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Assam: Flood water recedes in Kaziranga, Pobitora

Both the sanctuaries have been battling the mayhem unleashed by floods in the state. Almost 95 per cent of the Kaziranga park was flooded due to incessant rains

5.5 magnitude quake jolts Arunachal again, tremors felt in Assam

The latest quake, tremors of which were felt in Assam, occurred at 4.24 a.m. at a depth of 10 km with the epicentre in East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh

Assam ministers condemns incident of girls forced to dance nude

State Social Welfare Minister in Assam Government on Wednesday condemned the incident where a troupe of dancers were allegedly forced to strip and molested at a cultural event in Chaygaon."I had conducted a meeting with the State Women Commission and DGP. I condemn this incident and assure that immediate action will be taken. These incidents keep happening from time to time repeatedly, being a women I am shaken by this and I assure you we will take steps to sanitise our society," Brahma told reporters here.A mob of over 500 men had allegedly tried to force woman dancers of a troupe to strip during a cultural programme in Assam's Kamrup district organised during Eid.Police had arrested a couple of accused while the hunt for others was underway after a case was filed on the basis of a complaint registered by the cultural troupe against the organisers of the programme.Brahma further underlined the need of educating people to avoid any untoward incident from taking place."The culprits ...

SC directs Assam to apprise it of ways for releasing foreigners in custody

The bench took note of the state's submissions that the observations during the hearing of this case may have some impact in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Assam

Panel to suggest how to protect Assamese identity, consider Assembly quota

The decision has been taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

No flood threat in Arunachal as artificial lake is under control: China

The Yarlung Tsangpo river is known as the Siang after it enters India at Arunachal Pradesh from the Tibetan region and is called the Brahmaputra once it reaches Assam

No reason to remain Assam CM if can't protect state's interests: Sonowal

A key amendment in the Bill seeks to grant citizenship to people without valid documents from six minority communities

Union Cabinet approves proposal to set-up IARI in Assam

IARI-Assam would work on the agrarian challenges and complexities of North Eastern India

Northeast can be country's new growth engine: Assam CM

Sarbananda Sonowal calls upon NRIs to join hands with govt and be part of Assam's growth

Assam to quadruple tourism spend in FY18

State ropes in Priyanka Chopra as brand ambassador

Assam to see quantum jump in tourism expenditure in FY18

The state govt has signed Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra as its tourism brand ambassador

Assam to set up 71 skill development centres in tea garden areas to increase employability

The state government would soon prepare a blueprint to revitalise the defunct skill centres in tea gardens

Assam to stop Friday holidays for govt-run madrassas

Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said there is no law in India that recognises Friday as a holiday

Assam ambush: Three soldiers killed Home Ministry monitoring situation

Rajnath Singh spoke to Assam Chief Minister and said his ministry was closely monitoring the situation

Rajnath Singh speaks to Assam CM Sonowal over militant ambush

After suspected militants fired at an army convoy in Tinsukia district leaving 3 soldiers dead and 1 injured

3 jawans killed, 4 injured in ambush in Assam

The soldiers were travelling in an Army vehicle when the explosion took place

Assam wants industry-specific tax exemptions for attracting investors

North East Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy, which provides exemptions to industrial units in the region, is set to expire in April 2017

Assam would need Rs 2 lakh cr investments to touch double-digit growth: Assocham

The decadal growth clocked by the state during 2004-05 to 2014-14 had been around 6%

"Assam 2030" to focus on Zero poverty, no hunger, full literacy

It also set to achieve maternal mortality ratio to below 70 per 1,00,000 live births

Assam calls for policy road map to boost infrastructure and road development

The major challenges that plagued the region include poor intra-state connectivity and lack of adequate physical infrastructure, said Assam's PWD minister Parimal Suklabaidya