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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In commemoration with the World Environment Day, the People's Friend Foundation, in association with Pollution Control Board and Arena Animation, Panbazar, is organizing Second Prize money ‘ENVIRO-...
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The Bihu songs are true reflection of love, passion and zeal of life in totality of a common Assamese person on day to day basis. Its importance can easily be felt by us on how these songs are...
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Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday ordered immediate steps to mitigate the woes of the Guwahati citizens in view of the flash floods causing major inconvenience in the city.Stung by open criticism...
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The Village sports meet in Nagaland concluded on Saturday after Governor P B Acharya stressed peaceful co-existence through games and sports.In his speech as the chief guest during the closing...
The North Eastern Council has begun its two-day plenary session in Agartala on Monday. Inaugurated by Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DONER) Mani Shankar Aiyar the meeting is being attended by all Chief Ministers and Governors of the region, barring Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. The meeting is schedule to sign 'Vision-220' document. Assam is set to be represented Minister for Planning and while PWD Minister of Arunachal Pradesh has arrived in Agartala. The session is also set to discuss a plan for tackling poverty in the region and development of roads, railways, tourism, information technology.
One person was killed and two others injured at a powerful bomb explosion at Alipurduar along the Assam-West Bengal border on Monday. It was an IED which was planted at a bicycle that exploded near a MVI Checkgate at Barebisa in Jalpaiguri district. The deceased was Gobin Sarma, a driver of the Bhutan bound vehicle from Assam. The two injured people are Sudam Barman and Suresh Shah. They have been rushed to the Alipurduar Civil Hospital. No militant outfit has so far owned up the responsibility.
Guwahati Press Club (GPC) will felicitate four journalist-fellows, who have been selected to study the issues of medicinal plants and mobile theatre groups of Assam, tomorrow (May 12) at 2 pm in a specially organized meeting. The two-month long fellowship, run with the financial support from DS Group, has been designed to study both the issues in details and report accordingly. The study program will include the usefulness and market potentiality of medicinal plants available in Assam. Moreover, the economy of mobile theatres of the state, the prospect of entertainment tax collection and a welfare scheme for the artists and technicians (with other) of those groups will be studied and...
Two dreaded ULFA militants died at an encounter with army in Baksa district last night. According to information, the encounter took place last night at Salbai village where two top ranked ULFA cadres left to death. They have been identified as sergeant Baba Rabha and Bhabesh Baishya. Later, a 9 mm pistil, a M-20 pistol and ten rounds of ammunitions have been recovered from their possession. Details are awaited. Another women ULFA cadres was also arrested from the district on Sunday.
Gauhati University Vice Chancellor Dr Amarjyoti Chaudhury’s resignation citing government indifference to the lack of fund to run the varsity has sent shockwaves across the state but the final decision is expected on May 14 as the chancellor and Assam Governor is set to return to Guwahati. On the other hand, caught in a vicious situation following the Vice Chancellor’s resignation, the Gauhati University students are in a confused a lot and have urged Dr Amarjyoti Chaudhury to withdraw the resignation in view of the upcoming examinations.Speaking to Assam Times, the University students said they will request the Vice Chancellor to give a second thought for the betterment of the...
In yet another strike in the trouble torn North Cachar hills district, 8 people were killed by suspected DHD(J) militants at Faiding under Mahur police station in retaliation of Saturday’s joint operation at their camp at Heralu where they claimed to have lost 12 cadres. But Army has not yet recovered even a single body.All these eight people killed at Faiding were workers engaged at the Broad Gauge conversion work in the hill district. However, the militant outfit has yet to own up the responsibility.Menawhile, silence is prevailing in the hills district a day after a fierce fighting. But the entire incident is mired in mystery as only four bodies have so far been recovered and yet...
Barely 24 hours after the fierce gun battle of Army with DHD(J) militant camp at Heralu in North Cachar hills district, altogether seven people have been killed on Sunday while they were working with the railway broad gauge construction project at Phaiding in the same hills district. Details are awaited.Notably, 12 DHD(J) cadres were killed during a joint operation at their camp on Saturday. Hours after the incident, the DHD(J) cadres who announced unilateral ceasefire with the government, threatened to stymie the central and state government projects in both the hills districts. The militant outfit has alleged that their cadres were killed despite the unilateral ceasefire was in force and...
Designers Diapnkar Kashyap, Prashanta Ghosh along with other dignitaries has been seen with the two contestants (3rd and 4th from the left) out of the five contestants from the NE region in the North East Preliminary Round of the Dabur Gulabari Sananda-Tillottma 2007 held in Guwahati on 10-05-08 night. Pix by UB Photos.
There is a flutter at the Gauhati University campus as its Vice Chancellor Dr Amarjyoti Chaudhory has resigned citing his failures to uplift the varsity due to lack of cooperation from the Assam Government. According to information,Dr Chaudhory has tender his resignation on Saturday afternoon. Details are awaited. Notably, Dr Chaudhory withdrew resignation last year after the government assured him of help to uplift it. Accordingly, the Government released released a huge Rs 1 crorer fund in December, 2007. But the sudden and unwanted resignation has shocked the entire academic fraternity.
Minoti Khaund: The evergreen violinist of 70's musical world of Assam, she is undoubtedly one of the most popular violinist today and can equally be placed among the best. With her disarming smile and charming manner, the bespectacled Minoti Khaund exudes a comfortable air: music, she says takes her closet to divinity and accords her peace and tranquility. It is an invigorating experience which exalts her spirits. Born in a well to do Phukan paribar of Jorhat. Her father Manik Chandra Phukan and mother Nalini Debi. She was raised in a culturally rich atmosphere. Her maternal grandfather: Bisheswar Sharma, well-known Tea planter and a culturally gharana of Jorhat. Being a...
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