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Joint operation: ULFA rebel killed in Sivasagar
A suspected ULFA rebel died at a joint operation by police and Army in upper Assam's Sivasagar district on Tuesday morning. According to information, acting
300 Barak valley rebels to lay down arms
At least 300 rebels belonging to the United Liberation Front of Barak Valley will surrender at a function in Guwahati a short while from now.According ...UPA fails on all front: Advani
AGP pins hopes on Advani help for LS poll
The Opposition Asom Gana Parishad pins hope on help from BJP L K Advani to steal the show in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.Talking to ...Big day for Indian women boxers in Asian boxing champs
World champion Indian woman boxer Padmashree Mary Kom along with Kalpana Chaudhury from Assam, Sarita Devi and Pabitra have stormed in to the finals of ...AGP, AGP(P) merger on Oct 14
The Asom Gana Parishad (Pragatisheel) is all set to merge with the Asom Gana Parishad on October 14 when the party will observe its foundation ...Why this different treatment to a common illness?
The floods have been rampaging since eons for the people of Assam, Bihar, Bengal and some parts of Uttar Pradesh. The point is that north ...World Heart Day at Guwahati Press Club
Cardiological Society and Guwahati Press Club have organized a health check up programme for the journalists on World Heart Day....Threatening e-mailer held in Shillong
The Shillong police have apprehended the person, who allegedly sent a death threat via e-mail to senior BJP leader L K Advani. The man whose ...Dhubri: 7 terrorists killed in encounter
Altogether seven suspected militants were killed at an encounter with army and police at Bashbari area in Dhubri distirct of lower Assam on Friday wee ...Sashanka killing a conspiracy: Bhimkanta
The killing of ULFA cadre Sashanka Baruah is a conspiracy alleges Ulfa’s political adviser Bhimkanta Burahgohain also popularly known as Mama. The senior member of ...Asian Women Boxing Championship in Guwahati starts off
DRDO proposed project in Guwahati hangs in balance
A DRDO project planned hits a major roadblock as the farmers have refused leave their farming land....AGP: Another hurdle on the road to unification
The Asom Gana Parishad is set to hit a major hurdle while it is preparing for unification of the regional forces....Audio-visual show held on LHC
An audio-visual show on the LHC (Large Hadron Collider, CERN, Geneva) was held at the Physics Department of Gauhati University last Saturday as a part of the weekend seminar programme of the department....Film appreciation course begins
Helping hand: ASAD to aid Assam flood vicitm
The Assamese Students Association Delhi (ASAD) will provide medicines and other amenities to those caught in the brimful misery in the time of flood in ...Flutter in AGP: Goswami walks out of general body meet
In a high voltage political drama, the Opposition Asom Gana Parishad has replaced president Brindabon Goswami with general secretary Chandra Mohan Patowary. The sudden and ...India to treat multi-drug resistant tuberculosis nation-wide by 2010
India is gearing up to strengthen tuberculosis (TB) control nation-wide by 2010....Sivasagar blast muffles public rally by pro talk ULFA
Despite the blast that rocked Sivasagar town on Saturday evening, the pro talk ULFA faction is holding a public rally for restoration of peace and ...Chaiding incident: Will the prisoners of conscience awake?
Unification of regional forces: AGP proposes ULFA disposes
The main Opposition Asom Gana Parishad is holding its brainstorming general body meeting on Sunday in the city to finalise the unification of regional forces. ...AGP holding executive meeting
The Asom Gana Parishad is holding its executive body meeting on Saturday to finalise the agenda of the crucial general council meeting on Sunday. .According ...More than 30 dead after inhaling poisonous gas in Karbi Anglong
More than 30 persons, including two NSCN-IM cadres, died and 40 others critically injured on Friday midnight in Karbi Anglong district while they were trying ...
