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Bus accident in Sonapur: 12 bodies recovered
As many as fifteen people have been feared killed at Sonapur in Kamrup district when a Guwahati bound Green Valley bus from Silapathar fell into
The curse of eductaion
By Education, I mean what we generally believe---'the concept of acquiring one degree after another'. The reader might be shocked to see the word 'Curse' ...
Tragic bus accident at Sonapur: 15 feared dead
Atleast fifteen people have been feared dead at Sonapur when a bus fell into a river after the driver lost his control at the dead ...
12-hour bandh in Meghalaya
Cabs plying the city road defying the 12-hour bandh called by the proscribed HNLC in Khasi-Jaintia Hills on 23-02-08. The outfit sponsored the bandh in ...
Shiva Thapa wins Gold Medal and Best Boxer at Golaghat boxing championship
Shiva Thapa, Gold Medal and Best Boxer (SSCB) of the 23rd Sub Junior National Boxing Championship posing for a group photograph at Golaghat on 22-02-08 ...Freedom Fighters in Funny Situations
Sarojini Naidu had not reached the Congress pavilion at Gauhati (now Guwahati) in time to support Mahatma Gandhi’s Condolence Resolution....5 injured in Black Widow attack
Five people including three policemen have been left injured as the Black Widow militants by accident attacked them in between Langtin and Hatisali on Friday ...Maoist rebels sneaking into Assam: Rajnath
Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh on Friday has warned that the country could land in big trouble if the government fails to check the ...Devastating fire in Jorhat town
Property worth one crore has been left ravaged while a 12 hour long devastating fire that broke out on Thursday midnight at a goodwon in ...Bail for AASAA leader Rafel Kujur
The jailed AASAA vice president Rafel Kujur has been granted bail by the Gauhati High Court. According to information, a single of justice Anima Hazarika ...
Pranab Baruah Art Award 2007
Artist Chinmay Ray is being awarded with the Pranab Baruah Art Award 2007 by Litterature Homen Borgohain at the Pranab Baruah Art Award Ceremony organized ...K J Jamwal in Tezpur
General Officer Commanding of Army’s Eastern Command KJ Jamwal has arrived in Tezpur 4 Core Office to take stock of the state’s counter insurgency operations. ...Govt-UPDS ceasefire extended term for 6 months
The ceasefire between UPDS and government has been extended for yet another term of six months. The truce pact extension came up a day after ...ULFA kills 2 in Kakopathar
An uneasy situation is prevailing in Tinsukia district’s Kakopathar area following the killing of three people in two separate incidents by suspected ULFA militants. According ...
3 KLNLF killed in encounter in Kamalabheti
A large quantity of arms and ammunitions recovered from the KLNLF extremist...
Opium cultivation destroyed in Sorbhog
Police have destroyed opium cultivation at a plot of 12 bighas in Ganakguri gaoan in Sorbhog and arrested the landlord Gajen Das on Thursday. According ...
Potato Cultivation by AASU
Dr. Suraj Singh Baghl, Vice Chancellor Assam Agricultural University along with AASU Adviser Samujjal Bhattacharya seen collecting its first consignment of potatoes produced jointly by ...
Bir Chilarai Divas
498th Birthday of Mahabir Chilarai is being organized by Assam Government, All Assam Koch Rajbonshi Sanmilani in association with Guwahati Metro administration at Amingaon near ...GMCH allays kala azar fear
The fears of kala azars that gripped the people across the state have been allayed by the Guwhati Medical College Hospital authorities on Thursday. According ...AGP gears up for Rajya Sabha poll
The opposition Asom Gana Parishad has started it hectic political confabulations to ensure its candidate in the upcoming Rajya Sabha election in March. But this ...Suspected kala azar patents in GMCH
As many as eleven people from Panikhaity area in the outskirt of the city have been admitted to the Guwahati Medical College following some complaints ...Lachit, Nekibur not known to me: Manoj Tamuly
The arrest of Lachit Bordoloi charging him with ULFA’s bid to hijack an IA plane has mired in controversy with the arrested ULFA cadre Manoj ...Bir Chilarai Day today
Today is Bir Chilarai Day which is being observed across the state with a number of programmes. Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is schedule to ...Govt lack goodwill for peace process: ULFA
The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has accused the Government of shying away from peace talk saying it has become clear that the only ...Black Widow extortion notice to NEPCO GM
Once again the NEEPCO is running into a rough weather. There is report that the Black Widow militants have demanded a Rs 1 crore ransom ...Ganguly, Dhoni ready for action in Guwahati
Former Team India captain Saurav Ganguly and his successor Mahender Singh Dhoni will be seen in action when they will lead Bengal and Jharkhand respectively ...Gogoi leaving for Tripura
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is leaving for Tripura on Wednesday to campaign for the upcoming Assembly polls slated for February 23. According to information, ...
