Assam

Karimganj (Assam), Apr 28 (PTI) A headmaster was arrested for allegedly molesting a teenage student of his school in Cahcar district of Assam, police said on Sunday.

The head master was picked up from his home on Saturday night after receiving a complaint from the parents of the girl, Cachar Superintendent of Police Mugdhajyoti Dev Mahanta said.

In the FIR lodged with the Dwarbond Police Station, her parents said the headmaster called the student to his chamber in the school located in Barjalanga area on Saturday and tried to force himself on her.

Nagaon, Apr 25 (PTI) A minor girl was allegedly gang-raped in a forest in Central Assam's Hojai district, police said on Thursday.

Three persons have been arrested in connection with the incident, a police officer said.

Bhubaneswar, Apr 19 (PTI) BJD president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday accused the BJP of conspiring to sell off the Chilika lake and claimed that falsehood is the saffron party's biggest asset.

Describing BJP leaders as "seasonal birds", Patnaik said these leaders do not visit the state during calamities or when people are in trouble.

Jorhat, Apr 11 (PTI) Former Chief Minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi on Thursday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the state for campaigning on polling day is a violation of the model code of conduct (MCC).

Gogoi said this at the DCB Girls High School polling station in Jorhat when he was there to cast his vote. His son Gaurav Gogoi, a sitting MP, was accompanying him.

Hailakandi (Assam), Apr 9 (PTI) The axiom that people cannot resist the lure of discounts has reached a new level in Hailakandi district of Assam where people are going to get concessions on a range of products and services if they vote on the polling day - April 18.

Following an appeal by the District Election Officer Keerthi Jalli, various business houses of this south Assam district are offering discounts on jewellery, food and hospitality, and medicines.

Bhubaneswar, Apr 4 (PTI) The Congress on Thursday mocked the BJP-led government, saying its "dismal" performance bore testimony to the fact that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has only "television" instead of vision.

The Rahul Gandhi-led party also slammed the BJP for criticising its manifesto, noting that the central government had no right to preach national security, as the country saw a "260 per cent" rise in terror-related incidents during the last five years.

Silchar (Assam), Mar 20 (PTI) A BJP panchayat president in Assam has been shot dead and another party worker critically injured by unidentified gunmen in Cachar district ahead of the three-phase Lok Sabha polls in the state next month, police said on Wednesday.

Unidentifed gunmen opened fire on Sukhendu Das, the president of Borkhola Hatichora panchayat, in front of his residence in the village on Tuesday night in which he and another person was grievously injured.

Guwahati, Mar 13 (PTI) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has finalised its alliances in the Northeast, setting a target of winning at least 22 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats from eight states of the region, party general secretary Ram Madhav claimed on Wednesday.

Guwahati, Feb 26 (PTI) US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster Tuesday met Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal here and discussed an array of issues, including business, connectivity and organic cultivation.

The Ambassador said that considering the vibrant petroleum and natural gas sector of the state, the USA can help Assam in providing state-of-the-art technology for exploring the sectors economically.

NEW DELHI, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The death toll due to consumption of illicit liquor in India's northeastern state of Assam Sunday rose to 156, local government officials said.

Over 200 victims, mostly the tea garden workers, are undergoing treatment in different hospitals.

The hooch was consumed by people on Thursday evening at Halmira tea estate in Golaghat and adjacent Jorhat districts, east of Dispur, the capital city of Assam.

According to officials, so far 85 deaths have taken place in Golaghat, while as 71 have died in adjacent Jorhat district.