Assam

An Indian Tea-tribe vendor sells cooked rats at a weekly market in Kumarikata village along the Indo-Bhutan border

Kumarikata: This village in Assam sells rat meat as Sunday delicacy

A traditional food item among some ethnic communities in the northeastern region, rat meat is sold at the same price as broiler chicken at Rs 200 per kg.

Dec 27, 2018

Visitors examine handguns for sale during the opening of the annual gun show in Manila

Assam government employee shot at in Haflong

The incident happened on Saturday at official's workplace, the police said, adding, the government employee is an inspector in the food and civil supply department.

Dec 2, 2018

Indian baby with mermaid syndrome dies minutes after birth

15 newborns die in Assam hospital in six days; probe ordered

According to JMCH Superintendent Saurav Borkakoti, 15 newborns have died at the special care newborn unit of the hospital between November 1 and 6.

Nov 10, 2018

PM Modi likely to celebrate Diwali in Kedarnath

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit the Himalayan shrine of Kedarnath in Uttarakhand on the occasion of Diwali.

Nov 6, 2018

Assam killing: Lone survivor recounts horrifying ordeal in Tinsukia attack

Namashudra is the sole survivor of the bloody incident that took place at Kheraibari in Tinsukia district late on Thursday evening.

Nov 2, 2018

Assam CM, Rajnath Singh condemn the killing of five people in suspected Ulfa militant attack

Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh condemned the killing of five people in suspected Ulfa militants attack in the state.

Nov 2, 2018

Shaan heckled for singing Bengali, Hindi songs during Assam concert; angry singer gives it back [Video]

While everything was fine till Shaan was singing only Assamese songs, someone from the audience threw a paper ball at him when he started singing Bengali and Hindi songs.

Oct 30, 2018

Assam: 46 groups sit on rail tracks, burn tyres to protest against Citizenship Bill

Political parties, including Congress and AIUDF, have extended their support to the bandh in the interest of Assam and its indigenous people.

Oct 23, 2018

Kaun Banega Crorepati 10 gets first ever crorepati contestant

In the latest promo of KBC 10, Amitabh Bachchan can be seen jumping on his seat as soon as Binita answers Rs 1 crore question.

Sep 26, 2018

Assam has witnessed 4,130 rapes, over 15,000 dowry cases in last 2 years

The figures could prove to be an embarrassment to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government since it came to power in 2016 on a slogan of change and had assured to protect the lives and property of the people.

Sep 25, 2018

Assam NRC: SC orders resumption of filing of claims and objections by those left out

A bench headed by CJI-designate Ranjan Gogoi made it clear that second opportunity was being given to those left out of the NRC, keeping in mind the "enormous magnitude" of the issue. It said the claims and objections can be filed for 60 days starting September 25.

Sep 19, 2018

Hope new Pakistan government will seek peace with India: Rajnath Singh

On Monday, the union minister had also inaugurated two smart border fencing pilot projects on the international border in Jammu.

Sep 17, 2018

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits parts of Bihar, Assam and West Bengal

According to the Indian Meteorological Department, the tremors were felt at 10.21 am in Bihar.

Sep 12, 2018

One crore fake beneficiaries registered in anganwadis across India: Maneka Gandhi

Last month, Gandhi said about 14 lakh fake names of children were found registered in anganwadis of Assam.

Sep 11, 2018

Who is Ranjan Gogoi? India's next Chief Justice to take charge on October 3

Justice Ranjan Gogoi is the second senior-most judge in the Supreme Court and will take oath as the 46th Chief Justice of India on October 3.

Sep 2, 2018

Assam district launches menstrual hygiene programme in 17 schools to fight social taboos

Executive Director of ONGC, Assam Asset, S D Maske said, through this project, the oil major has joined hands with the Sivasagar district administration and the UNICEF for easy accessibility and affordability of sanitary napkins for girls, especially from economically underprivileged families.

Aug 31, 2018

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Assam

Kumarikata: This village in Assam sells rat meat as Sunday delicacy

Assam government employee shot at in Haflong

15 newborns die in Assam hospital in six days; probe ordered

PM Modi likely to celebrate Diwali in Kedarnath

Assam killing: Lone survivor recounts horrifying ordeal in Tinsukia attack

Assam CM, Rajnath Singh condemn the killing of five people in suspected Ulfa militant attack

Shaan heckled for singing Bengali, Hindi songs during Assam concert; angry singer gives it back [Video]

Assam: 46 groups sit on rail tracks, burn tyres to protest against Citizenship Bill

Kaun Banega Crorepati 10 gets first ever crorepati contestant

Assam has witnessed 4,130 rapes, over 15,000 dowry cases in last 2 years

Assam NRC: SC orders resumption of filing of claims and objections by those left out

Hope new Pakistan government will seek peace with India: Rajnath Singh

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits parts of Bihar, Assam and West Bengal

One crore fake beneficiaries registered in anganwadis across India: Maneka Gandhi

Who is Ranjan Gogoi? India's next Chief Justice to take charge on October 3

Assam district launches menstrual hygiene programme in 17 schools to fight social taboos

SC asks Assam govt to submit report on NRC's ramifications; raises doubts on Centre's role

Assam: Woman chops off man's penis for trying to rape her

Assam: Govt official shocks all by sharing porn videos on Inspector of Schools' WhatsApp group

Fake godman known as 'Kissing Baba' arrested for sexually exploiting female devotees in Assam

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