In what has set the alarm bells ringing for Northeastern states, the Eastern Regional Bureau, a command of Maoists has been entrusted with the additional responsibility of intensifying activities of t

In what may be a major step in opening up proposed land route between the north-eastern states and neighbouring Southeast Asian countries, the Centre, in principle, has agreed to start bus services between Guwahati and Dhaka through Daowki border in Meghalaya.

The Election Commission of India is contemplating to replicate the innovative idea of live feed of polling process through the Internet demonstrated by the frontier state of Arunachal Pradesh during the 2009 parliamentary and Assembly polls.

After meeting jailed Ulfa leaders at the behest of Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi, the convenor of “peoples convention for revival of talks with Ulfa” claimed that jailed leaders of the outfit may respond positively to the feelers of the Assam government to resolve the conflict through talks.

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.

In what has been seen as growing animosity between the two neighbouring states, the Meghalaya police on Monday registered a case against the Assam government on the basis of two FIRs on the Langpi fir

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.