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Inspector, lady constable placed under suspension
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Inspector, lady constable placed under suspension

GUWAHATI/MANGALDAI, Sept 17 - The inspector-in-charge of the Burha police outpost, Mahendra Sarma, and lady constable Binita Boro have been placed under suspension and a criminal case registered against them for allegedly stripping and torturing a pregnant woman and two of her sisters inside the...
Talks with Pak only on cross-border terror: India
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Talks with Pak only on cross-border terror: India

NEW DELHI, Sept 17 - India on Tuesday said there is no need to �worry� too much beyond a point about what people will say on Kashmir as it was its internal issue on which its position has �prevailed and will prevail�, remarks that come in the backdrop of raging debate over New Delhi�s decision to...
Protest against exclusion of genuine citizens Final NRC
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Protest against exclusion of genuine citizens Final NRC

MANGALDAI, Sept 16 - Alleging serious anomalies in the preparation of the final NRC leading to exclusion of a large number of genuine citizens of the Hindu Bengali community, the Darrang district committee of All Assam Bengali Youths� Federation on Friday staged a four-hour protest at the District...
Malinee Goswami takes charge as AWU�s VC
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Malinee Goswami takes charge as AWU�s VC

JORHAT, Sept 16 - Dr Malinee Goswami, today took charge as the first Vice-Chancellor of the Assam Women�s University (AWU) at Rowriah here.Dr Goswami, former Head of the Department of Assamese, Gauhati University, was appointed to AWU VC�s post by the State Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, who is...
Anbamuthan MP new DC of Karimganj
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Anbamuthan MP new DC of Karimganj

SILCHAR, Sept 16 - Anbamuthan MP, will take charge as the new Deputy Commissioner of Karimganj district. This was communicated through an order issued on Monday by the Personnel Department, Government of Assam. Anbamuthan MP, officiating as Staff Officer to Chief Secretary will replace present DC MS...
Nagaon Police arrests one prime accused
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Nagaon Police arrests one prime accused

NAGAON, Sept 16 - Nagaon Police arrested a prime accused on Sunday in the statewide multi-crore rupee scam of minority students� scholarship scheme, sponsored by the union government. This person along with other people across the State had siphoned off a major share of the allocated fund under the...
Nagendranath Buragohain Award presented
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Nagendranath Buragohain Award presented

SIVASAGAR, Sept 16 - Dr Soumerjyoti Mahanta, writer and Principal of Sivasagar Commerce College, was conferred the Buranjibid Damchao Nagendranath Buragohain Award by the Nagendranath Buragohain Smriti Rakhya Samiti at a function held in Buragohain�s residence at Betbari Dilihi Gohain Gaon on...
Govt help sought to keep KNP animal corridors free
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Govt help sought to keep KNP animal corridors free

GUWAHATI, Sept 16 - Keeping the animal corridors between Kaziranga National Park (KNP) and Karbi Anglong hills free and ensuring hassle-free movement of the KNP wild animals between the National Park and the hilly landscape of Karbi Anglong has emerged as a challenge for the officials of the State...
Radhakrishnan turned the Viceregal Lodge of Shimla into the IIAS
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Radhakrishnan turned the Viceregal Lodge of Shimla into the IIAS

SHIMLA (HIMACHAL PRADESH), Sept 16 - The colonial British rulers during their rule over India set up their summer capital in Shimla (then it was called Simla). A building was built as a home for Lord Dufferin, the 8th Viceroy of India (1884-1888) and was called the Viceregel Lodge. It housed all the...
Protest against poor road conditions
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Protest against poor road conditions

GOALPARA, Sept 16 - At least five demonstrators were arrested for blocking the state highway Agia-Pancharatna Road at Bhalukdubi on Sunday. The group of demonstrators belonging to the Chatra Mukti Sangram Samiti (CMSS) were staging a demonstration to protest against the pathetic condition of the...
Thousands join Poshan month rally at Nalbari
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Thousands join Poshan month rally at Nalbari

NALBARI, Sept 16 - In response to the call given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to observe September as Poshan Month with a vision to address malnutrition with a targeted approach by 2022, the Nalbari district administration today took out a massive rally at Nalbari town. Nearly 3000 women,...
Assam athletes emerge best
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Assam athletes emerge best

GUWAHATI, Sept 16 - Assam emerged best in the boys U-14 category in the East Zone Junior Athletics Championship held at Ranchi on September 14 and 15.Assam won 10 gold, 13 silver and 15 bronze medals in the meet and bagged 35 points to occupy the top spot. West Bengal stood second with 30 points. A...
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