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.
Assam government concerned over clashes in Sikkim instituteSeptember 8th, 2009 GUWAHATI - The Assam government Tuesday expressed serious concern over clashes breaking out in a Sikkim college between students from the state and locals in which some Assamese students were injured. "We are taking the matter very seriously and are in constant touch with the Sikkim government to ensure that students from Assam studying at the Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology are safe," Assam government spokesperson and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told IANS.
Big earthquake might rock Assam shortly, fear expertsAugust 27th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Experts have claimed that a big earthquake might hit Assam shortly. "There is no accurate method of prediction of earthquake.
Sibtey Razi sworn in as Assam GovernorJuly 27th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Syed Sibtey Razi was sworn-in as Governor of Assam on Monday. Gauhati High Court Chief Justice J Chelameswar administered the oath of office to Razi.
Four migrant workers killed by militants in AssamJune 30th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Four Hindi speaking migrant workers - all members of the same family - were killed by suspected tribal separatists in Assam Tuesday, police said. A police spokesperson said a group of heavily armed militants suspected to be from the outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) attacked Rangapara village in Sonitpur district, about 220 km north of Assam's main city of Guwahati, before dawn Tuesday.
Separatists' strike call paralyzes life in AssamJune 25th, 2009 GUWAHATI - A dawn-to-dusk general strike enforced by two separatist groups Thursday paralyzed normal life in India's northeastern state of Assam. The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) called the 12-hour strike to protest the killings of a large number of rebels by security forces, claiming they were 'custodial deaths'.
Assam's AUDF extends outside support to UPAMay 22nd, 2009 GUWAHATI - The Assam United Democratic Front (AUDF) Friday extended outside support to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the centre even though it had fought against the Congress in the general elections in Assam. The AUDF, a regional party with a largely Muslim support base, has one Lok Sabha seat.
Six militants killed in Assam gun battleMay 19th, 2009 GUWAHATI - At least six tribal separatists were killed early Tuesday in a gun battle with the army in Assam's Karbi Anglong district, officials said. A defence spokesperson said six militants of the outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) were shot dead early in the morning in a gun fight with an army column near Donghap village in Karbi Anglong, about 290 km east of Assam's main city of Guwahati.
Counting of vote begins in northeastMay 16th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Counting of votes for 24 parliamentary seats in the northeast began Saturday amid heavy security arrangements, officials said. Counting of votes began at 8 a.m.
PM cancels address to rally in AssamApril 7th, 2009 GUWAHATI - The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, has cancelled plans to address an election rally in Dibrugarh, Assam, due to inclement weather in the area.
12 injured in grenade attack in Assam marketMarch 25th, 2009 GUWAHATI - At least 12 people were injured, two of them seriously, in a powerful grenade explosion Wednesday at a crowded marketplace in India's restive northeastern state of Assam, officials said. A police spokesman said militants riding a motorcycle lobbed the grenade around 7.10 p.m.
Assam parties angry over poll during Bihu, want schedule changedMarch 3rd, 2009 GUWAHATI - Major political parties in Assam are angry with the schedule of the two-phased parliamentary election announced for the state as it coincides with Bohag Bihu, the Assamese New Year, and will appeal to the Election Commission (EC) later Tuesday to review the poll dates. Chief Election Commissioner N.
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.
Mid-air collision averted in AssamFebruary 9th, 2009 GUWAHATI - A mid-air collision was averted Tuesday when an Indian Airlines flight from Dibrugarh in Assam to Kolkata and an Indian Air Force (IAF) transport aircraft came close to each other, officials said. The Indian Airlines flight IC 206 with 45 passengers on board was flying over the town of Jorhat in eastern Assam when the IAF's giant IL-76 Gajraj aircraft came on the same route.
Key accused of Assam serial blasts killedJanuary 7th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Security forces Thursday gunned down the main accused in the New Year's Day serial bombings that rocked this Assam city, officials said. A police spokesman said 20-year-old Pranjal Deka of the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terror outfit was killed in a gunbattle at Ghilakuti village near Rangiya town, about 70 km west of here.
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