The Assam government starts distributing the Anundoram Barooah Award to the first and high second division holder HSLC examinees from Tuesday. Chief minister Tarun Gogoi gave away the award to the recipients at a function in Khanapara in the morning.
In his address, Gogoi advised the students to take a vital lead to dress the society afresh with innovative mind and idea which, he hoped, would pay dividend in near future.
Education minister Pradyut Bordoloi, parliamentary secretary for education Rekibudin Ahmed were prominent among those who attended the function.
Comprising a certificate and a laptop, the award would be given away to altogether 40,800 first and high second division holder HSLC examinees in 2014 across the state.
Rajya Sabha poll candidate Dr Sanjay Singh said that he would be happy if he is given a chance to represent Assam in the Rajya Sabha.Talking to reporters in the Assam Assembly secretariat after filing his nomination as the first choice candidate, Dr Singh said that he would always raise his voice in the Rajya on behalf of Assam and its people.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is confident that the ruling party would be able to win the three Rajya Sabha polls.Talking to reporters after filing of nomination papers by Sanjay Singh and Bhubneswar Kailta at the Assam Assembly secretariat on Tuesday, Gogoi that they have every strength to win the polls.He added that he was happy to have Dr Singh as the Rajya Sabha MP from the state.
A powerful grenade explosion has left one person injured in Sivasagar town on Tuesday.The explosion took place at a house in Station Chariali at around 11 in the morning. Identified as Raju Ali, the injured has lost one of his hands under the impact of the explosion.The bomb was believed to have been brought to explode on the Republic day and was kept inside the house.Security forces rushed to the spot and sent the injured Ali to the Assam Medical College Hospital.
Despite widespread resentment in the rank and file of Congress, Sanjay Singh filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha poll slated for February 7.Singh submitted his nomination papers in presence of Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, APCC president Bhubneswar Kalita along with several ministers and Congress leaders before returning officer Gauranga Prasad Das. Singh is the party’s first choice candidate.
APCC president Bhubneswar Kalita filed his nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha polls and the third choice candidate on Tuesday.Kalita filed his nomination in presence of Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, parliamentary affairs minister Nilomoni Sen Deka, Rekibuddin Ahmed, Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma along with several ministers and Congress leaders before returning officer Gauranga Prasad Das.However, Kalita’s safe passage meets with increasing difficulties as the Opposition camp is fielding Haidor Hussain a consensus candidate.
An additional superintendent of police was among two were killed in an encounter with NDFB-S in Sonitpur district on Tuesday.The encounter took place at Batashipur in Dhekiajuli along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh interstate border where additional SP Guljar Hussain and a policeman were killed. At least 6 other policemen were injured and they were shifted to the nearest hospital.Hussain has left behind a 3-year-old daughter and a 15 days old infant son.
Goalpara police seized five crude bombs from a house on Tuesday.The bombs were kept inside a house to be recovered during an operation conducted acting on the confessional statements of the ULFA militant recently captured in Guwahati.
A lady ULFA leader is believed to have died under mysterious circumstances in Myanmar camp. She was none other than Anju Saikia alias Dalimi Dutta who hailed from Gaurisagar in Sivasagar district.But there is no confirmation either from ULFA or from the police. Police officials in Gaurisagar are tightlipped on the inputs even three days after the sad news spread like wildfire. Even the bod of the ULFA cultural secretary has yet to be spotted.But sources told Assam Times that police got to know the incident a couple of days. But they have no official confirmation. Her family members have asked ULFA-I to confirm her death and to hand over the body.She joined the outfit on 1990 and was...
Braving resentment and possible allegations of hectic lobbying, Assam Congress poll committee has prepared panels of candidates for 11 Lok Sabha polls.Attended by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and PCC president Bhubneswar Kalita along with 11 other senior leaders at the Hotel Greenwood Resort, the meeting examined the findings of the observers sent to each of the candidates. The party has prepared one member panels for six Lok Sabha seats. These are Pawan Singh Ghatowar in Dibrugarh, Gaurav Gogoi in Koliabor, Ranee Narah in Lakhimpur, Bijoy Krishna Handique in Jorhat, Biren Singh Ingti in Diphu and Parimal Sukhlavaidya for Karimganj.The panel for Tezpur comprises Mani...
Yet another woman is believed to have joined ULFA-I. According to information, the women who worked with the state handloom and textile department in Guwahati went missing from December.Identified as Bobby Bora from Tezpur, she went missing from a private hostel in Guwahati. Her family members have moved Latasheel Police station after they got a letter from her.
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