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Guwahati, May 10 (ANI): The decline of insurgent activities in the northeast has led to a surge in developmental activities.
Gangtok, May 10 (ANI): Youth in the northeast are extremely talented and also sports crazy, and they look to clubs like the Daring Bulls Athlete Club in Sikkim to give them that additional nurtured training required to improve their skills.
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Shocked at the death of promising national archer Promita Boro, Archery Association of India (AAI) president Vijay Kumar Malhotra, who is also the acting president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), demanded a thorough investigation by the Army Sports Institute (ASI) in Pune.
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The Archery Association of India (AAI) Saturday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the untimely death of young archer Pratima Boro. Pratima allegedly committed suicide in the National Archery Coaching Camp at Pune.
Beijing, May 4 (Xinhua-ANI): The Boston Marathon bombings are leading to tighter security at the sport events to be held this weekend in New York City, according to organizers on Friday.
Guwahati, Apr. 6 (ANI): Residents of Assam's Katabari area have been suffering drought-like conditions due to scanty rainfall, and so high is their level of desperation, that they recently conducted a marriage of frogs in a bid to please the almighty and seek benevolence in providing sufficient rains to get over their current crisis.
Sualkuchi (Assam), Jan 14 (IANS) In Assam's Sualkuchi village, the rhythmic click-clock of the loom reverberates everywhere. Every house has a loom and in it the xipini, or weaver, weaves exotic mekhla chadors, the traditional Assamese attire, with an adept hand. Of late, there has however been a decline in the number of weavers, as weaving is no more seen as a paying proposition, changing the warp and weft of 'the silk village'.
Rowta (Assam), Dec 21 (IANS) Ahead of the union government's all-party meeting Dec 28 to discuss Telangana, a powerful Bodos union in Assam Friday said they would not "tolerate" any isolated decision on the statehood issue.
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Anirban Ghosh and Sagarika Mukherjee, both from West Bengal, emerged champions in the sub-junior sections of the National Ranking (North Zone) Table Tennis Championships at the Thyagraj Stadium here Saturday.
Guwahati, Nov 30 (IANS) With the troubled Kokrajhar district limping back to normalcy, the All Bodo Students' Union (Absu) has requested the state government to take immediate steps for ensuring protection of land and other civil rights to the people in Bodoland Territorial Areas Districts (BTAD).
Kokrajhar (Assam), Nov.15 (ANI): Curfew has been imposed in Assam's Kokrajhar District following reports of renewed violence.
Ranchi, Sep 11 (IANS) In a bizarre incident here, a man was first shot dead and then his killers beheaded him and took away his head with them, police said Tuesday. Vinod Rawani was apparently murdered due to a family dispute.
Guwahati, Sept 6 (IANS) Tension gripped the Udalguri district in troubled Bodo areas of Assam Thursday after police recovered the body of a youth missing since last month.
Guwahati, Sep 2 (IANS) With no fresh incidents reported from anywhere in Assam over the past few days, the state government has started the process for rehabilitation of the displaced people in the three violence-hit districts, officials said Sunday.
Guwahati, July 10 (IANS) Five cadres of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland's (NDFB) anti-talk faction and a linkman of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) were arrested in two separate incidents in Assam Tuesday, police said.
Shillong, June 19 (IANS) India won six individual titles on the concluding day of the SAF Junior Table Tennis Championships to add to the four in the team event.
Guwahati, May 31 (IANS) A Bodo militant faction in Assam Thursday warned the authorities against staged shootouts in the name of anti-insurgency operations.
Guwahati, May 15(ANI): Women in the north-east are taking a giant leap towards financial independence, with many taking up horticulture and fruit cultivation.
Guwahati, May 15(ANI): Women in the north-east are taking a giant leap towards financial independence, with many taking up horticulture and fruit cultivation.
Guwahati, May 14(ANI): Women in the north-east are taking a giant leap towards financial independence, with many taking up horticulture and fruit cultivation.
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Indian girls had to settle for silver at the Spanish Junior and Cadet Open Table Tennis championships in Girona, Spain, after losing to Japan 0-3 in the finals
Guwahati, May 7 (IANS) The Guwahati police Monday arrested a cadre of the anti-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) from a rented house here, a police official said.
Guwahati, April 18 (IANS) An attempt by ULFA's anti-talks faction to trigger at least two blasts in Guwahati, ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit April 20, has been foiled and three rebels arrested, police in Upper Assam's Tinsukia district have claimed.
Imphal, Dec 18 (ANI): Rock band 'Higher-On-Maiden', the sister band of the legendary metal band 'Iron Maiden' enthralled audiences with heavy music in Imphal, as a part of the Seven Sisters Winter Rock Tour.
Guwahati, Apr 11 (ANI): Brisk polling was recorded on Monday in the second and final phase of elections for 64 assembly constituencies in Assam, with a voter turnout of 70.35 per cent.
Guwahati, Apr 11 (ANI): Voters clashed with police personnel in Rangiya in Kamrup District of Assam on Monday during the second and final phase of elections to the state's 126-member Assembly.
Guwahati, Apr 11 (ANI): Brisk polling was recorded on Monday in the second and final phase of elections for 64 assembly constituencies in Assam, with an estimated 22 per cent of voters exercising their franchise in the first three hours.
Guwahati, Apr 11 (ANI): Polling for the second phase of Assembly elections in Assam for 64 of the 126 seats is going on today.
