Assam

Assam river island faces submersion threat

ndtv.com     8 hrs ago          

Saturday, August 30, 2008, (Majuli) Majuli in Assam may still be in contention for the UNESCO tag of a world heritage site but with half of the island washed away over the last two decades unless immediate measures are...                    

Two more ULFA units may cease fire in Assam

bombaynews.net     7 hrs ago          

Bombay News.Net Saturday 30th August, 2008 (IANS) Two more potent striking units of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) may soon enter into a ceasefire with the government in Assam, officials said here...                    

Christian schools closed

hindu.com     16 hrs ago   1 related          

MUMBAI: Over 200 Catholic institutions here remained closed on Friday in solidarity with the people of Orissa, which witnessed communal violence following the killing of Swami Lakshmanananda and four other inmates of his...                    

Gogoi proposes DNA test for citizenship

asianage.com     19 hrs ago          

BY MANOJ ANAND GUWAHATI Aug. 29: The Assam government has proposed carrying out DNA tests if necessary to ascertain the parental linkage of an individual seeking entry of his name in the National Register Of Citizens....                    

Indian science centres to be set up overseas

newdelhinews.net     yesterday   4 related          

The National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) - a premier organisation in the field of science communication that has 27 centres in the country and one in Mauritius - is all set to have more branches across India and...                    

Brahmaputra's hungry tides eat up land

ndtv.com     yesterday          

Friday, August 29, 2008, (Buragaon, Assam) The Brahmaputra has been continuously eating into flood prone areas, where no embankments have been built or reinforced for years. This Correspondent witnessed villages being...                    

CBI gives adverse report on MP

hindu.com     yesterday   3 related          

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation has informed the Supreme Court that the Congress Member of Parliament from Tezpur constituency in Assam had committed a citizenship fraud by producing a birth certificate...                    

Blowing in the wind

hindu.com     yesterday   1 related          

A new album “Ronu and Friends” is not exactly fusion. This is the auspicious season of Lord Krishna’s flute, and flautist Pandit Ronu Majumdar evokes the spiritual and the delight of anahat nada through the sweet notes...                    

ONGC to protect Assam relics

asianage.com     yesterday          

BY MANOJ ANAND GUWAHATI Aug. 28: The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. has sought the intervention of the state government in tackling the "pressure groups" which are frequently obstructing the production activities...                    

Update: Second Wave of Flooding Devastates Assam

assistnews.net     yesterday          

Gospel for Asia For Immediate Release This most recent round of flooding has damaged many roads and villages—making it difficult for relief to be transported to the flood victims. ASSAM, INDIA (ANS) -- As the people of...                    

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Bongaigaon , Guwahati , Jorhat , Nagaon