Assam Attack

Assam govt seeks 50 companies of central forces in troubled Bodoland

"We have asked for 50 companies (100 personnel each) from the Home Ministry to maintain law and order in BTAD. Of them, 30 companies will be provided by the Centre," Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi told a press conference here today.

Killing children: Bodoland militants target the very young in Assam

Militant violence is now routine in Assam, but what has shocked many is the deliberate targeting of the very young in the latest atrocity which has claimed the lives of children as young as 6 months.

Assam attack: Death toll at 32, NIA handed over probe

The nine bodies, including four children and two women, were recovered from Khagrabari village under Salbari sub-division adjacent to the Manas National Park in Baksa district, official sources said.