Narrow escape for Dasmunsi, Dwijen Sarma
Union minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi and Oscar Fernandage today had a narrow escaped from a major accident when their helicopter caught in bad weather while ...
Lachit Bordoloi hospitalized, not produced in court
The police could not produce the arrested PCG member and MASS leader Lachit Bordoloi before the court as he has been rushed to the Guwahati ...Gogoi to table state budget on Mar 10
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, who also hold the finance portfolio, will table the state budget for 2008-2009 on the floor of the Assam Assembly ...4 killed, 2 injured in Black Widow strike in Umrangsu
The gun has yet to fall silent atop the North Cachar hills. In yet another strike, the Black Widow militants killed four people of the ...
Assam Bandh total, peaceful
Normal life in the state has come to a grinding halt across the state due to the 12-hour Assam bandh on Tuesday. ...Assam bandh disrupts normal life
A 12 hour statewide Assam bandh is disrupting normal life on Tuesday. Barring police army and vehicles, the streets are wearing a deserted look. Shops ...
Aiyar hins at oil exploration soon in river basin
The Centre is all set to start oil exploration in the Brahmaputra river basin saying it could boost oil production. Addressing the golden jubilee function ...
Assam Times contributor gets UNHCR-CNES fellowship
The Guwahati based journalist and a regular contributor to 'Assam Times', Nava Thakuria has been awarded with the first media fellowship on refugee issues sponsored ...
Manipur Mega Marathon 2008
United People's Front, Manipur Organized a Mega Marathon 2008 in Manipur with theme 'Run for your Nation' on 17-02-08 from Khuman Lampak Main Stadium. This ...Assam BJP chief faces dissidence
Assam BJP leadership has come in for sharp criticism following the party’s poor performance in the recent panchayat polls. Several leaders within the party have ...Karbi festival going on
With much fanfare and cultural extravaganza, the colourful Karbi Youth festival is going on atop the Karbi hills. The colourful cultural event of the Karbi ...BJP seeks policy to regulate conversion
The Assam BJP has demanded a specific set of policy from the Government on conversion saying it is mother of all social tension in the ...AJYCP’s statewide silent protest
The Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chatra Parishad has staged a statewide silent protest on Saturday demanding immediate release of PCG member Lachit Bordoloi, stopping police harassment ...Aircraft nosedlanding in Chabua
A microlite glider of the Indian Air Force nose landed in a tea estate near the IAF eastern aircommand base at Chabua in Dibrugarh district ...4 ULFA cadres killed in Sonari
Four hardcrore ULFA cadres were killed in Sonari during a joint operation by Army and Sivasagar police on late Friday night. According to information, Army’s ...AAkhanda Krishnaguru Eknaam Kirtan for Univeral Peace 2008 begins
By the blessings of Param Guru Krishnagurujana the “Akhanda Krishnaguru Eknaam Kirtan for Universal peace 2008” has started from from 14th February 2008 - to - ...Flutter in Golaghat town
An unidentified call has created a flutter in the entire Golaghat town on Friday forcing the authorities to beef up security measures. According to information, ...
