The Latest Breaking News from Assam

AP Photos: Northeast India holds female bodybuilders contest

India’s northeastern Assam state has organized its first top contest of female bodybuilders.

The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2022

In a first, high schools to start in Assam tea estates

The State-Owned Priority Development fund was set up in 2020 to establish 119 model high schools across Assam’s tea belt

The Hindu · Apr 3, 2022

Noida: Trafficking gangs now more organised, operate via apps

NOIDA: Big city dreams were all she was about. So, in 2018, a woman from Assam packed her few belongings and came to Noida with the promise of a job. Instead, she was “sold” to a 55-year-old businessman who raped and tortured her for four years in a highrise in…

The Times of India · Apr 2, 2022

Assam favours redefining minorities district–wise

There is a perception that only Muslims are minority in India, says Chief Minister

The Hindu · Mar 30, 2022

No lives lost due to NRC update exercise, Assam CM tells Assembly

However, data collated by NGOs say more than 60 people died due to citizenship-related issues in the State

The Hindu · Mar 30, 2022

Assam CM Sarma blames Cong for Assam-Meghalaya conflict over border

NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday the Assam-Meghalaya accord has ended the dispute in about 70% of the inter-state border areas and differences in the remaining six places will be resolved soon. “Today is a historic day for the conflict-less northeast India. Since 2014, PM Modi has…

The Times of India · Mar 29, 2022

Assam-Meghalaya border pact: People will get to pick state of choice

GUWAHATI: The partial resolution of the five-decade-old Assam-Meghalaya border dispute on Tuesday was the culmination of a unique exercise that gave people living in the six disputed areas with dual voter cards the freedom to choose which state they wanted to be part of.

The Times of India · Mar 29, 2022

Border pact: People will get to pick state of choice

GUWAHATI: The partial resolution of the five-decade-old Assam-Meghalaya border dispute on Tuesday was the culmination of a unique exercise that gave people living in the six disputed areas with dual voter cards the freedom to choose which state they wanted to be part of.

The Times of India · Mar 29, 2022

Assam, Meghalaya sign agreement to resolve border dispute

Agreement on 6 of 12 disputed sectors.

The Hindu · Mar 29, 2022

Women cricketers, footballers of Assam gear up for big league

GUWAHATI: From Monalisa Barua Mehta to Hima Das to Lovlina Borgohain, individual sportswomen have brought accolades to Assam for decades, but when it comes to two of the most popular team sports in the country, the girls have not been able to attain similar heights.

The Times of India · Mar 29, 2022