GUWAHATI, Sept 29 – Assam has only 8.3 per cent of its around 27.52 lakh farmers covered under the National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS) between 1999-2000 and 2010-2011 fiscals.

GUWAHATI, Sept 29 – Stating that the Centre has laid special emphasis on the Northeast, the Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Prof KV Thomas today informed

Jorhat, Sept.

GUWAHATI, Sept 28 – Peculiar geo-morphological condition of the Himalayan foothill areas have made the Dhemaji district rivers deposit sand, and, in some cases some amounts of silt, on their beds.

GUWAHATI, Sept 28 – Members and supporters of the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) today observed eleven hour hunger strike in the district and sub divisional headquarters of the State demanding sc

NEW DELHI, Sept 28 – In what could have increased the discomfiture level of the embattled Tarun Gogoi Government, Bangladesh wanted to usurp a reserve forest in Modanpur-Pallahol area in Karimganj

SIVASAGAR: After an assessment and review conference at the Divisional office of the District Forest department in Sivasagar with 34 chairmen and secretaries of the Forest Management Committee’s th

Kokrajhar, Sept.

GUWAHATI, Sept 22 – Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today said that there was little scope for foreign investment in Assam in view of shortage of land necessary for big industries.

Guwahati: Over 15000 birds were culled in Assam’s Dhubri district following the detection of avian influenza in Agomoni area of the district.

Rapid Response Teams had culled the birds in 14 villages of Agomoni area after the avian flu virus was confirmed about a fortnight back, state Animal Husbandry and Veterinary department sources said here.

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