West Bengal records 81 per cent, Assam 80 in 1st phase of assembly polls

The first phase of assembly polls in West Bengal and Assam on Monday passed off peacefully, with a high voter turnout of 81 and 80 per cent respectively in the two states. IMAGE: An elderly woman......

Siphung express derails in Assam, motorman seriously injured

Five coaches and the engine of a passenger train derailed in Kokrajhar district of Assam in the early hours on Saturday, seriously injuring its engine driver and causing minor injuries to some......

ULFA trying to scuttle PM's Assam trip; bomb recovered on train

A bomb was recovered on Monday from an unclaimed bag in a passenger coach of 15471 Alipurduar-Kamakhya Inter-city Express at Kendukona near Rangiya in Kamrup district of Assam. Sources told......

Assam flood death toll rises to 36; 10 lakh affected

With the recovery of four more bodies on Thursday, the death toll mounted to 36 in Assam floods that affected about 10 lakh people in 13 districts and rendered majority of them homeless. Two more......