Students in Assam demand educational revampSeptember 20th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Students of the All Assam Student Union and the All Bodo Student Union here took out a rally demanding restructuring of education system. Holding placards and banners, they marched on the streets of Guwahati.
Former militants and poachers protect wildlife and promote tourism in AssamSeptember 16th, 2009 MANAS NATIONAL PARK - Having realised the futility of violence, many individuals who were into poaching or worked as militant cadres, are now saving wildlife and promoting tourism in Assam, which includes the Manas National Park. Pople of "Uttarkuchi" and adjoining villages in lower Assam have witnessed the damage caused to nature and wildlife in the last 20 years by poachers and militants.
Assam to revive Satriya DanceAugust 25th, 2009 GUWAHATI - In order to promote the unique Satriya classical dance form of Assam among the people of the state as well as at the national and international level, the Satriya Sangeet Charkha Kendra (SSCK) organised a cultural program in Jorhat recently. It was held at Satriya Mahotsabha in Rajabari, Jorhat with many renowned scholars and researchers stressing on the importance of preserving this beautiful dance.
Two NDFB militants killed in Assam encounterAugust 2nd, 2009 DHEMAJI - Two National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants were killed in an encounter with the police in Assam's Dhemaji district today. According to official sources, militants exchanged fire with the security forces at Santipur in the district.
Assam heralds New Year amid campaignApril 14th, 2009 GUWAHATI - The beat of drums and the rhythm of the bamboo flute, accompanied by gyrating Bihu dancers, is reverberating in the hills and valleys of Assam as the state celebrates Rongali Bihu or the Assamese New Year Tuesday. 'Bihu is the time for rejoicing and merrymaking and let us all hope the New Year brings good luck and ushers in peace to the state,' Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi told IANS.
Assamese students promote Gandhian thoughts for peaceApril 12th, 2009 GUWAHATI - School children in Assam, who have witnessed a grotesque face of mindless violence and an environment of fear caused by bomb blast incidents, yearn for peace. Seeking a better environment, where everyone can enjoy life and make efforts for progress and development with fear, schools are taking initiative to bring about lasting peace through Gandhian thoughts.
Fear grips media in Assam due to killing of veteran journalistMarch 27th, 2009 GUWAHATI - The recent killing of a veteran journalist of a Assamese daily by unidentified gunmen here have sent shock waves across the media fraternity here. Anil Majumdar, a journalist and Executive Editor of Aji, an Assamese daily, was shot on point blank range in front of his house in Guwahati, the main city of Assam state.
Assamese editor shot deadMarch 24th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Unidentified gunmen Tuesday shot dead Anil Majumdar, editor of Aji, a mass circulation Assamese daily, in the heart of Assam's main city of Guwahati. A police spokesman said Majumdar, 40, was fired with automatic weapons from close range outside his residence around 10.30 p.m.
Editor of Assamese daily shot deadMarch 24th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Gunmen shot dead the editor of Assamese daily Aji here Tuesday night, police said. Anil Majumdar was shot dead at around 10.30 p.m.
Assam playing host to anti-insurgency playsMarch 15th, 2009 JORHAT - Theatre artists have staged two plays at Jorhat in Assam to spread the message of peace. The plays, one in Assamese and the other in Hindi, are based on insurgency and other problems posing obstacles to the state's progress.
Assamese editor Khiren Roy passes awayMarch 14th, 2009 GUWAHATI - The Journalist's Action Committee and the Journalists' Forum, Assam mourned the death of Dr. Khiren Roy, a veteran journalist of Assam.
Assamese almanac foretells UPA will form government at centreFebruary 25th, 2009 GUWAHATI - The Congress party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is likely to form the government at the centre for the second straight term, while violence could rock the northeastern state of Assam by the year end, according to a forecast by a highly regarded Assamese almanac. 'The stars favour the Congress party and so we believe the UPA would once again come to power,' Pulin Chandra Dev, editor of Kalpurush Panjika, a calendar based on the movement of planets and stars.
Mechanical engineer hangs himself in Greater NoidaFebruary 15th, 2009 GREATER NOIDA - A 32-year-old mechanical engineer allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his home here Monday evening, the police said. According to the police, Mrigendra Sharma ,who worked with Auto India Pvt.
Almost at once, Assam's third front members start bickeringFebruary 8th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Cracks have started appearing in Assam's much hyped third front as soon as it has been glued together, with the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) accusing one of its alliance partners, the Asom United Democratic Front (AUDF), of violating the agreed seat sharing norms. AUDF president and perfume baron Badruddin Ajmal announced his candidature for the Silchar parliamentary seat - an announcement that angered the CPI-M..
Assam's rebel Bodo group splits, extremist faction to wage warDecember 26th, 2008 GUWAHATI - The rebel National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) in Assam has split, with D.R. Nabla who was sacked as its chief claiming Saturday that he still heads the group and will continue to fight for independence.
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