Govt to bring tribal land policy in Assam in six months: Himanta Biswa SarmaThe Chief Minister informed the state government has set up Department of Indigenous Faith and Culture for preservation of cultural heritag...
Bodo accord stakeholders seek inclusion in BTC to ensure lasting peace in BodolandThe stakeholders of the accord, which include leaders of the three armed factions of the NDFB, said a provision to absorb them into Bodo po...
Govt signs peace pact with Bodos, Amit Shah says Assam’s territorial integrity assuredA monetary package of Rs 1,500 crore has been sanctioned by the government for implementation of the accord in the next three years, accord...
Shah to sign pact with banned Bodo group todayAn agreement will be signed by home minister Amit Shah and Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal and the four National Democratic Front o...
- Non Bodo groups have sought consultation prior to the inking of the Accord
A senior officer in Assam government said, “Centre is holding parleys with leaders of different Bodo outfits and we are expecting inking of...
No promise for Union Territory in Bodo areas in Assam: InterlocutorThe comments come amid strong protests by some non-Bodo organisations in Assam against any such move.
Battleground Assam: What makes it a melting potThe Assam Agitation that capped six years of anti-foreigner movement from 1979 to 1985, also impacted the way the state votes.
Kantilal Bhuria slams Centre for celebrating good governance dayBhuria also criticised NDA govt for not being able to give land rights to more than 30% of landless tribals despite UPA govt framing a law ...
Centre promises "time-bound" action against Bodo group in Assam massacreRuling out any talks with the NDFB(S), Rajnath Singh said there will be no dialogue with such organisation, only action will follow.
Assam violence: 7 more bodies recovered, toll rises to 30Indefinite curfew has been imposed in Kokrajhar, Baksa and Chirang districts of Assam after Bodo militants killed 30 people.
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Fear is the byword in Assam's KokrajharKokrajhar the corridor to Northeast India had a history of riots each leaving its imprints on the mind of people residing in area.
Four statehood demands rock Assam amidst violenceThe UPA government's decision to create Telangana has brought long-standing demands by four ethnic groups for separate states carved out of...
Telangana effect: Train services hit, violence continues in AssamTrain services were today paralysed in Assam as several Bodo outfits resorted to a 12-hour railway blockade in Kokrajhar.
Assam violence: Tarun Gogoi must ensure that the north-east remains India’s greatest celebration of diversityThe north-east is India’s greatest celebration of diversity. Tarun Gogoi must ensure it remains that way.
Assam: Control over land key reason for clash between Bodos, MuslimsA primer on the continuing ethnic conflict between the indigenous Bodos and Bengali-speaking Muslim settlers in western Assam.
- A distraught tribal: The genesis of Assam ethnic violence
Ethnic conflict in Assam , like in some other parts of the north-east is decades old, but has increased in frequency since the late 1970s.
Why Assam is sitting on a volcanoConsidering the magnitude of the explosion and compelling evidence of administrative lethargy, even the by-now mandatory demand for the CM'...