The state exchequer bore a Rs 34,44,353 expenditure in the name of chief minister Tarun Gogoi’s foreign visit since 2001. Parliamentary affairs minister Nilomoni Sen Deka informed that House on Monday that since his first stint as chief minister, Gogoi made 18 foreign trips.
According to Deka, during the CM's visit to the US, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between The Earth Institute, Columbia University and Assam State Disaster Management Authority. Deka said Gogoi’s first foreign visit was to Indonesia and Singapur.
He has travelled to Canada, UK, Italy, Sri Lanka, US, China, Switzerland, France, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Spain, Belgium, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam and Thailand. A few other foreign visits was on personal count.
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Kokrajhar based Journalist Jaiklong Brahma was released on bail from Kokrajhar Jail on Thursday. He was arrested by Kokrajhar Police on September 2, 2014. The family members, relatives,...
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The one man enquiry commission headed by Mutum BK Singh, retired judge of Gauhati High Court to enquire 2012 BTAD riot today visited riot starter hot spots in Kokrajhar district and interacted with...
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HC order to RBI In yet another landmark order, Gauhati High Court has asked the RBI, Sebi and Registrar of Companies to furnish details about deposit-collecting companies operating in Assam.
India now has a population of 1.21 billion according to the latest Census figures released by the Home Secretary and the Registrar General of India on Thursday. This is an increase of 181 million people since the last Census - nearly equivalent to the population of Brazil. India's population is now bigger than the combined population of USA, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan and Bangladesh, says the Census report. Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state and the combined population of UP and Maharashtra is bigger than USA. Of the total population, 623.7 million are males and 586.5 million are females. However, the population grew at a rate of 17.64 percent which is the sharpest reduction...
Health Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarmah addressing in an election campaigning meeting in support of Bismita Gogoi, candidate for Khumtai LAC at Golaghat on March 30. PHOTO: UB PHOTOS
The Ulfa-sponsored statewide Assam bandh has forced prime minister Manmohan Singh to reschedule his visit on Monday. campaign. According to PMO, the prime minister would visit Assam on Saturday.
ULFA's anti-talk faction calls a 24 hour statewide Assam bandh in protest against Prime Minister DR Monmohan Singh's visit to campaign in Assam for the Assembly polls. In a statment issued to media, the outfit's publicity wing leader Arunodoy Dohotia said prime minister has gone back to what he promised earlier and that he failed did not discuss Assam sovereignty to end the deace old confrontation.
Dr Singh is scheduled to visit Assam on Monday four days after Chief MInister Tarun Gogoi arrived in Guwahati after a brief illness.
The Bharataya Janata Party candidate Mridul Dutta filed his nomination today before the returning officer at golaghat for 97 no. Dergoan LAC. Dutta was accompanied by a large number of his well-wishers, supporter & party workers. Taking to reporters after filing nomination Dutta said he will fight against the missuse of government funds both in pancayat and block level. He said that the the area is still very backward and there are much more thing to do in health, rural development, electrify etc. He also confidently declared that he will get more than 35,000 votes in favour of BJP in coming election.
Assam bleeds again. Bombs and bullets threatens to bury the hope of peace in the poll bound state. After a brief silence, the anti-talk faction of NDFB and ULFA roared again. Eight BSF personnel were killed and 5 Congress men have been injured in two seperate strike by the banned insurgent outfit on Monday.
At least eight BSF personnel were killed and the same number injured on Monday in an ambush by the anti-talk faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland in Kokrajhar district. Th e Bodo outfit used automatic weapons to ambush the convoy of the BSF in remote Ultapani forest area near the Indo-Bhutan border.
The BSF jawans were killed on the spot, five others succumbed to...
Two Congress workers have been injured at a powerful grenade blast in front of the Rajiv Bhawan in Guwahati. The blast took place at around 6-50 in the evening. Party spokesmen Mehdi Alom Bora and Ranjon Bora have been injured in the blast. The duo have been rushed to the hospital.
International Women’s Day was observed at Gram Vikash Parishad’s Head Office, Rangaloo jointly by Jan Sikshan Sansthan, Nagaon, Gram Vikash Parishad and Social Welfare Department of Nagaon on 8th March 2011. To mark this auspicious occasion a day long programme was held. Officers from different departments of the district and well known persons were present in the open session presided over by Md. Siraj Uddin Ahmed General Secretary of Gram Vikas Parishad. Valuable speeches were delivered by the eminent guest speakers including Mrs Jarjina Begum (Retired Subject Teacher), Moni Deepa Saikia (District Social Welfare Officer), Rosie Kalita (Additional S.P. Nagaon), Dr. Roslin Zahan...
Entrepreneurs Development Programme (EDP) of KVIC is organized by Gram Vikas Parishad (GVP) a state level Non- Govt. Organization of Nagaon District held at Rangaloo during 21st February to 5th March’2011. Selected 20 nos. entrepreneurs has got the training programme by the resource persons from the District Industries...
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi is confident that Congress will be able to retain Dispur. Addressing a press conference in Guwahati on Tuesday, Gogoi said that his party still has good base in the rural Assam.
Gogoi said BPF still is an ally of Congress. He said BPF will stay with them even if Congress gets absolute majority.
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