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One killed by elephant at Kaziranga National Park
One person was killed and another seriously injured by a wild elephant near Kaziranga National Park,official sources said to assamtimes.Buda Ganju, a resident of Dagaon
Bus-Maruti head on collision near Dibrugarh town: 5 killed 2 injured
Five people died three others have been injured at a tragic accident at Dibrugarh district's Kutuha area on Sunday morning.According to information, the accident took ...Lachit Bordoloi booked under NSA
Peace broker and MASS leader Lachit Bordoloi has been arrested under the National Security Act on Sunday accusing him of link with ULFA. Mr ...Mushroom consumption: 7 died, 9 injured in Sivasagar
Four people of a same family died in Sivasagar district when they consumed mushroom on Saturday. According to information, the incident took place at Jiamari ...Storms hits Assam: 2 women dead in Roha, Mangaldoi
A two hour long powerful storm on Saturday midnight has left lakhs of houses ravaged in central and upper Assam district. According to information, a ...Teachers to go for railway highway blockade on April 2
Hundreds of teachers working with the of the state's non provincialised schools will block the National Highway and railway April 2 saying the government has ...Mahanta says Assam rice production declines
Former Assam Chief Minister Prafula Kumar Mahanta is unhappy with the state's rice production which he says is taking a downward trend.Addressing a press conference ...
Akhil Gogoi receives award from Kiron Bedi
Young social activist and Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti president Akhil Gogoi received the prestigious 2nd Shanmugam Manjunath Integrity Award from the Magsassay awardee Kiran Bedi ...Prestigious national award for Akhil Gogoi
Noted young social worker Akhil Gogoi has been nominated for the coveted Second National Manjunath Swanmugam Integrity Award for his relentless work for transparency in ...RAB's terror in Bangladesh
Rapid Action Battalion [RAB], the most notorious Para military forces in Bangladesh, which is known for its atrocities through extra judicial killing, abduction, rape and ...Trip to Bangladesh: Patowary dares Gogoi's preparedness
The Asom Gana Parishad on Wednesday has contradicted Assam Chief Minister's Tarun Gogoi's statement that the government is ready send Chandramohan Patowary to Bangladesh if ...
Guest of the Month: Adya Sarmah
Renowned artist "Guruji" Adya Sarmah addressing the media people in a press meet during the "Guest of the Month" programme organized by the Guwahati Press ...Seal Indo-Bnagla border by Mar 31;AASU to govt
The All Assam Students Union has served the March 31 ulimatum for the Government to seal the porous Indo-Bangla border. This was disclosed by AASU ...Last Gate: Less a capital more a site for strike
Protesters thronged in thousands with anti-government slogans in Dispur Last gate on Tuesday demanding government steps to address the problems they have ben facing for ...2 ULFA cadres, 2 linkmen nabbd in city
Two top ULFA rebels have been arrested from the city's Japorigog with two other linkmen during a police operation on Monday night. According to information, ...Blast at rail station: 4 killed in Harangajao
Four people were killed when th Black Widow militants exploded a powerful grenade at the Harangajao rail station on Monday night.According to information, three of ...Feeline attack in Sivasagar: 9 injured
Altogether niner people have been injured when a leopard attack the villagers in Sibsagar district on Sunday. According to information, a leopard which is supposed ...
Chief Minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi being felicitated
Chief Minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi being felicitated during the open meeting of Purvanchal Tai Sahitya Sabha at Namrup on 23-03-08. Pix by UB Photos. ...
Nupur Bordoloi died at 37
Popular music artist and keyboard player Nupur Bordoloi died on Saturday. He was 37 and he was suffering from blood cancer for the last couple ...
Digital meter blast in Guwahati: no casualty
The explosion of seven digital meters at a city apartment created panic among its residents in the city’s Beltola area on Saturday. It all took ...Assam: Splash of colour in the time of holi
Assam also join the country’s holi festival with a splash of colour across the state from Friday. Forgetting political and religious affiliation, the people of ...
