 7-2, Maharashtra blanked Uttarakhand 22-0, while Tamil Nadu took apart Assam 15-1 in…

The Hindu · Nov 17, 2023

Guwahati court asks former Assam NRC Coordinator Prateek Hajela to appear before it on Nov. 17

A court in Guwahati has summoned Prateek Hajela, the former Coordinator of Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC), to appear before it on November 17. The court of the Additional District and Sessions Judge of Kamrup (Metropolitan) district also summoned the managing director of Wipro Ltd. and the proprietor of…

The Hindu · Nov 16, 2023

Sack Assam Governor for campaigning for BJP in Rajasthan: TMC, AAP

AAP and TMC have sought the intervention of the President and the Election Commission of India for taking action against the Assam Governor, who relinquished all political posts before joining the constitutional post.

The Hindu · Nov 16, 2023

Police probing death threat to Assam Minister

The Assam police have initiated a probe into the death threat against Agriculture Minister Atul Bora, who is also the president of the BJP’s regional ally Asom Gana Parishad. A man claiming to be a member of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) took to a social media…

The Hindu · Nov 15, 2023

14 Bangladesh nationals with their 3 Indian facilitators arrested in South Tripura

AGARTALA: Three days after National Investigation Agency (NIA) operation across five bordering districts of Tripura and the arrest of as many as 25 people in connection with their involvement in human trafficking rackets and cross-border crimes, the state police on Sunday apprehended 14 illegal Bangladesh nationals from Baishnabpur village of…

The Times of India · Nov 13, 2023

Film on the Guwahati home of many Assam icons is ready for its world premiere

Baruar Xongxar (‘The House of Baruas’) is based on a landmark Assam-type house near the Gauhati High Court at Latasil, one of the oldest localities of Guwahati.

The Hindu · Nov 11, 2023