GUWAHATI
Noted litterateur Indira Goswami passes away
Assamese litterateur Indira Raisom Goswami, who had taken the initiative to bring the ULFA to the negotiating table, on Tuesday passed away at a hospital here after prolonged illness.
Goswami's prolific pen campaigned for dignity of human beings
Writing under the shadow of the three-decade long insurgency in Assam, litterateur Indira Raisom Goswami wielded the pen not only to highlight the issue of violence but also took the initiative of per
Death a setback to growth plan in NE
Killing of top Maoist leader Koteshwar Rao, alias Kishenji, has been seen as a major setback to the expansion plan of the outfit to Northeastern states, particularly in Assam and Manipur.
Baruah’s Ulfa revival plan worries MHA
The home ministry is seriously worried about three-pronged strategy of elusive Ulfa chief Paresh Baruah who even after all resistances of the state police has recruited more than 120 new cadres in the
Quake rocks northeast India
An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale rocked India's northeast, Myanmar and Bangladesh on Monday, triggering panic among people.
The tremor was felt at 8.47 a.m. in most parts of Assam, Na
No councils for Nagas: Gogoi
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi here on Saturday made it clear that his government was not going to accept any proposal of the home ministry intruding or giving access to NSCN (I-M) into the rights of the state. Referring the
Train covering longest rail route runs tomorrow
A new weekly train 'Vivek Express' covering the country's longest rail route from Dibrugarh in Assam to Kannyakumari in Tamil Nadu will be operating from tomorrow.
The train will be flagged off from
Nagas set to get special status
The ongoing talks with the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Issac-Muivah) has entered a crucial stage with the Union home ministry ready to grant Nagaland the status of a special category state, and offer it control over Naga-dominated areas of Manipur, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh through independent Naga councils.
Hazarika funeral put off as fans keep pouring in
The Assam government on Tuesday decided to postpone the funeral of legendary singer Bhupen Hazarika following thousands of men, women and children making an unending beeline to pay their last respect
Bhupen Hazarika's last journey begins
The final journey of one of India's oldest performing singers Bhupen Hazarika began on Wednesday morning with a sea of humanity following the cortege from the historic Judges Field to the funeral site
