Situation under control in Tinsukia tea estate

Last Updated: Thursday, December 27, 2012, 15:09

The law and order situation was under control even as tension gripped the MKB tea estate in Bordumsa of Assam`s Tinsukia district Thursday, a day after a group of agitated labourers burnt alive the estate`s owner and his wife.

Ramesh asks Centre to declare Tinsukia, Dibrugarh as Maoists-affected districts

Last Updated: Sunday, December 2, 2012, 11:56

Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has asked the Centre to declare upper Assam districts of Tinsukia and Dibrugarh as Left Wing Extremism affected areas.

Two Assam districts may be declared Maoist-affected

Last Updated: Saturday, December 1, 2012, 21:07

The central government is likely to declare two districts of Assam as Maoist-affected, making them eligible for special benefits, Rural Development Jairam Ramesh said Saturday.

Declare Tinsukia, Dibrugarh as LWE affected districts: Ramesh

Last Updated: Saturday, December 1, 2012, 17:25

The Union Rural Development Ministry has asked the Centre to declare upper Assam districts of Tinsukia and Dibrugarh as Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected areas.

ULFA militant killed in encounter

Last Updated: Thursday, October 4, 2012, 12:52

A hardcore ULFA militant was killed in an encounter with police in Tarani forest of upper Assam`s Tinsukia district thurday.

ULFA hawk killed, police constable injured in Assa

Last Updated: Saturday, September 29, 2012, 22:53

A hardcore cadre of ULFA`s anti-talk faction was killed while a police constable was injured during a shootout in Assam`s Tinsukia district Saturday evening.

Seven Assam districts affected by floods, two killed

Last Updated: Saturday, September 22, 2012, 10:47

At least seven districts of Assam have been affected as flash floods have hit the state again, affecting lakhs of people and killing two youth in Tinsukia district, officials said.

Assam: 4 injured in ULFA grenade blast

Last Updated: Friday, September 14, 2012, 23:48

At least four persons were seriously injured in a grenade blast by suspected militants of the ULFA`s anti-talk faction at Doomdoma township in Tinsukia district tonight, the police said.