Guwahati

Kobe Bryant's death put life in perspective for me: Virat Kohli

Need guys at Nos 6 or 7 to win matches under pressure: Kohli

7:06 pm January 4, 2020

Guwahati: India captain Virat Kohli on Saturday said it will be tough for India to win ICC events unless the middle-order steps up and delivers in pressure situations if the top-order has a rare failure. India last won an ICC event back in 2013 (Champions Trophy), have often been described as a top-heavy team […]

Centre responsible for CAA clashes: Yechury

BJP indulged in dirty politics to consolidate ‘Hindutva votebank’: Yechury

8:48 pm January 3, 2020

Guwahati: CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Friday accused the BJP of indulging in “dirty” politics with an intent to consolidate “Hindutva votebank”. The package of National Population Register, proposed countrywide NRC and the amended Citizenship Act has been brought by the saffron party to create a rift between Hindus and Muslims, leading to tension, […]

Sarbananda Sonowal takes charge as AYUSH minister

40,000 landless indigenous people of Assam to get pattas

10:58 pm January 2, 2020

Guwahati: The Assam government on Thursday decided to provide land pattas (deeds) to more than 40,000 landless indigenous people of the state on January 28, an official said here. It was decided at a review meeting of the Revenue and Disaster Management Department chaired by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. The chief minister directed the […]

Tourism in Assam suffers Rs 1000 cr loss due to CAA

6:08 pm December 31, 2019

Guwahati: Tourism in Assam suffered an estimated loss of Rs 1,000 crore due to violent protests against the amended Citizenship Act, a top official said on Tuesday. The sector has been badly hit in December and will be in January too, Assam Tourism Development Corporation Chairman Jayanta Malla Baruah told a press conference here. Along […]

US expresses concern over religious freedom in India

Anti-CAA protests continue unabated in Assam

7:56 pm December 26, 2019

Guwahati: Protests against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 continued unabated across Assam on Thursday, primarily under the aegis of student bodies AASU and AJYCP, with agitators vowing not to relent till the law is scrapped. Opposition Congress, which has kickstarted an 800-km ‘padyatra’ from Sadiya in eastern Assam to Dhubri in the western end […]