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Assam: More killed, trains slowly restart

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Clashes continued unabated between minority immigrants and Bodo tribals across Western Assam on Wednesday, with the death toll in the week-long ethnic violence rising to 42 after the recovery of 10

State, Bodo leaders divided over violence

Serious differences between Assam government and Bodo leaders cropped up on Wednesday when three ministers of the ruling Congress government not only contradicted the charges of Bodoland Territorial C

‘Insurgents may join violence’

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The home ministry has warned Assam government of a design aimed at to provoke and involve insurgent groups, holding ceasefire and peace talks with government, into the ongoing communal clashes in West

Assam ethnic strife: Fresh violence in Baksa, death toll 41

One more person was killed in police firing during clashes between minority immigrants and Bodos in lower Assam's Dhubri district even as fresh violence in Baksa district left four persons seriously injured on Thursday.

Scattered violence continues in Assam, CM visits Kokrajhar

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Scattered violence continued for the sixth day on Thursday in riot-torn lower Assam districts where one person was killed in police firing while four persons were injured in an attack by a group of persons in Baksa district.

Bengal will give shelter to Assamese refugees: Mamata

Terming the situation in violence-hit districts of Assam as 'deplorable', West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said the state will provide shelter to refugees fleeing trouble-torn ar

Assam Death toll rises to 44; situation improving, claims CM

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Clashes between Bodos and minority immigrants in four Assam districts continued for the seventh day on Thursday, leaving 44 people dead even as chief minister Tarun Gogoi insisted the situation was 'improving' and rapped the media for portraying the state as 'burning'.

Digvijay backs Gogoi, accuses BJP of fuelling fire in Assam

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Strongly backing Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi over his handling of ethnic violence in the state, senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Thursday hit out at the BJP accusing it of 'adding fuel to

Fresh clashes rock lower Assam

Fresh clashes between minority immigrants and Bodo tribals and cases of arson were on Wednesday reported from lower Assam even as shoot-at-sight orders remained in force in Kokrajhar district which

Assam violence: Death toll rises to 38, train services hit

Six more persons fell victim to unabated violence between minority immigrants and Bodos in three districts of lower Assam, taking the death toll in the ethnic strife to 38 even as the entire Northeast remained cut off by rail for the second day today.

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