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In bid to resolve Bodoland conflict, Centre signs peace accord with NDFB, ABSU; non-Bodo outfits announce 12-hour bandh in Assam

The government on Monday signed an accord with one of the dreaded insurgent groups of Assam, the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), providing political and economic bonanza.

Four more dead in Assam due to floods as toll rises to 86 since onset of monsoon; over 1,300 villages still deluge-hit

Four more people died on Monday due to floods in Assam, mounting the toll to 86 this monsoon season.

Assam bandh: Tribal organisations protest govt's move to grant ST status to six groups, agitators block roads, shops down shutters

The Assam bandh has been called by the Coordination Committee of the Tribal Organisations of Assam (CCTOA) to protest a bill that seeks to grant Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six ethnic communities in the state

Assam floods: Toll rises to 43 as situation worsens; over 1 lakh people affected across six districts

The flood situation in Assam deteriorated on Saturday with two more deaths reported in Sivasagar district, taking the toll to 43.

Protests in Assam after BDT restricts sale of land in Bodoland to non-tribals; 30 injured in clashes with police

Bodoland, officially the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD), consists of Kokrajhar, Chirang, Bagsa and Udalguria districts.

Assam floods: Situation improves marginally; 28,000 people still affected across three districts

Flood situation in Assam has shown improvement and over 28,000 people are affected in three districts

Assam floods: Situation improves marginally; 45,000 people still affected across six districts

Seven districts of Assam are still affected by floods with the Brahmaputra and its tributaries flowing above the danger level at many places.

Assam Floods: Death toll rests at 158 as situation improves across state

The flood situation in Assam continued to improve on Wednesday although nearly 79,000 people are still suffering across five districts in the state.

Assam floods: Three more lives lost as death toll rises to 70; 14.36 lakh people marooned

Three more lives were lost on Monday in Assam floods while 12 districts continued to be affected.

Assam floods: Third wave of deluge hits 15 districts on Friday, three lakh people affected

A third wave of floods hit Assam on Friday, inundating over 700 villages in 15 districts and affecting over three lakh people.