Violence in Assam worst crisis for state govt: Gogoi
Describing the violence in the four Assam districts as the worst crisis his government has faced, chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday said 45 people had been killed and three lakh people rendered homeless till now.
Army would have stopped escalation of violence: Gogoi
As the situation in the riot-torn districts in lower Assam showed signs of improvement, Assam chief minister blamed the central government for sending the army late to the violence-hit districts of Kokrajhar, Chirang and Dhubri.
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
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
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'.
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
Fresh incidents of violence in Assam
Fresh incidents of violence were on Tuesday reported in Kokrajhar and Chirang districts even as clashes between Bodo tribals and minority immigrants spread to Bongaigaon district.
Fresh incidents of violence in Assam, toll rises to 21
Fresh incidents of violence were on Tuesday reported in Kokrajhar and Chirang districts even as clashes between Bodo tribals and minority immigrants spread to Bongaigaon district.
Assam violence death toll rises, shoot-at-sight ordered
Fresh incidents of arson in interior areas of Kokrajhar district were reported on Monday leading to shoot-at-sight orders, indefinite curfew and flag march by army even as the toll in the ethnic viole