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Entry to religious institutions should be allowed after an age: Assam CM

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that entry to religious institutions like Madrasas should only be allowed at an age at which students can take their own decisions.

SIT to probe police station arson; inquiry into custodial death: Assam DGP

Five miscreants were arrested for the arson at Batadrava Police Station in Assam's Nagaon district, and a SIT will soon be constituted to inquire into the incident, a top police officer said on Sunday

IAF deploys choppers to rescue people in Assam; 119 evacuated on Saturday

IAF deployed An-32 transport aircraft, 2 Mi-17 helicopters, a Chinook helicopter and a ALH Dhruv and evacuated 119 passengers stranded at Ditokchera railway station with the help of Mi-17 helicopter

Assam floods: Nearly 680,000 people in 31 districts reeling under deluge

Four persons died on Friday after drowning in flood waters in Cachar, Hojai and Nagaon districts and the death toll in floods and landslides rose to 18

Assam-Arunachal border dispute likely to be resolved by next year: Shah

Efforts underway to make North East insurgency-free, 9,000 militants of region returned to mainstream in last 8 years, says Shah in Arunachal

An all-weather road to Tawang; BRO conducts final blast on Nechiphu Tunnel

In the two years since the PLA's intrusions into Eastern Ladakh, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is sparing no effort to build and upgrade road highways from Tezpur to the McMahon Line

500,000 people in Assam to get houses under PMAY-G, says CM Himanta Sarma

The chief minister said that of the 12,000 beneficiaries in Jorhat district, 4,000 belong to tea garden communities

Flood situation in Assam worsens; one dead, 718,000 affected

The flood situation in Assam deteriorated on Thursday with one more person losing his life and nearly 7.18 lakh people in 27 districts remaining affected by the deluge, an official bulletin said. According to the daily flood report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), one person drowned in Kampur revenue circle of Nagaon district. Besides, two more persons are reported to be missing at Kampur, it said. With this, the total number of people losing their lives in this year's flood and landslides has gone up to 10 across the state. ASDMA said that more than 7,17,500 people are hit due to floods in Bajali, Baksa, Barpeta, Biswanath, Bongaigaon, Cachar, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Dima Hasao, Goalpara, Hailakandi, Hojai, Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan, Karbi Anglong West, Karimganj, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Morigaon, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sonitpur and Udalguri districts. Nagaon is the worst hit with over 3.31 lakh people suffering, followed by Cachar (1.6 lak

Floods worsens in Assam, over 600,000 affected; landslides in Arunachal

1413 villages are under water and Nagaon is the worst hit district where 2.88 lakh people are reeling under the calamity; in Cachar nearly 1.2 lakh people ands in Hojai more than 1.07 lakh people were

Assam floods: Amit Shah assures all help, army joins rescue operations

Union Home Minister Amit Shah discussed the overall flood situation in Assam with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over phone and assured all possible help from the Centre

Seven die, over 200,000 affected in pre-monsoon flood in Assam region

With two more people dead in Cachar district, the death toll rose to seven in the ongoing pre-monsoon floods and landslides in Assam, where over two lakh people so far have been affected in 24 districts, officials said on Tuesday.

Around 200,000 people in 20 districts affected by floods in Assam

Around 2 lakh people in 20 districts of Assam have been affected by floods, with the hill district of Dima Hasao getting cut off from the rest of the state after landslides triggered by incessant rain

40,000 people affected in Cachar as Assam floods get worse

The situation in Assam's Cachar district continues to remain grim with over 41,000 people in the district affected by the current wave of floods

Assam floods: 57,000 people across 7 districts affected; 202 houses damaged

Massive landslides and waterlogging resulted in huge damages to the railway track, bridges, and road communications in this hilly terrain

Assam floods: 3 dead, nearly 25,000 people in 94 villages affected

The Army, para-military forces, SDRF, Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday had rescued 2,150 people from flood-hit areas of Cachar district

Assam joins Tata Tech to transform 77 institutes into Centres of Excellence

As a part of the MoA, Tata Technologies Ltd would invest Rs 2,390 crore while the Assam government would contribute Rs 366 crore with 12,000 sq feet area

Law and order situation improves in Assam, AFSPA to be revoked soon: Shah

Union Home Minister said that due to the efforts of the Centre and CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, most of the militant outfits have entered into peace agreements

Confident AFSPA will soon be revoked from entire Assam: Amit Shah

The Armed Forces Special Powers Act has been revoked from 23 districts, and partially from one district. I am confident that it will be completely withdrawn from the entire state soon, he said

Shah reviews Indo-Bangla border situation in Assam, interacts with locals

Shah is likely to discuss issues related to infiltration, cattle-smuggling, boundary fencing, river patrolling with senior BSF officials at the Sadartilla camp, sources in the paramilitary force said.

President Kovind calls for promotion, growth of Bodo language, literature

Addressing Bodo Sahitya Sabha, Kovind said it has played a significant role in ensuring that Bodo is included as a medium of education in both school and higher educational institutions