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Assam Riots: People Defy Shoot-on-Sight Order; Death Toll Climbs to 36

Assam riots have turned from bad to worst with the rioters defying police's "shoot-at-sight" order, leading to loss of more lives and wounding many people. The death toll due to clashes between Bodo tribespeople and Muslim settlers in Assam has climbed to 36.

Jul 25, 2012

Guwahati Molestation Case: Main Accused Amar Jyoti Kalita Arrested

After escaping for two weeks, Amar Jyoti Kalita, the main accused in the Guwahati molestation case, was arrested on Monday night from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. Earlier police have announced Rs 1 lakh reward on Kalita, who calls himself bond on Facebook. On Monday, Varanasi local police detained Kalita somewhere between Cantt and Lanka area in Varanasi.

Jul 24, 2012

Assam Riots Turn Ugly: 21 Killed, Thousands Abandon Homes; Shoot-at-sight Order Issued

Following a series of unrelenting community clashes and violence, the Assam police has issued shoot-at-sight order and even deployed Para regiment forces on standby across the riot-hit Kokrajhar district.

Jul 24, 2012

Assam Violence: Curfew Lifted; Nine Killed, 15 Injured in Community Clashes

The curfew on Kokrajhar district of western Assam was lifted on Sunday, where at least nine killed and injured 15 in a series of clashes since Friday night.

Jul 22, 2012

Guwahati Molestation Case: News Live Reporter Arrested, Says It’s a Plot to Make Him a Scapegoat

The Assam police on Friday arrested Gaurav Jyoti Neog, the reporter of the news channel News Live who allegedly shot the video of the molestation of girl by a group of 20 men outside a bar. Police arrested Neog on the charges of instigating the mob to molest and strip a teenage girl outside a famous nightclub in Guwahati. Police also claims that they have enough of evidence to prove that Neog provoked the mob on July 9.

Jul 21, 2012

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Guwahati Molestation Case: News Live’s Chief Editor Quits; Prime Accused Still Roaming Free?

The Editor-in-chief of News Live, the channel that filmed and aired the molestation of a teenage girl outside a local bar, today resigned from the news organization at a press conference in Ghy.

Jul 17, 2012

Guwahati Molestation Case: Govt Releases Photos of Victim; Five More Held

The Guwahati molestation case has literally become a bone of contention for the Tarun Gogoi government, with the case now beset with several complications following the revelation of the victim's name and photographs by the Department of Information and Public Relations.

Jul 17, 2012

Guwahati Molestation Case: Rs.1 Lakh Bounty On Main Culprit; 10 Major Developments So Far

Amarjyoti Kalita, the main accused in the Guwahati molestation case has holed-up in Bhubaneswar said Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday. He said police officials are in touch with their Odisha counterparts to arrest him.

Jul 16, 2012

Guwahati Girl Molestation Case: Two More Arrested; SI Suspended

Nearly a week after the molestation of a girl took place in Guwahati, Assam police have arrested two more offenders on Sunday taking the number of arrests in the minor girl molestation case to six.

Jul 15, 2012

Molestation in Assam: Another Girl Victimised by Army Jawans

Less than a week after a molestation case in Assam provoked a national outcry comes another shocking incident where a young girl was allegedly molested by Army jawans in Shibsagar district.

Jul 15, 2012

Guwahati Girl Molestation Case: Nab All Offenders in 48-hour, Says Assam CM

Noting that the police have been a passing duck in nabbing the molesters in Guwahati molestation case, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday set a 48-hour deadline for the personnel to arrest all the men involved in bashing a minor girl.

Jul 14, 2012

Guwahati Molestation Case: Four Arrested; Video Serves as Vital Evidence, Says Police

In a horrifying incident, a group of 20 men in Assam's capital Guwahati molested and assaulted a teenage girl outside a bar on Monday night, after the girl was drawn into an argument over an obscene comment shot at her for drinking. The victim, whose identity remains undisclosed, was beaten, slapped, and stripped in public during the assault that lasted over 30 minutes. The incident has left the whole nation shocked, and the people of Assam are enraged over the shameful act.

Jul 13, 2012

Assamese Return to Mud-Filled Homes After Flood Water Recedes [PHOTOS]

Floodwaters in India's remote north-east state of Assam began receding on Tuesday, thus allowing thousands of hungry and worn out villagers to return to their mud-filled homes from the relief camps. The monsoon floods that hit Assam over the last week is perhaps the worst disaster to have struck the state in the past decade. Nearly half a million people, who were misplaced from their homes, sought refuge in camps set up in government buildings. At least 95 people were reportedly killed while ...

Jul 4, 2012

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Assam Floods: PM Announces ₹5 Billion Ad-hoc Central Support

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi reached Assam on Monday to visit the flood-affected areas and oversee relief operations in the state. The duo, who was accompanied by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, surveyed the flood-hit areas of Jorhat, Dhemaji and Lakhimpur.

Jul 2, 2012

Northeast Floods: At least 77 Dead in Assam; 75,000 Homeless in Meghalaya

In what might be called as the worst flood disaster this past decade, at least 77 people are reportedly dead after continuous rains and landslides hit the north-eastern state of Assam.