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Bangladesh Likely to Capture Ranjan Daimary Any Day |
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09-03-2010 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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A military crackdown by Bangladesh to evict militants from Assam and the northeast is continuing. Bangladesh by this time has chalked out a strategy to capture NDFB chairman Ranjan Daimary. Top Bangladeshi official told ... |
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Generation X Clearly Rebutting ULFA’s Ideology
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06-03-2010 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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There has been a generational shift in the outlook of today's youths towards the ULFA. This is despite the fact that a large number of people, mostly youths, had made a beeline to watch ULFA vice-chairman Pradeep Gogoi i... |
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Public Demands Dismissal of Corrupt Irrigation Engineer Zakir Hussain
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27-02-2010 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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A day after an executive engineer of the Assam Irrigation Department took to assaulting media persons along with a group of contractors in Guwahati, there have now been demands for dismissing him from service besides ini... |
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No Division in ULFA: Prabal Neog
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23-02-2010 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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Pro-talk ULFA leader Prabal Neog on Tuesday (Feb 23) said there was no difference among the top ULFA leadership. The ULFA ceasefire faction leader rebutted claims made by a section of the media that there was serious dif... |
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Assam Scam Chargesheet Doesn't Name Ministers
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20-02-2010 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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The National Investigating Agency (NIA) has revealed a politician-militant-bureaucrat-contractor nexus in Assam relating to a multi-million rupees scam involving government funds but has not named any minister in its fin... |
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BSF Might be Playing down BDR’s Firing in Meghalaya Border
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18-02-2010 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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The BSF might be playing down the two recent incidents of unprovoked firing by Bangladeshi border guards at Amlypiang and Muktapur areas along the Indo-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya's Dawki sector. But the twin incident... |
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Paresh Baruah Established Link with Shan State Army |
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18-02-2010 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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On the hill top jungle of Loi Tai in Myanmar’s Shan State, the ethnic Shan or Tai guerrillas are trained for their strength to be ready for battle with the military junta. Lately, the outlawed ULFA has established ... |
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No Division within ULFA; Claims Mithinga
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17-02-2010 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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The ULFA on Wednesday (Feb 17) claimed there was no division within the outfit. Jailed ULFA publicity Secretary Mithinga Daimary told NEWS LIVE in an exclusive interview that the ULFA is united and that reports of the UL... |
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Strange but True; Toddler Eats Paper, Stone…… |
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16-02-2010 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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Strange, unbelievable but true. A toddler eating paper, books, cotton, and even bricks and stones. For Akash Bhumiz, chips, chocolates and ice-cream are hardly delicious. What he likes best, unlike other children of his ... |
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Hectic Parleys on in Guwahati jail to Prepare Blue Print for Peace Talks
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10-02-2010 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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The Guwahati Central Jail has virtually turned into a conference hall to prepare the blue-print for the proposed peace talks between the ULFA and the government. The jailed leaders of the banned outfit, it is learnt, are... |
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Honeymoon between AGP & BJP apparently Ends |
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04-02-2010 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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The honeymoon between the AGP and the BJP has apparently ended with both the parties deciding to field candidates in the upcoming polls for two Rajya Sabha seats from Assam. With polls to two Rajya Sabha seats from Assam... |
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ULFA Indifferent of People’s suffering during Army Operations |
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02-02-2010 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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Hundreds of families in eastern and north Assam were subjected to barbaric torture by the army during Operation Bajrang in 1991 for sheltering ULFA rebels. Making a sensational disclosure, an aging mother in Lakhimpur d... |
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NE Always Ignored By National Media: Arnab Goswami
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22-01-2010 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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Celebrated journalist and Editor-in-chief of Times Now, Arnab Goswami, on Thursday (Jan 21) called upon the media to stand up against militancy saying any ideology that hides behind the gun culture is no ideology at all.... |
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NEWS LIVE: A Two-Year-Old Success Story
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20-01-2010 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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Congratulatory messages are pouring in from across Assam with your Channel NEWS LIVE completing two years on Thursday (Jan 21). To mark the 2nd anniversary, NEWS LIVE is organizing a function at ITA Praghyotish Centre at... |
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NEWS LIVE to Confer Assamese of the Year Award to Arnab Goswami
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19-01-2010 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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There has been an overwhelming response from across Assam to the announcement by NEWS LIVE to confer the Assamese of the Year’ award to Celebrated Television anchor and Editor-in-Chief of Times Now, Arnab Goswami. ... |
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Govt to Take Step to Mitigate Short Supply of Sugar in Market
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06-01-2010 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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Assam Food and Civil Supplies department has finally taken note of the sugar shortage that has hit the commoners ahead of Magh Bihu festivities. With sugar prices touching sky high prices with every passing day, the depa... |
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Artificial Scarcity of Sugar in Assam
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05-01-2010 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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Sugar disappearing from markets in Assam. That's precisely what is happening due to an artificial scarcity of this very-essential foodstuff with a section of traders holding up huge reserves in godowns in Fancy Bazaar ar... |
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Unauthorized Motor Boats Plying Over the Brahmaputra
