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Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul and former CM Nabam Tuki (Photo: PTI)

Supreme Court can't decide CM, says Kalikho Pul

Pul had taken over the office after imposition of President's Rule in February this year.

14 July 2016 1:49 AM IST

Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) sources said more than 88,000 people are reeling under flood in 257 villages. (Photo: PTI)

Assam reels under floods, over 1.5 lakh affected

Six State Disaster Management Response Force motorboats have been pressed into service to rescue people from the...

9 July 2016 12:36 PM IST

Himanta Biswa Sarma had defected from the Congress to the BJP and helped it win the Assam elections. (Photo: File)

Assam govt to lower tax on commodities after protests against VAT hike

Justifying increase of VAT by 1 per cent, Mr Sarma said that state was facing a severe financial crunch.

7 July 2016 9:43 PM IST

Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal (Photo: Sondeep Shankar)

Protests against BJP govt in Assam for increase in VAT on 127 items

The state government has withdrawn partial exemption granted to oil companies on sale of LPG (cooking gas) for domestic...

6 July 2016 4:33 PM IST

Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) sources said more than 88,000 people are reeling under flood in 257 villages. (Photo: PTI)

90,000 affected in Assam floods, Brahmaputra above danger mark

More than 6,000 hectares of crop have also been damaged in the affected districts.

5 July 2016 9:17 PM IST

In the remand report submitted at a local court in Hyderabad, National Investigation Agency officials had stated that the five men who were arrested for planning terror attacks, had been receiving directions from ISIS to plan and carry out violent terror attacks .

ISIS propaganda material in Bengali worry security agencies

Indian security agencies raise alarm over ISIS propaganda material in Bengali, alert WB and Assam.

5 July 2016 2:10 AM IST

Audi India aims to attract over 5,000 potential customers across India through AMT this year against more than 1,200 visitors in 2015.

Audi eyes smaller cities, North-East to spur growth

To fuel it sales across smaller locations, company is currently taking its Audi Mobile Terminal to tier II and III...

30 Jun 2016 12:29 PM IST

AGP leader Prafulla Kumar Mahanta (Photo: PTI)

Crack in Assam's BJP alliance: AGP leader warns Central government

The issue that Mahanta flagged was about the decision of petroleum ministry to auction at least 12 small and marginal...

29 Jun 2016 1:02 AM IST

Devotees light earthen lamps ahead of the Ambubachi Mela at Kamakhya temple in Guwahati. (Photo: PTI)

Over 10 lakh devotees expected at Kamakhya temple

The state's spiritually inclined chief minister, Sarbananda Sonowal, who chaired a meeting of police and civil...

19 Jun 2016 2:47 AM IST

There were 35 occupants in the bus when accident took place. (Photo: ANI)

Meghalaya: Thirty killed as bus falls into gorge

Rescue team evacuated five people from the gorge on Wednesday morning but most of them were in critical condition, said...

16 Jun 2016 1:31 AM IST

Anti Corruption Bureau recovers 2 crore in cash from Mahat Chandra Talukdar, DFO, in Guwahati. (Photo PTI)

Assam DFO caught with Rs 2 crore, tiger skin, ivories

Talukdar, the DFO of Dhemaji forest division, was caught while accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 from three businessmen in...

15 Jun 2016 1:27 AM IST

The aftermath of the incident was more embarrassing as a section of forest officials reportedly tried to destroy the carcass with chemical and salts in order to cover up their failure. (Representational image)

Assam: Poachers kill rhino in state forest minister's presence

Forest officials try to destroy the carcass with chemical, salt in order to cover up their failure.

10 Jun 2016 1:09 AM IST