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Innocent killing: Unrest oozing in Sivasagar
An uneasy situation is escalating in upper Assam's Sivasagar district after an innocent youth was killed while police, army and security forces locked at an
Assam truckers threaten indefinite strike
Assam truck owners may go on an indefinite strike, if the Meghalaya Government fails to curb 'illegal check gates' in the State.In a memorandum to ...Alcheringa 2009 inaugurated
Centre keen to check influx across the border: PC
The Centre is keen to take all possible steps to seal the Indo-Bangla border to stop illegal infiltration from across the border and will go ...Assam delegation to call on Chidambaram
An all party delegation from Assam is schedule to call on Union home minister P Chidambaram in Delhi on Friday to exert pressure on the ...Bhupen Hazarika awarded Asom Ratna
HUJI cadres arrested in Tezpur
Police have arrested two suspected ultras of Harkat-ul-Jehad-al-Islami with arms and ammunition in Sonitpur district.According to information, A battalion of Assam Rifles nabbed them at ...Gun battle in Sivasagar
There is fierce gun battle between ULFA and police in upper Assam's Sivasagar district. According to information, the encounter is taking place at Kanubari area ...CBI ready to arrest moe NBCC officers
The Central Bureau of Investigation rolls up its sleeves to book a few more top ranked NBCC officers in connection with the Rs 44 crore ...AGP-BJP meet underway in Delhi
The AGP-BJP seat sharing is concluding in Delhi on Thursday morning without arriving at a consensus. But both the parties have decided to fight unitedly ...Sanjib Baruah to attend GPC programme
Eminent scholar and writer Sanjib Baruah will attend the 'Guest of the Month' programme of Guwahati Press Club on Friday (January 30, 2009). The programme ...Farmer Field Schools - a unique way to teach farmers
Farmer Field Schools (FFS) is a unique way to educate farmers and is an effective platform for sharing of experiences and collectively solving agriculture related ...Sixth North East Trade Expo-2009 is underway in Delhi
The Sixth North East Trade Expo-2009 is underway in Delhi which is drawing huge crowd. Organized jointly by DONER and National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC), ...Another NBCC officer in CBI net
Yet another NBCC top ranked officer in CBI dragnet. The country's premier investigating agency has arrested NBCC assistant general manager P K Mittal from Shillong ...Assam all party delegation leaves for Delhi
Assam on Wednesday rushed an eighteen member delegation to visit the Prime Minister at the All India Institute of Medical Science to wish him quick ...Youth Assamese journalist named global leader oftomorrow
R-Day peaceful: Exceptional function in Udalguri
There is report of flag hosting in Udalguri district of lower Assam where Pakistani flag were spotted during the ten day long communal clash in ...Diktat defied, Guwahati observes Republic Day
Assam governor blames external forces for insurgency
Assam Governor Shiv Charan Mathur says the militant outfits harboured by the external forces are mongering trouble in Assam. Unfurling the national tricolour at the ...Assam defys militant diktat; celebrates R-Day
Defying the militant diktat and a chill Assam joined the 60th Republic Day celebrations on Monday. Assam Governor SC Mathur unfurled the national tricolour and ...In the online world, non-profits are what they do
As we start the year of 'social aggregation and syndication' (as 2009 has already been dubbed) Web 2.0 gurus Seth Godin and Brian Solis are ...Assam observes R-Day with bandh and boycott call
A down to dusk is what marks the 60th Republic Day in Assam on Monday. All sorts of vehicles are off from the road. Business ...Ten policemen awarded police medal for gallantry on Republic Day
Assam Police personnel were awarded Police Medal for Gallantry on the occasion of Republic Day.Among the policemen awarded are SP Shyamal prasad Saikia, SP Deepak ...Magh Bihu celebrated in Mumbai
Children education programme in Garbhanga
7th Elephant Festival from Feb 9
Preparations for the coming Seventh Elephant festival has begun along with the construction work of the pendal that formally started on January 18. The DC ...Woman dies in rhino attack
In yet another case of rhino attack, a woman died in Sonitpur district on Saturday morning.According to information, the incident took place at at Banpur ...B'deshi national held in Mancachar
