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Save us from our saviours – Nagaland church to Jesus Christ
Violence scared Nagaland has turned to God for peace, desperately seeking respite from factional fights, residents of Dimapur, Nagaland’s commercial hub, organized special prayers on
Political hazard in Assam
Corrupt practices by politicians are not a new phenomenon. It can be conceded that it has begun from the colonial era. But it took a ...Satriya Culture: Majuli delegation leaving for France
With a view to furthering the publicity of Assam’s satriya culture in the western countries, a 12-member team from Majuli is leaving for France on ...More ULFA strike in Mangaldoi, Nagaon: Kumarikata toll up 7
Hours after the fatal blast that left seven people dead in lower Assam’s Baska district, the ULFA militants made yet another strike at a police ...
Powerful blast at Kumarikata: 5 dead, 50 injured
Altogether five people died and more than forty injured in lower Assam’s Baska district when suspected ULFA militants made a powerful strike at the Kumarikata ...Flood threatens to wash away Kaziranga; KNP ready to contain the fury
There is flood waters inside the Kaziranga National Park forcing its authorities to adopt a set of arrangements to avert major disaster in the time of flood. According to information, the surging waters of the near by tributaries of the mighty Brahmaputra are spilling into te abode of rare wild animals posing a serious threat to the national park. Flood waters have already submerged Rangamotoria, Moklung, Muwamari, Chahola beel areas in the Agoratoli range besides some other low laying areas in Aaria and Kohora, Aarimoura and Bagori. With a view to containing the situation, the authorities have already rushed 26 forest guards from Karbi Anglong district, an assistant forest conservator with a ranger on deputation to contain the situation. Apart from this, 6 forest guards from Sonitpur, 14 from Jorhat, 5 from Golaghat, 10 from Nagaon, 9 from Hojai have been rushed to man the national park in the time of flood . Meanwhile, a good number of rhinos and deers are leaving for the safe Karbi hills through the Kanchanjuri corridor by crossing the National Highway 37 as flood waters are gradually surging inside the park. Checking gates have been set up in the corridors to ensure safe passage to the marooned animals. Meanwhile, Kaliabor and Bokkhat administration have promulgated 144 CRPC on the National Highway from Bokakhat to Jakhalanandha to restrict the plying of vehicles beyond 20 kilometre per hour in speed. If need be, the KNP authority is all set to set up forest camp outside the park. On the other hand, the rescue and rehabilitation camp of the park is kept on alert in view of the flood situation. On the other hand, an elaborate arrangement is on the cards to deal with the situation with 116 small boats, 8 machine boats besides three speed boats. But the small boats, mostly, are old and nor well equipped. Notably, several wild animals lost their lives in flood, some others are crushed to death by speeding vehicles while they cross the national highway 37 to get rid of floods.
Python rescued near Jorhat Engineeing College
A 14-feet-long python weighing more than 50 kg was rescued from a pond in Jorhat town and handed on Saturday whuich was later handed over ...
Devastating fire un the city; biscuit factory gutted
A devastating fire that broke out in the city’s Lakhara area has completely gutted a biscuit factory on Saturday. According to information, the source of ...ULFA C-in-C threatens to target Assam ministers
A few hours after two companies of ULFA's crack unit, the banned insurgent outfit has threatened to target the minister along with a section of ...Workshop on Human Rights Violation in Assam at Nagoan
Union Grants Commission (UGC) sponsored workshop on HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION IN ASSAM is all scheduled to be held on 28th June 2008 with a day ...International Karate Competition in Guwahati
The 1st International Invitational Karate-Do Championship 2008 is scheduled to be held at Bhogeshwar Phukannini Indoor Stadium, Guwahati from 28th to 29th June 2008 organised ...
ULFA section declares ceasefire
ULFA leader Mrinal Hazarika addressing the media in a press conference organised under the 28th Battalion of ULFA at a ULFA camp on 26-06-08. The ...HS Arts streams started at Bokakhat HS School
HS Arts classes have been started from this academic session at Bokakhat HS School keeping in view the demands of the public. The school has ...
North East Crafts and Textile Exhibition at NEDFi Haat
Assamese Film Actress Moloya Goswami lighting the lamp at the inauguration of the North East Crafts and Textile Exhibition held at NEDFi Hut premises in ...
Ambubachi Mela
Devotees offering prayers to the Goddess Kamakhya as the temple door has opened today after four days at the Kamakhya temple premises, believed to be ...
