Quake jolts Assam, other northeast statesSeptember 21st, 2009 GUWAHATI - An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale rocked parts of Assam and other northeastern states of India Monday afternoon. The tremors were felt at 2.26 p.m.
Earthquake rocks Assam, other statesSeptember 21st, 2009 GUWAHATI - A high magnitude earthquake rocked Assam and other states of northeast India Monday afternoon. The tremors were felt at 2.26 p.m.
Children spread message of peace through drama in AssamAugust 14th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Child artistes in Guwahati spread the messages of peace through the medium of drama at a recent three-day theatre festival. The young artistes expressed their thoughts on how humanity suffers irrespective of caste, creed or gender due to violence.
PM casts vote in Guwahati, confident of Congress winApril 23rd, 2009 GUWAHATI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who cast his vote here Thursday, said a Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government would form the government at the centre once again. 'The Congress in Assam will win a thumping majority and there will be a Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government at the Centre,' Manmohan Singh told journalists soon after casting his vote along with his wife Gursharan Kaur.
Tight security for PM's polling booth in AssamApril 22nd, 2009 GUWAHATI - Authorities in Guwahati have beefed up security at a school where Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is expected to cast his vote in the second phase of Lok Sabha polls.
PM, wife to vote in GuwahatiApril 19th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday said he and his wife Gursharan Kaur will cast their votes for the parliamentary elections at a government school in this main city of Assam Thursday. 'I would surely come and vote along with my wife,' the prime minister told journalists during a visit to the city to address an election meeting.
Another blast in Assam, six hurtApril 6th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Six people were injured when a blast ripped through a crowded marketplace in Assam's Dhekiajuli town Monday, barely two hours after an explosion in Guwahati killed six people. Dhekiajuli is about 150 km north of Assam's main city of Guwahati.
Six killed in Guwahati blastApril 6th, 2009 GUWAHATI - At least six people were killed and 30 wounded, eight of them critically, when a powerful bomb exploded at a crowded market in this Assam city Monday afternoon. Police blamed the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) for the attack and said it took place in the busy Maligaon area of Assam's main city of Guwahati around 1.45 p.m.
Four killed, 15 hurt in Guwahati blastApril 6th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Four men were killed and 15 injured in a blast here Monday, police said, adding that the authorities suspected the hand of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) rebels behind the blast in Assam's largest city.
Four killed in Guwahati bomb blastApril 6th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Four people were killed and 15 injured in a powerful car bomb blast in the Maligaon area of Guwahati on Monday. According to police officials, the hand of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) is suspected.
Two ULFA cadres killed, six rebels arrested in AssamJanuary 9th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Two rebels were gunned down in separate shootouts with security forces and six apprehended in raids by police Saturday in Assam, a day after a powerful explosion in the state's principal city killed three people and wounded 10, officials said. A police spokesman said two militants of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) were killed in separate shootouts.
Two killed in blast in GuwahatiJanuary 8th, 2009 GUWAHATI - At least two people were killed and eight others injured in a blast that took place in the market place in Guwahati's Maligaon area Friday evening, the police said. According to the police, the toll is likely to mount.
Main accused in Jan 1 Guwahati blasts killedJanuary 7th, 2009 GUWAHATI - The main accused in the New Year's day serial bombings in this Assam city was shot dead by security forces Thursday, police said. Pranjal Deka, an explosives expert with the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), was gunned down in a firefight at village Ghilakuti near Rangiya town, about 70 km west of here.
PM sanctions compensation for Guwahati blast victimsJanuary 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday sanctioned compensation of Rs.200,000 to the next of kin of each of those killed and Rs.100,000 each to those seriously injured in the bomb blasts in Guwahati Thursday. Manmohan Singh also expressed his grief over the loss of life in the blasts, an official statement said.
Serial bombings rock Assam, 15 injuredDecember 31st, 2008 GUWAHATI - At least 15 people were injured as serial bomb blasts rocked Assam's main city of Guwahati Thursday. One blast occurred in a crowded market at Bhutnath area in the city, injuring six people, and two more blasts took place on a roadside near Birubari area.
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