Guwahati: Raijor Dal leader and MLA Akhil Gogoi demanded Food Corporation of India to purchase rice from farmers of the state, in a live Internet video on Friday,
Members of the Raijor Dal also demonstrated a dharna in front of FCI offiice at Guwahati.
TEZPUR: The Rongjuli incident seems to have taken a new turn with the revelations the displaced people have been keen to stay with Meghalaya. According to information, since they decided to stay in the side of Meghalaya they did not feel it necessary to apply for NRC.
GUWAHATI:The Guwahati High Court on Monday will decide on the fate of Akhil Gogoi who is languishing in Dibrugarh Central Jail since he was arrested under the National Security Act. A division bench of the court heard the bail plea moved by the KMSS leader. But the hearing was incomplete. The bench will resume hearing on Monday. His bail petition was moved amid country side protest against the arrest of the pea sent leader joined by many veteran social activists. He was arrested under NSA a couple of days he openly urged the people to remain prepared for an armed struggle.
TEZPUR: In a bizarre incident that sends statewide sensation, a group of people in a small village in Rogjuli area in Biswanath forced 45 families to leave overnight on Wednesday night. The incident took place in Goroimari where as many as 150 people had to leave the hamlet at the height of a group clash. A section of the villagers who thronged at a public space asked these families to depart alleging that they were not covered in the NRC. Some others strongly defended these people. But of no avail. Amid biting coldwave, these people were forced to leave at 1 midnight. Acting on a rumour that their names are...
KOLKATA: Union home minister Rajnath Singh is hunkering down in Kolkata on Thursday with the north eastern chief ministers and home ministers to discuss the trans border situation. Apart from the influx of Bangladeshi nationals from across the border,the meeting is discussing the intrusion of Rohingyas. Further Singh is listening to the chief ministers the way to check it. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is also attending the meeting since her state also shares the international border. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, his Meghalaya counterpart Mukul Sangma, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu, his counterpart from Manipur Biren Singh are...
GUWAHATI: Some stunning revelations are believed to have surfaced on the Jugdal case when police arrested two officers eight years after unidentified miscreants hacked to death 6 members of a family in the outskirt of Guwahati. The CID team probing the case has been interrogating the then Sonapur police station officer in charge Pranab Kumar Deka and investigation officer Abdul Matif Choudhury who were arrested on Wednesday. Sources told Assam Times that the probe refused to progress because of political influence in Dispur in the erstwhile Tarun Gogoi regime. As the probe into the sensation murder case gathers steam, two political leaders are likely to land in trouble....
UDALGURI: The Udlaguri police have arrested two stonemen on Wednesday who allegedly have been unleashing terror among the students at passerby in the BTAD town. Identified as Karun Boro (18) and Akul Daimari(21) of Sonaigaon village and Nalbari village, they were arrested to be registered a a case No. 248/17 under relevant sections of IPC at Udalguri police Station. A local court sent the duo to the jail. Several persons and students sustained injury in their attacks during the last couple of days. A minor girl in Udalguri town and a student of HS in Mangaldoi were allegedly hit by them with stones two days back. Police further recovered a KTM bike from their possession. ...
NAZIRA: Altogether 101 participators are in the clash for the four-day long ONGC Inter-Sectoral Badminton Tournament which is underway at Arjun Bhogeswar Baruah Indoor Badminton Stadium. All the participants are representing the Seven (07) Sectors of ONGC – Headquarters Dehradun, Delhi Corporate Office, Mumbai, Southern, Eastern, Western and Assam. The tournament is being played in categories such as Men, above 45 years and below 45 years; and Women, above 45 years and below 45 years category, in both Singles & Doubles. ONGC Assam Asset GGM-Asset Manager S D Maske opened the tournament in presence of the legend, Arjun award winning player Bhogeswar Baruah. The...
GUWAHATI: The All Assam Students Union is convening a brainstorming session with the ethnic groups on December 13 in Guwahati to discuss the NRC draft to be published on December 31, 2017. Talking to Assam Times over telephone AASU leaders said the meeting needs to be convened in view of the rumours and apprehension which is spreading nook and corner of the state. They said the meeting would try to build confidence in the minds of the ethnic groups and tribes who have been resorting to misapprehension. “We want to spread the message of confidence. Those genuine lots have nothing to fear,” said the leaders. NRC officials have stepped up door to door verification...
SILCHAR: The on going process to update NRC has raised doubts over the citizenship of a senior Congress leader who needs to undergo reverification. He is non other than Siddeque Ahmed, the former minister in the erstwhile Tarun Gogoi government whose name is not available in the NRC, 1951. Ahmed, who was elected thrice from Karmganj claimed to have been a native of Dhalopar gaon in Patherkandi police station who is facing reverification on Thursday a week after he was served a notice. According to sources, Abdul Rakib, whom he claimed to be his father is available in the 1951NRC. On the other hand, his brothers have not received any notification to be reverified.
GUWAHATI:Despite round-the-clock vigil, armed miscreants keep moving in Guwahati to monger more trouble. Yet another shoot out incident rocked the city on Wednesday where Pakhi Miya sustained injury. The incident took place when the drug lord was traveling from Behorbari to Bhetapara by his car. Suddenly, an armed miscreant who was following him on a gipsy started indiscriminate firing at the Scorpio in which Pakhi Miya was travelling at around 8 in the evening. Hati Gaon police have accepted the complaint and registered a case. The drug lord came out of the jail a couple of months back on bail. Police investigation is going on.
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