As many as sixteen people have been injured while a powerful bomb exploded in Tinsukia town at around 1 pm on Saturday. According to information, the blast took place at the busy GNB Road in front of a grocery. The injured people have been rushed to the hospital. High level police and civil officials have arrived in the spot to start operation. Meanwhile, one more crude bomb have been recovered just before a while. Details are awaited.
PermalinkSubmitted by Mousum on Sat, 08/03/2008 - 15:53
The Bangladeshi supporters have masterminded this blast. I am sure their plan is to kill the bihari labours and replace them with Bangladeshi parasites.
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Guwahati: Responding to the corona visus scare with a slew of transmission control measures, the Assam government on Sunday announced closure till March 29 of all educational institutions, movie...
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Demanding bifurcation of the NC Hills District into two Autonomous District under 3(c) of Articles 244(2) and 275(1) of the Sixth Scheduled, speedy and impartial CBI Inquiry of all departments of...
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Photo of an unusual four-storied "Bhelleghar" constructed by villagers at Lathapara, near Naamkhola in Darrang district which had attracted large number of people for a few days till January 15.
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Yet another witch-hunting incident sends no less shock and anger across the state where villagers in Kokrajhar district killed a couple on Monday wee hours. Police, however, arrested three persons in...
Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh says his government would not allow any big dam to be constructed in the north eastern region. His assurance came up when Assam's RTI activist Akhil Gogoi called on him on Tuesday. Notably, this was what he meant to informed the elders on Monday. Gogoi met Jairam and sought his intervention in the on going big dam construction works in Arunachal bordering Dhemaji district of Assam.
The United Liberation Front of Asom gives a general strike call on the upcoming Independance Day. In e-mail statement sent to Assamtime on Tuesday, the outfit's central publicity wing member Anu Buragohain said the strike woule come to force from Saturday midnight till Sunday evening. ULFA further has alleged that the government is trying to unleash panic among the people by staging drama of recovering bombs.
A businessman died as he was attacked by miscreants in the city on Tuesday. The incident took place at Ganeshguri area when the armed miscreants started firing at the business when he was on the way to deposit a huge amount of money at Punjab National Bank. The decease was identified as Keshab Phukan. Phukan fell on the ground after the miscreants sprayed several rounds of bullets on his body. The miscreants took away Phukan's bag and disappeared. Phukan was rushed to the International Hospital where he was declared brought dead. Investigation is on.
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is recovering a day after he underwent two complex heart surgeries at the Asian Heart Institute on Wednesday. According to official sources, the team of doctors attending on Gogoi led by Dr RK Panda is quite satisfied with the post surgery condition. On Thursday his wife Dolly Gogoi along with his son Gautam and daughter Chandrima visited him at the ICU. The doctors has put off ventilator support in view of his improved condition.
Another string of edeadly violence was averted in Guwahati when security forces recovered ten hand grenades at a railway station on Thursday. The hand grenades were kept inside a bag which was put at the Paltanbazar Railway Station premises at around 5 in the afternoon. Constable Satish Barman reported it to the authorities. Police suspect it an abortive attempt by ULFA and NDFB.
Meghalaya police have registered a cheating case against two Assam sports officials charging them with impersonating as members of Meghalaya Hockey Association a day before Hockey India elections on Thursday.
According to information, these officials in question are Raj Kakoti and Sumita Sinha. The action came up after the Meghalaya Olympic Association lodged a complaint against them. According to allegation, the duo represented the state without any authorization and that they do not belong to any association or federation under the Meghalaya Olympic Association or sports department in Meghalaya.
Meghalaya State Olympic Association general secretary D Syiemlieh said,"Raj Kakoti...
Assam Chief Minister is quite stable after two complicated heart surgeries on Wednesday. Talking to media after th end of 6-hour long surgeries, Dr Ramakanta panda who was leading teh team of doctors said a new valve has been installed while the old one was removed.
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is undergoing two complex bypass heart surgeries in Mumbai. According to information, Gogoi was wheeled out of the cabin no. 501 to the special operation at 6 in the morning. A team of 22 cardiologists led by Dr Ramakanta Panda is performing the surgeries at the Asian Heart Institute. Apart from these experts, Dr Nava Goswami from Cleveland Clinic and Dr Anjanjyoti Bhattacharya from GMCH are beside the ailing chief minister. According to the hospital sources, the surgeries are expected to take 5 to 6 hours.
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has setup a cabinet committee to deal with the NRC project. Chaired by caretaker Chief Minister Dr Bhumidhar Barman the cabinet panel will ensure NRC the pilots are more convenient and simple. This was what Gogoi instructed at an order to Chief Secretary NK Das from Mumbai. Notably, Dr Barman has been asked to be in touch with Gogoi before finalising any decision.
During celebration of India's 60th independence, Nehru Centre (the Cultural Wing of the High Commission of India) is going to screen Jahnu Barua's Kushal Konwar - The great martyr of Assam on 27 August, 2010. Quit India Movement in Assam is a saga of patriotism of such martyrs as Kushal Konwar, whose birth centenary falls this year.
Multi National Award winner, Jahnu Barua’s films have won over 20 awards at international film festivals including Silver Leopard at Locarno. His films brought Assamese cinema and culture to the international audience.
On 13 August, 2010 - Basundhara : The earth written and directed by Hiren Bora will be screened. The film is about conflict...
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