The Central Bureau of Investigation, probing the multi-crore rupees scam of North Cachar Hills district in Assam, has started investigating the irregularities in five departments of the district council by taking over the possession of records.

In what has been seen as an attempt to shield information and protect the corrupt officials having nexus with politicians, the RTI activists are subjected to various kind of harassment by the state government machinery and the police in Assam.

Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi who sent an olive branch to jailed Ulfa leaders by taking a Cabinet resolution for peace talks also facilitated a meeting of the general council of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom inside the jail to enable the outfit to take resolution for holding peace talks with the government.

The CBI, which was probing serial bomb blasts of October 30, 2008, that killed about 85 people and injured more than 500, has been able to establish its charges against outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland with its chief Ranjan Daimary confessing his involvement.

Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi here on Wednesday said that his Cabinet has passed a resolution to start peace-process with jailed Ulfa leaders, ignoring its elusive commander-in chief Paresh Baruah.

Union home minister P. Chidambaram reviewed the security scenario in Assam and Mizoram during a day-long visit to the two Northeastern state on Tuesday.
Immediately after his meeting the unified command of security forces and the Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi, Mr Chidambaram told reporters, “There had been d

In order to pacify the simmering tension between the two states, the home ministry has agreed to institute an independent probe into the Langpih firing incident where four Khasi villagers were killed on May 14 in “indiscriminate” firing by the Assam police.

In order to review the internal security situation, union home minister P. Chidambaram is going start his two-day visit to the Northeast on Monday.

The principal Opposition Asom Gana Parishad on Saturday accused the ruling Congress Party of complete failure in fulfilling the commitment given to the people of the state in two manifestos on which p

Even as the security forces have intensified their operation to rescue Pune-based senior forest officer Vilas Bardekar, the rebels of outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland are said to have demanded hefty amount of extortion to release him.