HSLC-HS examinations begin
The Board of Secondary education, Assam is beginning its High School Leaving Certificate Examinations 2008 and High Madrassa examinations from Friday across the state. According ...Central team reviewing Assam law and order
A high level Central team is reviewing Assam’s law and order situation. According to information, led by Union cabinet secretary K M Chandrasekhar the 24 ...ULFA cadres arrested in the city
The city police aresed two ULFA cadres from the Latashil area on Thursday. They are known to be Krishna Bodo and Thaneswar Deka alias Illias. ...PCPIA demands release of Lachit & Nekibur
The Peoples Committee for Peace Initiative in Assam has sponsored a statewide dharna on Wednesday demanding immediate release of human rights activist and PCG member ...4 poachers arrested
Four poachers have been arrested during a stepped up anti poaching operation launched by police, CRPF and forest officials, four poachers have been arrested from ...Nt league football in March
The Sarusajai Sports Complex will host the Indian B Division League Football match from the second week of March. Oil India team pins hope on ...Bid on to disrupt peace process: Pramod Gogoi
Assam CPI leader Pramod Gogoi has apprehended a some people in Assam have been trying to disrupt the peace process. The arrest of PCG member ...PCG member facing threat
It’s a startling revelation that could land the Tarun Gogoi Government in trouble. Another ULFA People’s Consultative Group member Hiranya Saikia has charged some politicians, ...2 dead in accident in Borgang
It’s a tragic accident which left two people dead in Borgang area under Biswanath polic station in Darrang district last night while a bus hit ...12 people depose before Manisana panel
Altogether 12 businessmen on Tuesday deposed before the Manisana panel which is probing the violence that rocked Beltola on 24th of November. These people came ...Police foil city bombing bid
ULFA was planning serial bombings in the city from March 10. This startling revelation was made by ULFA leader Champak Sarma who was arrested on ...ONGC blamed for pollution in Geleky
The hydro functioning technology of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has been behind the pollution at Galekey which causes more concern among the people ...Deforestation causing concern
Yet again it’s deforestation which has almost denuded the Delhi Reserve Forest of Charaideo. The deforestation is evident from a number of illegal saw mills ...Aircel beeps without security
The mobile phone service provider Aircel has been expanding its business in different places of Assam continuously. But without any security ring. For its mobile ...Lathi charge in Doomar Dalang Tea Estate; several injured
Several tea garden people including Moran's Assam Chah Mazdoor general secretary Lakheswar Tati, have been injured in police lathicharge made to quell the situation while ...Police arrest peace broker for IA plane hijack bid
Police have arrested a peace broker, a lawyer and a journalist charging with involving in the ULFA’s recent bid to hijack an Indian Airlines plane. ...Big setback for ULFA: top cadres surrender
It’s a big setback for ULFA as three top ranked cadres of the dreaded 709th battalion have surrendered on Monday before Army in upper Assam’s Dibrugarh ...Former Assembly Speaker arrested
Nalbari police have arrested former Asam Assembly Speaker Pulakesh Baruah from his Guwahati based residence on Friday evening. The aitting Trinamul Asom Gana Parishad president ...
Mysterious blast in Lahwal; 1 killed 11 injured
One died and eleven others have been left injured at an accidental blast at an aluminum factory in Lahwal in Dibrugarh district. According to information, ...Poaching: Sonowal seeks centre’s intervention
MP from Dibrugarh Sarbananda Sonowal has demanded Centre’s intervention to check poachings of rhinos in the Kaziranga National Park. In a statement released here, he ...Poaching: AASU dharna in front of KNP
Hundreds of AASU activists are staging demonstrations on Thursday in front of the Kaziranga National Park alleging the park authorities’ failure to protect the rhinos ...
Protest rally at Dimapur
Participants at the protest rally against kidnapping, killing and anti-social activities to the business community in Dimapur organized by Dimapur Naga Student's Union (DNSU) at ...
Dr. Audrey Cantlie: Her sweet memory of Assam and "The Assamese"
“My father Sir Keith Cantlie served in the Indian Civil Service from 1910 till his retirement in 1947. So, in a way I consider myself ...Policy for the North East: A Bird’s Eye View
North Eastern Region (NER) comprising of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura are all special category States and the national planning ...
Assam Association, Delhi: Diamond Jubilee celebrations
It was a handful of Assamese families, who were residents of the national capital just after India attained its Independence, who got together to form ...Encounter in Nambor forest: 2 KNLF cadres killed
Two Karbi Longri National Liberation Front (KLNLF) militants have been killed in an encounter with Army in the Nambor Reserve Forest in Golaghat district in ...Barama still tense
Situation still is remaining tense in Barama following the killing of Bodo leader Babul Swargiary by unidentified miscreants on Sunday. According to information, Bharat Ramchiari, ...Police recover PTD in Rongiya
The Rongiya police saved the people from a major tragedy while they recovered a powerful Programmed Timed device from near a hotel on the National ...RComm to provide CDMA service in Northeast
The Reliance Communications has received government nod to provide CDMA services under the existing Unified Access Service Licences in the entire north eastern region. The ...Assam Tableaux in 2020
It seems some quarters are angry at the absence of Assam tableaux in the Republic Day parade 2008 at New Delhi. Even the CM has ...Shooting champs in Guwahati from Feb 16
Eleven 11 Arjun award winners among the 220 shooters will be seen in action at the Master Shooting Championship in Guwahati from February 16. According ...Black Widow kills 1 more in Haflong
The face of violence atop the North Cachar hills refuses to die down. The Black Widow militants have killed one more people after he ...ASDC rushes delegation to Delhi
The ASDC has rushed an eight member delegation to New Delhi on Tuesday to reiterate the demand for an autonomous state covering both North Cachar ...Authority involved in illegal wildlife trade: Nature's Beckon
Rhinos are poached for their horns and the elephants for their ivory....