Ploughing time..
A farmer is seen ploughing his field at Ambagaon, Udalguri, as the monsoon arrived timely in the region this year. Most people in this area ...
26 hardcore ULFA militants surrendered at Tamulpur
Surrendered 26 hardcore ULFA militants along with Major General Chander Prakash VSM, General Officer Commanding (GOC) Red Horn Division and Mr. Chandar Nathan IGP Lower ...Rattle Hum North East India Music Festival
A member of the JAMBELI BAND performing live at the Rattle Hum North East India Music Festival held at Guwahati on 21-06-08 night. Various ...
North East Moto Cross Challenge 2008
Bike Riders taking part in the "North East Moto Cross Challenge 2008" organized at the Assam Engineering Institute Field, Chandmari in Guwahati on 22-06-08. Pix ...Journalists' meet emphasizes on proper salary to scribes
A journalists meet at Guwahati Press Club today insists on providing space for the accused journalist Mukul Pathak, who was arrested by the CBI officials ...
PCG member Hiranya Saikia arrested by police
Peace broker Peoples’ Consultative Group member Hiranya Saikia was arrested on Saturday by Gorchuk police on Sunday charging with maintaining nexus with the proscribed ...Festivity atop Nilachal as Ambubachi event gents underway
Thousands of people are thronging atop the Nilachal hill to attend the grand Ambubachi, the name of an event that begins on Sunday at the ...Assam flood situation is improving as water level recedes
Assam’s overall flood situation in its north district of Lakhimpur is improving but both the Lakhimpur and Dhemaji districts are remaining cut-off on Sunday. More ...Top ULFA leader released on bail; later whisked away
A top leader of the United Liberation Front of Asom who was languishing in bail has been released on bail by a district court on ...Media Workshop on Judicial-Procedure Reporting
A media workshop on 'how to report on judicial procedure/matter' has been organized at Guwahati Press Club on June 28, Saturday. The workshop will begin ...India can produce more rice through 'SRI': Experts
Rice is the staple food for majority of the population in India. It contributes 65% of the total food grain production of the country. With ...Court says no to bail plea of Ripun, 2 others
The court of R K Jain in Delhi court on Saturday rejected the bail petitions of sacked education minister Ripun Bora and two of his ...High profile strike: Gegong Apang's son kidnapped from Itanagar
In a daring high profile strike, a group of rebels have kidnapped former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Gegong Apang's youngest son Getam Apang on Wednesday ...Corruption Charges against Media Persons: Journalists' Meet at Press Club
Journalists Acton Committee, Assam has organized a Journalists' Meet at Guwahati Press Club on June 22 (at 1 pm) to discuss about the issue of ...Respite for marooned people; flood waters show receding trend
There is somewhat let-up in the overall flood situation in the north Assam districts of Lakhimpur and its adjoining Dhemaji. According to information, the floodwaters ...DHD(J)-NSCN(Z) top cadres kidnapped
Breaking the five hour long anxiety, army has admitted that they have arrested DHD(J) publicity secretary Paiprang Dimasa and NSCN(Z) leader Dichung for Room No ...ULFA crack unit mired in secret deal with govt for peace talk
It's big big breaking news. A section of ULFA's middle rung leaders, mostly from its crack unit, are striking a deal with the government for ...Reshuffle: Barman, Bora, Neog to look after education department
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi has allocated the education portfolio to three ministers namely Dr Bhumidhar Barman, Gautam Bora and tourism minister Ajanta Neog.According to ...
No let-up in Lakhimpur monsoon agony; CM greeted with wrath
There is no let-up the overall flood scenario in north Assam district of North Lakhimpur even as Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has admitted virtually his ...
Making their way to School..
School going girls cautiously making their way through a drowned uprooted tree as bridges and roads are in deteriorated condition due to an unprecedented flood ...
Lakhimpur Flood
People traveling on boat after disconnected National Highway-52 by flood water of river Ronganadi near Ganesh Udyan in Lakhimpur on 17th June 2008.Pix by ub ...
Dr Binayak Sen as I know him
I first met Binayak, wife Ilina and their two daughters Aparajita and Pranhita at the conclusion of Pokaran to Sarnath 'Global Peace March' on 6th ...Primary Education in North East: All is Not Well
The northeastern region is running with a deplorable state of affairs if the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER), 2007, is any indication. Making this ...Encounter near Namsai: 2 rebels killed
The army killed two more terrorists at an encounter near Namsai along Assam-Arunachal border early in the morning on Tuesday. According to information, the encounter ...No let-up in north Assam flood situation; toll stands at 19
The over all flood situation in the north Assam district of Lakhimpur is remaining unchanged and army jawans are still in the rescue operation and ...
