Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday admitted there was not enough police force to stem the ethnic violence in Assam when it was in its initial stages.

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An earthquake of mild intensity was on Sunday experienced in Assam and parts of the north-east.

Assuring that causes of the ethnic violence in lower Assam will be addressed, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday announced a Rs 300 crore relief package for the affected districts.

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A blame-game began between the Centre and the Assam government on Friday, less than 24 hours before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to the strife-torn state, on allegations of delay in deploymen

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's helicopter returned midway from a flight to strife-torn Kokrajhar district on Saturday due to a technical problem.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday left for Assam's violence-hit Kokrajhar district in an IAF helicopter after the previous chopper he was travelling in flew back here following a technical snag.

Noting that there were 'initial difficulties' in controlling the violence in Assam's BTAD and Dhubri districts, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said both the Centre and state government would take measures to normalise the situation and provide a healing touch to victims.

People rendered homeless due to clashes between Bodos and minority immigrants have alleged lack of sufficient food, drinking water and medicines in relief camps, a charge denied by authorities.

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Describing the violence in the four Assam districts as the worst crisis his government has faced, chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday said 45 people had been killed and three lakh people rendered homeless till now.

As the situation in the riot-torn districts in lower Assam showed signs of improvement, Assam chief minister blamed the central government for sending the army late to the violence-hit districts of Kokrajhar, Chirang and Dhubri.