Assam: CRPF officer, student killed in firing incident
Jul 17, 2015, at 09:45 pm
Guwahati, July 17 (IBNS): A CRPF officer and a student were killed and five others including four security personnel were injured in a firing incident in Assam's Nalbari district on Friday, officials said.
Jun 22, 2015, at 08:52 pm
Guwahati, June 22 (IBNS): Security forces on Monday recovered a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Assam's Sonitpur district, police said.
Assam: Two killed, six injured in road mishap
May 29, 2015, at 10:15 pm
Guwahati, May 29 (IBNS) : At least two people were killed and six others were injured in a road mishap in Assam's Kamrup (Metro) district on Friday, officials said.
Assam: 10 persons injured in train accident
May 23, 2015, at 08:53 pm
Guwahati, May 23 (IBNS) : At least ten people were injured after a passenger train derailed in Assam's Kokrajhar district on Saturday morning, officials said.
Assam: 3 tea labourers die after consuming illicit liquor
Apr 29, 2015, at 09:10 pm
Guwahati, Apr 29 (IBNS) : At least three persons died and 99 others, including 22 children and 27 women,fell ill after consuming illicit liquor in Assam's Jorhat district, officials said.
Mar 10, 2015, at 05:45 pm
Research Assistant, Institute for Conflict Management Unidentified militants hurled a grenade at the house of a businessman, identified as Biren Agarwal, located in the market area of Sepon village in Sivasagar District, killing his younger brother, Situ Agarwal, and their driver, Dimbeswar Bhuyan, on February 13, 2015. The locals claimed that the Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA-I), which remains active in the area, had recently demanded extortion money from the businessman's family. The family had refused to make the payment.
BJP'S vision document sparks protests in Assam
Feb 04, 2015, at 05:59 pm
Guwahati, Feb 4 (IBNS) : The BJP's vision document for the Delhi assembly election had stirred up a controversy as it allegedly referred the people of North Eastern region in the national capital as "immigrants". The reference sparked a huge protests in Assam on Wednesday.
More than 15,000 women raped in Assam in past ten years
Feb 03, 2015, at 06:40 pm
Guwahati, Feb 3 (IBNS) : A 23 year old girl Amrita (name changed) hailing from a remote village in Baska district is still waiting for justice, who was raped by five people three years ago.
Dec 31, 2014, at 02:23 am
Publisher: SAIR; President, Institute for Conflict Management
Assam: NDFB used car, vehicle recovered
Dec 29, 2014, at 04:02 am
Guwahati, Dec 28 (IBNS) : The Security forces on Sunday recovered eight motorcycles and a car, which were used by the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Sangbijit) , in a camp and arrested at least four miscreants who tried to set ablaze a tribal village in BTAD area in Assam, police said.
Assam: Security forces launch all-out operation against Bodo militants
Dec 26, 2014, at 09:54 pm
Guwahati, Dec 26 (IBNS): Security forces on Friday launched an all out offensive against the banned National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Sangbijit) responsible for the massacre in Assam's Kokrajhar and Sonitpur district leaving more than 80 dead.
India needs 'Smart' police force: PM Modi
Nov 30, 2014, at 04:47 pm
Guwahati, Nov 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the 49th All India DGPs and IGPs conference in Assam's Guwahati where he said India needs 'Smart Police' force.
Oct 15, 2014, at 07:04 pm
On October 9, 2014, Security Forces (SFs) killed an unidentified militant of the IK Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) at Tarajuli in the Sonitpur District of Assam. One pistol, a grenade and some ammunition were recovered from the slain militant.
At least 10 killed in flash flood in Assam, Meghalaya
Sep 23, 2014, at 03:27 pm
Guwahati, Sep 23 (IBNS): At least 10 people were killed as heavy rain in the last 48 hours triggered flash floods and landslides in several districts of Assam and Meghalaya.
Two men accused of rape lynched in Assam
Aug 30, 2014, at 06:54 pm
Dispur, Aug 30 (IBNS): Two persons were allegedly beaten to death in Dibrugarh district of Assam late Friday night, reports said. The duo was accused of raping and murdering a woman at a tea garden in the Chabua area of the district.
High-level probe into Assam-Nagaland border violence
Aug 22, 2014, at 04:54 pm
Golaghat, Aug 22 (IBNS): The Centre has chalked out a blueprint for the troubled Assam-Nagaland border region asking both the north-eastern states to constitute high-level inquiries into the matter.
Assam: Security forces nab NDFB(S) militant
Aug 18, 2014, at 06:22 pm
Guwahati, Aug 18 (IBNS) : Security forces have apprehanded a hardcore militant of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Sangbijit faction) and recovered four hand grenades in Assam's Chirang district on Monday, police said.
Assam-Nagaland border dispute toll touches 11
Aug 16, 2014, at 06:13 pm
Guwahati, Aug 16 (IBNS): The death toll in Assam-Nagaland border violence rose to at least 11 on Saturday with recovery of nine fresh bodies from the violence-torn Uriamghat area of Assam, reports said.
Jun 10, 2014, at 07:00 pm
In a second incident of a counter-insurgency (CI) operational fatality of a senior Police officer in 2014, Superintendent of Police (SP) Nityananda Goswami of Hamren Police District in central Assam's Karbi Anglong Hill District and his Personal Security Officer (PSO), Ratul Nunisa, were killed in an ambush by suspected Karbi Peoples Liberation Tigers (KPLT) at Rongfu, the outfit's stronghold along the Assam-Meghalaya border, in the night of June 5, 2014.
Assam cop killings: MHA seeks report
Jun 06, 2014, at 08:48 pm
New Delhi, June 6 (IBNS) The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday sought a report from the Assam government in connection with the killing of a senior police officer and another cop by terrorists in Karbi Anglong district.
Assam: Terrorists kill two cops in encounter
Jun 06, 2014, at 05:15 pm
Karbi Anglong, June 6 (IBNS): Terrorists gunned down a Superintendent of Police (SP) and his Personal Security Officer (PSO) during an encounter in Karbi Anglong district of Assam on Friday morning, said reports.
LS polls: 20% voting till 9 am in Assam
Apr 12, 2014, at 04:47 pm
Guwahati, Apr 12 (IBNS) Over 20 percent of nearly 3 million voters exercised their franchise during the first two hours of polling to decide the fate of 37 candidates of three Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam on Saturday, officials said.
Assam: Polling in 3 constituencies tomorrow
Apr 11, 2014, at 05:55 pm
Guwahati, Apr 11 (IBNS): Total 37 candidates of three Lok Sabha constituencies are in fray in the fourth phase polls in Assam (Second) on April 12, where campaigning came to an end on Thursday afternoon.