Posts Tagged ‘Assam’

This video post is for all Assamese readers. It is from Assamese VCD film 'Junaki Mon'. This nice song was sung by Assamese star singer Zubeen Garg. The beautiful song goes something like this: "aagoli baahore gogona bojau...". 'Junaki Mon' was a hit VCD film and all it's songs were ... Full story

United States Consulate General in Kolkata, India, has issued travel advisories to all Americans traveling to or residing in Assam to avoid the areas affected by October 30 serial bomb blasts, besides prohibiting US government employees, from visiting the state without permission. The advisory, issued after the explosions that killed over 85 people and injured more then 400, ... Full story

Assam Police on Tuesday released the sketch of a suspect in connection with the serial bomb blasts of October 30, that killed at least 84 people and injured more than 300 in Guwahati, Barpeta, Kokrajhar and Bongaigaon of Assam. Take a look at the sketch, which was prepared by experts on the basis of inputs from five witnesses ... Full story

Police have arrested three people in connection with Thursday's serial bomb blasts, that killed at least 81 people in Assam. Police arrested Nazir Ahmed, whose cell phone was allegedly used by a little-known group to send a text message to 'News Live', a local news channel, claiming responsibility for the attacks. Two people were ... Full story

A little known Islamic group called "Islamic Security Force-Indian Mujahedeen" claimed the responsibility for yesterday's serial blasts in Assam, that killed at least 76 people. In an SMS message sent to local 'News Live' television channel, the ISF-IM claimed responsibility for yesterday's cowardice blasts and threatened to carry out more bomb explosions in several parts of the ... Full story

At least 20 people were killed and over 100 injured in 11 serial bomb blasts that rocked busy areas of Guwahati, the capital city of Assam and three other districts today. According to official sources, the powerful bombs went off simultaneously at around 11.30 AM with four of them hitting capital Guwahati, three each in Barpeta and Kokrajhar while one in Bongaigaon.... Full story

Once again, flash floods submerged many villages in Assam’s Kamrup and Lakhmipur districts. On Monday night, the Puthimari river flowing through Kamrup district breached its embankment at Hohora and submerged about 11 villages along the highway at Kendukona. Then, the excess water released from the Ranganadi Hydro-electrical power plant of North East Electrical Power Corporation (NEEPCO) in Yazali inside Arunachal Pradesh has caused ... Full story

President of India, Pratibha Patil, who is on a five-day maiden visit to Assam and Meghalaya, arrived in Guwahati, the capital city of Assam on Sunday. Patil arrived by a special Indian Air Force (IAF) flight and was received at the Lokopriyo Gopinath International Airport in Guwahati, by Assam Governor Shiv Charan Mathur, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, his cabinet colleagues and senior officials.... Full story

On Tuesday, at least 23 persons including women and children lost their lives in a tragic bus accident near Bilashipara in Dhubri district of Assam. According to Assam Police sources, the accident took place around 1 am on National Highway 31 near village Beltoli when a private bus carrying labourers collided with a standing truck.... Full story

The Government of Assam will now seek a CBI probe into the clashes between Bodos and immigrant Bangladeshi settlers in Udalguri and Darrang districts of the state and the hoisting of the Pakistan flag in a Bodo village during the violence. The clashes affected 54 villages in the state and left 55 dead, including 24 people killed in police firing, and 111 injured. ... Full story