Following another outbreak of violence in Assam, the Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi appeals to the people to stay calm and stop spreading rumours immediately. A complete shut-down has been called for in the State and security forces are on the lookout for three ar...
Fresh violence is reported in Fakiragram of the Kokrajhar district in Assam, where 30 houses were set ablaze. Five grenades were thrown into the settlements and the firing is still on.
The Ministry of Home Affairs orders a CBI probe into the ethnic violence in the Kokrakjhar area, Assam. This humanitarian crisis left more than 40 dead and thousands displaced. The MHA has already written to the CBI director requesting the agency to probe the ...
With no reports of violence being reported, the curfew in Assam has been relaxed from dawn to dusk. However, many people in relief camps are refusing to go back homes in fear. The Home Minister P Chidambaram and BJP leader LK Advani, are expected to visit the ...
While Assam CM Tarun Gogoi has blamed the Centre for not doing enough to prevent violence, a new revelation sheds light on the fact that the CM was already forewarned. Assam Congress VP YL Karna had written to the CM and the State Congress chief on the tense s...
More innocent children are being scarified in the country. The latest being a two-year-old girl baby who died due to lack of medical attention and doctors at a relief camp in Assam. Many displaced villagers are stopping cars and asking for donations. Is this h...
Assam CM Tarun Gogoi purveys the affected areas in the State. Union Home Secretary RK Singh also briefs the media on the latest situation and assures that efforts are underway to normalize the situation.
Newshour | As Assam grapples with ethnic violence, terror is writ all across the faces of displaced people. Incalculable losses, untold tales, and many other horrific stories wait to be discovered by the rest of the world. How will Assam come out of such a tra...
Ethnic violence in Kokrajhar, Assam, spreads to three districts and 38 people have been mercilessly killed so far. Several are missing and the remaining villagers have fled homes. A look at the constant struggle people face.
The railway lines that connect Assam to the rest of India have been partly restored, following the deployment of heavy security by the MHA in the State. Assam has been grappling with severe incidents of ethnic violence for the past few days. While more than 40...
Home Secretary RK Singh says that there is no foreign hand behind the ethnic violence in Kokrajhar, Assam. The riots have spread to three districts and 34 people have been mercilessly killed so far. Several are missing and the remaining villagers have fled hom...
Newshour | Ethnic violence in Kokrajhar, Assam, escalates with several houses being set ablaze. Rail links between West Bengal and Assam have been affected and more than 50,000 flee homes. Could we have avoided this situation if the politicians and administrat...
The Minstry of Home Affairs assures that the entire focus is on Assam and that tight security is being provided. The Ministry has assured that there will be no more deaths or violent incidents in Kokrakjhar. Even the Home Secretary has postponed his Manipur tr...
Nirmala Seetharaman, BJP spokesperson, strongly condemns the violence in Assam and says that the incidents have been very brutal and cold-blooded. She has also said that the perpetrators of the violence should be brought to books as soon as possible. BJP also ...
Nirmala Seetharaman, BJP spokesperson, strongly condemns the violence in Assam and says that the incidents have been very brutal and cold-blooded. She has also said that the perpetrators of the violence should be brought to books as soon as possible. BJP also ...
Ethnic violence in Kokrajhar, Assam, escalates with several houses being set ablaze. Rail links between West Bengal and Assam have been affected and more than 50,000 flee homes. A special group of officials from the MHA have been dispatched to take stock of th...