Kokrajhar: The police crackdown on people behind the second round of violence in Kokrajhar in Assam led to the arrest of a key Bodo leader on Saturday. It does seem that the Congress is desperate to distance itself from its coalition partner in the state, the Bodoland People's Front.
ULFA in Assam on Monday will protest an alleged fake encounter in Majuli. ULFA's anti-talk faction has called for a 12-hour dawn-to-dusk shutdown in Assam on Monday to protest against the killing of three people in a staged gun-battle.
Mono Kumar Brahma, an executive member of the Bodoland Territorial council, was arrested on Saturday after weapons were allegedly found from his residence. Brahmas family insists that the police planted the weapons.
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06:31 AM, Nov 19, 2012
Kokrajhar: One person was killed and four others were injured when unidentified persons lobbed a hand grenade at a busy place in Assam's Chirang district on Wednesday evening, officials said. The miscreants came in a car and hurled the grenade towards a group of people around 6.30 pm near a wine shop at the railway crossing in Basugaon town, they said, adding one person died on the spot while four...
09:43 PM, Oct 24, 2012
New Delhi: The Chairman of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM), Wajahat Habibullah on Sunday took on Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi for his remarks against Muslims in the state in an interview. Gogoi, in an interview to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, blamed illiteracy amongst Muslims for their population growth. Saying that the reason for the growth of Muslim population in the state was more local than external, the...
10:51 AM, Sep 09, 2012
New Delhi: The Centre is to send a seven-member team to the violence affected districts of Assam on Tuesday. The team will be in the region for three days to assist the state government in its rescue and rehabilitation efforts. Nearly 76 people were killed and over five lakh rendered homeless in the week-long violence between Bodo tribal groups and Muslims in the lower regions of Assam, including Kokrajhar, Chirang...
08:39 AM, Aug 21, 2012
An uneasy calm prevails amongst the relief camps of Assam as people have no other option but to stay put on Eid amidst tight security. ...
12:16 PM, Aug 20, 2012
Kokrajhar: Three people were shot dead near riot-affected Kokrajhar region of Assam on Monday night, in the second such incident in two days. Police and para-military forces were rushed to the affected areas. On Sunday, four people were killed in a similar act of violence, ending ten days of relative calm in the region. Three bodies with bullet injuries were recovered from Chirang while one from Kokrajhar. Lower Assam has...
08:38 AM, Aug 07, 2012
Kokrajhar: Home Minister P Chidambaram and senior BJP leader LK Advani are expected to visit the violence-hit areas of Assam, including Kokrajhar, on Monday. It's been a week since the Bodos and the Muslims clashed in Kokrajhar, before the violence spread to surrounding areas leaving over 40 dead and over two lakh displaced in the ethnic riots. Abdul Ali Mondal, a resident of the Joypur village, the epicentre of the...
08:24 AM, Jul 30, 2012
Bongaigaon: Even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gets set to visit Assam on Saturday, reports suggest more than 2 lakh refugees are now living in refugee camps. On Wednesday, a baby was born in the camp near Biathamari. However, the mother is yet to get baby food. Electricity remains a problem and shacks are the best alternative for a bed. Meanwhile, the people are just surviving on rice, dal and...
08:02 AM, Jul 28, 2012
