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EU removes negative travel advisory for Assam: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Guwahati, June 20 -- Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that the European Union (EU) has removed the negative travel advisory for the northeastern state. Taking to social media... Read More


Assam cabinet approves dearness allowance hike, raises it to 60%: CM Sarma

Guwahati, June 5 -- The Assam cabinet on Friday approved a two-percentage-point increase in dearness allowance (DA) for state government employees, raising it from 58% to 60% of basic pay, chief minis... Read More


Four new faces among 12 ministers to take oath tomorrow: Assam CM Himanta Sarma

Guwahati, June 4 -- Four new faces will be among the 12 ministers to be inducted into the Assam cabinet on Friday, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Thursday The induction will take the... Read More


Four new faces among 12 Assam ministers to take oath tomorrow: CM Himanta Sarma

Guwahati, June 4 -- Four new faces will be among the 12 ministers to be inducted into the Assam cabinet on Friday, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Thursday The induction will take the... Read More


Himanta to expand Assam cabinet on June 5; new faces likely to replace old ones

Guwahati, May 31 -- Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Sunday that his cabinet will be expanded on June 5. "I am pleased to inform that the council of ministers of the government o... Read More


Assam UCC Bill keeps tribals out of ambit; proposes live-in registration, polygamy ban

Guwahati, May 26 -- Mandatory registration of live-in relationships, a ban on polygamy, and registration of all marriages and divorces including where one partner is a resident of the state were some ... Read More


Mob kills two men, injures one in Assam's Sonitpur over suspected cattle thefts: Cops

Guwahati, May 22 -- Two men suspected of cattle theft were beaten to death and another was injured after a mob of villagers attacked them in Assam's Sonitpur district on Friday, police said. The inci... Read More


rRs.r50 lakh cash, rRs.r80 lakh FDs seized from Assam bureaucrat's residence: Cops

Guwahati, May 22 -- The Assam Police on Friday seized nearly Rs.50 lakh in cash, Rs.80 lakh in fixed deposits and other items from the Guwahati residence of a state civil service officer accused of ta... Read More


Assam assembly begins 16th term; BJP's Ranjeet Dass unanimously elected Speaker

Guwahati, May 21 -- The first session of the newly elected 16th Assam Assembly began on Thursday with legislators taking oath and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Ranjeet Kumar Dass being unanimously ... Read More


BJP's Ranjeet Dass again elected assembly speaker in Assam

Guwahati, May 21 -- The first session of the newly elected 16th Assam Assembly began on Thursday with legislators taking oath and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Ranjeet Kumar Dass being unanimously ... Read More