Assam

Common people can make a big difference to global issues like degradation of the environment and reduction of green cover. Doing this is Jahar Bhowmick, a mathematics teacher in Assam’s …

Birds can exhibit their sense of gratitude while also repaying the kindness shown to them by helping others. This was evident in Assam, where the Wildlife Trust of India-run Centre …

There is good news for diabetes patients in India as scientists have claimed that Joha rice which is cultivated in Northeast parts of the country is effective in lowering the …

The biggest ever cargo has arrived at the Numaligarh refinery jetty from Kolkata through the river route via Bangladesh as Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) ship MV Maine 66 …

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari rolled out four highway projects for Assam today that entail an investment of Rs 1450 crores to give a big push …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off Assam’s first Vande Bharat Express train and inaugurated new electrified sections of railway tracks in the state through video conferencing today. The Vande Bharat …

The Centre has drawn up a plan to develop a river-based tourism circuit on the Brahmaputra in partnership with the Assam government to connect 7 historic temples in the region. …

The Mega Bihu Programme Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended in Assam’s capital Guwahati was nothing short of spectacular in terms of its sheer scale and grandeur. Held at Sarusajai stadium, …

On the auspicious occasion of Bihu today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first All India Institute of Medical Science in North-east India in Guwahati. The superspeciality hospital built at …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Assam today to inaugurate AIIMS Guwahati and three other medical colleges to give a major boost to healthcare in the state and the North-East …

Keeping in view the significant improvement in the security situation in Northeast India, the government on Saturday announced a further reduction in the number of disturbed areas covered under the …

Chandigarh: Punjab police have arrested ‘Waris Punjab De’ president Amritpal Singh and taken him along with three of his companions to lodge them in the Dibrugarh jail of Assam, highly …

Garcinia pedunculata, a medicinal plant commonly called ‘Borthekera’ in the Assamese language, traditionally forbidden for raw consumption, has been found to protect from heart diseases. Administration of the dried pulp …

Keeping up with his government’s promise to promote inland waterways as a supplementary mode of transport, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to inaugurate some major projects for Assam …

With the cold wave sweeping across the northern and north-eastern parts of India, just like human beings, animals in the zoos too are finding it difficult to cope with winter. …

A video showing a ferocious rhinoceros chasing tourists in a jeep safari at the Kaziranga National Park in Assam has gone viral. The tourists in three jeeps appear quite scared …

At least 15 people, including three forest officials, women and children  were injured as a leopard went on the rampage at the Rain Forest Research Institute (RFRI) in Assam’s Jorhat. …

Weavers of traditional handlooms in Assam had much to celebrate as the famous Gamosa of the State has received the Geographical Indication tag. This traditionally woven handloom product can be …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday ringed the heroism of the Assam general Lachit Barphukan with the rise of a New India, which draws inspiration from a new set of …

Bangladesh Foreign Minister A K Abdul Momen said that Dhaka attaches great importance to its relationship with India. Momen said this while meeting a 55 member delegation from Assam which …

With the aim to minimise the human-animal conflict involving elephants, the Tripura Forest Department has decided to fit radio collars around these creatures. The use of global positioning system devices …