Barpeta: Kidnap bid foiled with help of local people
Three persons have been injured when they tried to prevent some miscreant from kidnapping a businessman in Barpeta in district on Thursday night.According to information, ...Ganesh Kutum dies at Guwahati International Hospital
Assam Rifles denies ULFA camps in Myanmar
The Assam Rifles on Thursday has claimed that there are no ULFA camps in Myanmar. Addressing a pres conference in Shillong Director General Assam rifles ...Dwarf tortoises rescued
Several injured in Bandordewa as police flogs on protesters
Several persons have been injured when police resorted to lathicharge on Thursday to disperse a group of people at Bandordewa along Assam-Arunachal border while they ...Blast in Bijni town; 20 injured
Victim of terrorism - the common man
Recently I had the privilege to hear Mr. Ajit Sahi, the Editor-at-large of Tehelka, speak on the 'Myth Of Terrorist Organisations - SIMI fictions'.His painstakingly ...NGO organises veterinary camp at Pobitora
Uplift for health sector: NIPR begins in Guwahati
ULFA's pro-talk faction threatens to reconsider ceasefire
The killing of ULFA’s second lieutenant Sashanka Baruah stymie the on going peace initiatives if Mrinal Hazarika's strong message to Army is any indication. Hazarika, ...Prasanna Turung: Family resents govt failure; demands probe
World Ozone Day and our commitments
September 16 every year is observed as "World Ozone Day". The celebration of this day is made to pay our homage to the ozone layer, ...Former Assam Minister injured in Karol Bagh blast
Former Assam Minister Dipen Tanti has been injured in the Delhi bomb blast at Karol Bagh on Saturday but is now out of danger. According ...Vice Prez inaugurates NE Business Summit in Guwahati
Vice President Hamid Ansari on Monday has inaugurated the two-day North East Business Summit being organised by the Department of North East Region, DoNER in ...Home minister announces Rs 500 cr package for Assam flood
Flowers on exhibition at Shillong
Freshers Social observed by Gorkha organization
Golaghat College Unit, All Assam Gorkha Students' Union (AAGSU) observed the Freshers Social named NOWLO VET GHAT and along side paid rich tribute to Gorkha ...Poetry Reading Program in Delhi University: Assamese Culture and Contemporary Politics Discussed
Hardcore ULFA cadre killed in encounter
A hardcore ULFA cadre was killed at an encounter with army at Dirak Reserve Forest early in the morning on Friday.According to information, ULFA's 28th ...2008 Principal Prince Claus Award to Indian writer, Indira Goswami
Indira Goswami (b. 1942, Guwahati, Assam) is an outstanding writer who reveals the lived experience of ordinary people. Her powerful graphic descriptions and haunting images ...Major fire reduces part of Janata Bhawan to ashes
3 meet water grave in roaring Brahmaputra at Sukreshwar Ghat
In a tragic incident that sent shockwave across the state, the students met a watery grave in the Brahmaputra river on Wednesday while they were ...AGP MPs ask Dr Singh to quit as PM
Four Asom Gana Parishad MPs have asked prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh to quit alleging discrimination towards Assam.Addressing a press conference in the city on ...Rup Konwar's proposed site for statue used by illegal settlers
Assam MP refuses to pay for Bihar flood: Cong MP follows the suit
Flood situation again taking alarming turn
LTC scam in Silchar: Gauhati HC notices to education and home dept
The Gauhati High Court has served notices to education and home departments for failing to probe the allegations of fund embezzlement by an employment of ...Assam flood: CPI demands Rs 1000 cr fund from the Centre
The Assam state unit of the CPI has demanded a Rs 1,000 crore fund from the Centre to relief and rehabilitate the state’s flood affected ...Kudos to Dr Bhupen Hazarika as he turns 83
Today is September 8, 2008. Assam is celebrating the 83rd birth day of music legendary music maestro Dr Bhupen Hazarika albeit the birthday boy is ...Let-up in Assam flood fury but no respite from miseries
The water level is showing a receding trend on Sunday after it claimed altogether 27 people besides leaving more than thirteen lakh people affecting in ...Flood recedes but blame game surging in Assam
The flood situation in Assam is improving during the last 48 hours an aroused blame game is refusing to recede. Several political parties are demanding ...Teachers' Day: The Sacrificial Goat
Once again the nation will gather dutifully this year on the 5th of September to pay tribute to the hard work put by the teachers ...A rhino at the flooded Pobitora Wild Life Sanctuary
Oxfam ups the response to Bihar floods
HTML clipboard Senior Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) leader and Union Minister of State for Water Resources Jaiprakash Narayan Yadav accused the Bihar government of massive ...Video Conferencing facility at Agriculture deparment launched
Gogoi reshuffles cabinet; Bharat Narah removed from water resources
Making an end to all speculation, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has effected a minor reshuffle of his cabinet. Gogoi stripped Bharat Narah off the ...AGP to finalise unification decision on Sep 21
The Asom Gana Parishad has failed to finalise the unification process in the face organizational bunglings that threatens to mar the move to unit the ...Assam observes Abhuruchi Sports day
Assam flood fury shows no let-up
Asam’s over all flood situation in Assam remains unchanged on Wednesday as some more areas have come under the surging waters of the Brahmaputra and ...Puthimari flood
Teez festival Celebrated
Assam flood situation grim; KNP under surging waters
The over all flood situation in Assam continues to be grim on Monday and instead some new areas have come under the surging waters of ...Author info
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