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The latest decision of the SEBA (Secondary Education Board of Assam) to make Hindi a compulsory subject for High School Leaving Certificate (Class X) examination
Devastating fire at Guwahati refinery; no casualty
2 top KLO cadres arrested in Kokrajhar
Two top KLO cadres have been arrested during a joint operation by police and army on Sunday. According to information, the top ranked cadres of ...2 ULFA rebels killed in Boko operation
Two ULFA suspected ULFA rebels were at a joint operation by police and army in Kamrup district on Saturday. The incident took place on Saturday ...Gogoi in Haflong; talks peace process
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is flying down to Haflong on Saturday a day after he chaired the unified command meet in Dispur and discussed ...CBI gets 5-day remand of Putul Gogoi
A special court has remanded Putul Gogoi to five days CBI custody a day after the notorious crude oil thief was arrested in Guwahati. Gogoi, ...Former Bihar MP in legal trouble
A former MP from Bihar lands in legal trouble as he approached the Gauhati High Court against Assam halth minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. A division ...NDFB blueprint foiled; arms & ammo seized in Sonitpur
A blueprint of a major NDFB strike was averted when Assam Rifles recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from Assam’s Sonitpur district of ...Encounter: 2 killed in Bagsa
Two ULFA cadres were killed at an encounter with police and army in Bagsa distict of Assam on Wednesday midnight. According to information, the encounter ...Fake Certificate for use in Assam
No let-up in Assam flood fury
Flood waters refuse to recede in Assam on Tuesday. The situation is taking a grim turn where half the area of the Karizanga National Park ...Assam’s first H1N1 patient released
Assam’s first ever swine flu patient was released from hospital on Monday after a ten day long ‘successful’ treatment. According to the doctors at the ...Suspected H1N1 patient in general ward
An uneasy situation is prevailing at the Kushal Konwar Civil Hospital in Golaghat after a suspected swine flu patient was admitted on Sunday. According to ...Assamese Lady honoured Rajiv Gandhi Award
Razi to stay; denies report
Respite for Syed Sibtey Razi. Its confirm--the Assam governor will complete his term. The Congress leadership is unhappy with Razi but have allowed him to ...NDFB rebel killed in Kokrajhar encounter
An NDFB rebel was killed at an encounter in Kokrajhar district on Wednesday. The encounter took place at Taraibari under Kokrajhar police station early in ...Third H1N1 case detected in Assam
Assam confirms its third H1N1 virus infection case when a youth in Dibrugarh tested positive on Tuesday. The patient is Manjot Gogoi, a resident of Milon Nagar ...Elected Women Representatives of Panchayat needs protection from domestic violence
Few kilometers from Jorhat Town, along the 37th National highway, Kaliapani Block is situated. Location wise the block has easy access to the modern amenities. ...Sri Sri Srimanta Sankardeva Tithi in Mumbai
Assam Association, Mumbai is organising Sri Sri Srimanta Sankardeva Tithi on August 22 at Assam Bhawan and August 23 at Goregaon. The event will ...Assam confirms its second H1N1 virus infection case
Assam on Tuesday has confirms its second swine flu cases within a period of four days. The confirmation came from the Regional Medical Research Centre at Lahowal ...Assam guv shown the door
The Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked Assam Governor Syed Sibtey Razi to quit immediately. But the later is not ready before October. According to information, it ...Assam scribes murder cases: PM steps in
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh would step up to nab the killers of Assam journalist Kamala Saikia, who was murdered by the separatist militants 18 years ago. This ...Centre unhappy with Assam, Manipur
The Centre is quite unhappy with the law and order in Assam along with Manipur and Nagaland. Addressing the Chief Ministers’ Sumit in New Delhi ...NC hills burns again; 2 killed, 40 houses set on fire
Two persons were killed, several others have been injured when suspected Naga miscreants attacked a tiny Dimasa hamlet in North Cachar hills district on Monday. The ...PM promises action in Assam scribe murder cas
The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has promised to take initiative on the process to nab the killers of Assam based journalist Kamala Saikia, who was murdered ...2 H1N1 suspects tested negative in Assam
Two suspected cases of H1N1 infection have tested negative in Assam hardly 24 hours after the state confirmed its first patient of the kind. ...2 H1N1 suspects tested negative in Assam
Two suspected cases of H1N1 infection have tested negative in Assam hardly 24 hours after the state confirmed its first patient of the kind. ...My three weeks at Mushroom Development Foundation
Assam confirms first H1N1 case
Assam on Saturday confirmed its first H1N1 case in Guwahati. An 21-year-old boy was tested positive for Swine flu in in the northeast state. According to ...Eschew violence: CM to rebel outfits
Assam Chief Minister Trun Gogoi on Saturday makes a clarion call to the misguided youths to eschew the path of violence to help the state ...7 Assam Rifles jawans killed in Nagaland
In a tragic road mishap at least seven Assam Rifles personnel were killed, when their vehicle slipped into a deep gorge in Nagaland on Thursday. Tne ...Major strike averted in Guwahati
Police claimed to have averted a major string of strikes by ULFA on the eve of the Independence Day after recovering around seven bombs from ...Assam: Flood situation remains grave
There isa no let up in the over all flood situation in Assam where surface communication still remains disrupted in the worst hit Lakhimpur and ...More trouble awaits Guwahati on I-Day
There is more disturbing news. An ULFA team is at work in Guwahati to strike in the city during the Independence Day salted dor Saturday. ...Media sensitization programme on H1N1 in press club
Influenza A ( H1N1) has become a matter of concern in our country, where over 15 people had already died. The WHO has cautioned that ...Breach of embankment of Jiadhal and Na-Nadi triggers flood in Dhemaji District
Appeal to celebrate Independence Day
We hereby appeal to the people of Assam and Northeast India to celebrate the Independence Day on 15th August to pay tributes to the patriots ...Assam gears up to fight H1N1
The Assam government is taking a slew of measures to battle with the killer swine flu which has already taken a toll of 17. Addressing ...AASU hunger strike on Aug 14, 15
Assam powerful students’organisation Assam Students Union will sit in hunger strike on August 14 and 15 in protest against the failure of the government to ...Tight security along Assam-Nagaland border
A group of ULFA cadres is waiting along the Assam- Nagaland border to monger trouble in upper Assam in the run up to the Independence ...Long march: BSF put on alert
A 'Long March' by hundreds of Bangladeshis protesting the Tipaimukh dam project at the trijunction of Assam-Manipur-Mizoram has forced the authorities to put BSF on ...Parag Kumar Das Verdict: Citizens’ plea for SIT under High Cour
A citizens’ meet at Guwahati Press Club on Friday called upon the people of Assam to write letters in the form of an appeal to ...
Felicitation to media fellows in press club
Jishnu Medhi receives media fellowship
The short term fellowship to study various aspects of pavement dwellers (primarily beggars) of Guwahati has been awarded to Jishnu Medhi of NE Television. Conducted ...JFA meeting on Parag Das verdict
Journalists’ Forum, Assam has organized a meeting to discuss the post verdict (of Parag Kumar Das killing) scenario in Assam. The meeting, to be held ...Hybrid rice cultivation in Udalguri district
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