Lakhimpur flood
People crossing the river with the help of a boat in the flood affected Lakhimpur on 16-06-08 as the first wave of floods hit Lakhimpur ...NE gets external affairs ministry branch office in Guwahati
The ministry of external affairs has open its North east branch liason office in th city on Sunday. Inaugurating the office, external affairs minister Pranab ...
5-year old crosses Ganga
5 years old Swimmer from Sivasaga, Shivangi Sharma showing the Victory sign after completing her feat of crossing the river Ganga (from both banks) in ...PM to unveil Vision 2020 on July 2 to uplift NE
The Centre is drawing up a massive plan to boost trans border trade in the North East with the neighbouring countries.Addressing the reporters on Sunday, ...ULFA-Army encounter in Sivasagar: 4 ULFA cadres killed
Altogether four hardcore ULFA militants were killed at a fierce fighting with army at Kanubari along the Assam-Nagaland border in Sivasagar district. According to information, ...Boost to Assam’s claim over Langpih; Courtesy Gauhati HC
The Assam Government’s claim over Langpih gets more teeth as the Gauhati High Court has asked the Meghalaya government to a compensate an amount of ...North Assam reeling under ravaging flood waters
The flood situation in the north Assam district remains unchanged for second day. More and more areas have come under the surging waters of the ...
Breakage at the Subansiri Dam
The cofferdam of the 2000 MW Subansiri Hydropower Project has breakage at around 11.30 AM this morning. Due to this, water level at the Subansiri ...Farmers rally: Less for farmers more for party
Congress president and UPA chairperson has virtually kick started campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls at a farmers rally organized by the state Assam ...Minor rape bid foiled in Nalbari; carpenter held
A 32 year person was injured when he was arrested by police accusing him of trying to rape a minor girl at Chamata in Nalbari ...
Sonia stresses relevance of Sankardeva; gives away awards
Congress president and UPA chairman Sonia Gandhi on Friday says the saint Sankardeva an embodiment of principle besides being a torch bearer of a major ...Farmers reaping good results from UPA relief package: Sonia
Congress president Sonia Gandhi says the farmers across the country are heaving a big sigh of relief as the UPA Government has announced a huge ...AJYCP, others set to greet Sonia visit with protest
Preparations are completing for Congress president Sonia Gandhi's visit to Guwahati on Friday even as students organisations are set greet the visit with a statewide ...Assam Congress ready to welcome Sonia with big rally
A mammoth security arrangement is in place in view of Sonia Gandhi's visit to Guwahati on Friday. is arriving in Guwahati on Friday. The UPA ...
JBF observed World Day against Child Labour
JBF Welfare Organization observed World Day against Child Labour by generating awareness among the general public with symbolic activities. The activities started from the JBF ...Staggering blow for ULFA as 3 more top cadres killed in Dibrugarh encounter
In yet another staggering blow, Army has killed three more top ranked ULFA cadres at an encounter on Tuesday night in upper Assam’s Dibrugarh district. ...Opposition parties taking out procession in the city
As many as 12 Opposition parties are taking out a procession in the city to the Rajbhawan demanding the immediate dismissal of the Tarun Gogoi ...Action & Reaction: Assam Govt to handover Prasanna Turung case to CBI
Hours after the AASU submitted some specific allegations against five cabinet colleagues of Tarun Gogoi to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, the first one to ...Gogoi in double trouble as AASU alleges more tainted ministers
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is landing in more trouble if All Assam Students Union is to be believed. The state's powerful students body has ...GU announces its degree exams in Arts, Science & Commerce
Gauhati University has announced the results of the B.A./B.Sc./B.Com. Part-II examinations-2008 conducted by it on Monday evening. According to information, in the BA exam, 13,966 ...3 ULFA killed; lady cadre apprehended in Sivasagar
Three hardcore ULFA cadres were killed and a lady cadre has been apprehended in two separate encounters in the state on late Monday last night. ...Assam situation: Mahanta meets Dr Singh, seeks intervention
Former Assam Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta has urged the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to look into a number of problems confronting Assam. Mahanta ...Total and peaceful statewide 12 hr Assam bandh ends
The 12 hour statewide Assam bandh that disrupted normal life has ended on Monday evening. The bandh was by and large peaceful. Barring a few ...CBI Court turns down Ripun Bora's bail plea
A special CBI court on Monday has rejected the bail petitions moved by sacked education minister Ripun Bora and his associate Ramesh Maheswari. Hearing the ...
