An earthquake of 4.3 magnitude hit Assam's Nagaon on Monday, making it the seventh quake in the state this month and the third in the district, an official said.

The accident occurred near Bamunigaon Railway Station when the women were crossing a railway track.

The Assam government on Sunday began an eviction drive in Biswanath district, displacing 309 families, officials said.

According to the police, the principal went to the school alone on Saturday morning and lowered the flag in an "objectionable manner".

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has claimed that 'illegal infiltration' - seen by many as a reference to Bengali-speaking Muslims - poses an "existential threat" to the northeastern state's indigenous communities.

In an interesting feat in the history of the Assam Police, an IPS couple from the state will be honoured with prestigious medals on Independence Day in Guwahati for their service to the nation.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday launched an online portal through which indigenous people living in "sensitive areas" can apply for arms licences.

The Assam government has launched a portal where indigenous communities in the state's sensitive and remote regions can apply for licences to possess arms.

As opposition parties continue their protests against the revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, called the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), the Assam Congress is preparing a strategy to counter any voter list manipulation.

In a major development of combating cross border illegal influx of Rohingya, at least nine members of Myanmar's Rohingya community, who allegedly entered India illegally nearly 13 years ago, were arrested near the India-Bangladesh border.

A woman was arrested in Assam's Morigaon district on Tuesday for allegedly making derogatory statements against the Assamese community. The arrest took place after a group -- Bir Lachit Sena - filed a complaint against her.

A madrassa operating without government approval was demolished in Assam's Tinsukia district. According to reports, the local mosque committee, under pressure from the residents of the area, carried out the demolition in Lohari Kachari village.

The prestigious Lachit Barphukan Police Academy (LBPA) in Assam's Dergaon hosted a grand Passing Out Parade for 700 Goa Police recruits today, marking the culmination of 43 weeks of rigorous training.

A Thadou tribe chief of a village in Assam's Dima Hasao has strongly condemned threats and online abuse against him for attending an event themed on peace in Manipur's capital Imphal.

Leaders of the All Indian United Democratic Front, a key opposition party in Assam, accused Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of failing to maintain law and order in the state.

An eight-year-old girl was allegedly raped and killed at a tea garden in Assam's Dibrugarh district, police said on Sunday.

Jharkhand BJP chief Babulal Marandi has alleged a conspiracy was hatched during the assembly election last year by a senior police officer to "frame" Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

A government employee in Assam has transformed a 25-year passion for collecting vintage items into a unique private museum.

The Assam government on Friday evicted 146 families who had allegedly encroached on 132 acres (400 bighas) of forest land in Golaghat district, officials said.

The All Assam Students' Union (AASU) staged statewide protests on Friday at district headquarters, strongly opposing the Assam government's reported directive to withdraw all citizenship-related cases against illegal Hindu migrants.

As part of an ongoing crackdown on illegal immigration, Assam Police on Friday sent back 10 Bangladeshi infiltrators from the Sribhumi area in Karimganj district along the Indo-Bangladesh border.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has taken sharp digs at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

The infrastructure of Guwahati International Airport is inspired by the resilience of bamboo and the grace of foxtail orchids.

Mr Sarma said the state government has allowed withdrawing cases from the Foreigners Tribunal against two communities - Koch Rajbongshi and Gorkha.