Assam Guv celebrating Holi
Assam Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Ajai Singh along with children celebrating Holi, the festival of colour, at Raj Bhawan, Guwahati on March 21, 2008. Photo ...ULFA man killed in Dhubri
A Dhubri ULFA cadre was killed in Golukganj area while police and Amy jawans were launching a joint operation nea the Rupsi Aiport early in ...AASU hunger protest in city
AASU activists in the city staged a two hour long hunger strike on Thursday demanding exemplary punishment for those involved in the recent blast in ...Himanta-Dhaniram
Assam health and family welfare minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has threatened to arrest noted cardiac surgeon and genetic engineer Dr Dhaniram Baruah if the later ...HC orders suspension of 3 police officers
The Gauhati High Court has ordered suspension three top ranked police officers for probing into the teacher recruitment scam with out arresting two kingpins involved ...NE militants involved in rhino poaching in Kaziranga:Regupathy
Over the years, there has been a sharp rise in the rhino poachings in the Kaziranga National Park were the north east militants are actively ...40 injured in Jorhat bus accident
Forty people have been injured while a Dergaon-Jorhat bus fell into a deep gorge before it reached the destination. According to information, the incident that ...AASU alleges voting rights for migrants' childrens
All Assam Students Uniuon has alleged that the children of illegal migrants who sneaked in to the state from across the border in 1986 are ...GPC Inter Media Cricket: Appointment letters of Players to be scanned
Following the complicacy aroused in conducting the inter media cricket tournament, organized by Guwahati Press Club (GPC) every year, the organizer has finally decided to ...
"Mousumir Asha" released
Noted film actor Nipon Goswami released an audio CD "Mousumir Asha" of singer Mousumi Saharia along with famous singer Pulok Banerjee at Guwahati Press Club ...Hardcore ULFA surrenders in Dibrugarh
A surrendered ULFA cadre has made a startling revelation on Tuesday that ULFA utilizes its newly recruited fellows in the strikes against Hindi speaking people ...
Dhemaji: A forgotten district in "aam aadmi" 2008 Budget
Dhemaji which at one point of time was an important township. I say with a heavy heart and felt for the people who are so ...Govt behind BLT-NDFB clash
A failure government on the law and order front in Assam has been behind the BLT-NDFB clashes in the Bodo dominated areas in the state. ...Imphal Firing, 95: lifer for 4 CRPF jawans
A Kamrup district session court on Monday sentenced life imprisonment for four CRPF jawans chargesheeted by CBI in the Imphal firing case where nine people ...
Veterinary workers detained
Police detained several workers of the state animal husbandry and veterinary department at the dharna site on Monday while they were holding protest in front ...ULFA's IED expert killed in encounter
One hardcore ULFA cadre died at an encounter with Army in Dibrugarh district's Kakopathar area on Monday. According to information, the ULFA cadre was identified ...Blasts in Sonari, Gaurisagar: 1 injured
One person was seriously injured in yet another blast that took place in Sonari in Sivasagar district on Sunday midnight. According to information, the blast ...Powerful explosion at Mising Festival in Jonai: 4 dead, 55 injured
Four people died and more than fifty injured while a powerful blast rocked a Mising cultural festival in Jonai in Upper Assam on Saturday midnight. ...Encounter in North Lakhimpur: 2 ULFA cadres killed
Two ULFA militants were left killed at a joint encounter of police and army in Silikhapukhuri area of North Lakhimpur district early in the morning ...
Curfew continues in Chirang
A 12-hour BTAD bandh call by the Rabiram faction of the BPPF is paralyzing the normal life in the BTAD area onSaturday. All markets, shops, ...Kalita, Baishya, Doimary set to win RS poll uncontested
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Bhubneswar Kalita, BPPF(H) leader Biswajit Doimary and Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) general secretary and former Union minister Birendra Prasad Baishya ...
