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.
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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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Journalists’ Forum Assam and AIDS Prevention Society have organized a media orientation program on HIV/AIDS on November 30 at Guwahati Press Club. The program, where Dr SI Ahmed is expected...
Guwahati Press Club in association with Saraighat Hospital, Kahilipara, has organized a Diabetes & Hypertension Awareness and Detection camp for the media parsons on April 5 next. The camp, to be held at press club premises, will start at 10 am (till 2 pm).Dr Mriganka Talukdar, in charge of Saraighat Diabetes Unit of Saraighat Hospital will conduct the program. Member-journalists are requested to patriarchate in the camp.
A major tragedy was averted on Monday when army recovered a powerful IED at railway tracks at Sari sori in Karbi Anglong hills district.According to information, the bomb was recovered barely half an hour before a passenger train was to pass on this tracts. The bomb weighing about 5 kgs was planted in between Diphu and Doldoli stations at a distance of around 2 km from the spot rocked by a blast on March 19 where passengers of Rajdhani Express had narrow escape.The police suspect it a handiwork of KLNLF rebels who have planted the bomb inside a polythene bag as it was recovered by the Rajputana Rifles Jawans about 30 minutes before Maraini-Guwahati passenger train was scheduled to pass...
The Opposition Asom Gana Parishad has pledged to resolve the burning problems plaguing the state if they are voted. In its poll manifesto teeming with lots of poll promises released in Guwahati on Monday, the party assures steps to deal with insurgency, infiltration and the fundamental outfits.The party in the manifesto further said it will implement the Assam Accord in letter and spirit besides ensuing uplift of the tribal people. ST status for six communities is another promise of the party if it is voted.The party also has pledged to pressurize the Centre to consider Assam flood as a national problem.Releasing the poll manifesto, party president Chandra Mohan Patowary has rubbished Chief...
The Gauhati High Court has fixed March 30 as the next date for hearing the bail petitions by MLAs Jiten Gogoi and Kushal Duwari in connection with the recent alleged assault on a Kaziranga forest officer.Hearing the bail petitions on Monday, a division bench of Gauhati High Court headed by Justice H N Sarma, asked the Bokakhat police station to submit the case diary pertaining to the complaint lodged by the forest officer D Boro. Both the MLAs are reportedly absconding.Notably, the legislators recently physically assaulted forest officer Dharanidhar Boro at the national park after being denied permission for fishing.
The rift within Assam Congress has further widened as five MLAs have threatened to resign in protest against party ticket for former MP Ranee Narah from Lakhimpur. The crisis came up minutes after the AICC poll panel cleared the name ofNarah as candidate from Lakhimpur after a series of crucial meeting.These MLAs are Rajib Lochan Pegu from Majuli, Dhemaji MLA Sumitra Patir, Sadiya MLA Balin Chetia, Lakhimpur MLA Ghana Buragohain and Raju Sahu from Chabua. The last one to join them is Naoboicha MLA Sanjay Raj Subba. According to information, they would move the party high command to oppose the decision.
Jorhat-based computer scientist, writer Devojyoti Borah has been chosen for the Ghanashyam Goswami Memorial Award for 2008.The award carries a citation and Rs 10,000 in cash for notable contributions to the field of science in the State.The award is instituted by the Ghanashyam Goswami Memorial Trust in 2001.The award will be presented to Borah at a function to be held at Hatiyekhowa High School in Golaghat district on March 20,2009 ,a press release said. Borah has 10 books to his credit, these are 1. Byaktigoto computuror purnanga byabaharik path, 2. DTP operatoror purnanga byabaharik hatputhi,3. Sokolore babe internet,4. Graphics designaror byabaharik hatputhi, 5. e-kotha, 6. i-kotha, 7....
The Southern part of India is full of temples with their age old tradition of patronizing various forms of performing arts, particularly dance and music. Among them, Chidambaram temple ,Brihadeswar Temple of Tanjavur etc are very famous in this regard. To revive their old rich tradition they have started in the, organizing annual dance festivals in these temple premises . As a part of these festivals, recently ‘Chidambaram Natyanjali Trust’ had organized ‘Natyanjali 2009’ at Chidambaram and ‘ Brahan Natyanjali Foundation ‘ had organized the ‘ Brahan Natyanjali -2009’at Tanjavur. Many dance performances of international repute from...
The unconstitutionally breakaway faction of the All Assam Gorkha Students' Union (AAGSU)-the apex Gorkha students' organisation of Assam AANSU in its abbreviated form All Assam Nepali Students' Union (AANSU) today merged into former unconditionally. It was a red letter day for the Gorkha students community of Assam at the Phanidhar Dutta Memorial Seminar Hall Gauhati University at 6 pm as the Special Joint AAGSU-AANSU unification Steering committee declared All Assam Nepali Students' Union (AANSU) merger into All Assam Gorkha Students' Union (AAGSU) unconditionally. AAGSU-AANSU Unification Declaration drafting committee team lead by Deepak Niroula on behalf of AANSU and Harkha Bahadur...
There is no power like girl power. This can’t ring more true when it comes to empowering young adolescent girls in rural India.What began as self help girl group, a unique concept taken up by UNICEF Lucknow, today is one of the most powerful tools young adolescent girls are using to protect themselves against exploitation and fight for their rights.Called 'Kishori Sabhas' or 'Samuhs' these groups are so popular that they have even managed to do away with practices like child labor and child marriage in the villages.How was this possible?According to experts at UNICEF and the NGOs working to promote the concept, they had just decided to launch it as an initiative to combat girl child...
Young Women Christian Association (YWCA) of Guwahati is organizing a FETE (In aid to Community Development Programme of YWCA) at its premises at Chatribari on 14th March 2009 (Saturday) from 10.30 am to 5.00 pm. Their will be exhibition, food stall, hand made items, games, exciting contest, etc. “We are organizing it to generate some aid for our social outreach programme and we solicit support from peopleâ€Â, said Anamika Gogoi ,one of the active member of YWCA Guwahati Chapter. Interested individuals may participate in the fete to make a grand success, stated a press release of YWCA.
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