Protest staged to halt construction of a hydel-power project in Assam

GERUKAMUKH - Hundreds of people assembled in Gerukamukh region located in Assam’s Dhemaji district to demand an immediate halt in the construction of 2,000-MW hydel power plant, fearing catastrophic impact of the big dam.

Assam villagers terrorised by wild elephants

HATIGHAR PATHAR - A herd of about 80 wild elephants have been camping at Hatighar Pathar areas of Assam for the past two months, posing a threat to human life, properties and crops of residents.

No takers for ULFA commander Paresh Baruah’s public apology

DHEMAJI - He may have sought forgiveness, but the elusive commander-in-chief of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Paresh Baruah is under fire - from both his former comrades in arms and the families of those killed in blasts triggered by the outfit.

Road accidents claim nine lives in Assam

GUWAHATI - Road accidents in Assam today claimed the lives of nine persons that included a family of five.

Bomb blast kills four people in Assam

SONITPUR - At least four people were killed and 15 people injured in a bomb explosion in Assam’s Sonitpur District this afternoon.

‘Arabinda coming to India to establish peace’, says Rajkhova’s brother

Lakhwagaon,SIVASAGAR - United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) founding member and chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa’s elder brother Ajoy Rajkhova has denied the arrest of his brother, saying he is coming to India to establish peace for the better future of the people in the region.

Rajkhowa’s family hails his surrender

Lakhwagaon,SIVASAGAR - The family members hailed the surrender of the United Liberation Front of Assom (ULFA) chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa and hoped the Government would make best use of this decision , and that peace would return to the region.

ULFA militants affecting peace in Assam

Nalbari (Assam), Dec 3(ANI): The announcement by the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram that the Central Government was willing for discussions with the ULFA leaders if they give up violence has been welcomed by people in Assam who have been victims of violence in the recent past.

India’s most wanted terrorist still a railway employee in Assam

TINSUKIA - One of India’s most wanted terrorists has played truant for close to three decades by not attending office, although he continues to be a central government employee in Assam.

Life returns to normal in North Cachar Hills

NORTH CACHAR HILLS - The surrender of ‘black widow’ militants has created a positive influence in North Cachar Hills district of Assam, and there has been a gradual improvement in the security scenario.

Shutdown paralyses normal life in Assam’s Nalbari district

NALBARI - Normal life has been paralysed in the Nalbari district of Lower Assam due to a dawn to dusk shutdown call given by the All Assam Students Union.

Assam twin blast toll mounts to eight

NALBARI - The death toll in the twin blasts in Assam’s Nalbari town mounted to eight with one more injured victim succumbing to injuries overnight. Security forces have stepped up their anti-insurgency operations across the state, officials said Monday.

Assam bomb blast death toll rises to seven (Update Assam blast)

NALBARI - The death toll in Sunday’s three bomb blasts in Assam’s Nalbari District has risen to seven people and 35 injured.

Bomb blasts kill five in Assam

NALBARI - Just four days before the first anniversary of the 26/11 terror attacks, bomb blasts in Assam claimed the lives of five people and injured about 30.

16 bogies of oil tanker train goup in flames in Assam

MARIANI - Sixteen bogies of an oil tanker train have caught fire near Mariani in Upper Assam.

he tanker train had left the Numaligarh refinery for Uttar Pradesh and was between the Bhilgaon and Borpathar stations when it caught fire.

Kidnapped Andhra engineer released in Assam

KOKRAJHAR - Krishna Rao, the engineer from Andhra Pradesh, who was abducted on October 16, was released in Karigaon in Kokrajhar District of Assam this morning.

Students take out awareness rally on child rights on Children’s Day in Assam

JORHAT - On the occasion of Children’s Day (Nov.14), students here took out a public awareness rally on child rights.

Now, a river ambulance service in Assam

MAJAULI - A ferry service is the only means of transportation for Majuli islandersm, and due to this lack of transportation, residents often fail to access prompt medical facilities.

EC censures Assam CM for violating poll code

GUWAHATI - The Election Commission (EC) has censured Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi for violating the Model Code of Conduct during campaigning for the assembly bye-elections in the state.

6th ODI: Australia bowl out India for 170

GUWAHATI - Team India has set a target of 170 for the Australians in the sixth one-dayer at Guwahati today.

Suspected NDFB militants abduct civil engineer in Assam

DISPUR - Despite several appeals and protests, militancy in the north-east of the country hasn’t stopped. The latest incident involves the kidnapping of a civil engineer in Assam.

Mithu the parrot forgotten - year after Assam blasts

BONGAIGAON - As Assam completes a year of the horrific serial bombings Friday, little Mithu’s heroics have been completely forgotten. The casualties would have been much higher had the pet parrot not alerted her owner Bijoy Banthia.

Educational day centre transforms lives of Assam’s disabled children

JORHAT - An educational day centre for spastic children in Assam’s Jorhat city is helping and supporting disabled children through various rehabilitation programmes.

Night train services resume in terror-hit section of northeast

SILCHAR - Night train services on the militancy-hit Lumding-Badarpur rail section that connects southern Assam as well as Tripura, Mizoram and Manipur to the rest of the country have resumed after more than 16 months.

Assam musicians promote national integration and peace through music

HAFLONG - Two young Jeme Naga musicians from Assam have brought out a music album, which endeavors to promote national integration, peace, development and unity.

Students form human chain for fencing of Indo-Bangladesh border

SONAHAT - Thousands of students formed a human chain in the Sonahat region in Assam on Tuesday to demand fences along India-Bangladesh border.

Assamese call for end to Bodo violence

SONITPUR - Anger is building up in Assam against atrocities committed by militants of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB).

Promoting peace through music in Assam

HAFLONG - Two young girls Ache and Agui have come together to promote peace in Assam through their music.

Assam village limps back to normal after militant attack

BISWANATH CHARIALI - Army personnel continued to patrol villages in Assam’s violence-hit Sonitpur district after tribal separatists killed 12 villagers, officials said Tuesday.

Jewellers’ village crafts nature-inspired designs(Feature with images)

SONARIGAON - Sitting on a low stool, head bent over a metal holder, Gautam Bordoloi carefully chisels a gold band studded with rubies. One of the very few traditional jewellers to have remained loyal to the art in his village in Jorhat district, Bordoloi is an expert craftsman with a clientle that goes beyond the state’s borders.