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Assam CM Tarun Gogoi`s convoy attacked

Last Updated: Monday, August 18, 2014, 17:05

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi`s convoy was attacked by protesters on Monday when he was on his way to visit the violence-hit Uriamghat in Golaghat district bordering Nagaland.

Assam flood situation critical

Last Updated: Monday, August 18, 2014, 00:39

The flood situation in Assam turned critical today with the water level of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries rising alarmingly in Upper and Central Assam districts.

Brahmaputra floods Kaziranga national park

Last Updated: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 14:38

Flood waters from the Brahmaputra have entered Assam`s Kaziranga national park, inundating almost 80 percent of its 858 sq km area.

Plying of boats on Brahmaputra temporarily suspended

Last Updated: Saturday, August 16, 2014, 18:09

Inland Water Transport (IWT) department has temporarily suspended plying of any boat, both mechanised or manual, on Brahmaputra from today due to the rising of water level of the river in Assam capital.

Assam flood situation turns grim, claims one life

Last Updated: Saturday, August 16, 2014, 18:04

The flood situation in Assam today turned grim claiming the life of a child as the Brahmaputra and its tributaries inundated vast tracts of land in Upper Assam.

Gogoi seeks Modi`s intervention to resolve border dispute

Last Updated: Saturday, August 16, 2014, 15:30

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to personally intervene in restoring peace at violence affected Uriamghat near Assam-Nagaland border which led to the death of 11 persons.

Toll in Assam-Nagaland border firing now 11

Last Updated: Friday, August 15, 2014, 22:58

The toll in a firing incident near the Assam-Nagaland border in Golaghat district of Assam rose to 11 Friday with the recovery of nine more bodies, officials said, as simmering tension continued in the area.

Assam braves boycott call on Independence Day

Last Updated: Friday, August 15, 2014, 09:49

Braving incessant rains and a boycott call by militants, tens of thousands celebrated Independence Day and in other parts of Assam.

Four percent detected Bangladeshis deported from Assam in 29 years

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 00:08

Over 59,500 Bangladeshis have been detected as per Assam Accord in the state since 1985, of which a little over four per cent have been deported, the Assembly was informed on Wednesday.

Gogoi apprises Rajnath Singh of situation in Assam

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 13, 2014, 23:35

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Wednesday apprised Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh of the situation at Uriamghat in Golaghat district where a person was killed in firing by miscreants from across Nagaland and sought additional central paramilitary forces for the area.