The Border Security Force have appreheded a Bangladeshi national at Mancachar early in the morning on Saturday. According to information, he is identified as Palash ...Magh Bihu Celebrations in Dubai
Magh Bihu was celebrated by Axam Xamaj, UAE on 16th January in Dubai....Citizens' call to celebrate Republic Day
Rhino killed one
One stray rhino of Kaziranga National Park killed a woman Subheswari Ghatowar of Rajabari recently at her residence. Later the rhino was taken back to ...3 KLNLF cadres killed in Karbi Anglong
Three KLNLF cadres were killed in three separate encounters with army in Bokolialghat in Karbi Anglong district on Wednesday. According to information, two camps of ...Mohini Rabha no more
Mohini Rabha, wife of Kalaguru Bishnuprasad Rabha dies on Wednesday. She was 79. She breathed her life at her own residence in Tezpur at around ...AGP executive body meets to discuss poll preparations
The Opposition Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) is holding a brainstorming session in the party headquertars to discuss the poll preparations for the upcoming Lok sabha ...GJM-ABVP activists clash in Jalpaiguri
There is report of simmering tension in Jalpaiguri district early on Tuesday morning as supporters of Gorkha Janamukti Morcha and anti-Gorkhaland group clashed with the ...Bomb recovered near Guwahati hospital
A major tragedy has been averted in Guwahati on Tuesday morning when police recovered a powerful bomb at Fancy Bazar area. According to informaiton, the ...Smuggled cattled seized in Dhubri
Troops fired at a gang of smugglers and seized 64 cattle at Bogdor in Dhubri ealy in the morning on Monday. In yet another incident, ...Citizen’s Meet on Public Participation in the Counter Terrorism Actions
Journalist’s Forum , Assam has organized a Citizen’s Meet to discuss the security aspects of general populace in India , more precisely in Assam , ...We have not used B'desh soil: Rajkhowa
The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) on Monday has made it clear that none of its top leaders have been using the soil of ...Police ready to take on ULFA before R-Day
Operations against ULFA rebels gets intensified throughout the state with a few days left for Republic Day. According to information, police have some inputs that ...Arms and ammo recovered in Karbi Anglong
Assam is going to be a safe haven for rebels. These rebels were planning a major strike with arms and ammunition.Army's Red Horn division has ...Senior lawyer demands removal of Rockybul Hussain
Awadh-Assam Express derails; no casualty
Train services on Delhi-Bhatinda route of the Northern Railways remained disrupted as the 5610 Awadh-Assam Express derailed between Maisarkhana and Kotsateh station Sunday in the ...Two ULFA rebels died
Two ULFA rebels died sin an encounter at Hajo, Kamrup district on Saturday midnight. Two granades and two pistols were recovered from them. The deceased ...Major incident averted in Kolkata airport
Over 45 people had a miraculous escape from a major disaster when the flight they were boarding landed under emergency conditions at the Kolkata airport ...7 MULTA cadres apprehended in lower-Assam
Police have arrested altogether 7 hardcore militants of Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) and seized hand grenades, AK-47 ammunition recovered from them in ...Smugglers arrested at Golaghgat
Golaghat police have arrested a gang of 7 smugglers on Friday at Khumtai area. According to information, two cars, cash worth Rs.177,500/-, and one 9mm pistol ...3 of a same family died in elephant attack
The persons of a same family died when wild elephants attack them in Karbi Anglong district on Thursday night. According to information, the incident took ...B'deshi infiltration: Tough SC asks govt file status report
The Supreme Court on Thursday has asked the government to submit a status report on the Bangladeshi immigration and stressed national identity cards for all ...Magh Bihu Celebrated in Gurgaon
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Magh Bihu in Delhi
Assam Association, Delhi is going to celebrate the Bhogali Bihu Festival as per the following day-long programme on Sunday, 18th January, 2009. We solicit your ...Nurul Hussain removed from AGP executive body
The Asom Gana Parishad has removed MLA and former minister Nurul Hussain from the central executive committee charging him with secretly meeting a few suspected ...Govt to go all out against ULFA
The Centre has sent a set of stringent guidelines to Dispur to firmly deal with ULFA who have been mongering more trouble. According to information, ...Grenade defused at Geetanagar
