4 Kuki militants nabbed with arms in Assam
September 13th, 2012 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Sep 13 (IANS) Four militants of the United Kukigram Defence Army (UKDA) were arrested in Assam's Karbi Anglong early Thursday and arms and ammunition seized from their possession, police ... Read more...
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One-horned rhino poached in Assam
July 2nd, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 2 (IANS) Forest officials of Kaziranga National Park have recovered a carcass of a one-horned rhino from neighbouring hills in Assam's Karbi Anglong district.The horn of the rhino ... Read more...
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Seven abducted from power plant in Assam
June 10th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 10 (IANS) Seven people were abducted Sunday by suspected Karbi Peoples' Liberation Tigers (KPLT) militants from an under-construction power project in Assam's Karbi Anglong district, police said.The incident ... Read more...
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Militants ganging up with criminals, says Gogoi
May 18th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 18 (IANS) Cadres of the armed militant outfits have joined criminal gangs in Assam, leading to recent spurt in petty crimes across the state, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi ... Read more...
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Human-elephant conflict on the rise in Assam
May 17th, 2012 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 17 (IANS) The death of a female elephant undergoing treatment for paralysis in Assam's Karbi Anglong district Wednesday has again brought to light the human-elephant conflict in the ... Read more...
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Karbi militant chief believed killed
May 7th, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 7 (IANS) A mutilated body believed to be that of Blain Hanse, commander-in-chief of the banned outfit Karbi Peoples' Liberation Tigers (KPLT), was recovered in central Assam's Karbi ... Read more...
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Top Karbi militant, cadres killed in Assam
April 20th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 20 (IANS) Five cadres of the Karbi Peoples' Liberation Tigers (KPLT) militant group, including a top leader, were killed and two arrested in an early morning operation by ... Read more...
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Ex-Karbi militant arrested in Assam with arms
April 5th, 2012 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 5 (IANS) Police in Assam's Karbi Anglong district Thursday morning arrested one person, suspected to be an ex-militant of a Karbi outfit, sources said.The person, identified as Kalam ... Read more...
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Abducted Assam officials released
March 6th, 2012 - 11:06 am ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 6 (IANS) Suspected Karbi Peoples Liberation Tigers (KPLT) militants have released the two forest officials they abducted in central Assam's Karbi Anglong distict Tuesday morning.Chief Conservator of Forests ... Read more...
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Karbi militants behind forest officials’ abduction: Minister
March 5th, 2012 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 5 (IANS) Assam Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain Monday confirmed it was the Karbi militant outfit Karbi Peoples' Liberation Tigers (KPLT) that was behind the abduction of two senior ... Read more...
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Abducted forest officials still untraced
March 4th, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 4 (IANS) Police and the security forces conducted searches in Assam's Karbi Anglong district Sunday to trace two forest officials abducted by militants but there was no trace ... Read more...
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Nine injured in police-villagers clash in central Assam
February 26th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 26 (IANS) At least nine people, including four policemen, were injured in central Assam's Karbi Anglong district Sunday after a clash between police and villagers."We had detained three ... Read more...
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Northeast defies I-Day boycott call
August 15th, 2011 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 15 (IANS) People in the restive northeast defied a general strike called by separatist guerrillas to boycott Monday's Independence Day celebrations even as militants staged a bomb blast ... Read more...
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NIA grills Myanmarese arms smugglers (Lead)
June 19th, 2011 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Umiam (Meghalaya), June 19 (IANS) The National Investigative Agency (NIA) Sunday quizzed the three members of a Myanmarese arms smuggling gang who were arrested in Meghalaya with a huge cache ... Read more...
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65-70 percent polling recorded in Assam
April 4th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Apr 4 (ANI): An estimated 65 per cent of the electorate cast its votes in the first phase of assembly elections in 62 constituencies of Assam on Monday.Around 60 to ... Read more...
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Four CRPF personnel killed in Assam encounter
April 2nd, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
Karbi Anglong, Apr 2 (ANI): The outlawed insurgent outfit Karbi Peoples Liberation Tiger (KPLT) gunned down four Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and injured another in an encounter in Assam's Karbi ... Read more...
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Nomination for first phase of Assam polls ends today
March 17th, 2011 - 12:15 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Mar 17 (ANI): The filing of nominations for the first phase of Assam Assembly elections closes today.Sixty-two constituencies spread over 13 districts of Upper Assam, Barak Valley and two hill ... Read more...
