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Assam Congress women demand tickets for general elections

Assam Congress women demand tickets for general elections

November 24th, 2008 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Nov 24 (IANS) Assam Pradesh Mahila Congress, the women's wing of the ruling Congress party in the state, Monday demanded 33 percent reservation for women candidates in the upcoming general elections."We ...

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‘Militants sheltered in Bangladesh, Myanmar threat to Assam’

November 8th, 2008 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Nov 8 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Saturday said militant groups from the northeast of India sheltered in Bangladesh and Myanmar were posing a serious threat to the state."I shall ...

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Assam forms Special Task Force to deal with militancy

November 3rd, 2008 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI -
Guwahati, Nov 3 (ANI): The Assam Government has decided to constitute a Special Task Force headed by an Inspector General of Police (IGP) rank officer to deal with militancy and combat ...

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Militants with foreign backing behind blasts: Assam CM

November 3rd, 2008 - 11:12 am ICT by ANI -
Guwahati, Nov 3 (ANI): Without naming any country, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday blamed disruptive forces with foreign backing for the recent blasts in the state. "Forces inimical to Assam ...

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Assam to raise elite anti-terror force

November 2nd, 2008 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Nov 2 (IANS) The Assam government Sunday decided to raise a special anti-terrorist force and form a security advisory council to deal with terrorist and fundamentalist activities in the state following ...

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Assam police working on sketches of blast suspects

November 2nd, 2008 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Nov 2 (IANS) Police in Assam said they would soon release a few sketches of suspects involved in one of the deadliest terror bombings in the region that killed 77 people ...

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Unknown terror group claims responsibility for Assam blasts, toll mounts to 77 (Roundup)

October 31st, 2008 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Oct 31 (IANS) An unknown terror group calling itself 'The Islamic Security Force (Indian Mujahideen)' Friday claimed responsibility for the serial bombings Thursday in Assam that left at least 77 people ...

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Deadliest terror strike in insurgency-hit Northeast

October 30th, 2008 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Oct 30 (IANS) The northeast is not unfamiliar to terror, but Thursday's strike is definitely the deadliest that shook Assam."No doubt this is the worst ever terror strike in Assam, but ...

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ULFA could be behind blasts: Assam government

October 30th, 2008 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Oct 30 (IANS) The Assam government suspected the role of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) behind Thursday's serial bombings here though the outlawed oranisation denied the charge."The needle of ...

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48 killed, 300 injured in Assam serial blasts (Fourth Lead)

October 30th, 2008 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Oct 30 (IANS) Terror gripped Assam after a series of 11 bomb blasts rocked the state Thursday killing at least 48 people and injuring about 300. Authorities clamped an indefinite curfew ...

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ULFA may be behind serial blasts says Assam Government

October 30th, 2008 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI -
Guwahati, Oct 30 (ANI): The Assam government on Thursday said that the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) may be behind todays serial blasts in the state, adding that it ...

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11 feared dead, 50 injured in Assam serial blasts

October 30th, 2008 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI -
Guwahati, Oct 30 (ANI): At least 11 persons died and 50 injured in at least 11 serial blasts in Guwahati and Upper Assam this afternoon. All the blasts are said to ...

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President Patil says strong medical system is must for country’’s health

President Patil says strong medical system is must for country’’s health

October 21st, 2008 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI -
Guwahati, Oct 21 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil today said that there is an urgent need for augmenting medical institutions in the country. Laying the foundation stone of the Tezpur Medical College in ...

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Media should execute duties responsibly: President

October 19th, 2008 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Oct 19 (IANS) Responsibilities of journalists in India have increased manifold as the media today shapes the thoughts and aspirations of people, besides influencing opinions in the country, President Pratibha Devisingh ...

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Partially blind elephant hit by a goods train

October 17th, 2008 - 9:05 pm ICT by ANI -
Guwahati, Oct 17 (ANI): An adult, partially blind elephant was critically injured when it was hit by a goods train while another elephant accompanying it escaped with minor injuries on Thursday ...

