Two children and a man were killed in a landslide during Thursday’s heavy downpour at Lalung Gaon near Garchuk in Guwahati. – UB Photos
Forces kill four militants in pre-dawn Assam raid
Guwahati, June 23 (IANS): A joint team of police and army killed four militants at a remote village in Dima Hasao district in the wee hours of Saturday. ...2500 participate in Mizoram Olympic Day Run
Aizawl, June 23 (IANS): An 'Olympic Day Run' was organised on Saturday in Mizoram's capital Aizawl to celebrate the setting up of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on this day in 1894. Over 2,500 sports persons and runners participated in the ...
13 Bangladeshis arrested in Tripura
Agartala, June 23 (IANS): Thirteen Bangladesh nationals, including three women, have been arrested by the railway police for illegally entering India via the border in Tripura, police said on Friday. They were sent to jail for 14 days by a local cour ...
Ailing Rajesh Khanna admitted to hospital
Mumbai, June 23 (IANS): Veteran film star Rajesh Khanna was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital here on Saturday afternoon, said a hospital source. ...
Obama attacks Romney for shipping jobs to India
Washington, June 23 (IANS): Seizing a news report that a company founded by Mitt Romney shipped American jobs to countries like India and China, President Barack Obama went into attack mode against his likely Republican rival. ...
Delay in State road projects irks Ghatowar
NEW DELHI, June 22 – Rattled by the delay in implementation of vital road projects in Assam, Ministry of DoNER called for an inquiry into award of the contracts and further suggested that allotted works be kept in abeyance. ...
Dinesh Sarma Tea Board Vice-Chairman
GUWAHATI, June 22 – Vice president of the All Assam Small Tea Growers’ Association (AASTGA) Dinesh Sarma has been unanimously appointed Vice-Chairman of the Tea Board of India at its meeting held at Kumarakom, Kerala today. Sarma is also the senior v ...
Cong rejects Sangma’s challenge for debate
NEW DELHI, June 22 – As the heat over the President’s poll gathers momentum, AICC on Friday rejected PA Sangma’s challenge for a debate with Pranab Mukherjee. ...
Setback for Mamata: HC scraps Singur land law
KOLKATA, June 22 – The Mamata Banerjee government suffered a serious jolt when the Calcutta High Court on Friday struck down as unconstitutional and void the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act, 2011, which had scrapped the land lease give ...
Case filed against comments on Kirtan Ghosha
GUWAHATI, June 22 – A criminal case (CR Case No 1482/2012) has been filed against MP Sansuma Khungur Bwismuthiary and Janaklal Basumatary, president of the World Bodo Historical Society in the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kamrup here for t ...
Weeds, growing woodland species posing threat to Pobitora
POBITORA (MAYONG), June 22 – Shrinking grasslands caused by rapid growth of the invasive ipomoea weeds as also proliferating woodland species such as velkar has emerged as a conservation hazard for Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary. ...
Indian Rupee hits record low
MUMBAI/ NEW DELHI, June 22 – The Indian rupee hit a record low for the second consecutive day Friday and slumped below the psychological resistance level of 57 to a dollar for the first time on increased demands for the American currency by oil and g ...
