Assam hooch tragedy toll rises to 124, over 330 taken ill

The death toll in Assam's hooch tragedy has shot up to 124, while 331 people are undergoing treatment in hospitals, officials said on Sunday. IMAGE: Nurses inject medicines to victims admitted......

Assam hooch tragedy: Toll mounts to 85

The hooch tragedy in Assam’s Jorhat and Golaghat districts claimed 85 lives till Saturday while 340 people were undergoing treatment in hospitals, officials said. IMAGE: A paramedic tends to......

Address shortage of medical professionals: PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday called upon all the states to contribute to the government's efforts to address the problem of shortage of trained medical professionals -- doctors and......

Assam: ASP killed, 5 cops injured in ambush with militants

An Additional Superintendent of Police was killed and five other policemen were injured, three of them seriously, in an ambush by militants belonging to National Democratic Front of......