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Recent News Headlines : Assam

SHE WAS RAPED AT 13. HER CASE HAS BEEN IN INDIA'S COURTS FOR 11 YEARS -- AND COUNTING.

Courts in India are overburdened, with rampant judge shortages and 22 million pending cases -- some taking 10 or more years to complete...
16th August, 2016 360

ON TUESDAY EVENING, PORTUGAL'S CIVIL PROTECTION SERVICE SAID MORE THAN 4,000 FIREFIGHTERS WERE ATTENDING TO 150 SEPARATE BLAZES, WITH SEVEN MAJOR FIRES CURRENTLY OUT OF CONTROL.

Read more On Tuesday evening, Portugal's civil protection service said more than 4,000 firefighters were attending to 150 separate blazes, with seven major fires currently out of control...
15th August, 2016 160

DONALD TRUMP SAYS 'CHEATING' IS ONLY WAY HILLARY CLINTON CAN WIN PENNSYLVANIA

Donald Trump may have just said his most deluded sentence yet...
13th August, 2016 35

MR COUTINHO, A WRITER AND ACTIVIST, BEGAN SENDING LETTERS TO MS SHARMILA AFTER READING ABOUT HER STRUGGLE IN A BOOK IN 2009.

Irom Sharmila had not taken food or drink by mouth since November 2000, instead fed through a plastic tube in her nose...
9th August, 2016 11

ATTACKERS KILL 13 AT BUSY MARKET IN INDIA'S ASSAM

More than 60 Muslim settlers and Adivasi tribespeople in Assam were killed in separate attacks in 2014...
6th August, 2016 257

THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC FRONT OF BODOLAND (NDFB) IS AN ARMED SEPARATIST GROUP WHICH SEEKS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SOVEREIGN STATE FOR THE BODO PEOPLE OF REMOTE NORTHEAST INDIA.

Head of Assam State Sarbananda Sonowal was swift to announce monetary compensation to victims of the attack...
6th August, 2016 11

A MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS THREE STATES HAVE ALSO BEEN FORCED INTO RELIEF CAMPS.

India monsoon flooding kills 96 people and 17 rare rhinos...
2nd August, 2016 5

A GOVERNMENT STATEMENT SAYS 26 DEATHS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN EASTERN ASSAM, WHERE INCESSANT DOWNPOURS HAVE DAMAGED ROADS AND SNAPPED TELEPHONE CABLES IN SEVERAL DISTRICTS.

Twenty-six deaths have been reported in eastern Bihar due to drowning and home collapses in 10 districts bordering Nepal...
30th July, 2016 0

IN PICTURES ASSAM ELEPHANTS SWIM FOR HIGHER GROUND

Wild elephants have been swimming away from a national park in the Indian state of Assam, which has been hit by floods...
29th July, 2016 113

INDIAN COMPANY SENDS DONALD TRUMP 6,000 GREEN TEA BAGS TO 'CLEANSE' HIM

Donald Trump sent 6,000 green teas to 'cleanse' him...
15th July, 2016 25

IT TOOK CONTROL OF THE MARKET FOR OPIUM IN THE INDIAN STATE OF BENGAL, ENCOURAGING FARMERS TO GROW MORE, RATIONALISING PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPING NEW CULTIVATION TECHNIQUES.

Until, that is, the East India Company, which had a monopoly on trade with the Far East, found a product that Chinese did want to consume...
15th July, 2016 615

Trending News Headlines : Assam

REFUGEES ARE AUSTRALIA'S MOST ENTREPRENEURIAL MIGRANTS SAYS RESEARCH

Refugees are Australia's most entrepreneurial migrants, says research...
4th September, 2015 3396

FROM 'DRACULA' FISH TO SNUB-NOSED MONKEYS NEW SPECIES FOUND IN HIMALAYAS

Some 133 plants, 39 invertebrates, 26 fish, 10 amphibians, one reptile, one bird and one mammal have been discovered over the past 6 years in the Eastern Himalayas, the report says...
8th November, 2015 3011

AMUR FALCONS ARE SMALL BIRDS OF PREY THAT FEED MOSTLY ON INSECTS.

But this October and November, millions of the falcons passed largely unmolested through India on their way from Russia to their wintering grounds in southern Africa...
5th January, 2015 1746

AMUR FALCONS ARE SMALL BIRDS OF PREY THAT FEED MOSTLY ON INSECTS.

But this October and November, millions of the falcons passed largely unmolested through India on their way from Russia to their wintering grounds in southern Africa...
5th January, 2015 882

IN 2011, A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER IN ASSAM WERE ACCUSED OF WITCHCRAFT, AND RAPED AS PUNISHMENT.

Why witches are still being beheaded in India...
30th July, 2015 792

INDIA EARTHQUAKE AT LEAST FOUR DEAD AS NORTH-EAST MANIPUR STATE HIT BY 6.7 MAGNITUDE TREMOR

The death and injuries were caused by falling debris in and around Imphal, the capital of Manipur state, police said...
4th January, 2016 483

AT AROUND 6.30PM LOCAL TIME, AN ARMY OFFICER IN GRAND BASSAM SAID TWO ATTACKERS WERE ENCIRCLED BY SPECIAL FORCES.

