Guwahati: A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Tuesday began hearing a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of Citizenship Act of 1955, which relates to granting of Indian nationality to illegal immigrants from Bangladesh who entered Assam between January 1, 1966 and March 25, […]
Guwahati: British High Commissioner to India Alex Ellis called on Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma here on Monday and held discussions on a wide range of issues, including cooperation on sustainability, health and education between the northeastern state and the European country.The chief minister called for closer collaboration between India and the UK to promote […]
Dibrugarh: The railway authorities with the assistance of the district administration on Tuesday launched a massive eviction drive at Makum daily market in Tinsukia district, which has been operating on railway land since 1960. The bustling market, which is situated next to the railway track along NH-37, around 8km from Tinsukia town, houses around 60 […]
Dibrugarh: The Ang Mai faction of the NSCN (K) has demanded a ransom of Rs 1.65 crore for the safe release of a village chief and a headman who were kidnapped from Longding district in Arunachal Pradesh on November 28.The two persons are Chop village headman Chopkhu Gangsa and chief Chijgsan Wangham.The NSCN (AM) has […]
Guwahati: TMC’s Assam president Ripun Bora on Tuesday said the results of the assembly elections of five states, which have been declared in the last two days, will not have any impact on the ensuing Lok Sabha elections.Addressing the media here in Guwahati, Bora said the INDIA will restore democracy by defeating the BJP, which […]
AIZAWL: Unlike central committees or high command or a polit bureau in other parties, it’s the ‘elders’, in Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM), who decide who will be the chief minister. Prior to polls, the council of elders called Val Upa Council (VUC) nominated Lalduhoma’s name as CM candidate.VUC will now decide the council of ministers […]
Guwahati: Thirteen persons were killed in a gunfight between two armed groups in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district early Monday morning in the deadliest bloodshed since the strife erupted in May.Manipur Police in a statement said that the firefight took place at Leithao village near Saibol in Tengnoupal district under Machi police station in which 13 persons […]
Dibrugarh: A herd of wild buffaloes has been wreaking havoc on farmlands in Bahbari Sesughat-Kalakhowa area, situated 21km from Dibrugarh, terrorising locals and causing extensive damage to vegetable crops over the past three weeks. The herd of 35-40 wild buffaloes has destroyed several acres of cultivated land. Locals said 60 local youths have been growing […]
Guwahati: Assam has recorded over a 50% fall in crime against women in the last five years, as per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report for 2022 released on Sunday. Stating that there has been a dip in all categories of crime, DGP GP Singh said “crime against women has decreased because of enhanced […]
Guwahati: Assam Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah on Monday said the ‘grand-old party’ lost the assembly elections in the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh due to “overconfidence”.He praised the “fighting spirit of the BJP” in the three states and said the saffron party was “striving for victory even when all indications were pointing […]
