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Poor state of juvenile justice in Assam: ACHR

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 12:58

Assam has reported the highest number of cases of juvenile delinquency in the Northeast consistently for the last few years, according to a human rights watch group.

Arson in lower Assam on eve of panchayat polls

Last Updated: Monday, February 11, 2013, 14:27

Incidents of arson were reported in the Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council areas of Kamrup (Rural) district in lower Assam on the eve of Panchayat polls in the area.

Assam keeps door open for anti-talk ULFA faction

Last Updated: Sunday, February 10, 2013, 19:50

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday said his government has kept the doors open for peace talks with the anti-talk faction of ULFA, but first there has to be peace.

Candidates find novel ways to woo voters in Tripura

Last Updated: Sunday, February 10, 2013, 16:09

Patriotic folk and modern songs, street plays, rhymes, poems and colourful decorations using small trees were the highlights in the run-up to the Feb 14 Assembly elections in Tripura.

Sporadic incidents in Assam`s Goalpara district

Last Updated: Sunday, February 10, 2013, 16:08

A panchayat office, school, bridge and a CRPF resting shed have been set ablaze in Assam`s Goalpara district, two days before the final phase of panchayat polls in the state.

One killed by brother over land dispute in Assam

Last Updated: Sunday, February 10, 2013, 12:42

In an incident of fratricide, a person was shot dead allegedly by his younger brother here on Sunday over dispute over a piece of land.

65% polling in 2nd phase of Assam panchayat elections

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 6, 2013, 16:52

An estimated 65 per cent of the electorate on Wednesday cast their ballots on the second day of the three-phase Assam panchayat election, which was marked by sporadic incidents of violence, officials said.

3 injured in leopard attack in Dhubri, animal beaten to death

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 5, 2013, 15:17

A leopard was beaten to death by villagers after the carnivore mauled and seriously injured three persons in Assam`s Dhubri district today, official sources said.

Gogoi urges Centre to urgently take up NH projects in Assam

Last Updated: Monday, February 4, 2013, 22:13

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi urged the Centre to urgently take up steps for expansion and upgradation of highway projects in the state.

Thousands take part in Meghalaya pilgrimage

Last Updated: Sunday, February 3, 2013, 23:37

Thousands of people climbed the sacred U Lum Sohpetbneng mountain as part of an indigenous tribal pilgrimage to the "navel of heaven".