Assam

State in northeastern India

Assam is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of 78,438 km2 (30,285 sq mi). It is the second largest state in northeastern India by area and the largest in terms of population, with more than 31 million inhabitants. The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur to the east; Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram and Bangladesh to the south; and West Bengal to the west via the Siliguri Corridor, a 22-kilometre-wide (14 mi) strip of land that connects the state to the rest of India. Assamese and Bodo are two of the official languages for the entire state and Meitei (Manipuri) is recognised as an additional official language in three districts of Barak Valley and Hojai district. in Hojai district and for the Barak valley region, alongside Bengali, which is also an official language in the Barak Valley.

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The bodies of 10 Hmar men, killed in a CRPF operation in Jiribam on November 11, were airlifted to Imphal on Saturday. The transportation followed clashes..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 14 hours ago

Their bodies were found near a river in the remote village of Jirimukh along the Manipur-Assam border and were sent to Silchar Medical College Hospital in Assam..
Credit: DNA - Published 22 hours ago

At a Jharkhand rally, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma criticized Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren's previous decision to declare Fridays as school holidays...
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 1 day ago

Prime Minister Modi calls North-East India 'Ashtalakshmi'. He addressed the Bodoland Mahotsav in Delhi. The government allocated a special package for Bodoland's..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 2 days ago

The Bodoland Lottery Department will declare the Bodoland Lottery Result today, November 15, 2024, at 3:00 PM.
Credit: DNA - Published 2 days ago

Tensions escalate in Northeast India following the deaths of 10 individuals in Manipur, with tribal groups alleging extrajudicial killings by security forces...
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 4 days ago

Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 1 week ago

In the villages of Anipur Basti and Patiala Basti near the Bangladesh border, residents have embraced Sanskrit as an everyday language. Around 300 villagers,..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 1 week ago

Three coaches of the Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Express derailed near Nalpur Station, leading to a disruption in rail services. Thankfully, no casualties..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 1 week ago

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