Former militants arrested in Jorhat

Two surrendered ULFA (SULFA) militants were arrested for allegedly threatening two tea planters at gunpoint in Jorhat district Wednesday, police said.

GMC election held peacefully

49% of over seven lakh electorate on Wednesday cast their votes for the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) election, official sources said.

Two suspected ultras arrested with arms, ammos

Two suspected insurgents with arms, ammunition and some documents were arrested from Lumding railway station in Dima Hasao district in Assam.

Assam tops crime against women list in NE

Assam has recorded the dubious distinction of having the highest rate of incidences of crime against women in the North East.

CCSU to offer seven new subjects

The newly formed Cotton College State University (CCSU) here will offer seven new subjects in its academic programme to teach students job oriented modern courses.

PP Varma next Chief Secretary of Assam: Gogoi

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday said he has appointed Additional Chief Secretary Prem Prasad Varma as the next Chief Secretary with effect from July 1, 2013.

Five Army jawans arrested for molesting girl in Assam

Five Army jawans have been arrested in Assam for allegedly molesting a teenage girl in Dibrugarh railway station and remanded to judicial custody.

Assam won`t allow misunderstanding among people: Gogoi

Assam CM Tarun Gogoi said the state will not allow anti-social elements to create misunderstandings among its people in the name of foreign nationals, religion, language or caste.

More technical, higher education centres in North East: HRD Min

More institutions imparting technical and higher education are likely to come up in the north east with the government working for the uplift of the region, HRD Minister MM Pallam Raju said on Saturday.

Dissident Cong MLAs from Assam complain against CM Gogoi

Fifteen dissident Congress MLAs from Assam have lodged complaints to the party leadership against the "style of functioning" of Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi.