BJP, AGP to jointly fight Congress in Assam pollsGUWAHATI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) have decided to jointly fight the 2011 assembly elections in Assam, party leaders said Sunday. Seven militants killed in AssamGUWAHATI/AIZAWL - Seven militants were killed in Assam and a large cache of arms was recovered in a crackdown by security forces in the northeast, police said here Friday. Government wants to restore peace and development in AssamGUWAHATI - The Government of India is closely monitoring the security situation in Assam while making efforts to restore an environment of peace and development in the north eastern parts of the country. Train services resume in terror-hit south AssamAGARTALA/GUWAHATI - Train services resumed after nearly two months on militancy-hit Lumding-Badarpur rail section which connects southern Assam and three other northeastern states to the rest of the country, officials said here Thursday. Five tribals killed, village torched in AssamGUWAHATI/IMPHAL - At least five tribals were killed and several injured Wednesday in an early morning strike by separatist militants who also set ablaze an entire village in strife-torn North Cachar Hills district in southern Assam, police said. Forest guards in Assam being trained to tackle poaching menaceGUWAHATI - Authorities in Assam are imparting high-tech training to the rangers and other forest guards with an aim to counter the menace of poaching. Council head arrested, Assam recommends suspension of autonomous bodyGUWAHATI - The Assam government has recommended suspension of the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC) after the arrest of the council’s chief executive member (CEM) Mohet Hojai for alleged links with separatist outfits, officials said here Sunday. Road mishap in Assam kills four, 13 injuredGUWAHATI - At least four people were killed and 13 were others were injured in a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a truck at Lalpool on NH 52 in Darrang district of Assam. Resentment in Congress over few ministerial berthsGUWAHATI/IMPHAL - There is resentment among a section of the Congress in the northeast over the poor representation from the region in the Manmohan Singh ministry. A Congress ally in Assam has also threatened to withdraw support to the Assam government over the issue. One killed as flash floods hit three Assam districtsGUWAHATI - One person was killed and thousands were affected as flash floods, caused by the release of water from dam reservoirs in China and Bhutan, submerged low lying areas of three districts in Assam, officials said here Thursday. Assam asked to step up security in terror-hit regionGUWAHATI/AGARTALA - The central government has asked the Assam government to step up security along the Lumding-Badarpur rail section in the North Cachar Hills district after repeated attacks by militants on trains. Assam orders probe into recovery of skeletonsGUWAHATI - The Assam government Sunday ordered a probe into the recovery of a large number of human skeletons from the outskirts of the state capital last week. Hectic lobbying for more ministers from northeastGUWAHATI - Congress leaders including Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and his Manipur counterpart Okram Ibobi Singh are camping in New Delhi to lobby for more ministerial seats for the northeast in the Manmohan Singh government. UPA must bring us development, peace, says northeastAGARTALA/GUWAHATI - Economic stimuli and peace - that’s what India’s restive northeastern region is looking for as the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government begins its second term at the centre. Assam’s AUDF extends outside support to UPAGUWAHATI - The Assam United Democratic Front (AUDF) Friday extended outside support to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the centre even though it had fought against the Congress in the general elections in Assam. Manmohan Singh pays rent till 2011GUWAHATI - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has paid advance rent till the year 2011 for his house in Guwahati at Sarumotoria. Ten people killed in separate incidents in AssamGUWAHATI - At least ten people were killed in two separate incidents in Karbi Anglong and North Cachar Hills Districts of Assam on Tuesday. Six militants killed in Assam gun battleGUWAHATI - At least six tribal separatists were killed early Tuesday in a gun battle with the army in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district, officials said. AGP the biggest loser in Assam pollsGUWAHATI - The regional Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) has emerged as the biggest loser, while the minority-based Asom United Democratic Front (AUDF) has turned out to be a major spoiler for the ruling Congress party in the 2009 general elections in Assam. Congress strengthens base in northeastGUWAHATI - The Congress has strengthened its base in the northeast, winning 13 of the 24 seats in the seven states, an improvement of two seats compared to the 2004 general elections. Congress remains in the lead in northeastGUWAHATI - The Congress was likely to improve on its tally in the northeast with its candidates ahead of its rivals in 12 of the 24 parliamentary seats, although the party received a setback in Assam Saturday. Congress leading in northeastGUWAHATI - The Congress was leading in 16 of the 24 seats in the northeast followed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in three and the Left parties in two. Counting of vote begins in northeastGUWAHATI - Counting of votes for 24 parliamentary seats in the northeast began Saturday amid heavy security arrangements, officials said. Congress should support Pawar as next PM: SangmaGUWAHATI - Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno Agitok Sangma on Friday reiterated that the Congress should support Sharad Pawar as the next Prime Minister. BJP is not untouchable, Congress cannot be trusted: SangmaGUWAHATI - Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and former Lok Sabha speaker Purno Agitok Sangma Friday made a literal U-turn saying his party cannot ‘trust the Congress’, while claiming that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was not ‘untouchable’. Nine Hindi-speaking people among 12 killed in northeastGUWAHATI - At least 12 people, including nine Hindi-speaking migrant workers, were killed by separatists and up to 70 houses set ablaze in two separate incidents in restive northeast’s Assam and Manipur states, officials said Tuesday. A Vedic library in Assam evokes encouraging responseGUWAHATI - A Vedic library instituted by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) at Guwahati in Assam has met with encouraging response from the youth in the state. One shot, 50 houses burnt by militants in AssamGUWAHATI - A villager was shot at and injured and about 50 houses set ablaze by militants in Assam Friday, officials said. Poll arithmetic - new pastime of Assam politiciansGUWAHATI - For politicians in Assam, it is now time to hone their arithmetic skills as leaders are busying themselves in trying to calculate the number of votes they have got in the recently concluded parliamentary polls. BJP fears terror attack on Assam vault storing voting machinesGUWAHATI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has informed the Election Commission that terrorists in collaboration with some political rivals might bomb the strong room at Silchar in Assam where electronic voting machines (EVMs) have been kept, a party leader said Monday. |
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