Over 800 security personnel have been deployed at Batadraba at Nagaon district of central Assam after the district administration started a massive eviction drive in the area on Monday morning.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday recalled Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government's efforts in maintaining peace across the North East region by saying that under the leadership of PM Modi, the North East has gone ahead on the path of development.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Assam's Guwahati on Saturday evening after holding the 25th meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council in the West Bengal Secretariat in Nabanna today.
It may be noted that the Assam government is observing a 'fortnight of development' in 11 districts across the state with the laying of foundation stones for new projects and the inauguration of completed ones involving a financial outlay of Rs 15,000 crore.
At least three persons, including a child, were killed and two others injured after they were attacked by a herd of wild elephants in Assam's Goalpara district on Thursday, said Dhruba Dutta, the forest range officer of Lakhipur.
Till date, around 17 lakh women have been receiving an amount of Rs 1,250 each on the 10th of every month through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) method under the first phase of this social sector scheme, Assam Chief Minister said.
New Delhi (India), December 14 (ANI/PNN): Assam Rifles as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and the Government of India Initiatives of 'Khelo India Abhiyan' and 'Fit India Movement', organised the first ever Assam Rifles annual football tournament across the football loving states of the North