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Income Tax investigation teams seized Rs 7.5 crore of unexplained money from a businessman on Saturday. (Representational image)

Demonetisation: Raids in Assam yield whopping Rs 2.50 crore

The raid was conducted in the Mahim store in Bor Bazaar area of Nagaon.

23 Dec 2016 1:56 AM IST

The construction of the road started on November 26 and it has been completed this week. (Representational image)

Assam villagers build 6 km road to connect their isolated village to...

After knocking at the administrations doors for years, the villagers approached social entrepreneur Aching Zeme seeking...

22 Dec 2016 1:04 PM IST

Petrol consumption was up 14.4 per cent to 2.01 million tonnes while diesel sales soared 10.45 per cent to 6.75 million tonnes.

Assam to offer 0.75% more rebate on digital purchase of fuel

The benefit is in addition to the centre's rebate of 0.75% and will be in effect from January 1, 2017.

19 Dec 2016 3:05 PM IST

Operations are on to drive these elephants back to Krishnagiri forest in Tamil Nadu (Photo: DC)

Speeding train kills 3 elephants in Assam

The forest officials said the incident took place on late Sunday night when a herd of elephants were crossing the...

6 Dec 2016 3:17 AM IST

5 CRPF jawans hailing from Uttar Pradesh, who were killed in an ambush by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir last week. (Photo: HU Na

NSCN-K rebels ambush Assam Rifle soldier's convoy; 1 dead, 9 injured

The ambush took place in between a place called Tissa and Nignu village close to Indo-Myanmar border.

4 Dec 2016 1:14 AM IST

Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. (Photo: PTI/File)

State to go cashless, says Assam Finance Minister

Sarma told reporters that digital road map would be ready in next ten days.

29 Nov 2016 2:04 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI/File)

Work in coordination to tackle insurgency, PM asks police chiefs of NE...

The DGPs were also asked to remain vigilant of the radical forces and were advised to intensify surveillance on cyber...

28 Nov 2016 5:23 PM IST

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Heartbroken elephant calf refuses to part with mother's dead body in...

The video shows the heartbreaking scene of the calf repeatedly tapping and nudging its mother's lifeless form.

26 Nov 2016 9:08 AM IST

TS prisons including the three Central jails at Cherlapally, Chanchalguda and Warangal can hold 6,848 prisoners. (Representational image)

Convicts approach Gauhati HC seeking to exchange old notes

The inmates, serving life terms, moved the HC contending it has become a problem for the prisoners to deposit their cash...

24 Nov 2016 9:23 AM IST

A group of militants sneaked into the Indian side of the de facto border but alert Army soldiers killed one of them and forced the others to return to the PoK. (Photo: AP)

Ulfa(I), NSCN(K) militant ambush kills three soldiers in Assam

The incident took place when army solders were moving towards Pengri, their base headquarters in Tinsukia district.

20 Nov 2016 1:28 AM IST

A United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre guards a camp in Tinsukia district, in the northeast Indian state of Assam. (Photo: AFP)

Assam: 3 jawans killed in IED blast triggered by ULFA (I) rebels

The army cordoned off the jungle in Pengri and launched an encounter at 5.30 am, which is still underway.

19 Nov 2016 10:09 AM IST

People wait outside a bank to exchange their old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes. (Photo: PTI)

Note ban crisis: Bhutanese currency in use in some border areas of...

Indian and Bhutanese money is used on both sides of the border towns for trading between people of the two countries.

18 Nov 2016 8:20 PM IST