Assam Bandh today
A security personnel trying to keep away the tires that have been seen burnt by the bandh supporters in the midst of the street in ...Statewide Assam bandh total, disrupts normal life
Normal life across the state of Assam has come to a grinding a halt on Monday following a 12 hour bandh call by the Opposition ...
Weaver bird
A weaver bird carefully building its nest on top of a coconut tree with straw and thatch collected surreptitiously from households as well as forlorn ...Assam law and order scenario impoves a bit: Home Ministry
Assam's overall law and order situation is improving a bit if the recent Home ministry report is to be believed.The report says there is slight ...Face of criminal: More trouble time await Gogoi cabinet
The more Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is trying to extricate himself from on going trouble the more his is getting sinking in it. In ...Border row: Gogoi, Roy to in fence- mending talk on Tuesday
Assam and Meghalaya Chief Ministers will meet on Tuesday next to make an end to the border row which has simmering for years.Talking to Assamtimes.org, ...Judicial custody for Ripun, 2 others in bribery case
A special court in Delhi on Saturday has remanded sacked education minister Ripun Bora, his aides Ramesh Maheswari and journalist Mukul Pathak to judicial custody. ...Bribery case: CBI to produce Ripun Bora, 2 others before court
Sacked education minister Ripun Bora along with his two associates now in CBI custody would be produced before a special court on Saturday morning.The investigating ...
Rhino again killed in Kaziranga National Park
Yet another rhino was found killed in the Kaziranga National Park on Friday. Poachers, who killed the rhino have already taken away its horn to ...Shiv Charan Mathur new Assam Governor; to take oath soon
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister and Congress veteran Shivsaran Mathur has been appointed as new Assam Governor following an end to the term of Lt General ...Golahgat dist admn orders probe into Arnab Kakoty's claims
The Golaghat district administration has ordered a high level probe into the claims of achievement by Arnab Kakoty, who came to hit the media headlines. ...Gogoi in Catch-22 as high command wants no tainted ministers
It's official. The Congress high command talks tough to the Assam Congress following the arrest of sacked education minister Ripun Bora by CBI while he ...12 hour statewide Assam bandh disrupts normal life
Normal life in some parts of Assam is heavily disrupted following a 12 hour bandh call by the All Assam Adivasi Students Association of Assam ...Joint operation: 2 ULFA men killed in Nalbari
Two ULFA cadres have been killed during a police, Army joint operation in Bhujkuchi area under Tihu police station in Nalbari distirct early in the ...
Assam Governor inaugurates Photo Exhibition in the city
Assam Governor Lt. Gen (Rtrd) Ajay Singh has inaugurated a photo exhibition entitled Spirit of Independent India award winning and selected photograph from the 20th ...Hardcore ULFA cadre killed in Tinsukia
A hardcore ULFA cadre Pipla Moran was reportedly killed during an encounter with army this evening at Teji Jingoni village in Tinsukia district. But the ...
Xihu as Assam State Aquatic Animal
Marking the World Environment Day, the Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today announced that the highly endangered river dolphin, locally known as the "Xihu" would ...