Al Qaeda claims responsibility for Ivory Coast hotel shooting in which 16 'including four Europeans' killed at resort...
14th March, 2016 454

SIX ARMED GUNMEN ATTACKED THE IVORY COAST BEACH RESORT TOWN OFA GRAND-BASSAM.

Gunmen kill 16 in massacre at Ivory Coast resort...
13th March, 2016 416

HIDE CAPTION 3 OF 12 12 PHOTOS GUNMEN ATTACK IVORY COAST HOTELS IVORIAN SOLDIERS STAND AROUND A BOY WHO WAS INJURED.

At least 16 killed in attack on ivory coast hotels...
18th March, 2016 299

NIGER SAYS 34 MIGRANTS FOUND DEAD IN SAHARA DESERT

Niger lies on a major migrant route between sub-Saharan Africa and Europe...
16th June, 2016 255

TEA WORKERS IN INDIA FALLING PREY TO HUMAN ...

Tea workers in India falling prey to human traffickers...
5th December, 2014 237

SIX ASSAILANTS WERE EVENTUALLY SLAIN BY SECURITY FORCES.

Watch how Ivorians stood up to terrorism in heart-warming video...
25th March, 2016 200

THE QASSAM BRIGADES ADDED THAT THE STRIKES TOOK PLACE IN VARIOUS PARTS OF GAZA CITY.

The IDF said the airstrikes were in response to the launch of four rockets at Israel from Gaza...
12th March, 2016 177

THREE PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN IMPHAL, THE CAPITAL OF MANIPUR STATE, AND ANOTHER THREE IN OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE, SAID POLICE OFFICER A.K.

The epicentre of the earthquake was 35 kilometers northwest of Imphal, the capital of Manipur state...
4th January, 2016 171

PHOTOGRAPH EPA TRIBAL SEPARATISTS HAVE KILLED AT LEAST 34 PEOPLE, INCLUDING FOUR WOMEN, IN A SERIES OF ATTACKS IN INDIA'S REMOTE NORTH-EASTERN STATE OF ASSAM, POLICE SAID.

31 GMT Bodo children in Chirang, Assam, at a school housing victims of previous ethnic clashes in Kokrajhar, Chirang and Dhubri districts...
24th December, 2014 165

MEET THE LIBYAN COAST GUARD FEW SHIPS, NO LIGHTS, LITTLE HOPE OF STOPPING MIGRANTS

Meet the libyan coast guard few ships no lights little hope of stopping migrants...
17th October, 2015 142

AL-QAEDA'S NORTH AFRICA BRANCH CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY AFTER SIX GUNMEN OPENED FIRE ON CIVILIANS AT AN IVORY COAST BEACH RESORT, KILLING AT LEAST 16 PEOPLE.

Al-Qaeda claims deadly Ivory Coast attack on resort...
14th March, 2016 142

THOUSANDS OF MIGRANTS HAVE ARRIVED IN ALGERIA IN RECENT YEARS, MOSTLY FROM NEIGHBOURING MALI AND NIGER.

Five men, nine women and 20 children abandoned by people smugglers die while trying to reach Algeria...
16th June, 2016 136

BUT BEYOND ITS WONDERFUL FLAVORS, WHAT MAKES THE ASSAM REGION SPECIAL IS THE PERFECT RANGE OF TEMPERATURE, GOOD SOIL CONDITIONS, AND PREDICTABLE RAINFALL.

However, over the past 100 years, the average temperature has risen by 1.3 degrees Celsius 2.3 degrees Fahrenheit and annual rainfall has decreased by 20cm 7.87 inches ...
15th June, 2015 103

INDIA'S PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI CONDEMNED THE ATTACKS AND THE COUNTRY'S INTERIOR MINISTER, RAJNATH SINGH, SAID HE WAS PLANNING TO VISIT ASSAM VERY SOON.

Tribal guerrilla attack in India leaves at least 63 dead...
24th December, 2014 81

ADIVASIS, WHO MIGRATED TO ASSAM MORE THAN 100 YEARS AGO, HAVE BEEN TARGETED BY BODO REBELS IN THE PAST ALONG WITH MUSLIM SETTLERS IN THE STATE.

