Tag: Assam
1 dead, 4 injured as 5.7 magnitude earthquake hits northeast
An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the richter scale hits Tripura on Tuesday triggering landslides and leaving a woman dead and four others injured. Landslides occurred in a number of places on the remote Chhamanu-Gobindabari Road of Dhalai district. Azerunnesa (30) of the town was injured when a brick fell from[Read More…]
West Bengal: At least 2 dead, 12 injured after two coaches of Capital Express Train derail
At least two people died and 12 injured after the engine and two coaches of Rajendra Nagar-Guwahati Capital Express derailed at Samuktala Road near Assam-West Bengal border on Tuesday night. The accident took place around 9.15 p.m. The Capital Express train was scheduled from Bihar’s Rajendra Nagar to Guwahati in[Read More…]
Three soldiers killed in IED blast in Assam
Three soldiers were killed and one injured on Saturday in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Assam’s Digboi area. The incident took place at around 5: 30 am. The soldiers were travelling in an army vehicle when the blast took place, IANS reported “They (the militants) had planted an[Read More…]
Demonetisation: People in Assam use Bhutan currency as legal tender
As the country reels under demonetisation effect, people in Assam are compelled to use Bhutanese currency, exchanged against de-valued notes of ₹500 and ₹1000. Local television reports showed areas near the Bhutan border in Kokrajhar district where Bhutanese currency is being used for transaction. While Bhutan currency is used in[Read More…]
Muslim migrants are our enemy: Assam BJP minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
According to Assam state cabinet minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, it is the Bharatiya Janata Party’s policy to differentiate between Hindu and Muslim migrants from Bangladesh to the state. “We clearly do,” the state education, health and finance minister told The Indian Express. “After all, the country was divided in the[Read More…]
ULFA-I releases kidnapped Assam BJP leader’s son
27-year-old Kuldeep Moran, the son of a BJP leader from Assam who was kidnapped by the militant group ULFA-I (United Liberation Front of Assam, Independent) has been released. Read: ULFA militants kidnap BJP leader’s son, demand ₹1 crore ransom Kuldeep the son of Ratnaswer Moran, was released at the Myanmar-Arunachal[Read More…]
6.8 magnitude quake jolts Myanmar; tremors felt in Bengal, Assam
A major earthquake of 6.8 magnitude struck central Myanmar on Wednesday, US Geological Survey (USGS) said, shaking buildings across the country and the region. The quake struck 143 km (88 miles) west of the city of Meiktila at a depth of 84 km (52 miles), the agency said. There were[Read More…]
ULFA militants kidnap BJP leader’s son, demand ₹1 crore ransom
Terror outfit United Liberation Front of Assam or ULFA has abducted the son of an Assam BJP leader and demanded one crore rupees as ransom. In a video released by ULFA, Kuldeep Maran the son of leader Ratnaswer Moran and nephew of party lawmaker Bolin Chetia, can be seen kneeling[Read More…]
India’s real heroes: Building a better nation through healthcare
“’The cry of a new born is the most beautiful sound I have ever heard’, my father used to tell me when I was young as I listened to him enraptured. That’s when I decided that even I wanted to be a doctor. And here I am, working late nights[Read More…]
Militants open fire in Kokrajhar market; 13 killed
An unidentified gunman on Friday opened fire in a crowded area, three kilometres away from the Kokrajhar in which at least 13 people have been killed and 15 were wounded. One militant has been killed when police responded to the open firing. The intense gun battle lasted about 20 minutes.[Read More…]