AJYCP burn effigy of Petroleum Minister
Activists of Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) burn the effigy of Union Petroleum Minister Murli Deora in protests against the price hike in petrol, ...Tinsukia: Army-ULFA gunbattle at Tejigaon
A fierce fighting is going on between Army and ULFA cadres at Tejigaon in Tinsukia district of upper Assam. The encounter which began at around ...Dimapur goes for joint operation to flush out ultras
Twenty four after the death of 13 people in NSCN group clash, the Dimapur district in Nagaland is ready to go a joint operation to ...AGP holds dharna; asks Gogoi to quit; CM questions AGP moral rights
The main Opposition Asom Gana Parishad goes for a statewide dharna on Thursday demanding Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi’s resignation after the arrest of his education ...Central team arriving in NC hills to review projects
The Union Home ministry is dispatching a high level team ti Assam's North Cachar hills to take stock of the railway broad gauge conversion projects ...AASAA calls for 12 hr Assam bandh on Friday
The All Adivasi Students’ Association of Assam has called for a 12 hour statewide Assam bandh on Friday demanding capital punishment for the sacked education ...Parties, organizations demand Gogoi's resignation
A day after CBI arrested education minister Ripun Bora charging him with trying to bribe one of its official, Opposition and organization have demanded resignation ...Dergaon: Woman killed in police-public clash
A woman was killed and several others were injured as police men from the Dergaon based Police Training College clashed with local people. The clash ...Nalbari: 100 ailing after taking botched gram
More than 100 people have fallen ill after they consumed botched gram at a function at Aarikuchi on Tuesday in Nalbari district. Thirteen seriously ailing ...2 arrested for looting cash from SBI customer
Police have arrested two youths in Morigaon after they looted more than Rs 77,000 in cash from a State Bank of India branch on Wednesday.According ...Ripun Bora remanded to 3 days police custody
A CBI special court on Wednesday has remanded sacked Assam education minister, his associates Ramesh Maheswai to three days police custody while CBI prayed for ...10 NSCN(U) cadres killed in Dimapur gunbattle
More than ten NSCN(U) caders were killed at a fierce fighting between NSCM(IM) and its rival NSCN(U) cadres early on Wednesday morning in Dimapur.According to ...Sporadic violence mars 12 hr Kokrajhar bandh
The 12 hour ABSU sponsored Kokrajhar bandh is disrupting normal life in the district. All business establishments and other institutions are remaining closed, vehicles are ...Ripun, 2 others to be produced in Patiala court
The Central Bureau of Investigation is all set to produce former education minister Ripun Bora, scribe Mukul Pathak and businessman Ramsh Maheswai in the Patiala ...Ripun Bora dropped from cabinet after CBI books him
In a major embarrassment for the Tarun Gogoi Government, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested education minister Ripun Bora from his Delhi based ...
Fake currency in Dhubri
Police personnel showing the fake currencies recovered from the Seven Indian Nationals arrested by the Border Security Force Personnels with fake currency of Rupees 4000 ...
Assam minister Ripun Bora arrested by CBI
Assam education minister Ripun Bora has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation in New Delhi while he was there in the national capital. ...CBSE announces award of scholarship
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has invited applications from eligible candidates for the award of scholarships.According to information, the award includes schemes like ...Gogoi calls on PM, takes up AOD-NRL issues
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has urged Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to announce a special compensation for the Numligarh Refinery in the line of ...
Recruitment: NF Railway in the line of fire
The Northeast Frontier Railway is bracing up for yet another showdown in the time of recruitment. Thousands of unemployed youths on Monday staged a statewide ...2 ULFa cadres surrender before Dhubri police
Two hardcore ULFA cadres surrendered before deputy inspector general of Western range in Dhubri K V Singhdeo on Monday morning with an AK-81 rifles, three ...
Remembering Panditji
Forty-four years ago on May 27 the first Prime Minister of India died in harness. About Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad wrote ...Seven poachers arrested near Kaziranga
Police have arrested two poachers during an operation in Karbi Anglong district in the wee hours on Monday and recovered skins and bones of wild ...2 arrested for drawing cash with stolen ATM cards
Police have picked two persons on Sunday charging them with drawing cash from SBI ATM counter by using a theft card. According to information, they ...Unification: AGP holding more talks with regional parties
The Opposition Asom Gana Parishad is holding yet another rounds of unification talk with its breakaway AGP(P), Trinamool Gana Parishad and PLP.The discussion, which is ...Goalpara: 2 ULFA rebels killed in encounter with Army
Two ULFA cadres were killed during an encounter in lower Assam's Goalapra district on late Sunday night.According to information, the encounter between ULFA and the ...Gogoi wants apolitical Assam guv, to meet PM
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is schedule to call on Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Monday noon at his official residence. According to what ...Gaonburah killed in Udalguri district
ULFa has killed a gaonburah in lower Assam’s Udalguri disitrct on Sunday afternoon.. According to information, the goanburah of Dolongghat Khagendranath Deka was shot dead ...Border clash avoided; Assam sets up PHC foundation stone at Lengpih
Despite a simmering situation along the Assam-Meghalaya border, Assam health minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma has laid the foundation stone a Primary health centre at ...Majuli all set to get world heritage status
Majuli is set to be declared as a world heritage site on June 6. According to information, the decision to this effect would be formally ...
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