Assam gears up for final journey
The Assam government has made an elaborate arrangement to pay last respect to music maestro Bhupen Hazarika, who breathed his last in a Mumbai hospital on Saturday.
NDFB extortion bids intensify
The military commander of the outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland, Sonbjit Ingti, has bought at least 50 AK-47 and AK-56 rifles from outlawed Ulfa commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah in Burma
Gogoi aims to involve neighbouring nations
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi here on Tuesday asked for inclusion of neighbouring countries of China, Bhutan, Burma and Bangladesh into proposed North East Water Resources Authority while regrettin
PM announces `500cr package
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here on Monday announced an ad-hoc financial package of `500 crore to flood-ravaged Assam while assuring to pay more after the official assessment of the damage.
Sangma pins hope on conscience vote
Presidential candidate P.A. Sangma on Saturday launched his campaign here by making an appeal to members of the electoral college to exercise their conscience vote cutting across party lines.
Ulfa talks focus on floods, migration
The home ministry on Friday discussed two burning problem of migration from Bangladesh and floods with pro-talk faction of Ulfa which asked New Delhi to bring in accountability and transparency in tac
PM directs Antony to help Assam
The flood situation continued to be grim in Assam with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday asking defence minister A.K.
MHA agrees to rope in Chetia
The home ministry has asked the pro-talk faction of Ulfa to designate a senior cadre of the outfit for sending him to Dhaka to meet top Ulfa leader and general secretary Anup Chetia who is under prote
Ulfa chief trying to shift stashed funds
If intercepts of security agencies are any indicator, the elusive Ulfa chief Paresh Baruah is trying to transfer a huge amount of money stashed somewhere outside Burma.
IAF plane makes forced landing in Guwahati
An Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft made an emergency landing at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati on Saturday due to some technical problem.