Devout Muslims offering prayers at the Machkhowa Idgah in Guwahati on the occasion of Idd-ul-Fitre on Monday. – Photo: Samarendra Sarma
Sangma challenges Mukherjee's election
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS): Purno Sangma today moved the Supreme Court challenging Pranab Mukherjee's election as the President saying he held an office of profit while filing his nomination papers. ...Coal allotment: Chorus for PM's resignation, parliament adjourned
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS): A combative Opposition today demanded Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation over the Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) report on coal block allocation, leading to the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha being adjourned for ...
BJP corners PM over coal allotment, Lok Sabha adjourned
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS): A combative Opposition today demanded Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation over the Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) report on coal block allocation, leading to the Lok Sabha being adjourned for the day and dis ...
Assam violence not Hindu-Muslim clash: Minister for Northeast
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS): The ethnic violence in Assam which led to an exodus of thousands of northeastern people from other parts of India was not a Hindu-Muslim clash, a Central minister from the region has said. But it did betray a trust deficit a ...
Tripura people safe in Karnataka, other States: Manik Sarkar
Agartala, Aug 21 (IANS): The students, professionals and other people from Tripura staying in Karnataka, Maharashtra and other states were safe and there were no reports of any attack on them, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said here on Monday. ...
Centre orders blocking of over 250 websites
NEW DELHI, Aug 20 – Finding little success with social networking sites, the Centre continued with its ongoing move, ordering blocking of over 250 websites, even as a Central team of officials is leaving for the State on Tuesday to assess the relief ...
Assam Accord still on paper: AGP
MUMBAI, Aug 20 – Lamenting that the Assam Accord was still on paper, Assam Gana Parishad (AGP) legislator Alka Sarma today asserted that the violence should not be seen as a Bodo-Muslim conflict, reports PTI. ...
Situation in Bangalore normal, says Brahma
GUWAHATI, Aug 20 – The people of the North East region living in Karnataka have no reason to be apprehensive and those who left Bangalore following rumours should return to rejoin their jobs, said Assam Transport Minister Chandan Brahma. ...
Mobile cos to lose revenue
NEW DELHI, Aug 20 – Restriction on SMSes to five per day is not only causing problems for millions of mobile phone users but may also lead to loss of 7-8 per cent revenue of telecom operators for the month, reports PTI. ...
Hira Sarania held for extortion charge
NALBARI, Aug 20 – Senior pro-talk ULFA leader Hira Sarania who is commander of the outfit’s 709 battalion, was today detained by the police on charges of extortion and abduction bid. ...
Experts for safety study on Subansiri project
GUWAHATI, Aug 20 – The State Government and the people of Assam should immediately demand a comprehensive study on the safety of the Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Power Project (LSHEP), its impacts on the downstream areas of Assam, its scopes for flo ...
