Guwahati, May 9 (IANS) A Maoist leader who embraced Maoism way back in 1967 has been finally arrested in Assam, police said Thursday.

CPI(Maoist) central committee member and a key leader of the north-east chapter of the outfit, Anukul Chandra Naskar alias Paresh Da, was arrested by the Assam police on Thursday from Guwahati.        

Guwahati, May 9: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to increase the number of foreigners' tribunals in the state from the existing 36 to 100. Gogoi met the prime minister at the latter's residence in New

Guwahati, May 8 : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to increase the number of foreigners' tribunals in the state from the existing 36 to 100.

Sitting Congress MLA Jomin Tayeng passed away in a hospital at Guwahati in Assam following prolonged illness.

Guwahati, May 8 : With a view to expediting the process of obtaining environment clearance for category 'B' type projects and activities in Assam, the Union Ministry of Environment & Forests has constituted a State Level Environment Assessment Authority (SEIAA) and State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC).

Guwahati, May 8 : Assam's Annual Plan Outlay has been fixed at Rs 12,500 crore for 2013-14, a Rs 2000 crore increase from last year's Rs 10,500 crore.

Guwahati, May 8 (ANI): The Planning Commission approved an annual plan outlay of Rs 12,500 crore for Assam for the financial year 2013-14, which is 19 percent more than last fiscal's Rs 10,500 crore.

Guwahati, May 7 (IANS) Assam's annual plan outlay for 2013-14 has been fixed at Rs.12,500 crore, a statement said Tuesday. The annual plan outlay was fixed at a meeting between Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi ...

Guwahati, May 7 (IANS) Assam's annual plan outlay for 2013-14 has been fixed at Rs.12,500 crore, a statement said Tuesday.

Guwahati, May 7 : As a follow up of Livestock and Poultry India Summit organised by Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Guwahati in February, a Canadian delegation today visited Assam's main city Guwahati and held interactions with the local representatives and officials.

Guwahati, May 7 : : A hardcore cadre of Kabi People's Liberation Tigers (KPLT) was killed in a gun battle with security forces in Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Tuesady morning, police said.

Guwahati, May 6 : Veteran journalist of Assam Prafulla Chandra Barua died on Monday at a private hospital in Guwahati. He was 75. The prominent journalist died at around 2:55 pm on Monday. Barua was undergoing treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital for various ailments. Prafulla Chandra Barua started out as a staff reporter cum sub editor in Natun Asomiya, an assamese daily ...

From Our Correspondent Guwahati: Higher Education Department in Assam has started investigation to find out the college teachers working in the State who have acquired Ph.D and other higher post-graduate degrees from beleaguered CMJ University in Meghalaya. The step taken by the Higher Education department has created ripples among the college teachers community in Assam [...]

Guwahati, May 6 : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has announced an inquiry into the alleged suicide of archer Pratima Bodo, who had reportedly hanged herself in her room at a coaching camp in Pune.

Guwahati, May 6 : The growing demand for space for both domestic as well as commercial construction purposes has put a thrust on the realty sector in Assam's main city Guwahati, participants and guests at a realty expo here have said.

Guwahati, May 6 : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has announced an inquiry into the alleged suicide of archer Pratima Bodo, who had reportedly hanged herself in her room at a coaching camp in Pune.

Guwahati, May 5 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today said that an enquiry would be conducted into the alleged suicide by international archer Pratima Boro during the ongoing national team selection camp in Pune.

Guwahati, May 4 : At least three people were killed and two others were injured when a passenger train hit them at an unmanned railway crossing level in Assam's Kamrup (Rural) district on Saturday, officials said.

Guwahati, May 3: Promising Assam archer Pratima Boro reportedly committed suicide this morning at an ongoing national team selection camp in Pune, spurring the Archery Association of Assam to demand a probe into the circumstances that led to her death.