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04-01-2010 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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Unauthorised mechanised boats are having a field day on the Brahmaputra under the very nose of the state Inland water transport department. While the department is duty bound to regulate and control such boats ferrying p... |
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India Guns for Ranjan Daimary
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02-01-2010 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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The heat will be now on NDFB Chairman Ranjan Daimary. After the crackdown on ULFA leaders in Bangladesh, it would be now the turn of the elusive NDFB chairman Ranjan Daimary’s turn to face the security heat. The CB... |
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Peace Talks Get a Boost inside Guwahati Central Jail
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29-12-2009 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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ULFA Chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa on Tuesday (Dec 29) said the outfit is ready for peace talks with the government, but has put the ball on New Delhi’s court saying it is for the government to create conducive atmosp... |
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Anger and Revulsion among Family Members of those Killed by ULFA
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28-12-2009 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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There is a wave of anger and revulsion among family members of those killed by the ULFA after recent developments in which jailed ULFA leaders and their wives were being romanticized and accorded hero’s welcome in ... |
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Manipuri Militants 'Ban' Entry of Non-Locals
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26-12-2009 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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Manipur militant groups have issued a blanket ban on the entry of non-Manipuri people to the State. Rebel outfits even warned travel agencies and bus operators of dire consequences if they ignored their order. The diktat... |
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Paresh Barua Mastermind of Upen Deka’s Murder |
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26-12-2009 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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The gunning down of AASU leader Upen Deka in Guwahati in 1997 might have been masterminded by ULFA Commander-in-Chief Paresh Barua. This sensational revelation has been made by the late AASU leader's wife Mridula Deka be... |
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Assam Crime Graph on the Rise
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23-12-2009 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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A seemingly mirage of peace dawning in Assam: Police record books pointing to a steep increase in the state's crime graph despite the government maintaining that the situation in Assam has improved considerable over the ... |
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Wives & Children of Top ULFA Leaders Unwilling to Return Home |
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21-12-2009 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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Family members of arrested ULFA leaders have expressed concern over the fact that wives and children of senior rebel leaders, now in police and judicial custody, have not been released by the government. This despite the... |
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Special Court inside Guwahati Jail Proposed
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19-12-2009 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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A special court inside Guwahati Central Jail on the lines of the Aurthur Court prison in Mumbai could well be a reality now. The Assam Police top brass has now sent a proposal to the government in this regard. If Dispur ... |
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Rajkhowa’s Big Mistake
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18-12-2009 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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ULFA Chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa along with his family actually tried to escape to Myanmar but was captured by Bangladeshi security forces and then they were handed over to Indian authorities. And all this was possible du... |
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Jailed ULFA Hopeful for Talks |
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12-12-2009 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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The ULFA on Friday (Dec 11) said a decision regarding talks with the government would be taken only after its 'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa and 'deputy commander-in-chief' Raju Barua, now in police custody, are sent to Gu... |
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Guwahati Central Jail Virtually Turned to a Fortress |
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08-12-2009 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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Guwahati Central Jail has now been turned into a virtual fortress, with a multi-layer security cover put in place inside the prison complex. With a number of senior ULFA leaders, including Sasha Choudhury, Chitraban Haza... |
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ULFA Shifting Bases to China: Tibetan PM-in-exile |
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28-11-2009 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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The outlawed ULFA's China linkages have now been proved beyond doubt. After intelligence reports suggested that ULFA commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah could be in China's Yunnan province, trying to shift bases from Bangla... |
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ULFA Dismisses Govt's Pre-Condition for Talks |
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23-11-2009 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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The possibility of peace talks between the Government and the outlawed ULFA on Monday (Nov 23) received another setback. The rebel outfit dismissed any possibility of any talks with the government if the latter continues... |
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Kopili River Turning Acidic, Four Districts of Assam under Threat |
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20-11-2009 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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Thousands of people living in the four districts of Morigaon, Nagaon, Karbi Anglong and North Cachar hills could face serious health problems and even die of slow poisoning with reservoir water of Kopili hydroelectric pl... |
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Unabated Illegal Influx & Smuggling Continues through Indo-Bangla Border |
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13-11-2009 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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Large stretch of the Assam Bangladesh border along Mancachar is still open with illegal infiltration continuing unabated. NEWSLIVE reporter visits unfenced border and also border post where there are no BSF guards, besid... |
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Sasha, Chitrabon in Assam Police Custody |
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06-11-2009 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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ULFA Foreign Secretary Sasha Choudhury and Finance Secretary Chitrabon Hazarika are now in the custody of Assam police with the two top militant leaders brought to a secret location in Assam by a special army helicopter ... |
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“NEWSLIVE” Reports’ Impact: Traders Get Compensations |
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29-10-2009 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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The Assam Government has finally woken up from its deep slumber, that too after a NEWS LIVE report highlighting the issue of traders and vegetable vendors of Ganeshguri market in Guwahati who were yet to get the compensa... |
