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Assam Cong battles infighting

Within a month Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi formed his Cabinet, infighting has broke out with a former chief minister and senior most Congress leader accusing a minister of securing cabinet berth by using “money power”.
The problem started when agriculture minister Nilmani Sen Deka accused former chief minister Dr Bhumidhar Barman of indulging in backbiting that led to his defeat in 2006.

2 anti-talk Ulfa leaders to join peace process

Two top leaders of anti-talks factions of the Ulfa, led by Paresh Baruah, may soon join the peace-process initiated by the pro-talks group led by its chairman Arbinda Rajkhowa in Assam.

Ulfa may target pro-talk faction

The security agencies have alerted the Assam police that the anti-talk faction of Ulfa led by Paresh Baruah has sent 35 armed cadres to launch offensives in oil-rich Upper Assam districts and target t

Pro-talk Ulfa reluctant to surrender weapons

The pro-talk faction of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom, led by its chairman Arbinda Rajkhowa, has threatened to pull out of peace talks if the government forces them to surrender arms be

BJP attacks Rahul over his silence

BJP spokesman Shahnawaz Hussain here on Thursday said that ruling the UPA government was reluctant to take any quick step on black money in order to facilitate opportunity to those who have stashed black money abroad, to shift their account to new location.

NSCN-K expels its chairman

In a significant development that may have direct bearing over the insurgency scenario of the north-eastern states, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang faction) has expelled its chairman S.S. Khaplang.

NSCN-K expels its chairman

In a significant development that may have direct bearing over the insurgency scenario of the north-eastern states, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang faction) has expelled its chairman S.S. Khaplang.

Sangma drops 4 senior ministers

Problem for Meghalaya chief minister Mukul Sangma seems to be far from over as on Tuesday he dropped four ministers and inducted three new faces in his council of ministers in an obvious attempt to quell the dissidence.
It, however, failed to placate dissident camp, said to have been led by veteran Congress leader and former chief

Baba followers from Assam are stranded

As news of more than 360 followers of Baba Ramdev being stranded in New Delhi after police action has started reaching to their respective areas, anger has started growing among the people of the respective areas and villages.

Search on for hangman, kin seek mercy

Politics that started over death convict Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar in Punjab has infected Assam also with kin of death convict Mahendra Nath Das and human rights activists urging Assam governor J.B. Patnaik and chief minister Tarun Gogoi to intervene to put his hanging on hold.

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