Assam molestation: Channel editor says he’ll quit (Lead)
July 17th, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 17 (IANS) Atanu Bhuyan, editor-in-chief of News Live channel, has announced his decision to quit following widespread criticism of the telecast of the molestation of a teenage girl ... Read more...
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Northeast floods render 75,000 homeless, relief stepped up (Lead)
July 1st, 2012 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong/New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Units of the Indian Army have stepped up relief efforts in the northeastern states after swollen rivers caused devastation in the region, leaving over 75,000 ... Read more...
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Flood situation turns grimmer in Assam
June 25th, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 25 (IANS) Flood situation continued to deteriorate in Assam Monday with reports coming in of more villages being inundated by surging waters of the Brahmaputra river and its ... Read more...
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Eight killed in Assam floods
June 21st, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 21 (IANS) Eight persons have been killed in the floods in Assam that have affected at least 15 districts, a minister said Thursday, adding that large tracts ... Read more...
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Assam train bombing: Two Adivasi rebels arrested
July 13th, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 13 (IANS) Assam Police Wednesday arrested two tribal separatists belonging to a ragtag rebel army for the weekend train explosion that left nearly 100 people injured, an officer ... Read more...
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Opposition slams government over ‘political vacuum’ in rail ministry (Lead)
July 11th, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) With no full time railway minister for the past two months and the previous incumbent Mamata Banerjee having spent a lot of her time ... Read more...
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Assam on high alert after train bombing
July 11th, 2011 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 11 (IANS) A massive security alert was sounded Monday across Assam after the overnight separatist bombing that derailed a passenger train and left more than 100 people ... Read more...
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100 injured as passenger train bombed in Assam (Third Lead)
July 11th, 2011 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 10 (IANS) At least 100 people were injured, 20 of them critically, when a powerful bomb ripped apart a passenger train late Sunday in India's restive northeastern state ... Read more...
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AGP releases fourth list of candidates for Assam polls
March 12th, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Mar. 12 (ANI): The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) on Saturday released its fourth list of candidates, who will contest in the Assam State Assembly elections on April 4 and 11.AGP president ... Read more...
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Paresh Baruah faction rejects ULFA peace talks
January 21st, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 21 (IANS) The peace process between the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) led by its chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa and the government came under a cloud with the outfit's elusive ... Read more...
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ULFA executive discusses modalities for peace talks
January 20th, 2011 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 20 (IANS) The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Thursday began its central executive meeting aimed at working out modalities for opening formal peace talks with the government.The meet ... Read more...
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ULFA moves towards peace talks with government
January 18th, 2011 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 18 (IANS) In a step towards formal peace talks between the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the government, the outlawed separatist group's central executive is set to meet ... Read more...
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Thunderstorm kills two in Assam
April 25th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Apr 25 (ANI): At least two people were killed and 100 injured when a devastating thunderstorm hit Assam on Sunday.According to officials, the storm damaged over 1,500 homes.Sources added that ... Read more...
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Five killed, 4,000 houses flattened in Assam thunderstorm (Lead)
April 25th, 2010 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 25 (IANS) A devastating thunderstorm in Assam has claimed five lives and injured nearly 100 people, besides flattening at least 4,000 houses, officials said Sunday.
The storm lasted for about 45 ... Read more...
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Assam storm kills two, damages 1,500 homes
April 25th, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 25 (IANS) A devastating thunderstorm in Assam overnight has claimed two lives and injured up to 100 people, besides damaging over 1,500 homes, officials said Sunday.
"It was a real devastating ... Read more...
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Two killed, 50 injured as thunderstorm lashes Assam
April 25th, 2010 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 24 (IANS) At least two people were killed and 50 injured in a devastating thunderstorm Saturday in Assam that flattened up to 1,000 homes, besides uprooting trees and electric and ... Read more...
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Assam government to support storm-affected
April 15th, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 15 (IANS) A day after a devastating thunderstorm killed four people and damaged up to 500 houses in Assam, the state government Thursday pledged all support to those affected.
"We ... Read more...
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Four killed, over 20 injured in Assam thunderstorm
April 14th, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 14 (IANS) At least four people were killed and more than 20 injured in a thunderstorm that lashed several parts of Assam Wednesday, devastating homes and agriculture and uprooting ... Read more...
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Centre approves setting up of 30 mega food-processing parks
December 14th, 2009 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 14 (ANI): The Union Government has approved a new scheme to establish 30 Mega Food Parks with a view to provide state-of-the-art infrastructure for food processing sector in the ... Read more...
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Massive security ahead of ULFA’s protest day in Assam
November 27th, 2009 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Nov 27 (IANS) A massive security alert was sounded in Assam Friday, a day ahead of the 'black day' by the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) to protest the ... Read more...
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ULFA rejects peace talks offer, threatens to wage war
November 25th, 2009 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Nov 25 (IANS) The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Wednesday rejected the central government's offer for peace talks if it dropped the demand for sovereignty, and instead threatened to ... Read more...
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Assam twin blast toll mounts to eight
November 23rd, 2009 - 9:49 am ICT by IANS
Nalbari (Assam), Nov 23 (IANS) The death toll in the twin blasts in Assam's Nalbari town mounted to eight with one more injured victim succumbing to injuries overnight. Security forces have stepped ... Read more...
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Twin blasts rocks Assam, five killed, 50 injured (Second Lead)
November 22nd, 2009 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Nov 22 (IANS) Two powerful explosions rocked Assam's Nalbari town Sunday, killing five people and wounding more than 50, police said.
The explosions are seen as a retaliatory strike by the ... Read more...
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When students thrash teachers and vandalise property
September 5th, 2009 - 11:15 am ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Guwahati, Sep 5 (IANS) As the country celebrates Teachers Day Saturday, there is a sense of gloom and despondency in Assam, due to incidents of students vandalising schools and ... Read more...
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Surrendered ULFA cadres turn social activists
December 22nd, 2008 - 7:53 pm ICT by ANI
By Peter Alex Todd
Guwahati, Dec.22 (ANI): Realizing the futility of violence, many low-rung United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadres have chosen to return to the mainstream and work for social ... Read more...
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Bird flu spreads to new areas in Assam
December 6th, 2008 - 12:16 pm ICT by ANI
Kamrup (Assam), Dec 6 (ANI): With a fresh outbreak of bird flu in poultry being detected in Assam, authorities are prepared to start the culling of thousands of chickens.
Reports say the ... Read more...
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Assam’s widows of terror - from housewives to breadwinners (Feature)
November 5th, 2008 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Nov 5 (IANS) Eight years after a bomb blast shattered her life, 55-year-old Ruby Baruah gets strength and hope by nurturing her late husband's dream - an English medium school in ... Read more...
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Four suspected ULFA militants killed in Assam
August 13th, 2008 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Aug 13 (ANI): Four suspected ULFA militants were shot dead by security forces in Bongaigaon and Nalbari Districts of Assam during two separate encounters early this morning.
Police recovered two ... Read more...
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Polling begins for third phase of Assam Panchayat elections
January 9th, 2008 - 12:41 pm ICT by admin
Guwahati, Jan 9 (ANI): Polling for the third phase of Panchayat election in Assam has begun this morning, amidst tight security.The polling is underway in the districts of Dhubri, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Nalbari, ... Read more...
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