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Assam election parleys gain momentum
March 9th, 2011 - 3:37 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Mar 9 (ANI): With only a day left for issuing of notification for the first phase of election in 62 Assembly constituencies of Assam, hectic parleys are continuing within the political ... Read more...
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Mudslinging begins with eye to Assam polls
February 14th, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Guwahati, Feb 14 (IANS) The pitch is getting sharper and the allegations dirtier. With assembly elections due in Assam this year, political parties are busy slinging mud at each ... Read more...
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Successive shutdowns disrupt life in northeast
January 22nd, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Silchar (Assam)/Agartala, Jan 22 (IANS) Continuous shutdowns in southern Assam have affected rail and road traffic as well as supply of essential goods between the northeastern states and the rest of India, ... Read more...
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‘Karbi Festival’ to promote development in Assam
January 14th, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
Karbi Anglong, Jan 14 (ANI): With the decline of militancy in this autonomous district, the focus is now firmly on the over all development of the region and in tune with this ... Read more...
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Karbi Anglong’s Ronthean Festival promoting a unique Assamese lifestyle
December 7th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
Karbi Anglong (Assam), Dec.7 (ANI): The decline of militancy in Assam's Karbi Anglong District has given a boost to the region in terms of socio-cultural development.Recently, the district played host to the ... Read more...
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Assam’s international airport a hub for smuggling wildlife products?
June 21st, 2010 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, June 21 (IANS) Assam's Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport appears to have become one of the main transit points for smugglers to transport wildlife products to China and Far East Asia.
In ... Read more...
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Militant’s surrender brings new hope for peace in northeast
February 19th, 2010 - 8:28 pm ICT by ANI
By Peter Todd AlexGuwahati, Feb 19 (ANI): The northeast states are frequently in news for militant activities but the recent surrenders indicate that there is a distinct improvement in the situation.Recently the ... Read more...
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Demand for autonomy intensifies in Assam
December 15th, 2009 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Jorhat/Guwahati, Dec 15 (ANI): Amidst a raging debate on carving out new provinces, activists of the Jatiya Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP), a regional organisation, took out massive rally across Assam to press ... Read more...
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Kaziranga National Park gear up for safe migration of animals
August 23rd, 2009 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
Kaziranga, (Assam) Aug 23 (ANI): Kaziranga National Park authorities have put up barricades to slow down vehicles to ensure safe passage for migrating animals.Heavy downpours during the monsoon season submerge almost ... Read more...
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NIA entrusted to probe fake currency racket in Mumbai
June 4th, 2009 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA), formed after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, was Thursday tasked to take over yet another case relating to fake Indian currency notes that ... Read more...
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NIA gets to tackle Assam terror cases
June 1st, 2009 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA), formed after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, will handle two terror incidents in Assam allegedly perpetrated in the North Cachar Hills by ... Read more...
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Ten people killed in separate incidents in Assam
May 19th, 2009 - 9:25 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, May 19 (ANI): At least ten people were killed in two separate incidents in Karbi Anglong and North Cachar Hills Districts of Assam on Tuesday.In Karbi Anglong, six National Democratic Front ... Read more...
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Six militants killed in Assam gun battle
May 19th, 2009 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 19 (IANS) At least six tribal separatists were killed early Tuesday in a gun battle with the army in Assam's Karbi Anglong district, officials said.
A defence spokesperson said six militants ... Read more...
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Tight security ahead of first phase polls in northeast
April 15th, 2009 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 15 (IANS) The stage is all set for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections Thursday with 10 of the 24 parliamentary constituencies in the northeast going to the polls ... Read more...
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Assam on maximum alert, toll in blasts rises to 10
April 7th, 2009 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 7 (IANS) A maximum security alert was sounded in Assam Tuesday, a day after a series of explosions rocked the state ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's arrival here ... Read more...
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Five blasts rock Assam, eight killed, 60 injured (Third Lead)
April 6th, 2009 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 6 (IANS) Assam was rocked by a series of bomb explosions and grenade attacks Monday killing eight people and wounding 60, a day ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's ... Read more...
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Three blasts in Assam towns, seven killed (Second Lead)
April 6th, 2009 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 6 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and 50 injured Monday when three blasts in quick succession rocked Assam's marketplaces, including in its main city Guwahati, a day ... Read more...
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Helicopters, not fiery speeches attract voters in Assam
March 29th, 2009 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
Dongkamokam (Assam), March 29 (IANS) It's not fiery speeches of politicians that is drawing a large number of people to attend election rallies in Assam's countryside, but choppers that have become the ... Read more...
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