New Delhi | 21 days ago
'Governor is not an agent of the centre'
New Delhi, July 23 - A governor is not an agent of the centre, former governors said here Friday while terming Karnataka Governor H.R. Bharadwaj's alleged interference in the state's matters as 'overstepping his constitutional limits'.At a seminar on the 'Role of governors in contemporary scenario - Can media help raise awareness?', four former governors - Lt. Gen. - S.K. Sinha, Lt. Gen. - K.M. Se ... read more

New York | 5 months ago
Nobel laureate Ramakrishnan is India Abroad Person of the Year
New York, March 6 - Indian-American Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan has been named the India Abroad Person of the Year 2009 by the ethnic weekly newspaper.A total of nine awards were presented in seven categories at the seventh annual India Abroad Person of the Year Awards gala Friday. The Who's Who of the Indian-American community attended the event, held at the National Museum of the Ame ... read more

Guwahati | 5 months ago
Gogoi 'will resign if any minister involved in scam'
Guwahati, Feb 19 - Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Friday said he would resign if any of his ministers was found involved in a multi-million rupees scam involving government funds, even as the opposition burnt his effigies and sought his resignation.There is a political storm in Assam after the local media picked up a story carried by The Week magazine alleging that the National Investigation Age ... read more

2 years ago
Don't call bureaucrats, Assam cabinet tells governor
Guwahati, Feb 27 - The Assam government has taken on Governor Lt. Gen. - Ajai Singh once again, making it clear that the governor should not summon bureaucrats to his office for any discussion. The Assam cabinet in a resolution adopted late Tuesday expressed its 'dissatisfaction' over frequent interference of the governor in the state's functioning by calling officials for discussion to the Raj ... read more

2 years ago
Political rivalry sparks unrest in Bodo heartland
Guwahati, Jan 20 - The situation in the Bodo tribal heartland in India's Assam state has turned volatile following charges of 'armed activity' by men patronised by the party at the helm of the Bodo autonomous council. The delay in starting peace talks with a frontline separatist group has also added to the unrest, community leaders said Sunday. Bodo dominated areas in western and northern Assa ... read more

Guwahati | 3 years ago
Army commanders to review Assam situation, visit Chinese border
Guwahati, May 22 - Top army commanders will Tuesday review the ongoing anti-insurgency operations in Assam and take stock of activities along India's unfenced border with China in Arunachal Pradesh, officials said.An army spokesman said Lt Gen K.S. Jamwal, who heads the Indian Army's Kolkata-based Eastern Command, will review the overall security scenario in Assam and adjoining Arunachal Pradesh w ... read more

3 years ago
Assam and ULFA: of boycotts and contradictions
It barely seems a month since the slaughter in Assam of Hindi-speakers by the banned United Liberation Front of Asom -. That time of horror appears suddenly so distant with the ongoing National Games in Guwahati and the sharp controversy that has erupted about alleged payoffs by the state government to ULFA to lift its boycott of the Games.It was rather interesting that the ULFA closure of its boy ... read more

Guwahati | 3 years ago
People defy separatist boycott call in northeast
Guwahati, Jan 26 - People in the restive northeast defied a general strike called by separatist guerrillas to boycott Friday's Republic Day as authorities offered fresh talks with rebels to end decades of insurgency in the region, officials said.'We are keen to hold talks with any militant group if they abjure violence and join the mainstream,' Assam Governor Lt Gen - Ajai Singh said in his speech ... read more

Guwahati | 3 years ago
Bomber involved in Assam blasts killed, border security tightened
Guwahati/New Delhi, Nov 6 - The Indian government Monday tightened security along its porous frontier with Bangladesh suspecting the involvement of foreigners in the twin blasts in Assam that killed 14 people even as a separatist bomber linked to the explosions was shot dead by police.'We know the United Liberation Front of Asom - was behind the bomb blasts in Guwahati. We are trying to find out i ... read more

Guwahati | 3 years ago
Security along Bangladesh border tightened after Assam blasts
Guwahati/New Delhi, Nov 6 - The Indian government Monday tightened security along its porous frontier with Bangladesh suspecting the involvement of foreigners in the twin blasts in Assam even as the death toll went up to 14 with two injured people succumbing to their injuries.'We know the separatist United Liberation Front of Asom - was behind the two bomb blasts in Guwahati. We are trying to find ... read more