Poaching: 1 more rhino killed in Kaziranga
Again poaching has rocked the Kaziranga National Park on Monday night. The body of the rhino was spotted at the Bagori range on Tuesday morning. ...
Anandaram Baruah award
Students who get computers as the Anandaram Baruah award are being seen carrying their respective computers at the Judges' Field in Guwahati on 04-02-08. ...
Rhino horn with poacher arrested at Nagaon
A rhino poacher Dilip Das (27) with Rhino horn being arrested by Forest Officers & Forest guards of Kaziranga National Park and Bokakhat Police at ...Another rice scandal hits FCI
There is flutter in the FCI as a big big rice scandal is coming up following the seizure of three trucks loaded with rice from ...Culling in progress in Dhubri and Kokrajhar
For the second day, the rapid response team are carrying out poultry culling in some parts of Kokrajhar and Dhubri district. The culling is going ...Doomar Dalong tea estate lockout still on
A brimful cup of misery awaits the tea garden labourers working at the Dumor Dalong Tea Estate where lock out has entered eight day on ...
Manas Robin at children's conference
Children enjoying some light moments with populer singer-music director Manas Robin during the 12th biennial conference of All Assam Moina Parijat, the biggest childrens' body ...AASAA leader received cash from ANLA
It’s a big revelation that the Adivasi militants outfit ANLA funded the AASAA to hold the rally that turn violent in the city’s Beltola area ...Black Widow terror: 2 killed, 3 injured in NC Hills
Tension still prevails in Manderdisa a day after the death of people when Black Widow tribal militants opened indiscriminate fire in the North Cachar village. ...
Protest rally at ULFA cadre's adya shradha
Womens as well as girls in numbers took out a rally shouting the slogans of death ULFA cadre Bidur Gohain at his adya shradha in ...
Living legends
Living legends duo Dada Saheb Falke award winner legend singer Bhupen Hazarika and Writer and Jnanapith award winner Mamoni Roysom Goswami seen during an interaction ...
King Weds Mirani
Aman King is the younger son of Omar Luther King and Roma King. He is incidentally the grandson of Maulana M. Tayyebulla who was a ...
Manipur tops NE Games
Manipur has hogged the limelight in the North East Games which ended on Saturday. The guest team has claimed altogether 58 gold medals. Manipur is ...Brindabon hints at strategies for LS polls
The Asom Gana Parishad will formulate a set of strategies fore the Lok Sabha polls in the light of the panchayat poll results. Disclosing this ...Gogoi for more sops to students
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday said his government will dole out more sops for the students for outstanding performance in the international level. ...Rockybul admits poaching but not to quit
Assam forest minister Rockybul Hassain on Saturday finally has admitted the sharp rise in the poaching of rhinos in the Kaziranga National Park. But the ...
12 hour bandh hits DImapur
School children's walk passes by the closerd shops at Circular road, Dimapur on 02-02-08. The normal business establishment in the commercial hub of the state ...Assam beckons German investment
German has evinced keen interest in the exchange of experts in sev eral sectors with Assam. This was disclosed on Friday while a 15-member delegation ...Guwahati HC asks govt to remove 3 bank directors
In yet another notable verdict, the Gauhati High Court has ordered the Assam government to remove three directors of the Assam Cooperative Apex Bank ...Devastating fire in Paltanbazar
A major fire broke out in the Paltanbazar area in the city on Friday midnight which damaged properties worth crores of rupees. The accident took ...
Guwahati Film Festival 2008
A.K Absar Hazarika, President of Guwahati Cine Club, Aribam Shyam Sharma, noted Film director, Eminent Bollywood actress Seema Biswas, Eminent film director Girish Kasaravali and ...Bird flu: poultry culling to begin in Dhubri
The Dhubri district administration will cull as many as two lakh poultry along the Assam-West Bengal border in view of bird flu which is dispersing ...
NE Games: dearth of audience worries Manishankar
Union minister for DONER, panchayat, sports and youth welfare Mani Shankar Aiyar has lamented the lack of audience in the North East Games at Sarusajai ...Govt lacks political will to end conflict: ULFA
The United Liberation Front of Asom has strongly criticised the government for lack of interest to end the arms conflcit in Assam.In its latest mouthpiece ...Former Meghalaya MLA killed in road accident
A former Meghalaya MLA died tragic a road accident at Chaygaon near Guwahati on Friday morning. According to information, the former Meghalaya legislator P D ...
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