Tribal communities oppose Assam govt’s decision to make Sanskrit compulsory...
The decision to make Sanskrit compulsory till Class VIII in state board schools was taken by the Sonowal cabinet on February 28. A platform representing eight tribal communities in Assam has opposed...
View ArticleBan pro-migrants group: All Assam Students’ Union to government
GUWAHATI: The All Assam Students’ Union (Aasu) and 28 other groups have demanded that the state government declare the Nikhil Bharat Bangali Udbastu Samannay Samiti a proscribed organization. Workers...
View ArticleNitin Gadkari announces Rs 40,000 crore expressway project in northeast
HIGHLIGHTS – Govt to develop the first express highway of North East in Assam along the banks of Brahmaputra. – The 1,300 km-long express highway is likely to incur an investment of Rs 40,000 crore...
View ArticleAssam may bar those persons with more than 2 kids from Govt jobs
GUWAHATI: Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said those with more than two children will be barred from government jobs. He said the state government is contemplating a legal mechanism...
View ArticleSharmila’s party to foray into Assam
GUWAHATI: Rights activist Irom Sharmila is all set to launch the Assam wing of her party People’s Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRJA). The party had suffered a huge debacle in the Manipur assembly...
View ArticleRise of Hindutva in North East: RSS, BJP score in Assam, Manipur but still...
Editor’s note: In the first of a two-part series Firstpost analyses the rise of the BJP in North East India and the role its ideological parent RSS might have played in this new political trend visible...
View ArticlePatriotic forum puts arguments for 1951 as cut-off year for deportation of...
Guwahati, 4 May: As the debate over the cut-off year for detection & deportation of illegal Bangladeshi migrants from Assam gains momentum, a patriotic forum came out with the arguments for 1951 as...
View ArticleAssam: Centre declares entire Assam as ‘disturbed’ area under AFSPA for three...
The entire state of Assam has been declared as a disturbed area under the controversial AFSPA for three more months. The Centre has declared the entire Assam as a “disturbed” area under the Armed...
View ArticleZoomcar services launched in Guwahati
Zoomcar holds the distinction of being India’s first 100% self-drive car rental company. It allows users to rent cars by the hour, day, week, or month. Founded in 2013 and head quartered in Bangalore,...
View ArticleNorth East India to Get Its First Expressway Worth Rs 40k Crore
The first express highway project in the northeast region will be developed along the Brahmaputra river in Assam at an estimated investment of Rs 40,000 crore, Union Road Minister Nitin Gadkari said on...
View Article‘RSS vaccine’: Muslim students in Assam flee schools fearing forced...
Classes in three schools in Guwahati had to be called off much earlier than their scheduled time as more than 80 percent of the students were taken back by their parents in fear after a rumour spread...
View ArticleHit by disease and poverty, top medalist archer from Assam is now fighting...
NEW DELHI: India-level archer Gohela Boro, 21, who won a gold medal at the Kerala National Games in 2015, is fighting a grim battle for survival. She has been admitted to AIIMS, Delhi after being...
View ArticleAssam: Forum appeals for electrical distribution rearrangements in India
Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) expresses concern over the deaths of many individuals due to electrocution in India and calls for a debate to change the standard domestic voltages from...
View ArticleCity all set to host second Guwahati Futsal Festival
Guwahati, 7th August 2017 – After the mammoth success of the Summer Soccer Camp where over 150 football enthusiasts from all over the region participated in the camp, Guwahati City FC is all set to...
View ArticleMinor Raped by Army Jawan in Arunachal
In a shocking incident, a minor has been repeatedly sexually harassed by an Indian army jawan in Bhalukpong area of West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh. Further the victim was found to be eight...
View ArticleNeolithic artifacts from Northeast India are 2,700 years old: study
A new study confirms that the corded pottery and polished stone tools recovered from Assam and Meghalaya were more than 2,000 years-old For the first time, the age of artifacts from the Neolithic...
View ArticleAssam Farmers’ Rights Leader Akhil Gogoi Arrested on Sedition Charges
Gogoi has been a bitter opponent of various policy decisions announced by the ruling BJP dispensation. New Delhi: Akhil Gogoi, a prominent farmers’ rights leader in Assam, has been arrested by the...
View ArticleCentre Supports Assam Govt’s Proposal to Grant ST Status to Six Communities
The Centre is committed to ensure that six communities demanding Scheduled Tribe status in Assam are granted the same, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale said on Sunday. “Assam government has sent the...
View ArticleExclusive | Many Hindu-Bangladeshi Illegal Migrants declared ‘Indian’ through...
Guwahati/Morigaon, Oct 21: In a startling revelation it has come to light that a Foreigner’s Tribunal in Assam has accepted that hundreds of order/judgements pronounced by Tribunals have been rampantly...
View ArticleAPSC Scam | More than 2000 ACS/APS officers in Assam might go to Jail
By Mohsin Khaiyam Guwahati, November 10: One of the biggest scams in Assam the infamous APSC cash-for-job scam will not just end with the arrest of just 25 officials. The investigating team has an aim...
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