Dhaka: Not aware of influx into Assam
In what may create a serious embarrassment for the government, a delegation of Bangladesh parliamentarians here on Saturday said that Dhaka was not at all aware about the problem of influx afflicting Assam for decades.
Mime gives voice to social realities
Action speaks louder than words seems to be the guiding philosophy of Moinul Haque, the mime artist, who in his show, Voice of Silence 2, chose to take up a contentious issue of illegal immigration fr
Bengali-speaking Muslim group takes up arms
Bogged down by frequent communal violence, a section of radical forces from among Bengali-speaking Muslims have started arming themselves in trouble-torn Bodoland Territorial Council of Western Assam.
Naga rebels gun down policeman
The security agencies in Assam are worried about the growing activities of National Social Council of Nagaland (Issac-Muivah) rebels in Dima Hasao district where heavily armed Naga rebels in an ambush
Crack appears in Cong-BPF coalition govt in Assam
With frequent onslaughts against Bengali-speaking Muslims in Bodoland Territorial Council, the ruling Congress party has started re-thinking its 10-year-old alliance with Bodoland People’s Front (BPF)
Curfew relaxed for 6 hrs in Kokrajhar
With no fresh incident of violence on Sunday, the administration and security agencies relaxed curfew for six hours in town areas of trouble-torn Kokrajhar district.
4 killed in fresh Assam violence, toll up to 11
Law and order in trouble-torn Kokrajhar district took an ugly turn on Saturday when rampaging armed miscreants gunned down four Bengali-speaking Muslims following the arrest of an executive member of
Hotel MD gunned down in Assam
In what has created resentment in plantation and businessmen circle of the state, suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) rebels gunned down the managing director of Hotel Dynasty and o
Women platoon to check eve-teasing
First of its kind in India, the Assam police has deployed its first batch of women commando force, Virangana, to protect women’s dignity and rights in the state capital.
Gogoi admits failure on graft
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday said that his biggest failure was on corruption front, which he has not been able to contain effectively.