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.

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

Both factions of the Ulfa rebels, pro- and anti-talks, are seriously worried about the fresh search operations launched by Dhaka at hideouts and houses of Ulfa leaders in Bangladesh.

The anti-talk Ulfa led by its chief Paresh Baruah is facing acute financial crunch and threatening businessmen, professionals and small and big tea planters to pay extortion money in Assam.

Dissident leader Nabam Tuki was sworn in seventh chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday, ending a month-long political stalemate seeking change of leadership in the state. Governor J.J.

Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Jarbom Gamlin submitted his resignation on Monday to allow Congress president Sonia Gandhi to take a final decision on resolving the political stalemate in the state.

Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Jarbom Gamlin on Monday submitted his resignation in order to authorise Congress president Sonia Gandhi to take a final decision in resolving the political stalemate in the state.

The North East Frontier Railway has cancelled, short-terminated, diverted and regulated several trains from Thursday due to construction work on the new broadgauge line between New Coochbehar and Gola

Age has been no bar for 120-year-old Hazi Abdul Noor who married a woman half his age for the second time in Assam's Karimganj district.

Noor tied the knot again with 60-year-old Samoi Bibi at

Rural development minister Jairam Ramesh here on Thursday said that his department has asked the CAG to do performance audit of all the rural development schemes in 11 states including Assam.