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Amalprabha Das and Chandraprabha Saikiani award
Noted Social Workers and Gandhian Ladies Meena Agarwala and Swarnaprabha Mahanta has been awarded the Amalprabha Das and the Chandraprabha Saikiani award respectivey in memory
Blast in Bijni: 1 child killed and 3 others seriously injured
AASU protests against Rhino killing
Fake medicine recovered
Cock figh during Rongali Bihu celebration
Deori Bihu
Peace process set to revive as Dr Goswami meets Guv
Peace negotiator and writer Mamoni Roisom Goswami is hopeful of reviving the peace process while she called on Assam Governor Lt General (Retd) Ajoy Kumar ...Civilian killing: AASU protest spills to roads
AASU activists in Sivasagar and Dibrugarh towns took huge protest programmes on Tuesday demanding a judicial probe into the killing of 65 year old civilian ...Assam begins its film festival for children
Assam has inaugurated its children film festival Kidfest-08 at solemn function at the Rabindra Bhawan on Tuesday. The event will have 26 selected films to ...5 ultras surrender in Karbi Anglong
Five ultras including a hardcore ULFA cadre have surrendered before the authorities in Karbi Anglong district just before a while. According to information, 4 KLNLF ...Peace process: Goswami to meet Governor today
Peace broker and award winning writer Indira Goswami will call on Assam Governor Lt general retd) Ajoy Kumar Singh on Tuesday in a bid to ...BJP not averse to poll pact with AGP: Chakravarty
Zubeen pins hope on Tibetan peace with a tune
AIM Convocation
The Assam Institute of Management is happy to inform that the 13th Annual Convocation of the Institute is scheduled on 23rd April 2008 at 5.30 ...Naga women selling vegetables
Bus-truck head on collision in Roha; 5 killed, 10 injured
Assam Co goes aggressive in Nelp VII
The Assam Company Ltd (ACL) is evincing interest to strike deal with domestic and international firms for more oil and gas blocks to be auctioned ...Pakhi Miyan arrested, CBI interrogation on
Police have arrested infamous drugs peddler Pakhi Miyan on Friday in West Benga charging with his involvement in a number of cases. According to information, ...Home ministry team probing encroachment on Satra lands
A Union home ministry team is visiting the state to probe the allegations of Bangladeshi encroachment on a huge plot of land measuring around 7000 ...Suwori Utsav at Boko
Major blast averted in Paltanbazar as 10 PTED found
Police have averted a major blast in Guwahati when as many as ten PTEDs were recovered at Paltanbazar on Sunday afternoon. According to information, these ...Top ULFA cadre admits Paresh Baruah in B’desh
Despite repeated denial of the presence of ULFA Chief Paresh Baruah on the soil of Bangladesh, of late, it has once again come to light ...Abhijit Barooah receives Dainik Purvoday Excellence Award 2007
ONGC 2nd Division League 2008
Kids Husori group
Civilian murder: 12-hr bandh disrupts normal life in Sivasagar
A 12 hour bandh is disrupting normal life in upper Assam’s Sivasagar district from 6 in the morning on Friday. Called by a few organizations ...Rongali Bihu festivity reaching Gurgaon with songs, dance et al
Mukoli Bihu, Dibrugarh
Sudden raid: Deer flash, yak skin, many others seized from Dispur
Police and forest department officials in the city's Dispur area have seized skins and flash of deer and yak with some arms and ammunitions during ...Green cry: NGO wants steps to save one horn rhino in Kaziranga
Since its inception Nature's Beckon has been working with dedication for the protection of the wildlife of Assam as well as for their conservation. The ...Mild quake jolts Assam, Meghalaya
An earthquake of mild intensity was felt some parts of Assam and Meghalaya early in the morning on Thursday.Measuring a magnitude of 4.3 on the ...Civilian killing: CM order high level probe
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has ordered a high level pobe into the killing of civilian Dulen Baruah during a raid by CRPF recently in ...Top vety officer arrested in deer hunting case
Ambika Soni hints at huge plan to uplift Sattras
The Centre has a scheme worth Rs 96,59,00,000 for conservation and development of altogether 135 sattra in Assam, mostly, in Majuli.Disclosing this, Union minister for ...3 Rajya Sabha MPs from Assam sworn in
