AICC leader Mallikarjun Kharge took stock of the voice of growing resentment within the party ministers and MLAs in Guwahati on Monday. Kharge, who is on a stock taking visit to Guwahati asked the legislators to ensure victory in the 2016 assembly polls. A section of the legislatures strongly advocated change of chief minister to ensure poll victory. Some others want action against the dissident ministers and MLAs saying that it would harm the party in the polls.
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As part of its drive to create awareness and improve infrastructure, the army has been undertaking various projects under operation 'sadbhavana'. 287 field regiment of 2nd mountain artillery brigade...
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The Assam Rifles has set up online registration booths at Dimapur, Medziphema and Jalukie for the recruitment rally slated from November 5 to 10 in Kohima.The booths have been set up to facilitate...
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Syed khairul hassanNazira is throbbing with the preparations for the Rongali Bihu these days.Nazira Traders Association and Nazira Dikhow will observe the Bihu with all pomp and gaiety.The first day...
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The election scenario in 65 Kalaigaon LAC has turned into interesting stage with the declaration of candidates by most of the political parties.Kalaigaon assembly constituency,with 1,40,267...
Over 20 people have been injured when a passenger bus slipped into deep gorge in near Guwahati on Saturday.The accident took place at around 2-30 in the afternoon when the passenger bus was on its way to Kamakhya and suddenly it lost control and fell on a gorge where several people were rescued by police and local residents.
Governor J B Patnaik said that the government's counter insurgency operations have fetched dividends where the republic day boycott call was defied. In his address after unfurling the national flag in Khanapara in Guwahati, he said that steps are being taken to bring about overall socio-economic development in the state.
He said that the government is leaving no stone unturned to put Assam on a track of rapid development process. Patnaik also said that government was committed to fighting corruption.
The N-E insurgent outfits had called for boycott of Republic Day Celebrations from 1am to 5 30 in the morning.
Normal situation prevailed on Republic Day on Saturday. Trains and air services operated as usual though long distance and city private buses kept off the roads as the transport operators gave holiday to their staff on account of R-Day. National flags were seen fluttering in banks, educational institutions, etc., remained closed. Buses, private taxis and autorickshaws of state-run Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC) plied as usual. Private vehicles and large number of people on foot were also seen making their way to the various R-Day celebration venues across the state.The N-E insurgent outfits had called for boycott of Republic Day Celebrations from 1am to 5 30 in the morning.
Defying militant diktat, Republic Day was celebrated across the stat with much fanfare and cultural extravaganza. Tight security was put in place to ensure peace during the Republic Day and accordingly there was no report of any untoward incident so far. Assam governor JB Patnaik unfurled the national flag and took salute of the armed forces and school children at Khanapara in presence of Chief minister Tarun Gogoi. Besides march pasts by the state police and central security forces, there were also dance performances by different ethnic groups of the state upholding the spirit of the republic. Similar functions were organised by the government at district headquarters addressed by cabinet...
Dispur Vidyalaya Alumni Association is going to organize second alumni meet at the premises of Dispur Government Higher Secondary School on Sunday, 27th January, 2013. The meet will a platform for all the Dvians to come to a common ground and devise ways to better the educational and extracurricular activities for the present set of students studying in this historical school.It is to be noted that the first chapter of the alumni meet was held last year on 29th January, 2012. The meet helped to forge a bond of community among Dvians from as many batches and a sense of commitment to the betterment of the school. While a website of the school, www.dispurvidyalaya.org, was...
The media fraternity of the city will hoist the national
tricolor tomorrow (Jan 26) at Guwahati Press Club. The program will
begin at 11 am sharp. Every one is requested to participate in the
program with an aim to pay tributes to the martyrs of India’s Freedom
Movement.
Asom Mohila Samata Society in association with Directorate of Field publicity, Dibrugarh organized an awareness programme on ‘National girl child day’ at Naduwa Panchayet, Dibrugarh on January 24.
Yet another IED was found at Goreswar Gasbari area on Thursday morning. The IED was planted by suspected anti-talk faction group of National Democratic Front of Bodoland near a culvert of Baihata-Goreswar road. Investigation is gong on. ULFA and NDFB are among ten outfits who have called a general strike on Jan 26 and urged people to boycott the Republic Day celebrations.
A powerful Improvised Explosive Devices was recovered ahead of the Republic Day celebrations in Darrang district on Thursday.The bomb was found near the Mangaldoi police station and Republic Day parade ground in the morning. Police suspected it a handiwork of ULFA for triggering explosion targeting security forces. Later army bomb squad team defused the bomb.
Guwahati Police have arrested 8 persons including a Mizoram forest department official and recovered some rare species of snake in Guwahati. These persons were arrested on Monday night from a building in Mathuranagar area in the city.A tortoise has also been seized from their possession on Wednesday midnight. Later they has been taken to the Dispur police station.
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