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Tarun Gogoi meets Rahul Gandhi twice, may go for Assam Cabinet reshuffle

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 4, 2014, 01:27

Facing in-house rebellion in the wake of the party`s poor show in Lok Sabha elections in the state, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi had two separate rounds of meeting with Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi.

Traffic jams in Guwahati a handicap in disaster management

Last Updated: Monday, June 2, 2014, 11:49

The National Disaster Management Authority has identified traffic jams and narrow roads in Guwahati as major handicaps in disaster management measures during high magnitude earthquakes.

Four NDFB(S) ultras arrested in Assam

Last Updated: Saturday, May 31, 2014, 16:05

Four militants of the anti-talk National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Songbijit) were arrested from a bus on the Bhumoraguri bridge over the river Brahmaputra in Sonitpur district, police said on Saturday.

Earthquake rocks Assam

Last Updated: Friday, May 30, 2014, 12:44

An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 hit Assam but there were no immediate reports of damage.

Assam CM calls for non-lethal measures of crowd control

Last Updated: Thursday, May 29, 2014, 19:27

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has said security personnel should adopt non-lethal measures such as tear gas and water cannons to avert deaths while dealing with public agitation.

Five kg gold seized at Guwahati airport

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 28, 2014, 18:35

Gold bars weighing five kgs were on Wednesday seized from two persons at the Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport here, Excise Department officials said.

Businessman shot dead in Umrangso

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 28, 2014, 12:51

A businessman of Umrangso Market was killed by unidentified gunman on the Lanka-Umrangso road under Umrangso Police Station in Dima Hasao district of Assam, police said on Wednesday.

Lt. Gen. RK Rana is new Assam Rifles chief

Last Updated: Monday, May 26, 2014, 17:47

Lieutenant General RK Rana on Monday took over as director general of the Assam Rifles, India`s oldest paramilitary force.

KPLT terrorist killed in Assam

Last Updated: Sunday, May 25, 2014, 20:46

A suspected `area commander` of the Karbi Peoples` Liberation Tigers (KPLT) was killed in an encounter with police today in Karbi Anglong district.

Bandh paralyses normal life in Dima Hasao, Assam

Last Updated: Friday, May 23, 2014, 18:32

Normal life was paralysed in Haflong and some other parts of Dima Hasao district on Friday following a 24-hour-bandh called by North Cachar Hills Indigenous Student Forum (NCHISF) and North Cachar Hills Indigenous Women Forum (NCHIWF).