Assam Panchayat Polls

Assam panchayat polls: 2 killed in firing, curfew imposed Two persons were killed and 11 others seriously injured on February 15 in firing by security men and clashes at a panchayat vote counting centre in Assam's Hatsingimari subdivision where indefinite curfew has been imposed. ...  
02:41 PM, Feb 15, 2013

Political conspiracy behind Goalpara violence: Tarun Gogoi Dubbing the violence in Assam's Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council (RHAC) areas as a 'political conspiracy', Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday accused opposition parties of encouraging the perpetrators. "There are political forces who are instigating them. But I do not want to name them," Gogoi told reporters here. ...  
05:39 PM, Feb 13, 2013

Congress workers ransack party office in Assam The Congress office in Rangiya was allegedly ransacked on Monday by several party workers, who were protesting against non-inclusion of their names in the proposed list of nominees for the upcoming panchayat polls, police said. ...  
06:41 PM, Jan 07, 2013