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NEWSLIVE – RANG’s Shooting of Schoolwiz in Progress |
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27-10-2009 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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Shooting of the first-of-its-kind inter-school talent hunt show “Schoolwiz”, that would soon come on air in NEWS LIVE and its sister channel RANG, is going on in Guwahati. With nearly 20,000 students and 700 ... |
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State Employees to Get Revised Salaries within December Next |
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24-10-2009 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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Assam Government employees will receive revised salaries at par with their central government counterparts from the month of December this year. Ending all speculations, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi told NEWS LIVE th... |
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Corrupt Social Welfare Officer Girin Bhuyan Suspended |
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14-10-2009 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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After News LIVE aired the news of Social Welfare official taking bribe in Silchar, the administration has suspended the official with immediate effect. The Child Development Planning Officer of Silchar Girin Bhuyan has b... |
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Government Official Caught on Tape While Taking Money for Jobs |
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13-10-2009 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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A government official has been caught on tape taking money from job aspirants in Silchar. Child Development Planning Officer of Silchar Girin Bhuyan has been allegedly collecting huge amount of money from candidates appl... |
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Rising Prices of Essential Commodities Hit Common Consumers |
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08-10-2009 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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There is more bad news for the people of Assam. Prices of essential commodities are unlikely to come down in the next couple of months while a reverse trend is very much on the cards. As NEWS LIVE went to various vegetab... |
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Rang Forays into Assamese Entertainment Industry |
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01-10-2009 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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A new entertainment channel from the northeastern India is going to set out its journey. The test telecast of the forthcoming channel starts on Thursday (Oct 1) with the name Rang (Colour). This is the second venture of ... |
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Locals Residing Along Arunachal’s Sino India Border Stands Solidly Behind Army..... |
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26-09-2009 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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With reports of Chinese incursions and Indian army build up along the borders, locals residing in the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh are putting up a brave front and solidly behind India. A NEWS LIVE team that t... |
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Massive Destruction in Bhutan Due to Earthquake on Monday |
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22-09-2009 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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After Monday (Sept 21) afternoon's massive tremor measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale, another after shock that measured 5.7 on the Richter Scale jolted Assam at 1:10 am on Tuesday (Sept 22). The quake, which had its epic... |
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Assam College Fails to Enforce Discipline |
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12-09-2009 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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The utter indifference of the authorities of Dimoria College on the outskirts of Guwahati towards enforcing discipline among the students is becoming a matter of concern. Although, in less than a month, two students of t... |
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Four Earthquakes Hit Assam & the Northeast |
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07-09-2009 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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With four earthquakes rocking Assam and the North-east in the past three weeks, there are growing fears that the region would experience a massive tremor in the very near future. Experts and old timers who were witness t... |
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FINER Signs Four Import MoUs With Brazil & Turkey |
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04-09-2009 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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The Federation of Industry and Commerce of Northeastern Region or FINER has signed four Memoranda of Understanding with Brazil and Turkey with regard to import of handicrafts, silk, bamboo, jute, spices etc from Assam to... |
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Mooshahary Expresses Concern Over Pitiable Condition Of Bodo Heartland |
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01-09-2009 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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He may be at the helm of affairs in the abode of clouds, but his heart still bleeds seeing the pitiable condition of his native land. Meghalaya Governor Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary who was in his birthplace in BTAD express... |
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Cotton College Fast Loosing Its Sheen For Sheer Callousness |
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29-08-2009 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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Cotton College is fast loosing its sheen thanks to sheer callousness of its administration and lackadaisical attitude of the faculty members. The writing on the wall is loud and clear that the premier institute of higher... |
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Big Earthquake Might Rock Assam Shortly, Fear Experts |
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28-08-2009 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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Experts claim a big earthquake might hit Assam region. Scientists fear that a big earthquake is brewing in the sixth fastest developing city of the country Guwahati. "There is no accurate method of prediction of earthqua... |
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Chinese Family Adopts Assamese Culture, Unique Cultural Blending |
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26-08-2009 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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At a time when several smaller tribes and communities demanding special status is posing a threat to the integrity of the greater Assamese society, something unusually encouraging is reflected at Biswanath Chariali in As... |
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India’s Tea production Likely to Drop, Marginal Increase in Assam’s Production |
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24-08-2009 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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India’s annual tea production is likely to drop this year with a severe drought hitting tea crops. Although there has been a marginal increase in tea production in Assam till June this year, the prospects of the In... |
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Spectacular sight of Solar eclipse in Guwahati |
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23-07-2009 | NEWSLIVE Bureau
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It was spectacular sight with the people able to witness the dramatic diamond ring over the Guwahati sky on Wednesday (July 22). A Newslive camera team captured this fairy tale, yet magnificient image of the diamond ring... |
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