A powerful grenade was defused on Tuesday morning at Geetanagar area in the city of Guwahati 12 hours after an encounter between police and ULFA ...Magh Bihu preparation
Maligaon blast toll 4
Sporadic incidents during Sivasagar bandh
Some sporadic incidents of violence marked the 12 hour total Sivasagar bandh called by All Tai Ahom Students Union on Saturday. There is report of ...Blast handiwork of police, Himanta: ULFA
A day after a powerful explosion rocked the north eastern city of Guwahati, the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has alleged that Assam DGP ...ULFA cadre killed in encounter in Guwahati
There is report of encounter between police and ULFA cadres in Guwahati a day after the militants struck the city again with blast where three ...Govt steps in to revive sick industries
The Assam government is contemplating a slew of measures to revive the state's ailing industries in the state.Disclosing this on the floor of the House ...Village Community Radio will give voice to people's issues
"Community radio is the real voice of the people, it is a communication service that caters to the interests and needs of a certain area, ...Hardcore ULFA cadre killed in encounter
A hardcore ULFA cadre died during an encounter with police and army in lower Assam's Barpeta distirct on Friday midnight.According to information, the encounter took ...Bandh disrupts normal life in Sivasagar
Normal life in Sivasagar district has been thrown out of gear as the entire upper Assam distirct slips into a total bandh from Saturday morning.The ...Blast at Maligaon: 2 dead
City petrol crisis ending
The petrol crisis in the north eastern city of Guwahati is expected to die down by Friday evening.According to Kamrup district administration sources steps are ...Assam petrol pumps go dry
Assam also feels the heat of the statewide strike by the oil PSU officers as the petrol pumps across the state are running dry from ...Assam wants ULFA Secy Chetia back from B'desh
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gagoi has asked the Centre to take immediate necessary measures for extradition of the banned outfit's general secretary Anup Chetia.Quoting Gogoi ...City serial blast mastermind killed
Centre extends ceasefire with NDFB for 6 months
The Centre has extended its ceasefore with the National Democratic Front of Bodoland for another period of six years. Confirming this Assam Chief Minister Tarun ...Case against Sarupathar OC
Sarupathar police station has registered a case against its officer in charge Ruhindranath Changmai on Tuesday. According to an FIR moved by the Golaghat Chambers ...Decision on NDFB ceasefire soon
The Centre is apparently finding it difficult to take a decision on extension of ceasefire with NDFB with the banned outfit is suspected to be ...Border sealing: All party team to Delhi
The day two of the Assam assembly's winter session decided to depute an all party delegation to New Delhi to put pressure on the Centre ...Hardcore ULFA leader arrested
Hardcore ULFA leader and sergeant Major with the crack unit 28th Battalion Mridula Changmai has been arrested by Charaideo police in Sivasagar police on Monday. ...Media interaction with a young sound designer
Guwahati Press Club has organized an interaction programme with Amrit Pritam, who has received appreciations for his work as a sound designer in Aamir Khan's ...Uproar in winrter session as Mathur speaks of dev
Assam Governor Shiv Charan Mathur on Monday urged the people to extend help the government implement its plans and policies.Addressing the winter session of Assam ...Assam House begins winter session
The Assam Assembly begins its winter session with the address of the Assam governor S C Mathur on Monday morning. The session is expected to ...Fresh leads in 1/1 serial blast
City police have arrested one more person in connection with the 1/1 strike in Guwahati that left 6 persons dead and over 50 injured. According to ...Open letter to ULFA
Dear Anjan Borthakur Dangoriya, I am writing this mail with more pain and deep shock at your self styled bhratri ghati comments and activities increasing ...Goods train damaged in explosion in NC hills
Three compartments of a goods train got damaged as militans exploded a poweful bomb on a railway track in North Cachhar district on Sunday morning. ...AP-BJP seat shaing begins
After days months of hectic political confabulations, the Opposition Asom Gana Parishad has struck seat sharing deal with the Bahratiya Janata Party for the upcoming ...Seminar on wildlife crime
