Kokrajhar Attack

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was at Bodoland Territorial Region for the first time after the signing of a peace accord last year, attempted to connected with young people in the region through talks about football and attacked the Congress and i

A 45-year-old woman was decapitated by unidentified persons who fled with the severed head in Assam's Kokrajhar district, police said onSunday.

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today visited the Friday attack site in Kokrajhar and said strong action would be taken against the perpetrators who killed 14 civilians.

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today said terrorist group NDFB(S) had direct involvement in yesterday's attack in Kokrajhar district that claimed 13 lives.

Minutes before they gunned down 13 people and injured nearly 20 at the village market in Assam's Kokrajhar on Friday, at least one suspected NDFB (S) terrorist was caught on camera walking causally in the market.

Parmaina, curled up by her mother on a hospital bed, is in deep sleep after being sedated by doctors in Assam's Kokrajhar where a dozen people were killed on Friday after two terrorists in army uniform opened fire at a crowded market.

An NIA team today scoured the site and spoke to eyewitnesses of yesterday's terror attack here in which 14 people were killed while a massive combing operation was on to nab the militants of Bodo separatist outfit NDFB(S) suspected to be involved in the strike.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a blistering attack on the Congress over its 15-year rule in Assam, and said he agreed with former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assessment that only 15 paise of every rupee sent in Central aid reached the place it was meant to.

Attacking the 15-year Congress rule in Assam and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who represents the state in Rajya Sabha, over "lack of development", Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched BJP's election campaign Kokrajhar by announcing a slew of initiatives, including tribal status to two communities.

The Army has foiled a terror attack bid in Assam with the killing of a suspected terrorist of the Kamtapur Liberation Organisation in an encounter, sources said.

An National Democratic Front of Bodoland NDFB(S) platoon commander, allegedly involved in the recent attack by the outfit on Adivasis, was killed in an encounter in Assam's Kokrajhar district today, police said.

Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag will today review the situation in Assam where NDFB(S) militants carried out a deadly attack on tribals, leaving over 80 dead.

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today reviewed the current situation in the state and ordered immediate steps for providing relief to people staying at the camps set up after the serial attacks by NDFB(S) militants and retaliatory violence.

The deadly attacks by Bodo militants in Assam have many stories associated with it. On Christmas Eve, when villages in Sonitpur and Kokrajhar districts in northern part of the state were in a celebratory mood, NDFB militant mindlessly attacked the tribal population, killing men, women and even infants.

Bodo militants launched fresh attacks in Assam's Udalguri district on Wednesday evening, a day after the serial attacks in which over 60 tribals were killed. Calling the attacks an "act of terror," Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who is in Assam, said, "No talks with the militants even if they sue for peace. They will be prosecuted under terror laws"....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was at Bodoland Territorial Region for the first time after the signing of a peace accord last year, attempted to connected with young people in the region through talks about football and attacked the Congress and i

A 45-year-old woman was decapitated by unidentified persons who fled with the severed head in Assam's Kokrajhar district, police said onSunday.

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today visited the Friday attack site in Kokrajhar and said strong action would be taken against the perpetrators who killed 14 civilians.

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today said terrorist group NDFB(S) had direct involvement in yesterday's attack in Kokrajhar district that claimed 13 lives.

Minutes before they gunned down 13 people and injured nearly 20 at the village market in Assam's Kokrajhar on Friday, at least one suspected NDFB (S) terrorist was caught on camera walking causally in the market.

Parmaina, curled up by her mother on a hospital bed, is in deep sleep after being sedated by doctors in Assam's Kokrajhar where a dozen people were killed on Friday after two terrorists in army uniform opened fire at a crowded market.

An NIA team today scoured the site and spoke to eyewitnesses of yesterday's terror attack here in which 14 people were killed while a massive combing operation was on to nab the militants of Bodo separatist outfit NDFB(S) suspected to be involved in the strike.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a blistering attack on the Congress over its 15-year rule in Assam, and said he agreed with former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assessment that only 15 paise of every rupee sent in Central aid reached the place it was meant to.

Attacking the 15-year Congress rule in Assam and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who represents the state in Rajya Sabha, over "lack of development", Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched BJP's election campaign Kokrajhar by announcing a slew of initiatives, including tribal status to two communities.

The Army has foiled a terror attack bid in Assam with the killing of a suspected terrorist of the Kamtapur Liberation Organisation in an encounter, sources said.

An National Democratic Front of Bodoland NDFB(S) platoon commander, allegedly involved in the recent attack by the outfit on Adivasis, was killed in an encounter in Assam's Kokrajhar district today, police said.

Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag will today review the situation in Assam where NDFB(S) militants carried out a deadly attack on tribals, leaving over 80 dead.

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today reviewed the current situation in the state and ordered immediate steps for providing relief to people staying at the camps set up after the serial attacks by NDFB(S) militants and retaliatory violence.

The deadly attacks by Bodo militants in Assam have many stories associated with it. On Christmas Eve, when villages in Sonitpur and Kokrajhar districts in northern part of the state were in a celebratory mood, NDFB militant mindlessly attacked the tribal population, killing men, women and even infants.

Bodo militants launched fresh attacks in Assam's Udalguri district on Wednesday evening, a day after the serial attacks in which over 60 tribals were killed. Calling the attacks an "act of terror," Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who is in Assam, said, "No talks with the militants even if they sue for peace. They will be prosecuted under terror laws"....