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No illegal Bangladeshis in Assam: Tarun Gogoi

October 13th, 2008 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) There are no illegal Bangladeshi nationals staying in Assam, stated Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi here Monday, attributing the recent violence in his state to the handiwork of ...

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CBI inquiry into Assam clashes

October 11th, 2008 - 10:15 pm ICT by ANI -
Guwahati, Oct 11 (ANI): The Assam Government has decided to institute a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the latest communal clashes that led to the death of 55 persons ...

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Assam to seek CBI probe into ethnic clashes

October 11th, 2008 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Oct 12 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Saturday sought a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the ethnic clashes in the state last week in which 55 ...

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Victims of Assam ethnic clashes crave for peace

October 10th, 2008 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS -
Udalguri (Assam), Oct 10 (IANS) Thousands of people hit by the ethnic clashes in Assam, which have claimed at least 55 lives, are now craving for peace and willing to return to ...

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Assam limps back to normalcy, curfew relaxed

October 9th, 2008 - 10:39 pm ICT by ANI -
Guwahati, Oct 9 (ANI): The situation in the violence-affected Udalguri and Darrang districts of Assam is limping back to normalcy and curfew has been relaxed in some areas. No fresh incident ...

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‘Central government to provide all help to restore calm in Assam’

October 8th, 2008 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Oct 8 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed Wednesday assured all support from the central government to restore calm and peace in the violence-hit districts of Assam where ...

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Assam violence toll rises to 51

October 8th, 2008 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI -
Guwahati, Oct 8 (ANI): The death toll in Assams Udalguri and Darrang Districts, dogged by clashes between Bodos and illegal Bangladeshi migrants has risen to 51 with the recovery of 11 ...

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Victims of ethnic violence in Assam throng relief camps for shelter

October 7th, 2008 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI -
Darrang/Udalguri (Assam), Oct 7 (ANI): Hundreds of riot victims are thronging relief camps in Assam after at least 40 people were killed and thousands were left homeless by ethnic clashes between ...

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Toll in Assam ethnic clashes mounts to 49 (Second Lead)

October 6th, 2008 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Oct 6 (IANS) The toll in ethnic clashes in Assam during the weekend has mounted to 49 and more than 100,000 people have been displaced, officials said Monday, adding that the ...

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Assam violence toll rises to 40

October 6th, 2008 - 7:12 pm ICT by ANI -
Guwahati, Oct 6 (ANI): The death toll in Assams Udalguri and Darrang districts, dogged by clashes between Bodos and illegal Bangladeshi migrants, rose to 40 on Saturday with the violence spreading ...

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Death toll in Assam ethnic clashes mounts to 40 (Lead)

October 6th, 2008 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Oct 6 (IANS) The death toll in weekend ethnic clashes in Assam that displaced more than 10,000 people has mounted to 40 with authorities claiming Monday that the situation is slowly ...

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Four killed in police firing in Assam, toll mounts to 20 (Lead)

October 5th, 2008 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Oct 5 (IANS) Four people were killed Sunday when the police opened fire at mobs of angry villagers in three different locations in Assam, taking the death toll in three days ...

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16 killed in Assam clashes, 10,000 displaced

October 5th, 2008 - 10:40 am ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Oct 5 (IANS) Police recovered nine more bodies overnight in the violence torn Assam districts of Udalguri and Darrang, taking the toll in three days of clashes between two communities in ...

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Shivraj Patil to conduct aerial survey of flood-affected areas in Assam

Shivraj Patil to conduct aerial survey of flood-affected areas in Assam

September 14th, 2008 - 11:29 am ICT by ANI -
Guwahati, Sept 14 (ANI): Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil will make an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas of Assam today. During his visit, Patil will meet state officials at a ...

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Assam MLAs to visit flood affected areas soon

Assam MLAs to visit flood affected areas soon

September 12th, 2008 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI -
Guwahati, Sept 12 (ANI): An all party delegation of the Assam Legislative Assembly will visit the flood-ravaged areas of the State in the near future to take stock of the damage ...

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