New Year ushered in with subdued revelry
Twenty-eight men and children dived in icy cold water in Meghalaya at midnight in memory of the Delhi gangrape victim as India ushered in New Year with subdued revelry which was marred by molestation
Bid to save talks with Bodo rebels
The government has launched an exercise to save the ongoing initiative to start peace-talks with anti-talks faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) from collapsing after a split in the
Massive fire at Cuffe Parade, 26 rescued
A major fire broke out in Jolly Makers — a high-rise residential tower at Cuffe Parade in the early hours of Sunday.
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)
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
Teacher killed in broad daylight, villagers fired at
In what has sparked the fear of fresh violence in trouble-torn Bodoland Territorial Council, armed miscreants on Wednesday gunned down a school teacher in broad daylight and swooped on a remote settle
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.
Bid to extort Arunachal minister foiled
In what may expose the nexus of politicians with armed rebels once again in the northeast, the Assam police on Monday arrested two pro-talk Ulfa rebels who were threatening and trying to extort the fi