Gripped by rumour fuelled fears of impending attacks on them, people from North East continued to flee the city for the third consecutive day on Saturday with hundreds thronging the railway station

The exodus of North Easterners from the city to their home states on fears of attacks showed signs of subsiding on the fourth day on Saturday since they started fleeing, according to indications fr

The situation in lower Assam on Saturday remained peaceful with no report of any violence even as two special trains arrived here carrying 1700 people who had fled the southern states after rumours

The Centre today said adequate protection is being given by state governments in the South to people of the North East fleeing on rumours of attacks and termed as 'false' and 'fabricated' reports that they are not being provided enough security.

JD-U chief Sharad Yadav on Saturday advocated temporary ban on social networking sites to check rumour mongering in view of exodus of people hailing from the northeast from various parts of the countr

Gripped by panic following rumours of attack on some of their compatriots, about 5,000 people of North Eastern States, including students, on Thursday prepared to return to their home towns even as Ka

Ethnic violence that has rocked parts of lower Assam on Thursday spread to a new district where incidents of arson were reported, forcing the Army to stage a flag march.