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Congress MLA booked under non-bailable cases

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 17:05

Congress MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi has been booked under non-bailable cases for allegedly assaulting a police driver in Assam`s Jorhat district, police said.

Assam CM launches food security scheme campaign

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 19:29

: The Assam government on Tuesday launched a state-wide promotional campaign to showcase the centre`s ambitious food security scheme at the grassroots coinciding with the birth anniversary of late prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.

Assam govt to start new technology to stop power theft

Last Updated: Monday, August 19, 2013, 17:10

Facing Rs 900-crore annual revenue loss by Assam Power Distribution Company, the state government said it will implement Ring Fence System, a technology to prevent stealing of power at a total expenditure of Rs 875 crore.

Assam govt to impart vocational training for Rs 100 cr

Last Updated: Sunday, August 18, 2013, 16:04

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday said government would spend Rs 100 crore to impart vocational training to unemployed youths of the state.

Gogoi urges judiciary to be more accessible

Last Updated: Saturday, August 17, 2013, 18:29

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday said the judiciary must be more accessible to the common people so that democracy could be further strengthened.

NDFB(S) militant killed in encounter with security forces

Last Updated: Friday, August 16, 2013, 18:54

A hardcore militant of Sonbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) was today killed in an encounter with security forces in Assam`s Kokrajhar district, police said.

Police remove ULFA flags in Barpeta

Last Updated: Thursday, August 15, 2013, 19:35

Police on Thursday removed ULFA flags from two places in Assam`s Barpeta district.

Narayanan willing to talk to GJM

Last Updated: Thursday, August 15, 2013, 19:25

A day after refusing to mediate on the Gorkhaland issue, West Bengal Governor MK Narayanan Thursday said he "was willing to talk to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leadership".

Assam govt to set up fund to rehabilitate women, children

Last Updated: Thursday, August 15, 2013, 17:47

Voicing concern over increasing incidents of violence against women and children, Assam CM Tarun Gogoi said the state government will set up a special fund with an initial corpus of Rs 5 crore for rehabilitation of the victims.

Gogoi urges Assam separatists to come to negotiation

Last Updated: Thursday, August 15, 2013, 14:05

Urging the agitators who are demanding separate states in Assam to come to the discussion table, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today said all communities in the state should live like a single family.