Women farmers fighting for their rights and identity
"I am the first woman farmer in my block who started cultivation 15 years back," said 45 years old Aisha Begum Khatoon of Hridaypur village ...PM talks tough to terrorists on Mumbai, Assam
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asserted that the government will never go soft with those with gun tryng to foment trouble in the country.Addressing the ...PM for infusion of fresh blood in science research
PM left for Shillong; inaugurating Natl Science Cong
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Saturday morning has left for Shillong to inaugurate the Indian National Science Congress oganised by the North East Hills ...PC stresses infrastructure for development
Police releases photograph of blast mastermind
ULFA denies role in serial blast
PC gets tough with ULFA, NDFB
Serial blast toll goes up to 9
he death toll in the strings of blast on Thursday in the city of Guwahati has gone up to nine with four others succumbing to ...PM arriving Guwahati today
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is schedule to arrive in Guwahati on Friday even as death toll in Guwahati serial blast has gone up to six ...Jagjit Saikia killer arrested in Kokrajhar
There is report that army have arrested the main culprit behind the killing of journalist Jagjit Saikia in November in Kokrajhar. According to information, police ...Centre to take up case with B'desh: Chidambaram
Hours after the string of blas that rattled the north eastern city of Guwahati, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi spoke to External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee ...Govt to root out terrorism: PM
Parties cutting across the party barrier have condemned the serial blast in Guwahati minutes after it rocked the city. Condemning the terrorist bomb blasts in ...Blast and after: Eerie silence in Guwahati
An eerie silence is all what grips Guwahati a day after the city was rocked by a string of blast whuch left 5 dead and ...ULFA claims responsibility of 1st January blast
The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has claimed the responsibility of the 3 blasts in Guwahati that killed 5 people and over 50 injured ...Gogoi admits security lapse in the city
A stunned Assam Chief Minister has admitted that there has been lapses in security arrangement in the city which resulted in the recurrence in the ...Centre confirms ULFA hand
The Centre confirms the blast a handiwork of ULFA. It was disclosed by Union home minister P Chidambaram who arrived in the city on Thursday ...Serial blast in Guwahati: 5 dead, 50 injured
Blast at Bhangagarh: 3 died and several injured
Three persons died and several others have been injured when a powerful bomb exploded at Bhagagarh area in the city on Thursday. According to information, ...Fire at Charaideo: 2 died
Two persons died and properties worth more than ten lakh were reduced to ashes when a devastating fire broke out at Salkathoni area in Charaideo ...Blast at Bhootnath: 12 inured
Two persons died and nine others have been injured when a powerful bomb exploded at Bhagagarh area in the city on Thursday. That too minutes ...Chidambaram to visit Assam on Friday
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram is arriving in Guwahati on Friday to review the security situation in the state in the wake many terror attacks.According ...Blast in the city: 1 injured in Birubari
NDFB expels Ranjan Daimary
Amid a widening crack within the National Democratic Front of Bodoland, the Bodo rebel outfit announced that their general council has sacked Ranjan Damry alias ...Ceasefire extension with NDFB under consideration: Gogoi
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi says the Centre is considering the extension of ceasefire with NDFB as the term expired on December 31. Talking to ...Army busts KLNLF Gen HQ in Karbi Anglong
Army claims a major acheiecvement when it's Red Horn Division busted the KLNLF general headquarters at Laklangso in Karbi Anglong distirct on Thursday wee hours.According ...Assam Valley Literary award to Rong Bong Terang
PM to inaugurate Indian Science Congress session on Saturday
The age old heritage and bio-diversity of the northeastern region will be shining once again when the country hosts its Science Congress session in Shillong ...New year: All work and no celebration
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