Assam's Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said rebels of one faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland were behind the massacre...
24th December, 2014 53

TEA WORKERS IN INDIA FALLING PREY TO HUMAN TRAFFICKERS

Full-time workers earn a daily wage of about 1...
5th December, 2014 51

INDIAN SOLDIERS KILLED IN REBEL AMBUSH IN MANIPUR STATE

Most of the main armed groups in Manipur state are not engaged in ceasefire talks with the Indian government, unlike those in other remote northeastern states...
22nd May, 2016 45

THE BODIES OF 18 WEST AFRICAN MIGRANTS HOPING TO REACH EUROPE HAVE BEEN FOUND IN THE SAHARA DESERT NEAR ARLIT IN NIGER, THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR

Sahara crossing claims 18 Europe-bound migrants in Niger, IOM says...
14th June, 2015 8

KATE MIDDLETON AND PRINCE WILLIAM DRESS IN CASUALS FOR WILDLIFE SAFARI AT KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK

Kate Middleton and Prince William enjoyed campfire, traditional dance, local cuisine and were impressed by a 3-year-old boy at Diphlu River Lodge...
24th April, 2016 8

PROTESTERS SET UP ROADBLOCKS IN ASSAM TODAY AND FOR A WHILE STOPPED TRUCKS CARRYING GOODS AND OTHER VEHICLES FROM HEADING TO NAGALAND.

Assam's government has alerted police stations across the state to be vigilant against possible retaliation on Naga people living in Assam, Mr Singh said...
7th March, 2015 4

PRINCE WILLIAM AND WIFE TO VISIT TAJ MAHAL, PAY RESPECTS AT TERRORIST-HIT MUMBAI HOTEL

The visit will be their first to India and Bhutan...
30th March, 2016 2

MILITANTS IN INDIA'S NORTHEASTERN STATE OF ASSAM KILLED AT LEAST 56 PEOPLE, FIRING INDISCRIMINATELY IN REMOTE TRIBAL VILLAGES ON TUESDAY.

The militants were believed to be part of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland, which seeks an independent state for members of the Bodo ethnic group...
24th December, 2014 0

THE STATE'S NEWLY APPOINTED ENVIRONMENT MINISTER, PRAMILA RANI BRAHMA, SAID SATURDAY THAT LOCAL POLICE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO JOIN THE OFFENSIVE AGAINST POACHING.

While overall poaching deaths have dropped over the last few years, a series of rhino killings this year has led the new government to renew its anti-poaching efforts...
11th June, 2016 0

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SOON ENOUGH, MR. THIAM WOULD HAVE TO TEST HIS LUCK, TOO.

Desperation Rising at Home Africans Increasingly Turn to Risky Seas...
16th June, 2016 234

IN OUAGADOUGOU, THE CAPITAL OF BURKINA FASO, UNITED STATES ARMY TROOPS SIMULATED AN ELABORATE HOSTAGE RESCUE WITH WEST AFRICAN FORCES THIS MONTH.

At an African Land Forces Summit meeting here last week, Gen...
27th May, 2016 87

BURKINA FASO DROUGHT TRIGGERS WATER AND POWER SHORTAGES

A strong drought has left many residents without drinking water in the West African nation of Burkina Faso...
11th May, 2016 27

EVERYTHING YOU SEE HERE SCREAMS THAT UNLESS A WAY CAN BE FOUND TO STABILIZE AFRICA'S SMALL-SCALE AGRICULTURE, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER THEY WILL TRY TO GET TO EUROPE.

One group of very young men from elsewhere in Niger tell me they're actually joining the rush to pan for gold in Djado in the far north of Niger...
14th April, 2016 406

GUNMEN ATTACK EU MISSION IN MALI CAPITAL 1 ATTACKER DEAD

The gunmen attacked the Hotel Nord-Sud, where the mission is based, around 6 p.m...
22nd March, 2016 8

IVORY COAST ATTACKS FULLER PICTURE EMERGES AFTER BLOODBATH

At least 15 civilians are now known to have been killed in an attack on a beach resort in Ivory Coast at the weekend...
16th March, 2016 6

AL QAEDAS AFRICAN OFFSHOOT MAKES A LETHAL COMEBACK

Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, in turn, seems to be trying to keep up with the bloodshed...
15th March, 2016 264

NOT ALL SECURITY EXPERTS AGREE THAT THERE ARE EMERGING ALLIANCES BETWEEN ISLAMIST MILITANT GROUPS.

Nathan Broshear, spokesman for U.S. Special Operations Command Africa, said the exercises were called Flintlock, after a type of firearm, to symbolize readiness for any threat...
10th February, 2016 50

BURKINA FASO ATTACK CONFIRMS AL QAEDA REVIVAL IN AFRICA

Burkina faso attack demonstrates al qaeda revival in africa...
17th January, 2016 216

BURKINA FASO HOTEL ATTACK PROPELS COUNTRY INTO RANKS OF TERROR TARGETS

By the time the attack was over on Saturday, at least 28 people had been killed, according to Burkina Faso's president, Roch Marc Christian Kabore...
17th January, 2016 1

AUSTRALIAN SURGEON AND HIS WIFE KIDNAPPED IN BURKINA FASO

An Australian couple have nbsp been kidnapped by Islamic extremists in west Africa, a spokesman for the Burkina Faso government has confirmed. nbsp...
17th January, 2016 473

BURKINA FASO ATTACK SIGNALS SPREAD OF ISLAMIST MENACE

Until recently, Burkina Faso had been spared the Islamist violence afflicting nearby states...
16th January, 2016 131

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