Launching a scathing attack on the central agencies, Assam Congress leader Jakir Hussain Sikdar said on Monday that the ED, CBI and Income tax Department are the branches of the Bhartiya Janata Party.
With the aim of fostering scientific curiosity and mathematical proficiency among students in the state, the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati in collaboration with Samagra Shiksha Assam, organized a massive Science and Maths Olympiad, one of the largest in the country.
The suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Shahjahan Sheikh on Monday remanded to the custody of the Enforcement Directorate till April 13 in the Sandeshkhali ED assault case.
"No one has the right to commit hooliganism. The law and the administration are doing their work. The administration will take action against whoever is at fault," the Madhya Pradesh BJP chief said while speaking to reporters on Monday.
As many as 19 traditional products and crafts of Assam, including Bihu Dhol', Jaapi' and several items of the Bodo community, have been accorded with the Geographical Indication (GI) tag.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday thanked Union Home Minister Amit Shah for extending support and assistance to deal with the ongoing storm situation.
In a tragic incident, a 4-year-old child died and at least two others were missing after a country-made boat carrying 15 people capsized in the Brahmaputra River in Assam's South Salmara Mankachar district due heavy storm, an official said on Monday.