Tag: Assam
Assam Builds Youth Team To Help Control Population In Muslim-dominated Areas
Assam is readying a ‘team’ of youth who would visit the lower parts of the state to create ‘awareness’ on measures to control population and supply contraceptives, after chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday termed population explosion as the “root cause of economic disparities and poverty among minority Muslims” in the state.....
Congress Forms 7-member Panel On Assam-Mizoram Border Issue
The Congress on Tuesday constituted seven member committee to look into the matter of dispute at Assam-Mizoram Border. ....
Blast In Assam Govt School Triggers Fresh Tension Along Assam-Mizoram Border
There was fresh tension along the disputed Assam-Mizoram border after some unidentified miscreants detonated a moderate intensity bomb in a government school in Assam on Friday midnight, police said on Saturday. ....
Woman Trampled To Death In Assam By Wild Elephant
A woman in Assam's Golaghat district has been trampled to death by a wild elephant, officials said on Sunday. ....
Moderate Earthquake In Assam, No Damage Reported
Amid Durga Puja festivities, a moderate quake, measuring 3.3 on the Richter Scale, occurred in eastern Assam bordering Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday, but no loss of life and damage to property was reported. ....
High-intensity Blast Along Assam-Mizoram Border, No Injuries
A high-intensity bomb was detonated early on Saturday near an Assam Police border outpost in Hailakandi district along the border with Mizoram, triggering a fresh tension between the two states, officials said. ....
Ahead Of Amit Shah's Assam Visit, Northeast Parties Warn Of Stir Against CAA
Ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's three-day Assam visit, various organisations in the northeast have once again threatened to restart their agitations against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) if the Centre tried to implement it in the region.....
Assam: Freshly Formed Militant Group Disbanded By Police
A new militant group in Assam that came into existence just three weeks back was 'neutralised' by police, officials said on Thursday. ....
Assam Govt To Convert 1,100 Wooden Bridges To Concrete
In an effort to improve road connectivity across the state, the Assam government has decided to convert 1,100 wooden bridges to concrete, an official said here on Friday. ....
Assam Floods: Nearly 38,000 People Across Nine Districts Still Affected
Despite an overall improvement in the flood situation in Assam, nearly 38,000 people across nine districts continued to remain affected, officials said on Friday. ....
