merinews - citizen powered media (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
The issue of Bangladeshi influx comes alive after a historical judgment by the Guwahati High Court. The court observed in one of its verdicts that illegal Bangladeshis, who get Indian passports because of callous approach of officials
Hindu (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
3.92 lakh foreigners chargesheeted since 2001, says Assam government Sushanta Talukdar Persons chargesheeted as foreigners have gone missing after filing of cases against themBJP charged with communalising the foreigners’ issue by targeting only MuslimsGUWAHATI: The Assam government on Thursday said that between 2001 and 2008 it had chargesheeted nearly 3.92 lakh people, both Hindus and Muslims, residing...
Indian Express (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
Over the past two decades, Manipur and Assam have reeled under a bandh culture that has robbed the states of several thousand crores of rupees...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
New Delhi: A special court here on Tuesday granted bail to sacked Assam Education Minister Ripun Borah and two others, accused of offering a bribe of Rs. 17 lakh to a CBI official to “negotiate” the outcome of a murder case in ...
rediff News (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
The United Liberation Front of Assam has criticised all the intellectuals, writers and media persons in the state who have urged it to participate in unconditional talks with the Centre and give up its demand for 'restoration of sovereignty' of Assam.The ULFA rejected the arguments of these intellectuals, who have claimed that the people of Assam only want peace, not sovereignty. They urged the banned...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
MYSORE: JSS Urban Haat will host ‘Varamahalakshmi Mela’, an exhibition of arts and crafts to mark Varamahalakshmi festival here from Friday. The 10-day-long mela, which concludes on August 17, will attract artisans from across the ...
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio has expressed anger over the channeling of resources for the resettlement of Bakassi returnees who are indigenes of the state to wrong quarters while its citizens are living in shanties and abject poverty.
Hindu (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
Bhubaneswar: Orissa, which experienced at least 83 major floods during the last 153 years, on Wednesday decided to make a formal claim demanding status of the ‘flood-prone’ state, official sources said. The issue was ...
Indian Express (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
The uglier-by-the-day identity politics around the issue of land transfer to the Amarnath Shrine Board is a challenging enough job for the political class, which meets today in an all-party meeting.
Hindu (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
Madurai: Two new meet records were set in the men’s section of the eighth all-India BSNL athletics meet at the MGR Race Course stadium here on Tuesday. V. Rohit of Kerala clocked 1:53.5s to erase the old mark of 1:57.2s in 800m. ...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
Chief Minister takes unilateral decisions on major issues: BJP
Indian Express (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
If a judgment of the Gauhati High Court two weeks ago exposed a Bangladeshi national who not only possessed...
Times of India (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
BJP General Secretary Vinay Katiyar has alleged that UPA is soft towards terrorism particularly after the cash-for-vote scam.
Thaindian News (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
By Peter Alex Todd Guwahati, Aug 4 (ANI): It is not just the common people who are supporting the efforts of the former ULFA cadres to bring about peace in Assam. Also, lending their voice for the cause are intellectuals in state. Recently, scholars and peace activists held a meeting here supporting the ULFA cadres [...]
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
Siliguri, Aug. 3: Tea exports from India in the first half of 2008 have reported an increase of 24.62 per cent with the southern states performing particularly well.
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rockport | 07/18/2008
Check out Latest International News At least two Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) troopers were killed in an encounter with India's Border Security Force (BSF) early Friday when the frontier men tried to prevent an attempt to smuggle out cattle to the other side.