Fifty new members to Rajya Sabha, including three from Assam were sworn in today by Chairman Hamid Ansari. The MPs from Assam who took the ...Civilian killed in police-CRPF operation in Moran
A civilian was killed during a joint operation against ULFA by police and CRPF in Moranhat under Sivasagar district on Monday. According to information, acting ...ULFA is willing for talk, says Indira Goswami
Colourful Bihu: Rongghar premises saw a mini Assam
Assam celebrates colourful Rongali bihu
Assam is celebrating its much-vaunted Rongali bihu from Sunday with a clarion call to the misguided youths to eschew the path of violence. Sunday was ...Assam Valley Literary award to Dr Nagen Saikia
Bangla denies Paresh Baruah’s presence on its soil
Bangladesh has denied the presence of ULFA commander in chief Paresh Baruah but virtually admitted that the most wanted man was very much there. Addressing ...Assam: Festive mood in the time of Rongali
Bihu dance
Bihu dhol
Centre turns down UPDS demand for separate statehood
The Centre has straightly rejected United Peoples’ Democratic solidarity demand for separate statehood but in the same breath has informed them that there will be ...Sismic survey stops beside historic construction
The Assam Government has ordered a halt to the seismic survey in an around Rupahi Pather in view of the cracks at the historic Rongghar. ...Encounter: NDFB cadre killed in Diphu
An NDFB cadre was killed during an encounter with police in Diphu early this morning. According to information, a few NDFB cadres were coming for ...Blank firing in Barbaruah: 1 injured
One person has been left seriously injured when security personnel of a private company were resorting to blank firing to disperse a group of people ...Centre reviews Assam land & order situation
The Centre is reviewing Assam’s law and order situation at a series of meeting in New Delhi which began on Thursday. The state’s top ranked ...Invitation for Rongali Bihu 2008 at Gurgaon
ASSAM ASSOCIATION GURGAON CELEBRATES THE SPIRIT OF ASSAM ‘RONGALI BIHU’ ON 13TH APRIL 2008 (All are cordially invited)HIGH LIGHTS OF THE EVENING:Bihu presented by Bihu Team from Guwahati Assamese Songs by ...Surbhi Spring Festival, Mumbai: 11-13 April
Homecoming: AGP sets up panel on unification bid
After years of will-thy-won’t-they, the Asom Gana Parishad has finally stepped into the reunification corridor. In its crucial session concluded on Wednesday night, the party ...Ray of Hope: Centre-UPDS negotiation today in Delhi
The United Peoples’ Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) is all se to hold negotiation with the Centre on in Delhi Thursday. According to information, the historic talk ...POSCO Project is not an unquestionable boon for Orissa
The government of Orissa in India will be getting less than 5% of the price of iron ore from the much-hyped POSCO steel project than it would get from the global market. Why such criminal neglect of state's self-interest by state's captains?...AGP sure of victory in next Assembly polls
Major blast averted in Rangiya as explosive materials recovered
Bangla says it will not allow its soil for Indian rebels
Bangladeshi has make it plain that it will not allow any 'inimical' forces to set up their base on its soil and evinced keen interest ...144 CRPC in Pathor kuwari area as truck set on fire
Procession in Dibrugarh against price rise
Thousands of people in Dibrugarh joined an AASU sponsored procession on Tuesday in protest against the government’s failure to check price hike of essential commodities. ...AGP to meet tomorrow; set to discuss unification bid
A brainstorming session of the Asom Gana Parishad on Wednesday is set to clear the decks for unification of all regional parties to oust the ...Mukundakam Sarma to take oath as SC judge tomorrow
The Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court Dr Mukundakam Sarma is taking oath as Supreme Court judge on Wednesday. The Chief Justice of India ...Indo-Bangla border fencng, infiltration to come up in BSF-BDR meeting
The crucial BSF-BDR meeting begins in New elhi on Tuesday to discuss a number of problems confrnting India and its neighbouring Bangladesh. According to information, ...New FM channel in Guwahati; courtesy Sun TV
Sun TV Network Ltd has launched launched an FM Radio Station in Guwahati under the brand 'S FM' through its subsidiary South Asia FM Ltd.The ...AOD: AASU ready for intensified agitation.
