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Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chhatra Parishad members taking out a procession against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, in Sivasagar on Friday. � UB Photos
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Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chhatra Parishad members taking out a procession against...

Sonowal pleads for a pollution-free Assam
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Sonowal pleads for a pollution-free Assam

NAGAON, Nov 15 - Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal this evening inaugurated the newly-constructed regional office building of Assam Pollution Control Board here at Nagaon�s Milanpur area. Addressing the inaugural function at Milanpur field, Sonowal said that some hundreds of years ago, Mahapurush...
Winter session of Assembly from Nov 28
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Winter session of Assembly from Nov 28

GUWAHATI, Nov 15 - The Winter Session of the Assam Legislative Assembly (ALA) will begin on November 28.As per the calendar issued today, the first day of the session will have Government Business beginning with Oath of Affirmation by the newly elected Members.This would be followed by the Question...
Tea garden workers to get free sugar from January
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Tea garden workers to get free sugar from January

GUWAHATI, Nov 15 - After free rice, tea garden workers in the state will now get free sugar from January.Official sources said each tea garden worker�s family will be given 2 kg of sugar per month. The scheme would cost the state exchequer Rs 6 crore per month.For the supply of sugar, bids were...
AJYCP protests against CAB
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AJYCP protests against CAB

GUWAHATI, Nov 15 - The Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chhatra Parishad (AJYCP) on Friday led demonstrations across the state protesting against the Union government�s move to table the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 during the winter session of Parliament.The student body challenged the government to...
Move for Sena, NCP-Cong govt in Maharashtra
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Move for Sena, NCP-Cong govt in Maharashtra

NAGPUR/MUMBAI, Nov 15 - The first-ever Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance in Maharashtra appears to be taking definitive shape with Sharad Pawar on Friday announcing the prospective government will complete its five-year term and provide a development-oriented administration.The three-party coalition,...
AASU opposes privatisation of NRL
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AASU opposes privatisation of NRL

GUWAHATI, Nov 15 - Asserting that Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) must retain its Central PSU status, the All Assam Students� Union (AASU) on Friday deplored the �weak role� of the Assam government in safeguarding the refinery, a product of the Assam Accord of 1985.In a statement, AASU president...
CAB to be tabled in Lok Sabha
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CAB to be tabled in Lok Sabha

NEW DELHI, Nov 15 - Notwithstanding the wave of protests in the North East over the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, the Centre has again listed the Bill for introduction and passage in the Lok Sabha.The CAB is among 27 Bills that the government proposes to bring during the Winter Session...
WCD to launch Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh
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WCD to launch Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh

NEW DELHI, Nov 16: Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh, a repository of diverse crops across 128 agro-climatic zones in India, will be launched on Monday for better nutritional outcomes and to fight malnutrition, the Women and Child Development Ministry said.WCD Minister Smriti Zubin Irani along with Bill...
Exports decline 1.11pc in Oct; trade deficit narrows
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Exports decline 1.11pc in Oct; trade deficit narrows

NEW DELHI, Nov 16: India's exports contracted for the third month in a row in October by 1.11 per cent to USD 26.38 billion mainly on account of a significant dip in shipments of petroleum, carpet, leather products, rice and tea.Imports too declined by 16.31 per cent -- the steepest fall in more...
Letting go fear of failure made me hungrier: Mayank
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Letting go fear of failure made me hungrier: Mayank

INDORE, Nov 16: India opener Mayank Agarwal said overcoming fear of failure has made him hungrier for runs as he smashed his career-best second double hundred in the opening Test against Bangladesh here.On day 2 of the opening Test, Mayank scored his third Test hundred, a 243 off 330 balls, which...
Rijiju calls for joint efforts from centre and states in making India a sporting nation
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Rijiju calls for joint efforts from centre and states in making India a sporting...

NEW DELHI, Nov 16: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has called for collective efforts from the centre and the states in making India a fit nation and help build a sporting culture in the country.Rijiju made the appeal during his inaugural address at the Conference of Ministers and Secretaries of the...
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