In what may snowball into a major controversy, the Union home ministry has sanctioned and disbursed an amount of about `2 crores to outlawed Ulfa rebels as daily expenses for two months during the ele

The proscribed Ulfa on Thursday claimed to have reorganised its armed wing by dismantling existing battalions and bringing all cadres under 'mobile military headquarters'.

Chief electoral officer of Assam Hemanta Narzary here on Monday said that the use of technology has helped the commission in conducting free and fair polling in Assam.

An elderly tribal woman was found hacked to death and buried by a stream in Assam, the fourth such incident since Friday in what police suspect to be linked to black magic and witchcraft.

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The Congress government in Meghalaya is in trouble with a group of legislators unhappy with chief minister Mukul Sangma and seeking his removal.
Though Mr Sangma is confident of completing his term, the Congress high command has asked AICC in-charge of Meghalaya affairs Dhaniram Shandil to meet the legislators to defuse the crisis.

After being appreciated by all the Congress leaders including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi, Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi here on Tuesday said he was the best Chief Minister in the state’s history for being able to put majority of the militant outfits in cease-fire mode.

At least 22 people were injured and one of them hospitalised, as forces baton charged voters and fired in air twice to scare away a rampaging mob which torched a police vehicle in Rangiya constituency.

First-time voters and women on Monday turned out in large numbers to exercise their franchise during the second and last phase polls in 64 Assembly seats in 14 districts of Assam.

The second and final phase of polling ended in Assam on Monday with more than 70 per cent electorate coming out to exercise their franchise.
Disclosing that about 70.35 per cent electorates exercised their franchise, Chief Electoral Officer Hemanta Nazary said there were reports of poll related scuffle from some areas but by and large it was peaceful.

Claiming that the Congress would form the government for the third straight term, Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday said he was the "best chief minister" in the state's history for being able to bring almost all militant groups to the negotiating table.