ULFA’s anti-talk faction threatens to target NHPC if it resumes the mega dam construction at Gerukamukh. In a statement, the militant outfit’s vice president Paresh Asom said that they would not allow anybody to build mega dams in future.
According to ULFA-I, the Gerukamukh project would not help Assam and instead it would have adverse impact in the downstream areas. It said it would support the dams only suggested by the experts.
ULFA-I’s reaction came a day after the Centre and the anti-dam protesters agreed to set up an 8 member panel of experts to study the entire issue.
26 Apr 2015 - 8:27am | Hantigiri Narzary
A students' cycle rally was organised to observe World Malaria Day on Saturday at Debargaon in Kokrajhar district. The rally was flag off by Kanan Basumatary, principal of Debargaon HS...
7 Jul 2017 - 8:18pm | AT Kokrajhar Bureau
A high police officials from Chirang, Kokrajhar and Bongaigaon district meet was held at police guest house in Chirang district on Thursday. Kula Saikia, DGP (special branch) attended the meet and...
1 Aug 2017 - 11:36am | AT Staff Reporter
Ten economically weak meritorious students who had performed excellently well in the last HSLC and HS examination in 2017 and two critically ill person of Kalaigaon neighborhood were given...
2 May 2014 - 5:31pm | AT News
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday blamed it all on NDFB-S militants for the fresh orgy of violence in BTAD areas where 12 people were killed and 15 others have been injured during the last 24...
KMSS has elected its leader Akhil Gogoi as new president. Gogoi, the founder of the peasant body was elected at its crucial general meeting in Pathsala on Saturday. Kamal Kumar Medhi and Bedanta Medhi would be the joint secretary of the organization. The organization is in a process to open a political party very soon.
Amid conflict between Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and health minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, the former refused to bring a legislation in the Assam assembly to ban Gutkha.According to Gogoi, it would be more convenient to ban harmful tobacco products under the existing Food Safety Act because the latter had been upheld by courts, including the Supreme Court.It’s a major embarrassment for Dr Sarma who often boasts of his landmark initiative to bring the legislation.
The much-hyped ULFA government peace process seems to have been depending on Anup Chetia.The ULFA leader is believed to have been averse to join the peace process which is why, he is not in a mood to be repatriated from Bangladesh. Chetia is yet to make his decision formal even after he met two pro talk ULFA leaders in Dhaka last month. Chetia was urged to withdraw his plea before the Bangladesh apex court seeking political asylum. Chetia’s reluctance is expected to be a big blow to the peace process.
Amid simmering allegations of clear link Congress dissidence with syndicate, the Assam government rolls up its sleeves to probe it very soon.Chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday admitted that syndicates have been operating in different parts of the state where the truckers are taxed bereft of any reason. Gogoi’s ire assumes significance a few days after KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi alleged syndicate by dissident Congress MLAs where the common people have been bearing the brunt.
Delhi and Dispur are gearing up to finalise the NRC updating process. A meeting between the State Government and the Centre will be held in Delhi on Monday to kick-start the process.Dispur is in a process to increase the number of foreigners tribunals for expediting the detection and deportation of illegal foreigners through the judicial process.An advisory council with Justice KN Saikia, PK Chaudhury and Sankar Barua has been formed on the issue of NRC and illegal foreigners living in the State.
Dispur is in a process to bifurcate Nagaon, Sonitpur districts to update the administration system.According to Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi the big districts would be divided into smaller districts for ensuring better administration in the areas.Gogoi told reporters on Saturday that a similar exercise would also be initiated in some subdivisions for creation of new ones.He said that the State’s growing population demands creation of more districts and subdivisions for better administration.
Assam Association,Chennai is planning to celebrate "Rongali Bihu" on April 14, 2013 at CLRI, Adyar, Chennai. The event will start at 4pm.For details, please contact:-Sulakshan Saikia, President (9444391730)-B.K.Gogoi, Working president (9445005241)-G.N.Barua, Secretary (9445005186)-B.K.Sarma, Assistant Secretary (9445005171)-Kishore kalita, Org.Secretary (9840588738)
Maria’s Public School, Guwahati, Assam sent a delegation of six students and two teacher advisors to UNIS-UN, 2013. They set off on 3rd March to attend the Global Conference at UNIS-UN, New York and returns on 18th March. An initiative, taken by Mrs. Nellie Ahmed Tanweer, the Managing Trustee, to send students to UNIS, UN so that they interact and become global students. It has become an annual feature in the diary of the Marians since its first team visited in the year 2007.An endeavour close to the heart of Mrs. Nellie Ahmed Tanweer, this year the six students who had gone were Antareep Hazarika, Surya Prakash Medhi, Srijani Roy Chaudhury, Phameinao Shaiza and Filzah Belal, and the...
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi tabled his Rs 1300 crore deficit budget on the floor of the assembly on Monday with a mixed bag of cheers and tears. Gogoi, who also holds the finance portfolio has proposed lift tax on molasses and hiked the same on on bidi and cigarette increased from 20% to 25%. He further hiked tax on brick kiln. The budget proposed Rs 150 cr for 30 cold storage.The Chief Minister proposed smartcard for NREGA beneficiaries beside proposing Rs 60 crore for mini Assam project. Gogoi has proposed 200 bedded cancer hospital in Guwahati beside hills engineering college.
Raj Phukan,Secretary General of Green Guard Nature Organization is travelling to Antarctica with their campaign to "Save the Rhino". The group includes Robert Swan, OBE, the first & only person to walk to both the poles & environmentalist and the Indian contingent for the International Antarctic Expedition 2013.
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