The second day of the nationwide trade union strike evoked lukewarm response in Assam on Thursday. ...
03:14 PM, Feb 21, 2013
One child has been killed and four others injured in a bomb blast in Assam's Digboi. The bomb was placed under a concrete pipe in a village road. The blast took place at 4.15 pm. ...
05:36 PM, Jan 09, 2013
Guwahati: Assamese filmmaker Jahnu Barua's 'Baandhon' will open the Indian panorama section at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2012, starting Nov 20 in Goa. The feature film is also expected to turn the wheels of fortune of the Assamese film industry, which was going through a difficult phase due to fund crunch and other factors. Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Thursday formally released the film "Baandhon" (Waves of...
11:38 AM, Nov 20, 2012
Guwahati: Three persons have been killed as violence erupted in Kokrajhar. While two person were killed on Friday, November 10, another person was shot dead on Monday. A person was shot dead at Badugaon under Gossaigaon police station of Kokrajhar district on Friday and in the retaliatory attack, a youth was attacked with sharp weapons and killed at nearby Batlanmara village. Following the violence, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi directed...
12:49 PM, Nov 12, 2012
Guwahati: The state paid rich tributes to Assam's most famous and popular musical icon Bhupen Hazarika on Monday on his first death anniversary. All-religion prayers, cultural shows and processions were organised across the state to pay tributes to Hazarika, often called the "bard of Brahmaputra". His songs were played in buses, ferries and homes as a mark of respect to the legend. A multi-faceted genius, Hazarika was a poet, music...
10:05 AM, Nov 06, 2012
Guwahati: The death of 39 rhinos in and around the world-famous Kaziranga National Park in less than 10 months has brought to the fore the threat faced by the endangered animal. The threat comes from poachers, who kill the rare one-horned rhinoceros for its prized horn whose price in the international market varies from Rs 40 lakh to Rs 90 lakh, and flood which is an annual occurrence in Assam....
11:00 AM, Oct 05, 2012
CJ Saumya Purkayastha sent this video of a signature campaign demanding a speedy trial in the Pritam murder case ...
11:16 AM, Sep 02, 2012
Guwahati: The situation in lower Assam on Saturday remained peaceful with no report of any violence even as two special trains arrived in Guwahati carrying 1700 people who had fled the southern states after rumours of impending attacks. Official sources said curfew in Rangiya subdivision of Kamrup Rural district was lifted from 9 am to 5 pm on Saturday. However, normal life in Kamrup Rural, besides nearby Baksa and Nalbari...
01:41 PM, Aug 18, 2012
Bangalore: Pepper sprays, stun guns, telescopic batons and knives are a few things that Bangaloreans have been getting their hands on in the last one week. The recent Guwahati molestation incident seems to have spurred the trend. Many people now pick up a can of pepper spray from their nearest chemist, and several others have started enrolling in self-defence classes. The Guwahati incident has instilled fear among single working women,...
12:22 PM, Jul 23, 2012
In the aftermath of the Guwahati molestation incident, CPM leader Brinda Karat criticised the National Commission for Women (NCW) for revealing the name of the victim and mishandling the whole issue. She also said that the government is soft on acting against honour related crimes perhaps because of the vote bank politics. "Because these so called Khap panchayat produce votes, where they need them," said Karat. Below is the full...
10:28 PM, Jul 22, 2012
Guwahati: While questions are being raised on the onlookers and the cameraperson who filmed the molestation of a teenaged girl in Guwahati, there is one man who tried to save the girl and also called the police after the cameraperson shooting the incident did. Senior journalist Mukul Kalita, who saved the girl from the molestors said there were around 50 people present at the spot and that the harassment of...
12:05 PM, Jul 14, 2012
Guwahati: Five days after a teenaged girl was molested by a mob in Guwahati, 9 of the accused are still on the run. The police have been able to arrest only four of the 13 men identified from the video of the incident so far. This even as Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi appointed a special task force to look into the matter. A three-member National Commission for Women team...
11:16 AM, Jul 14, 2012
Dubai: Young paceman Steven Finn said on Wednesday he hoped a fresh and young England squad will put the 3-0 Test series rout by Pakistan behind them in the one-day series which starts next week. The 21-year-old watched from the...
05:51 PM, Jul 13, 2012
CJ reports from all over India on issues ranging from bad roads, open manholes, cycling tracks being misued to child labour. ...
03:56 PM, May 19, 2012
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