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.
7 Jul 2013 - 11:40am | Mowsam Hazarika
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All Assam late Madhurjya Gogoi Major Ranking Table Tennis Tournament has begun at Golaghat from October 20 under the aegis of All Assam Table Tennis Associating. The tournament has been organized by Golaghat Sports Association. About 250 players including all the top ranked paddlers of the state have participated in this prestigious tournament. The tournament was inaugurated by DC Ajit Baruah, Chairman Golaghat Municipality Board in a very glittering function.
The Guwahati Press Club has arranged an informal interactive session of the city-based journalists with the veteran lady journalist Sabita Goswami on Saturday, October 17 at 11 am. Smt Goswami is the first woman of Assam to edit an English newspaper. She started her journalist career in 1972 reporting for the Blitz. She also worked for the BBC, AFP, AP, The Week and the Dainik Janambhumi. Smt Goswami served the media during the turbulent days of the Assam agitation and the heydays of ULFA. She also raised the banner of revolt against the ULFA terror in an undaunted manner, along with a few of her colleagues, in the 1990s.
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Eminent playwright Arun Sarma will attend the ‘Guest of the Month’ programme of Guwahati Press Club on October 16 (Friday). The function will start from 12 at noon. The winner of both Sahitya Akademi and Sangeet Natak Akademi awards, Sarma will speak about various issues during the interacting programme.
A group of senior journalist-citizens have appealed to the people of Assam to join in a protest rally scheduled on October 15 (Thursday) against the violent activities endorsed by all armed groups of Northeast India and also condemned the State government for its irresponsible attitude towards the Bhimajuli massacre and victims. The protest meet and procession will start at 11 am from in front of the Guwahati Press Club.
The appeal, signed by DN Bezboruah (former editor The Sentinel and former chairman of Editors’ Guild of India), DN Chakrabarty (former editor of Dainik Asom, Ajir Batori and Natun Dainik), Nirupama Borgohain (academy award winner littérateur and columnist) TG...
Media must play its role with all authenticity and commitments. More over the media persons must be investigative in mind and responsible in the activities. This is how a senior Assamese journalist DN Bezboruah started an orientation program for the mid career journalists of Guwahati Press Club on October 10. Attending the program, organized by the press club, the former editor of ‘The Sentinel’ inspired the journalists to take up the issues, those are relevant and important for the life and living of the common people.
The former president of ‘Editors Guild of India’, Bezboruah also elaborated about the importance of media fellowship program and the required...
Guwahati Press Club has initiated for a series of media orientation programs for the benefit of its member-journalists. The first lecture of the series will be delivered by the veteran journalist DN Bezboruah on October10 (Saturday). The lecture will begin at 10 am sharp in the press club auditorium, which will be followed by interaction with the resource person.
The former editor of ‘The Sentinel’ and also former president of ‘Editors Guild of India’ Bezboruah will speak about the importance of media fellowship program and also the required quality and efficiency of the fellows to make the initiative a success.
Bezboruah, who has been involved with a national...
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