11.   The non-stop downpour has also disrupted oil-drilling operations in the mineral- and timber-rich frontier state bordering Bhutan and Bangladesh.

12.   The pro-India National Conference reiterated on Tuesday it would run candidates in all the constituencies in the frontier state, and was ready to face casualties during the campaigning.

13.   Seven policemen were killed when their vehicle drove over a landmine in the northeastern Indian frontier state of Assam, the Press Trust of India reported Thursday.

14.   The blasts were blamed on Moslem militants fighting against Indian rule over the frontier state bordering Pakistan.

15.   The Assam government has blamed the attack on Bodo tribal militants who have been waging a separatist campaign in the frontier state for several years.

16.   The government said the Indian army began routine exercises in the northern frontier state after giving advance notice to Islamabad.