People from Northeastern states arriving in Guwahati Railway Station in a special train from South India on Saturday. – UB Photos.
Quake jolts Northeast India
Shillong, Aug 19 (IANS): An earthquake of moderate intensity shook India's Northeast on Sunday afternoon. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage to property. The quake measuring 5.0 on the Richter Scale occurred around 3 p.m. ...Northeast exodus: Pakistan rejects Indian charge
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS): Pakistan on Sunday rejected Indian charges that morphed pictures of Assam and Myanmar violence which sparked an exodus of Northeastern citizens from other States originated in Pakistan. ...
BJP slams government for intelligence failure
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS): A day after India blamed Pakistan for rumours and SMSes that forced thousands of Northeast citizens to flee other States, the BJP on Sunday slammed the government for intelligence failure. ...
Two pushed out of train, die
Siliguri, Aug 19 (IANS): Two people were killed in West Bengal after being pushed out of a Guwahati-bound train carrying Assamese fleeing Bangalore, officials said on Sunday. ...
Images causing panic from Pakistan: Home secretary
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS): Morphed images circulated online that were responsible for creating panic among people from the Northeast in some southern States originated in Pakistan, Home Secretary RK Singh said on Saturday evening. ...
India, Bangladesh border guards exchange saplings
Agartala, Aug 19 (IANS): Indian and Bangladeshi border guards have exchanged saplings as part of a programme to green their winding border. ...
India to renew pitch for nuclear disarmament
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS): India is set to renew its pitch for universal nuclear disarmament at a conference here onn Tuesday, an idea first thrown up by the late Rajiv Gandhi. ...
Human urine can be used to reduce pollution
Madrid, Aug 19 (IANS): Apart from oceans, soil, rocks and trees, human and animal urine can also absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) and help reduce pollution, says a Spanish researcher. ...
Exodus subsides in Bangalore; no let-up in Chennai, Pune
BANGALORE/CHENNAI/PUNE, Aug 18 – The exodus of people from the Northeast from Karnataka to their home States driven by fears of attacks subsided today but there was no let-up for the third consecutive day in the numbers of those fleeing Chennai and P ...
Dr Saikia severs ties with Sabha
JORHAT, Aug 18 – Former president of Asam Sahitya Sabha Dr Nagen Saikia, who was working as the member of the board of governors and Academic Council of the Central Institute of Assamese Studies run by Asam Sahitya Sabha has sent his resignation lett ...
Campaign against NE people criminal: Muslim leaders
NEW DELHI, Aug 18 – Leading minority leaders representing various Muslim organisations have condemned the campaign against people of north-eastern origin and termed it as “criminal and mischievous”. ...
Bodo body’s call: Update NRC before rehabilitation
GUWAHATI, Aug 18 – The Peoples’ Joint Action Committee for Bodoland Movement today threatened to launch a rigorous movement if the displaced people are rehabilitated in the BTAD areas without updating the National Register of Citizens(NRC). ...
CBI reward for info on BTAD violence
NEW DELHI, Aug 18 – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday has announced cash reward for credible and relevant information leading to identification of perpetrators of the violence in BTAD areas. ...
Karnataka assures full security to NE people
GUWAHATI, Aug 18 – The Government of Karnataka has asserted that it is fully committed to ensure full security to the people of Northeast residing in that State, while the Andhra Pradesh Government has also issued similar assurance to the people of t ...
