State Revenue Minister Prithivi Majhi and BTC Chief Executive Member Hagrama Mohilary at the meeting between the Group of Ministers and BTC leaders in Kokrajhar on Wednesday. – UB
Build global governance structures, India urges NAM
TEHRAN, Aug 30 (IANS): Pointing to deficits in global governance, India Thursday called on the Non-Aligned Movement to "take the lead" in rectifying this and sought immediate steps to reduce tensions in global hotspots like West Asia and North Africa ...Parliament adjourned over 'quit PM' demand
NEW DELHI, Aug 30 (IANS): Both houses of parliament were adjourned amid uproar for the seventh successive day Thursday as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) persisted with its demand for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation over coal block alloc ...
9 perish as two IAF choppers collide
AHMEDABAD/NEW DELHI, Aug 30 (IANS): Nine defence personnel, including five officers, were killed Thursday when two Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters collided mid-air near Jamnagar in Gujarat, an official said. ...
Cong rejects NCP's pre-poll alliance in Meghalaya
SHILLONG, Aug 30 (IANS): Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Thursday rejected the Nationalist Congress Party's (NCP) proposal for pre-poll alliance with the Congress for the next assembly elections in the state. ...
SC upholds Kasab’s death sentence
NEW DELHI, Aug 29 – Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab’s legal battle for life in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case today came to an end with the Supreme Court upholding his death sentence, while observing that the conspiracy for the attack was hatche ...
Genuine victims to be rehabilitated
GUWAHATI, Aug 29 – The Group of Ministers (GoM), headed by Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Prithivi Majhi, today held a meeting with the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) leaders for preparing the ground for the rehabilitation of the person ...
All-party meet discusses ways to restore peace
KOKRAJHAR, Aug 29 – An all-party meeting was held today at Kokrajhar Circuit House with Dr Bhumidhar Barman in the chair. The meeting discussed over the restoration of peace and normalcy and adoption of confidence-building measures among all sections ...
Facebook, Twitter fall in line
GUWAHATI, Aug 29 – The spreading of hate messages through internet, most of which originated in Pakistan, came down drastically after the Government of India launched a massive crackdown against it. ...
Barpeta situation under control
GUWAHATI, Aug 29 – Situation in Barpeta, which witnessed violent incidents during the All Assam Minority Students’ Union (AAMSU)-sponsored Assam bandh yesterday, was totally under control today. However, tension is still prevailing in some parts of t ...
Solution lies in NRC update: KMSS
GUWAHATI, Aug 29 – The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity (KMSS) today said that the foreigners’ problem cannot be resolved through violence and asserted that it is only through the update of National Register of Citizens (NRC) that a permanent solution to ...
BJP seeks Gogoi Govt’s dismissal
GUWAHATI, Aug 29 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday came down heavily on the Tarun Gogoi Government for failing to check the violence that marred yesterday’s Assam bandh sponsored by the All Assam Minorities Students Union (AAMSU). ...
Tea industry set for another revolution
DIBRUGARH, Aug 29 – The State tea industry is set for another revolution with the creation of a separate Small Tea Growers’ Development Directorate in the tea-growing district here by October next, establishment of call centres and immediate issuance ...
