Centre asks Assam to seize illegal arms

Last Updated: Friday, November 16, 2012, 18:54

The Centre has asked Assam government to immediately arrest those involved in ethnic clashes between Bodos and immigrant Muslims and seize illegal weapons by deploying enough forces, including Army, in the strife-torn areas.

PM calls up Gogoi as toll in Assam violence reaches 6

Last Updated: Friday, November 16, 2012, 09:21

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called up Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi late on Thursday to discuss law and order after toll in the recent violence in the state reached six.

EU aid to Assam violence victims

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 3, 2012, 21:16

Coming to the aid of the people displaced in recent communal clashes in Assam, European Union has released over Rs 1.4 crore for their immediate needs.

CBI makes first arrests in Assam violence cases

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 18:58

The CBI on Wednesday made the first arrests in Assam violence cases by taking into custody five youths.

Assam violence brought out worrying faultlines: PM

Last Updated: Thursday, September 13, 2012, 13:19

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that the media should avoid the desire to be sensational though it is very tempting some times.

Citizens appeal to govt to send out strong message on influx

Last Updated: Monday, September 10, 2012, 18:02

Against the backdrop of violence in Assam, a group of eminent citizens termed illegal influx from Bangladesh as a "national problem".

CPM demands early rehabilitation of Assam violence victims

Last Updated: Sunday, September 9, 2012, 18:04

In the wake of ethnic violence in Assam`s Bodo Territorial Autonomous District (BTAD), CPI(M) on Sunday demanded immediate renewal of the National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC) based on the 1971 voter list.

Assam limping back to normalcy

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 4, 2012, 21:25

The situation in Assam`s trouble-torn Bodoland Territorial Administered Districts was "moving towards normalcy".

Confidence building measures for peace in Assam

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 4, 2012, 11:30

With violence in Assam, the administrations of worst-hit Kokrajhar and Chirang districts chalked out confidence building measures to restore peace.

Assam: Bodo areas calm, rehabilitation starts

Last Updated: Sunday, September 2, 2012, 20:44

Clashes between the Bodos and Bengali speaking Muslim settlers that broke out in Kokrajhar, Chirang and Dhubri districts since July 19 have so far killed 95 people.