http://www.samachaar.in Smachaar.in en-us 2010 Samachaar.In Sat, 19 May 2012 12:19:23 GMT Sat, 19 May 2012 12:19:23 GMT http://samachaar.in/Assam/Assams_antidam_activist_starts_protest_fast_128323 Guwahati: Assam's farmer leader and anti-dam activist Akhil Gogoi Saturday started an indefinite hunger-strike near Dighalipukhuri in Guwahati.Hundreds of people from various walks of life joined the activist and raised slogans demanding that t... Sat, 19 May 2012 12:19:21 GMT http://samachaar.in/Assam/Humanelephant_conflict_on_the_rise_in_Assam_128230 Guwahati: The death of a female elephant undergoing treatment for paralysis in Assam's Karbi Anglong district Wednesday has again brought to light the human-elephant conflict in the region.The adult animal was found paralysed May 2 in the compo... Thu, 17 May 2012 08:59:51 GMT http://samachaar.in/Assam/Assam_Maoists_were_murdered_PUDR_128192 New Delhi: The People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) Tuesday accused security forces of killing four young men in Assam in cold blood and branding them Maoists.  A PUDR statement quoted families of the slain men and local medi... Tue, 15 May 2012 12:01:03 GMT http://samachaar.in/Assam/Assam_to_change_higher_secondary_curriculum_127970 Guwahati: Assam's higher secondary curriculum is set for a change with the state government planning to introduce subjects that will increase the employability of the students.It has already formed a committee of present and former university... Sat, 05 May 2012 10:51:23 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Gogoi_for_skill_development_to_end_unemployment_in_Assam_127944 Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Friday stressed the need for skill development among youth to end the unemployment problem in the state."Both high and semi-skilled workforce are in great demand and the state must be able to prod... Fri, 04 May 2012 12:56:39 GMT http://samachaar.in/Assam/Assam_ferry_tragedy_More_bodies_recovered_127916 Guwahati: Eight more bodies, including of a woman and four children, were fished out from the Brahmaputra river Thursday, taking the number of bodies recovered in Monday's ferry disaster to 71. Over 250 people are believed to have died in the tr... Thu, 03 May 2012 09:21:32 GMT http://samachaar.in/Assam/Assam_ferry_tragedy_270_still_missing_rescue_operations_on__127895 Guwahati: The toll in Monday's Assam ferry tragedy, possibly India's worst such accident, is estimated to be around 270, with the search and rescue parties failing to recover even a single missing person Tuesday, an official said.Only 80 people ... Tue, 01 May 2012 12:21:16 GMT http://samachaar.in/Assam/150_missing_toll_could_rise_in_Assam_boat_accident_127877 Guwahati: Rescue operations continued in the Brahmaputra in Assam Tuesday, a day after a ferry capsized in the river killing nearly 70 people, but with at least 150 still missing the death toll was expected to rise, officials said.On Tuesday, th... Tue, 01 May 2012 10:51:35 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/Railways_battle_to_complete_strategic_Brahmaputra_bridge_by_2015_127636 Dibrugarh (Assam), The railways are battling time and resource crunch to complete the country's longest 4.94 km rail-cum-road-bridge across the mighty Brahmaputra at Bogibeel that will provide connectivity to upper Assam and Arunachal Pradesh and... Wed, 25 Apr 2012 07:26:57 GMT http://samachaar.in/Assam/Four_women_die_as_boat_capsizes_in_Assam_127619 Guwahati: Four women died while seven other people were rescued after an overloaded boat capsized in lower Assam's Dhubri district Tuesday, police said.The victims were brick kiln labourers, police said, adding that all four bodies had been fi... Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:23:29 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Gogoi_follows_Mamata_plans_government_channel_in_Assam_127585 Guwahati: Following in the footsteps of his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has said his government would soon have its own news channel to showcase developmental activities across the state."I am ... Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:51:13 GMT http://samachaar.in/Assam/Alert_employees_save_64_newborns_in_Assam_hospital_127541 Guwahati: Timely intervention by intensive care unit employees saved 64 young lives from choking to death at a hospital here Saturday.A major tragedy was averted at the Guwahati Medical College and Hospitals (GMCH) when employees detected dense s... Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:53:54 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Assam_should_become_a_growth_engine_PM_127528 Dispur/Guwahati: Braving security threats by the anti-talk faction of the ULFA and a shutdown call by the militants, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday inaugurated the platinum jubilee celebration of the Assam legislative assembly and said he ... Sat, 21 Apr 2012 04:08:55 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/NGO_slams_rural_jobs_scheme_implementation_in_Assam_127513 Guwahati: A survey of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNEGA) in Assam has revealed that only about 18 lakh households out the 43 lakh provided job cards in the state were provided with jobs in 2011-12, an NGO said T... Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:18:49 GMT http://samachaar.in/Assam/Blasts_on_railway_track_in_Asam_no_casualties_127500 Guwahati: A few hours ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's scheduled visit to Assam Friday, suspected cadres of anti-talk faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) triggered a blast near railway track in Upper Assam's Sivsagar d... Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:06:24 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/ULFA_attempt_to_disrupt_Manmohans_visit_foiled_127412 Guwahati: An attempt by ULFA's anti-talks faction to trigger at least two blasts in Guwahati, ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit April 20, has been foiled and three rebels arrested, police in Upper Assam's Tinsukia district have cla... Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:36:53 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/ULFA_firm_on_April_20_Assam_shutdown_127383 Guwahati: The anti-talk faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Tuesday reiterated its call for a state-wide shutdown April 20 to protest against the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Assam.In an emailed statement to media... Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:33:33 GMT http://samachaar.in/Assam/Speeding_train_kills_1_injures_3_in_Assam_127375 Guwahati: One person was killed and three others were critically injured Tuesday after a speeding train hit them near Thakurbari in Chandrapur area on the outskirts of Guwahati, police said.The deceased and the injured were all employees of the... Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:30:38 GMT http://samachaar.in/Assam/7_killed_20_injured_in_Assam_road_mishaps_127310 Guwahati: At least seven people, among them a woman, were killed and over 20 injured in three road mishaps in different parts of the state Monday morning, police said. According to police, four people were charred to death while 15 others rece... Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:09:20 GMT http://samachaar.in/Assam/ULFA_hideout_raided_bomb_recovered_127294 Guwahati: Police in Assam Monday recovered a bomb, bomb making equipment, gelatin sticks and extortion notes belonging to the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), officials said.The seizure, which foiled the group's attempt to carry o... Mon, 16 Apr 2012 05:40:44 GMT http://samachaar.in/Assam/Grenade_blast_on_AssamArunachal_border_127173 Guwahati: Suspected militants triggered a grenade blast at remote Bordumsa area in Tinsukia district of Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border Thursday, police said.No one was injured. The grenade was lobbed by two motor cycle-borne youth just outside ... Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:29:39 GMT http://samachaar.in/Festivals/PM_greets_nation_on_Baisakhi_Vishu_and_Bihu_127164 New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday greeted the nation on the occasion of the traditional harvest festivals Baisakhi, Vishu and Bihu.The prime minister said in his message that these traditional new year festivals coinciding with ... Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:00:17 GMT http://samachaar.in/Assam/Assam_remains_largely_peaceful_on_ULFA_raising_day_126920 Guwahati: Assam remained largely peaceful on the 33rd raising day Saturday of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), despite threats from the anti-talk faction of the banned outfit led by its commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah alias Paresh A... Sun, 08 Apr 2012 05:38:32 GMT http://samachaar.in/Assam/CPI_veteran_Promod_Gogoi_dies_126871 Guwahati: Promod Gogoi, 82, a Communist Party of India (CPI) leader from Assam, passed away at a hospital here Friday, days after being re-elected to the party's National Executive.Gogoi was admitted to the Guwahati Neurological Research Centre (... Fri, 06 Apr 2012 06:26:49 GMT http://samachaar.in/Assam/ExKarbi_militant_arrested_in_Assam_with_arms_126846 uwahati: Police in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district Thursday morning arrested one person, suspected to be an ex-militant of a Karbi outfit, sources said.  The person, identified as Kalam Singh alias Dulal Singh, was arrested from Bait... Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:33:16 GMT http://samachaar.in/Assam/Centre_alerts_Assam_ahead_of_ULFA_raising_day__126809 Guwahati: Security agencies in Assam are prepared for any attempt by the anti-talk faction of ULFA to resort to violence ahead of April 7 which the banned outfit observes as its raising day.On Wednesday, the central home ministry issued an advi... Thu, 05 Apr 2012 03:59:00 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/NLDs_victory_claim_cheers_Myanmarese_in_northeast_India_126715 Guwahati: As the National League for Democracy (NLD) led by Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi claimed a landslide victory in Sunday's by-election in Myanmar, it cheered more than one lakh Myanmarese refugees in India's Northeast, particularly in ... Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:52:13 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Alert_across_Assam_ahead_of_PMs_April_7_visit_126528 Guwahati: A high alert has been sounded across Assam ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the state on April 7, the raising day of the banned militant outfit United Liberation Front of Asom (Ulfa).Elaborate security arrangements ar... Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:47:12 GMT http://samachaar.in/Assam/In_Assam_village_panchayat_bans_liquor_126309 Kinan (Assam), ) At a time when Assam's excise revenues are shooting up, indicating a huge increase in the sale of liquor all over the state, a gram panchayat in the remote Assam-Meghalaya border has become a trendsetter by banning consumption o... Fri, 23 Mar 2012 05:09:40 GMT http://samachaar.in/Assam/DNRF_militant_nabbed_in_Assam_126261 Guwahati: Police in Assam's Dima Hasao district -- formerly known as North Cachar Hills -- arrested a Dimasa National Revolutionary Force (DNRF) militant from Langting under Mahur police station in the district Wednesday.The arrested rebel, ide... Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:05:13 GMT http://samachaar.in/Assam/Dont_use_Facebook_to_contact_us_ULFA_126137 Guwahati: The anti-talk faction of the United Liberation Font of Asom (ULFA) led by Paresh Baruah alias Paresh Asom Monday cautioned against using Facebook as medium to communicate with the outfit.The banned outfit has warned all its sympathi... Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:07:41 GMT http://samachaar.in/Guwahati/Biharbound_ammunition_consignment_seized_in_Assam_126134 Guwahati: Police Monday seized a consignment of live bullets bound for Bihar from Hojai railway station in Assam's Nagaon district, an official said.The consignment was procured from Dimapur and was being taken to Bihar in a Chennai-bound train... Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:02:16 GMT http://samachaar.in/Assam/Doctor_abducted_in_Assam_125791 Guwahati: At least four armed men Tuesday evening abducted a physician from his chamber in Guwahati's busy Aathgaon area, police said while ruling out the role of any militant outfit.The incident took place around 8.30 p.m. and witnesses said t... Wed, 14 Mar 2012 03:50:36 GMT http://samachaar.in/Assam/Assam_villagers_angry_at_ULFA_extortion_bid_125772 Guwahati: The United Liberation Front of Asom's (ULFA) reported demand that a hospital in Assam should cough up Rs.20 lakh has triggered mass anger.  People in at least 20 villages near Chabua town in Upper Assam's Dibrugarh district are ... Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:01:24 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Assam_chief_minister_should_pay_house_rent_to_Meghalaya_125734 Shillong: A senior Meghalaya legislator Monday said Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi should be asked to vacate his official residence, situated in a "disputed area", or else "pay house rent" to the Meghalaya government.Callin... Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:50:14 GMT http://samachaar.in/Guwahati/Karbi_militants_behind_forest_officials_abduction_Minister_125503 Guwahati: Assam Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain Monday confirmed it was the Karbi militant outfit Karbi Peoples’ Liberation Tigers (KPLT) that was behind the abduction of two senior forest officials in Karbi Anglong district last week. ... Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:13:46 GMT http://samachaar.in/Assam/Assam_Two_activists_of_antitalks_faction_of_ULFA_arrested_in_Tinsukia_district_of_Assam_late_Saturday_say_police_125079 (IANS) Sun, 26 Feb 2012 04:59:01 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Bangladeshi_influx_Assam_NGO_seeks_Supreme_Court_intervention_125017 Guwahati: Alleging presence of names of illegal migrants in the Assam voters' list, Assam Public Works (APW), an NGO, has sought the Supreme Court's intervention in the matter.Abhijeet Sharma, secretary of the APW, has moved a writ petition (civil)... Sat, 25 Feb 2012 06:35:17 GMT http://samachaar.in/Guwahati/Paresh_Baruah_trying_to_collect_funds_to_strengthen_ULFA_124535 Guwahati: After Sheikh Hasina came to power, the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has lost its investments in Bangladesh and its commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah is trying his best to make more money to strengthen the outfit, former home ... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:09:27 GMT http://samachaar.in/Guwahati/Northeast_quieter_except_for_Meghalaya_GK_Pillai_124518 Guwahati: Insurgency related violence is on the decline in the northeastern states barring Meghalaya, which has seen a sudden spate in violent activities by militants, former union home secretary G.K. Pillai said here Monday.  While state... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:07:07 GMT http://samachaar.in/Assam/Guwahati_reptiles_withstand_urbanization_onslaught_124211 Guwahati: Despite rapid urbanization, the herpetofauna population of Guwahati has not been severely affected. There are some 63 species of herpetiles in this Assam city."This is good news and can be termed as one of the best average population... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:37:26 GMT http://samachaar.in/Assam/Assam_police_launch_operation_against_Maoists_124145 Guwahati: Assam police have launched an operation in Assam's Dhemaji district in search of some Maoists  an official said Saturday.The drive came after police had a shootout with a suspected Maoist in the district a few days back. The person wh... Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:59:48 GMT http://samachaar.in/Assam/Militants_threats_force_doctors_to_flee_western_Assam_123389 Kokrajhar (Assam),Extortion threats from tribal militants have forced dozens of government doctors to flee their areas of posting in western Assam, leaving hundreds of patients at the mercy of paramedics.A government spokesperson said at least... Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:30:51 GMT http://samachaar.in/Assam/Sukna_scam_LtGen_Avadesh_Prakash_dismissed_from_service__123253 Guwahati: Former military secretary Lt. Gen. (retired) Avadesh Prakash was Saturday dismissed from service by an Indian Army court martial for his involvement in a land scam at Sukna military station in West Bengal in 2008.He is the seniormos... Sat, 03 Dec 2011 08:51:22 GMT http://samachaar.in/Assam/Blast_at_Oil_India_installation_in_Assam_123232 Guwahati: Separatists Friday blew up a major installation of India's premier oil exploration firm Oil India Limited (OIL) in Assam, triggering a massive fire leaping up to more than 100 metres.The blast took place at the oil collection station ... Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:33:29 GMT http://samachaar.in/Assam/10_bombs_found_on_Assam_railway_bridge_122944 Silchar (Assam), ) A railway official Tuesday averted a possible tragedy when he found 10 crude bombs along with blasting devices from a railway bridge on the Lumding-Badarpur hill section in southern Assam, an official said."The 10 powerful... Wed, 09 Nov 2011 06:01:46 GMT http://samachaar.in/Festivals/Jama_Masjid_packed_on_Eid_spirit_of_sacrifice_reigns_122912 New Delhi: Thousands of Muslims thronged the 17th century Jama Masjid and other mosques in the capital on Eid-ul-Zuha Monday, celebrating the festival with special prayers and the spirit of sacrifice.  Chants of "Allah ho Akbar"... Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:58:06 GMT http://samachaar.in/Entertainment/___Bhupen_Hazarikas_body_reaches_Assam_122911 Guwahati: 'Bhupen Hazarika amar raho’ and other slogans rent the air as thousands of fans broke down when the body of the music maestro arrived from Mumbai Monday at the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport in Assam’s main city of Guwaha... Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:56:40 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Advani_renews_attack_on_PM_calls_him_indecisive_122713 Guwahati: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Thursday once again termed Manmohan Singh a "weak and indecisive" prime minister who cannot take a single decision without the clearance of the Congress party high command.&quot... Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:25:52 GMT http://samachaar.in/Guwahati/Two_injured_in_Assam_blast_122575 Guwahati: At least two people were injured in an explosion in Assam Friday as officials said a major tragedy was averted.The blast took place around 8.30 a.m. at the courtyard of a village house at Harmoti in Lakhimpur district, about 320 km east... Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:58:55 GMT