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IED blast in Assam, no one injured

The incident took place in Tinsukia district

Assam govt considering handing over rhino poaching to NIA

Replying to Zero Hour notice by AGP MLA Pabindra Deka, Forest Minister Pramila Rani Brahma said state government is currently evaluating options

Assam terror attack: CM Sonowal to visit Kokrajhar today

Sonowal briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday about the situation

Flood situation in Assam terrible, says Minister

Causing massive damage to infrastructure, including roads and bridges, and affecting wildlife

Assam to undertake Rs 30,000 crore rural investment programme to double farm income

The five-year long programme is in unison with the vision of PM Modi to double the income of farmers

Assam industry wants govt to do away with entry tax

Industry is of the view that levying of entry tax is counter-productive and against the very spirit of Value Added Tax

239 rhinos killed in Assam since 2001

Forest Minister Pramila Rani Brahma said that the government has taken up several steps to stop the man-animal conflicts across the state

Assam flood situation remains critical, 1.88 lakh affected

District authorities have set up 21 relief camps in Jorhat and Golaghat districts sheltering 3,811 flood-hit people

Assam plans legislation for punishing those with disproportionate assets

To infuse transparency in day-to-day governance, the new government in Assam is set to introduce a 'file tracking' system in its departments. The government is also planning to bring a new legislation to assess properties of elected representatives and government employees.

In Assam, BJP govt struggles to deal with influx issue

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal declared that the Bangladesh border would be sealed in two years

Assam PSC invites application for assistant engineers posts

Last date to apply for the post of 25 Assistant Engineer, nine Assistant Inspectors of schools and a Director of Agriculture is July 7, 2016

Centre aims big for Assam oil sector, to make it petro-hub of SE Asia

Rs 6,000 crore investment lined up for current fiscal and Rs 80,000 crore by 2030

Sonowal asks BDOs to prepare list of poor persons

He directed BDOs to put up complaint box at their offices and to dispose of complaints without delay

Assam to take a leaf out of China's flood control measures

Team to visit neigbouring country to study Yellow River or Huwang He management strategies

Assam Congress chief Anjan Dutta dies of cardiac arrest

He was undergoing treatment since May 25 at AIIMS in New Delhi

Sonowal seeks Rs 10,000-crore package from Modi

'Precarious' financial condition with about Rs 10,000 crore committed liabilities of previous government has necessitated special support from the Centre, said new CM Sarbananda Sonowal

Assam to create land bank in 100 days

Single-window clearance system in the works

BJP govt in Assam inherited Rs 10,000 crore liabilities: Sonowal

Assam CM submitted a memorandum and a White Paper on state's precarious financial condition to the PM

Assam loses Rs 1,000 cr on lack of ease of doing biz environment

Industry cites red-tapism, lengthy clearance procedures, unnecessary rules and regulations for lost investment

Will seal Assam's border with Bangladesh to prevent further infiltration: Sonowal

BJP is concerned about 'ongoing erosion of Assamese traditions, culture and way of life', said the new CM designate