The All Assam Students Union has said it have no option but to take resort to an intensified agitation if the Indian Oil Corporation further ...Gas cracker to be completed in time: B K Handique
Union minister of state for fertiliser, chemicals and mining, Bijoy Krishna Handique announced that the multi crore gas cracker project will be completed in time ...4 died of mushroom consumption in Tinsukia: death toll in Assam goes up to 25
Four people died on Monday after they consumed poisonous mushroom they brought from forest in Tinsukia district. Accoding to information, these people in the remote ...ULFA Raising Day: Flags flying in public places
Major blast averted in Namrup as Army recover bomb
A powerful blast in Namrup has been averted when Army’s 44 Field Regiment jawans recovered a bomb in the wee hours on Monday. According to ...Insurgency undone NE development: Antony
Union defence minister A K Antony has said development of the north eastern region has taken a backseat ie to insurgency adding that this problem ...Bihu preparation
Antony takes stock of of Indo-China border situation
NE journos body seeks safety and security
The North East Media Forum (NEMF) in New Delhi has urged Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to ensure safety and security of the journalists working ...Seminar on skill of motivation
The Karbi Anlong district Teachers' and Employees Association (KATEA), Howraghat zone will organize a day-long educational seminar on "Skill of motivation" with an aim to ...PCPIA Road Blocked
3 held for Muslimuddin murder
Police on Thursday have picked up three people in connection with the killing of a correspondent of the Asomiya Pratidin Muslimuddin on April 1. The ...MLA Jiten Gogoi mired in land grabbing case
Bokhat MLA is mired in a land grabbing allegation as police have registered a case against Bokakhat MLA Jiten Gogoi in Dispur following a complaint ...NEDFi Public Lecture
Mushroom consumption: 4 died in Dergaon
In yet another case of mushroom consumption, four people died on Thursday morning in upper Assam’s Dergaon area. According to information, the incident took place ...Assam, Meghalaya mired in boundary dispute
It’s once again the boundary dispute which is bound to embitter relationship between Assam and its neighbouring Meghlaya with both states mired in accusations and ...HC allows Dr Dhaniram to carry forward research
Assam's problems: Governor to talk to Centre
Assam's problems: Governor to talk to Centre Assam Governor Lt general (Retd) Ajoy Kumar Singh on Wednesday said he would soon take the Assam's problems ...Assam Bandh evokes mixed reaction
A 12 hour statewide Assam bandh has disrupted normal life in some parts of the state on Wednesday. Sponsored by the Atul Ray faction of ...Assam, 5 other states ARWSP beneficiaries
Rural development ministry has granted a total of Rs 114.16 crores to Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland and Jammu & Kashmir under the Rajiv Gandhi ...Manisana panel indicts police, dist admn for beltola clash
After weeks of will-they-won't-they, the Assam Government has tabled the Justice Manisana Commission report on Beltola clash on November 24, 2007 on Wednesday along with ...Assam Govt tables Manisana Report on Beltola Clash
The Assam Government has tabled on the floor of the House the report on the Beltola Clash that rocked the state on November 24 which ...Devastating fire ravages Bhutnath in Guwahati
Two people died two others injured, more than 1000 houses gutted and as many as 5000 people have been affected when a devastating fire broke ...Army bust ULFA camp in Arunachal
In yet another setback for ULFA before a few days left for its foundation day, the Army busted a hideout inside the Manabhum Reserved Forest ...No sovereignty no talk: Paresh Baruah
The United Liberation Front of Assam has made it plain and simple that negotiation sans sovereignty is impossible. According to information, then banned insurgent outfit ...NE industrial units get Rs 541 cr
The Centre has released Rs.541 crore for the industrialisation in the North East. According to information, an amount of Rs.766 crore have been released up ...Centre allocated 50 solar street lighting systems for Assam
The Centre says during 2007-08 a total of 750 solar home lighting systems, 50 solar street lighting systems and 500 solar lanterns have been allocated ...AASU school inspection
BSF-BDR talk border issues
Border Security Force and its counterpart in Bangladesh discussed a slew of issues relating to the Indo-Bangla border Karimganj district on Monday.According to information on ...City police nab 2 car lifters
Police have apprehended two car lifters in the city's Udalbakra area during an operation on Monday. During the interrogation, both the lifters are reportedly making ...3 NDFB rebels arrested in city
Police have arrested three hardcore NDFB caders and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunitions during an operation in the city's Beltola area on ...Indo-Bangla border: AASU asks Dr Barman to quit
Assam’s powerful student body All Assam Students Union has demanded Assam Accord implementation minister Dr Bhumidhar Barman’s resignation for his failure to keep his words ...Author info
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