Dr Samujjal Bhattacharjya speaks at Sahitya Sabha seminar
Dr Samujjal Bhattacharjya Adviser AASU, addressing a national seminar at the Constitution Club, New Delhi organised by Assam Sahitya Sabha on the topic of Judgement ...
Zubeen Garg performing at Sivasagar
Zubeen Garg of Ya Ali fame performing during the launch of Sky Chef Fine Dining, a multi cuisine restaurent at Sivasagar, Assam on 12-03-2008 night. ...BSF hand over terrorist list to BDR
The Border Security Force has handed over a list of some camps set up by the north eastern outfits on the soil of Bangladesh during ...Blast at Doomdooma daily bazaar: 1 dead, several injured
A powerful blast that rocked Doomdooma town just before a while has left one person dead and several injured. According to information, the blast took ...Encroachment in inter state border: Our land their occupation
A vast area measuring nearly 90,000 hectares belonging to Assam is being illegally occupied by the the neighbouring Nagaland, Mozoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya.According to ...Cong hails state Budget
Assam Congress hailed Tarun Gogoi's state budget for 2008-2009 saying it a pro poor people.The party has welcomed the proposals for food processing park in ...International women's day was observed by Kingkhap
The Kingkhap Assamese ladies association of Kharghar celebrated international women's day at Mile Stone party hall in a befitting manner. Noted journalist Sobita Goswami, welknown ...Gogoi tables Rs.2819.23 crore deficit budget
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has tabled a Rs 2189.23 crore crore deficit state budget on the floor of the House on Monday pledging to ...Gogoi to table state budget today
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is all set to table the state Budget for 2008-2009 on the floor of the House today. Speaking to Assam ...Mainstream discrimination: Will the prisoners of conscience awake?
Much ink have been spilled on the racist and indecent attitudes in Delhi and its neighbouring areas towards those hailing from the seven sister stats ...ULFA strike at Hindi speaking people: 3 killed
ULFA is set to target against the Hindi speaking people in Assam forcing the authorities to beef up security arrangement in upper Assam. The banned ...
Protest rally at Duliajan
Local people blocking a road to stage demonstration in protest against the police and paramilitary atrocity for several hours at Duliajan on 09-03-08. Yesterday evening, ...
Mass wedding at Lakhimpur
A mass wedding ceremony of 52 couples of diferent religion were held today at Siajuli Baba Dham Namghar organized by the Seva Bharti and Marwari ...Blast in Dibrugarh: 6 injured
As many as six people have been left injured in upper Assam's Dibrugrah town when the suspected ULFA militants exploded a powerful hand grenade on ...16 injured in Tinsukia blast
As many as sixteen people have been injured while a powerful bomb exploded in Tinsukia town at around 1 pm on Saturday. According to information, ...Micro enterprise development programme
A NABARD sponsored micro enterprise development programme is under way at Solmora village under Dhekorgorah block, Jorhat. The 10-day programme has been supported by agriculture-based ...
Blast in fancy Bazar; 4 injured
More than four people have been injured while bomb exploded in the city's busy Fancy Bazar area just before a while. According to information, the ...
SA RE GA MA PA Little Champ winner Anamika Chowdhury
SA RE GA MA PA Little Champ winner Anamika Chowdhury, being felicitated by numbers of organizations and her well-wishers on 07-03-08 at Guwahati, after she ...
Mark Tully talk: Telling the North East Story: The conflict and the Media
The people of the North East feels alienated because very few in the mainland appreciates their contributions, problems and cultural ethos. The media also, almost ...
Last gate: Tiwa bodies stages dharna
Hundreds of Tiwa Yuva Chatra Parishad and Tiwa Women Welfare Association activists have staged protest at Last Gate on Friday demanding the Sixth Schedule status ...
Last Gate: CIC employees sit in strike
A good number of Community Information Centre employees have staged dharna at Dispur Last Gate on Friday to press the demand for regularizing their jobs ...
