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December 2007

Fake currency racket busted in Assam

A fake currency racket was busted by BSF on Thursday in the Karimganj district of Assam. While one member was arrested at Rangauti village in Hailakandi district, the others, including the kingpin of the racket, were arrested in Karimganj.

BSF also seized a huge amount of counterfeit notes with the face value of Rs 197,000. It [...]

Explosion in Sibsagar - Six injured

At least six persons, including a sub-divisional police officer and three policemen, were seriously injured in an ambush by ULFA militants in Upper Assam’s Sibsagar district on Tuesday.
According to the police source, the sub-divisional police officer Jayanta Sarathi Bora and his team were travelling near the Khona Tea Estate when they discovered an object near [...]

Mysterious fish deaths in Brahmaputra

A mysterious case! Thousands of dead fish have been washed ashore in Brahmaputra river, near Guwahati since early this week. This mysterious fish death is fuelling fears that toxic chemicals are being used by fishermen.

Locals in the area said they believed water pollution in the Brahmaputra, not poisoning, was behind the fish deaths. Authorities have [...]

Tiger maul One in Assam State Zoo

A man trying to take a close-up mobile phone photo of a rare Royal Bengal tiger at Assam State Zoo, Guwahati on Wednesday was mauled to death by two of the animals. The 50-year-old father of two jumped over a protective barricade and was attacked by the tiger and another of the big cats inside [...]

Assam bandh called by Adivashi

A bandh for what? The 12-hour Assam bandh called by All Adivasi Students’ Association of Assam on Monday disrupted normal life in the adivasi dominated districts and affected rail and road services, official sources said.
The bandh called to press for the adivasis’ demand to get Scheduled Tribe status affected the districts of Kokrajhar, Chirang, Darrang, [...]

BJP leader killed in Assam

A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was killed while a legislator of the main opposition Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) survived an assassination attempt in two different guerrilla attacks in Assam, officials said on Friday. The attacks on two politicians come just ahead of the local Panchayat elections in Assam scheduled to begin from Dec 31.
A [...]

Bomb blast in Rajdhani Express

A bomb blast in Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express! Five people were killed and four others injured in the bomb blast, in Assam’s Golaghat district early on Thursday morning. The explosion, carried out by suspected militants, happened in the luggage van of the 2423A Dibrugarh-Guwahati-Delhi Rajdhani between Naujan and Sugajan at around 1 am, North Eastern railway [...]

Scorpions arrive in Shillong

A big day is coming, for all music lovers of North East India! Scorpions arrive in Shillong to rock tomorrow! Are you ready to join them in Shillong, on December 12? Enjoy the “Wind of Change” video, by Scorpions.

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Brahmaputra Mail derails

A deadly train crash! One person has been killed and 55 injured, a few of them critically, after fourteen bogies of the Delhi-bound DN Brahmaputra mail derailed. The incident took place about 15 kilometres from New Jalpaiguri junction in West Bengal on Sunday night at around 11 pm.
While three bogies next to the engine went [...]

Waiting for the Scorpions!

A night of Scorpions! Shillong may have witnessed several international music acts in the past few years — Firehouse, Petra, Michael Learns to Rock, former Iron Maiden vocalist Paul Di’Anno and, more recently, Eric Martin of Mr Big — but none bigger than what is in store for metal maniacs on Wednesday. Yes, Scoprions are [...]

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