Guwahati, Jan 28 (ANI): With the decline of militancy in Assam, the people here are trying to revive the age-old ties with neighbouring countries, and one such initiative was the 'Indo-Bhutan Mela' organized here recently.
Kolkata, Sep. 20 (ANI): In an AIDS awareness programme, activists made an attempt to reduce the stigma linked to the disease by staging a unique puppet show, here over the weekend.
London, May 12 (DPA) Substitute Obafemi Martins hit the vital goal as Newcastle United came from behind to beat Middlesbrough 3-1 and climb out of the relegation zone.
London, May 4 (ANI): Manchester United's record setting football great Ryan Giggs has warned Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger that his team is ready to turn the screw on against the Gunners in their Champions League crunch tomorrow.
London, May 2 (ANI): Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has said that Steven Gerrard is back just in time to kill off Manchester United's title dream.
London, May 2 (ANI): Darren Fletcher has asked his Manchester United teammates not to slacken off at lowly Middlesbrough today.
London, May 2 (ANI): Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand is set to start for Tuesday's Champions League showdown with Arsenal, after fears were raised that the defender cracked a rib in their 1-0 first-leg victory over the Gunners.
Guwahati, April 12 (ANI): School children in Assam, who have witnessed a grotesque face of mindless violence and an environment of fear caused by bomb blast incidents, yearn for peace.
Kaziranga (Assam), March 19 (IANS) A lawmaker in India's northeastern state of Assam Thursday proclaimed himself a 'king' and insisted on hunting wildlife for sport, two days after he and another legislator vandalised property inside the famed Kaziranga National Park and threatened to kill a park ranger.
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Archery was known to be a popular sport in ancient times in India, as well as the main battle weapon. But India's modern day archers still have a fair distance to go to gain international reckoning.
Agartala, Jan.12 (ANI): Twenty-eight hardcore militants of the outlawed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) officially laid down arms during a surrender ceremony at the 21 Assam Rifles range head quarters in Agartala with arms and ammunition.
New Delhi, Jan.10 (ANI): Security forces in Assam, reacting swiftly after yesterday's IED blast in Guwahati, have neutralized two ULFA cadres, the Ministry of Home Affairs said.
Guwahati, Jan 1 (IANS) It was a bloody and dramatic beginning to the New Year Thursday with multiple blasts ripping through this Assam town and splits in two of the state's frontline separatist groups, the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB).
Guwahati, Jan 1 (IANS) The frontline Assam tribal separatist group National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) Thursday expelled its founder president D.R. Nabla alias Ranjan Daimary for his role in the serial explosions in October that killed nearly 100 people.
Guwahati, Dec 27 (IANS) The rebel National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) in Assam has split, with D.R. Nabla who was sacked as its chief claiming Saturday that he still heads the group and will continue to fight for independence.
London, Dec 18 (IANS) Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate feels that English football may be heading for an economic meltdown.
Barasat (West Bengal), Dec 16 (IANS) City giants Mohun Bagan staged a remarkable second-half rally to prevail 2-1 over tough fighters Air India and romped into the semi-final after a dramatic group D game here Tuesday.
Barasat (West Bengal), Dec 16 (IANS) Goa's Vasco Sports Club withstood pressure before netting late into the second half to beat a spirited Oil India 1-0 and stay in firm contention for a semi-final berth in the 30th Federation Cup football tournament here Tuesday.
Guwahati, Dec 15 (IANS) The outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), blamed for the recent serial bombings in Assam, Monday split with the outfit replacing its Bangladesh-based chairman Ranjan Daimary with a new leader, besides announcing that the group would contest next year's parliamentary elections.
Barasat, Dec 14 (IANS) Air India saved themselves the blushes with a late strike to finish 1-1 against a fighting Oil India in a group D football match of the 30th Federation Cup here Sunday.
Kaziranga (Assam), Dec 12 (IANS) The renowned Kaziranga National Park, home to the one-horned rhinoceros, continues to attract foreign tourists despite travel advisories issued by several countries against visiting Assam for security reasons.
Guwahati, Nov 13 (IANS) The outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) had planned to assassinate two top political leaders of Assam after executing the serial bombings in the state Oct 30, an official said Thursday.
Guwahati, Nov 12 (IANS) The Assam government Wednesday decided to seek a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the Oct 30 serial bombings, even as police arrested two militants, including a Bhutanese national, in connection with the terror attack.
Tezpur (Assam), Oct 31 (IANS) A Royal Bengal tiger was rescued from a well in a village near here, officials said Friday.
London, Oct 26 (DPA) Little-known Hull City continued their dream start to the season as they moved alongside giants Chelsea and Liverpool at the top of the English Premier League.
Agartala, Oct 1 (IANS) At least two people were killed and about 100 injured when four powerful bombs went off within half an hour in the Tripura capital Wednesday evening, the police said. Three bombs were recovered and defused later.
Agartala, Oct 1 (IANS) At least two people were killed and about 100 injured when four powerful bombs went off within half an hour in the Tripura capital Wednesday evening, the police said.
Agartala, Oct 1 (IANS) At least two people were killed and about 100 injured when four powerful bombs went off within half an hour in the Tripura capital Wednesday evening, the police said. Three bombs were recovered and defused later.
Agartala, Oct 1 (IANS) At least two people were killed and about 100 injured when four powerful bombs went off within half an hour in the Tripura capital Wednesday evening, the police said.
India, which nurtures second largest population in the globe, will be the land of highest number of cardiac patients by the year 2010.
When the interim government of Bangladesh is going forward through a Dialogue with political parties in its promise to
