GUWAHATI
Maoists setting up anti-dam bodies: gogoi
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi here on Thursday said that a Left wing insurgent group has formed Mega-dam Resistance Forum to strengthen its footholds in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
Bhupen Hazarika's cremation wish was not met
Two months after his death, it appears that music maestro Bhupen Hazarika's last wish of getting his funeral rites performed by a select few individuals was not met, with the executors of his will kee
Burma reluctant to drive out Indian insurgents
The home ministry is not convinced to peace-overture of outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland which is mounting pressure on government to secure release of its jailed president Ranjan Daimary
Massive fire in refinery, ULFA claims responsibility
A massive fire broke out at the Guwahati Refinery Tuesday night, with the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) claiming responsibility.
A refinery spokesperson said the fire broke out at an effluen
MHA for stern action on Ulfa
The home ministry has decided to go tough against militant groups carrying out rampant extortion in Assam and other north-eastern states.
Leopard strays into heart of Guwahati, mauls three people
A fully grown leopard on Saturday strayed into the heart of Assam's main city of Guwahati from an adjoining hillock and mauled at least three people, eye witnesses and officials said.
The incident to
HC quashes graft case against assam minister
In what has exposed the high-handed acts of premier investigation agency CBI, the Delhi high court has quashed a corruption case registered by the CBI against former Assam minister Ripun Bora, finding
Gogoi appeals to anti-talk ulfa faction for peace
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday renewed his appeal to the anti-talk faction of Ulfa to shun the path of violence and join the peace talks, honouring the sentiment of the people for peace.
Protesters threaten suppliers of NHPC
The panic and fear has gripped the officials of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation after anti-dam protesters started threatening the suppliers of essentials to Subansiri Hydro-Electric Project on Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border.
Ulfa chief N-E, China conduit?
The elusive Ulfa chief, Paresh Baruah, is trying to act as a bridge between the underground organisations of Northeast and China.
Disclosing that Ulfa chief was not in Ruli areas of Bhutan, authoritative security sources told this newspaper that Ulfa chief informed his close confidants about his plan of visiting some places in China.
