Pre-Christmas celebrations at Nehru Park in Guwahati on Monday. – UB Photos
Nation remembers Dec 13 victims, families say hang Afzal
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS): As the nation on Tuesday paid tribute to the martyrs of the Dec 13 terror attack on the Indian Parliament 10 years ago, the families of victims expressed dismay over the delay in hanging Afzal Guru, the only man awarded a de ...Bangla assures firm action against Indian insurgents
Shillong, Dec 13 (IANS): Bangladesh's border guards on Monday assured firm action against insurgents from India's north-eastern States taking shelter in that country, an Indian officer said. ...
Lives in peril inside Manipur's drug zone
Churachandpur, Dec 13 (IANS): A litter of cigarette stubs, abandoned syringes and used contraceptives greet a visitor to one of the four drug hangout joints in Manipur's second largest town where red-eyed, stoned and slightly feverish youngsters hudd ...
Better infrastructure in NE to enhance capability: IAF Chief
Shillong, Dec 13 (IANS): Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne on Monday underscored the need to develop infrastructure in the north-eastern region to enhance the operational capability of the Eastern Air Command (EAC). ...
Pradip Kumar Sarkar named Tripura Lokayukta
Agartala, Dec 13 (IANS): Pradip Kumar Sarkar, former judge of the Gujarat and Gauhati High Courts, has been appointed as Tripura's Lokayukta (ombudsman) to deal with complaints of corruption, an official said here on Tuesday. ...
Doctors’ exodus in Kokrajhar hits patients hard
GUWAHATI, Dec 12 – Scores of patients as well as their guardians in Kokrajhar are facing hardships due to the exodus of doctors who were serving in the district. In spite of efforts made by the administration, doctors have refused to return to their ...
State’s first railway track closed down
DOOMDOOMA, Dec 12 – The State’s first ever railway track, which was commissioned way back in 1883 by a British company from Dibrugarh and Saikhowa, has been closed down by the Northeast Frontier Railway. ...
Cong slams Hazare for remarks against Rahul
NEW DELHI, Dec 12 – Anna Hazare’s remarks bringing Rahul Gandhi in the line of fire over the Lokpal issue today drew condemnation from the Congress which alleged his intent was political to create an environment against the party. ...
Centre rejects DPRs of 2 hydel power projects
NEW DELHI, Dec 12 – Even as the agitation against the Subansiri Hydroelectric Project gathers momentum, Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of two hydro power projects in Assam were turned down by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) albeit on non-env ...
Health scheme for employees
GUWAHATI, Dec 12 – The State Government is drawing an outline of a health service scheme for its employees in line with the health service scheme of the Central Government, said the Sadou Asam Karmachari Parishad (SAKP) in a statement here today. ...
Kokrajhar situation serious: Gogoi
GUWAHATI, Dec 12 – Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today said that the situation in Kokrajhar district where a number of doctors had left government hospitals following a spurt in extortion demands by militant outfits was serious, and that the Government ...
Himanta a former cadre: ULFA
GUWAHATI, Dec 12 – The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) today claimed that Health and Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was once a member of the political wing of the outfit. Meanwhile, Sarma said that it was a political attack against him ...
2 file papers for RS polls
GUWAHATI, Dec 12 – Congress' Pankaj Bora and Independent Jesim Raja filed their nomination papers for the lone Rajya Sabha seat of the State that has fallen vacant due to the untimely demise of Silvius Condpan. ...
