Posts Tagged ‘Guwahati’

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

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

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

Flood situation in Assam is becoming worse day by day. Soldiers of the Indian Army and Indian Air Force helicopters were called into service on Sunday to rescue villagers in Assam after a new wave of flash floods displaced more than 500,000 people in the Eastern State of India.... Full story

Assam is well known in the World for it's unique "Assam Tea". Assam has the largest concentration of tea plantations in the world and the single biggest tea producing area. It accounts for nearly 55% of India's total tea production and about 80% of the country's export. The tea industry is so far the biggest industry in the state of Assam. ... Full story

Health authorities in Assam have sounded an alert after seven people were admitted to the Guwahati Medical College Hospital with suspected deadly 'Kala-azar' or Black Fever. 'Kala-azar' or Black Fever is a fatal disease that has been almost eradicated. Black fever is a deadly disease transmitted via the bite of an ... Full story

In Guwahati, an NGO named AIDS Prevention Society has facilitated better days for many sex workers in Guwahati by forming self-help groups (SHGs) project named Sakhi (a friend). Now sex workers in Guwahati have formed self-help groups under the guidance this NGO. As members of the Sakhi self-help groups, ... Full story

A visitor to the Assam State Zoo, Guwahati got injured after he was attacked by a Himalayan black bear. The accident happened when Azahar Ali (23) jumped inside the enclosure on Thursday afternoon. Zookeepers saved Azahar, a resident of Chandmari Railway Basti and presumed to be mentally unstable, after being alerted ... Full story

People of Assam celebrated the 59th Republic Day. The image shows Governor of Assam, Lt Gen (Retd) Ajai Singh inspecting the guard of honour at the Republic Day parade at the Judge's field of Guwahati. Assam Information Portal Full story