Ailing protesters rushed to GMCH
There is still protest at Dispur Last Gate by the various organizations demanding steps to end the issues besetting these people for years. Some protesters ...
NREGA at Nalbari
Bodo ladies displaying their Job Cards under National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) at Nalbari District of Assam on 06-03-08. The job cards are being ...P C ram Killing: CBI begins it investigation
A Central Bureau of Investigation team has started its probe the killing of FCI's North east regional executive director P C Ram in Changsari. According ...
Mahashivratri in Assam: thousands throng at Sivasagar, Umananda
Along with other parts of the country, Mahashivratri is being observed in Assam with traditional religious pomp and gaiety. Hundreds of devotees with milk and ...Firing on police by Naga miscreants
An uneasy situation is what prevails in Nazira sub division along the Assam Nagaland border following as firing incident by the Naga militants at some ...Blast at Lakhimpur town: 4 injured
Atleast four people have been injured when suspected ULFA militants exploded a powerful bomb at around 7-30 in the evening in Lakhimpur town. According to ...AKRSU demo in Delhi
A good number of Koch Rajbanshi people representing the various bodies of the communities are staging a 72 hour long demonstration from Wednesday in front ...Bengal beg East Zone Ranji title
The Bengal team has the last laugh in the East Zone Ranji clash when the rain played spoilsport in the final one dayer with Jharkhand ...NREGA implementation rocked Assam House
The Assam Government came in for sharp criticism on the floor of the House on Wednesday when the Opposition parties slammed it on the implementation ...Tea labourer stage dharna in Dsipur
Hundreds of tea garden labourers staged dharna in Dispur Last Gate on Wednesday demanding immediate implementation of the Tea Plantation Act and the Minimum Wage ...ULFA, NDFB runing extortion in city
Insurgent activists are camping in some parts of the city to run the extortion drive. The Paltanbazar police have apprehended two ULFA cadres on Tuesday ...Blast in Sivasagar town: 1 killed, 2 injured
One people died and two others have been injured while the suspected ULFA activists exploded a powerful bomb in Sivasagar town area on Tuesday afternoon. ...
Chief Minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi felicitated Dr. R.K Pachauri,
Chief Minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi felicitated Dr. R.K Pachauri, Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) at Rabindra Bhawan Guwahati on 04-03-08. Dr. R.K ...Straight from the House: AGP stages walk out
The main Opposition Asom Gana Parishad on Tuesday staged walk out while the Speaker turned down the adjournment motion the party moved in the House ...Rongghar: ASI ready for legal action again ONGC
The Archeological Survey of India is all set to take Oil and Natural Gas Corporation to the court for the cracks at the historic Rongghar. ...STRAIGHT FROM THE ASSAEMBLY: All About the liquor business
The day two of the Assam Assembly's Budget session began with a rocause as soon as it began. As the House started its proceedings, Palashbari ...Encounter in Lahowal: Top ULFA cadres killed
Two hardcore ULFA cadres were killed during a Police and Army join operation in Upper Assam’s Dibrugarh district early in the morning on Tuesday. According ...
Straight from the House: AGP set to bring adjournment motion
The Opposition Asom Gana Parishad is all set to move an adjournment motion as soon as the Assam Assembly session begins it’s second pay proceedings. ...
Dharna by Moran Students
Activists of various Moran organization under the banner of All Assam Moran Students' Union seen in confrontation during the 4 hour long dharna demanding Scheduled ...Police nab an NDFB ultra in firing incident
The City police have apprehended one suspected NDFB ultra suspected to be involved in the firing incident in Rupnagar area, Guwahati this afternoon. Police have ...Firing in the city area
A firing incident is being reported in the city's Rupnagar area at around 3-15 on Monday afternoon causing panic in the area. Details are awaited. ...Assam Assembly: Several Bills in the line up
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi will table the 2008-09 Budget of the State on March 10 in the Assam Assembly which began on Monday with ...
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