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The method has been proved to be a harmless way of reducing human-elephant conflicts

Jailed activist and president of newly formed political party Raijor Dal, Akhil Gogoi, took his oath as the elected member of the Assembly.

All shops, eateries including dine-in will be allowed till 1 pm, and only home delivery will be allowed after 1 pm.

Crocheter Himabindu Manchala helps revive the age-old handicraft through her ‘Crochet Now’

The AGP Legislature party which also held a meeting on Sunday announced that it would support the leader elected by the BJP Legislature Party.

The party's central leadership had summoned Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, both contenders for the top post.

According to Deputy Commissioner Pallav Gopal Jha, the estate has been declared a containment zone.

The saffron party won 60 of the 126 seats, its allies Asom Gana Parishad nine and United Peoples Party (Liberal) six.

The RTI activist, in an attempt to reach out to the people of the state, wrote several open letters from jail, highlighting problems that need to be addressed.

Chandrashekhar Rao congratulated Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on the hat-trick win of her party in West Bengal and forming the government for third consecutive term

As per the Election Commission website, the BJP is leading in 60 out of the total 126 assembly seats.

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is leading in 60 seats while Congress is leading in 26 seats.

The Congress has established initial leads only on five seats while its partners Bodoland Peoples Front on two seats and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) on one seat.

On Saturday, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra reviewed counting arrangements with senior officers of the commission.

A total of eight quakes jolted the state since Wednesday night and all originated in and around Tezpur, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said in its bulletin.

An earthquake of 6.4 magnitude hit Assam on Wednesday morning, causing widespread damage in the Northeast state.

Most parts of the region felt the impact of the massive earthquake as people ran out of their homes and other places in panic.

The state government has also ordered all market places and shops to down shutters by 6 pm, and face mask has been made mandatory for everyone.

Three employees of the ONGC were on April 21 kidnapped by suspected ULFA-I militants from its Lakwa oilfield in Assam's Sivasagar district along the Assam-Nagaland border.

"Around 300 people created chaos at both places, mainly over payment of Rs 500 for the tests," Cachar district Additional Deputy Commissioner Sumit Sattawan said.