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BJP's Kanad Purkayastha, AGP's Baishya elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Assam

India, June 13 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Kanad Purkayastha and Asom Gana Parishad's (AGP) Birendra Prasad Baishya were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha on Thursday after the Opposition... Read More


Exploring old law allowing 'push back': Sarma

Silchar, June 8 -- The Assam government is looking into the details of "an old law" that will allow it to "push back" infiltrators without having to mandatorily approach foreigners tribunals, chief mi... Read More


Two more die in Assam floods, landslides; toll rises to 19

India, June 4 -- Two more people have died in Assam, taking the toll to 19, as floods and landslides triggered by continuous heavy rainfall have affected over 6.7 lakh people across the state, officia... Read More


7-year-old girl gang-raped, murdered in Assam; 2 arrested

India, June 2 -- A seven-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped and murdered by two men in Assam's Tinsukia district on May 28, police said on Monday, adding that the two prime accused were arrested on... Read More


Assam: BSF thwart infiltration attempt along Indo-Bangladesh border

India, May 27 -- An altercation over the deportation of illegal migrants allegedly increased tensions between personnel from the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) along... Read More


ULFA (I) commander held near Assam-Arunachal border, firearms recovered: Police

India, May 24 -- The Assam Police, in a joint operation with the Assam Rifles and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), have arrested a suspected commander of the banned militant group United Liberatio... Read More


Assam: Suspected poacher killed in Kaziranga in crossfire with forest guards

India, May 21 -- A suspected poacher has been killed in Assam's Kaziranga National Park during a cross-firing between the forest guards and a team of armed miscreants on Wednesday afternoon, officials... Read More


Assam wants SC panel to probe Meghalaya hill degradation: Himanta Biswa Sarma

India, May 21 -- The Assam government has appealed to the Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) to investigate the increasing deforestations and constructions on the hills of Megha... Read More


Assam urges SC to probe Meghalaya hill degradation causing floods in Guwahati

India, May 21 -- The Assam government has appealed to the Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) to investigate the increasing deforestations and constructions on the hills of Megha... Read More


Assam man finds wife with teacher at home, kills them in front of 10-year-old son

India, May 21 -- A 35-year-old man in Assam's Nagaon allegedly killed his wife and a school teacher after he found them together at his home late on Tuesday evening and confessed to the murder at the ... Read More