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.
Its final. Bharatiya Janata Party will not participate in the upcoming Rajya Sabbha polls slated for February 7.Disclosing this, BJP senior leaders told reporters on Monday that they are averse to participate in the vote with only 5 seats in the assembly.They admitted that they have ideological differences with AIUDF and they have no pact with AGP to contest the polls for three seats.
BPF is likely to re-nominate Biswajeet Daimary to the Rajya Sabha with the help of its alliance Congress.BPF sources told Assam Times that Daimay would be the second choice candidate in the Rajya Sabha polls slated for February 7.Daimary is scheduled to file his nomination on Monday before the returning officer in Dispur. His term will expire on April 13 along with Bhubneswar Kalita from Congress and Birendra Prasad Baishya from AGP.
Tension seems to have been escalating in Kokrajhar on Sunday following the recovery of a girl’s body a day after she went missing.Local residents spotted the body at a paddy field at Binachora on Sunday morning and reported it to the police. The girl was believed to have been repeatedly raped and murdered on Saturday. Investigation is in progress.
The Assam government is gearing up for encephalitis vaccination across the state from February.Disclosing this in his Republic Day speech in Amingaon on Sunday, health minister Dr Himanta Biswa said the vaccination process is all set to begin from February 10. He hoped that the vaccination would be able to eliminate the fear of the dreaded disease that has already took heavy toll in the state during the last couple of days.
Governor JB Patnaik on Sunday said that process days are not far for the Guwahatians to get metro rail.In his Republic Day speech after unfurling the tricolor at the Veterinary Playground in Khanapara, Patnaik said that his government has invited tenders to begin the project.A few months back, the government announced three metro rail projects from Khanapara to Jalukbari, Paltanbazar to Khanapara and Panbazar to Narengi.
Braving ULFA-NDFB-KLO boycott calls, reports of Republic Day celebrations are pouring in from across the state.In Sivasagar, parliamentary secretary Sarat Saikia unfurled the national flag at the Boarding Field in the district headquarters in the morning.Industry minister Pradyut Bordoloi took salute of the army and para military forces after unfurling the tricolor.Similarly, forest minister Rockybul Hussain hoisted the flag in Nagaon, cultural affairs minister Pranati Phukan in Goalpara, social welfare minister Akon Bora in Nalbari, parliamentary secretary Rekibuddin Ahmed in Dhubri hoisted the flag peacefully.Parliamentary secretary Rajib Luchan Pegu hoisted that flag in Jorhat while PWD...
Despite general strike and boycott call by 11 north eastern militant outfits, the Journalists’ Forum Assam celebrated the 65th Republic Day on Sunday.The journalists body observed the red letter day with flag hoisting at the Guwahati Press Club in the morning. JFA’s Republic Day celebration is a strong message for the militant outfits that the people should be allowed to celebrate both R-Day to pay homage to the martyrs.Notably, a dozen of militant outfits operating in the north east imposed a general strike in the entire region on Sunday.
The golden voice of Assam mesmerized lakhs of people in New Delhi when Assam displayed its tableaux at the Republic Day function on Sunday.As soon as the tableaux was displayed with Dr Bhupen Hazarika’s Bristirna Parore Okahankhya Janatar….lakhs of people listened to the epoch making song and responded with a big hand. President Pranab Mukherjee raised his hands along with Vice President Dr Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh who represents the state in the Rajya Sabha. The tableaux was full of Dr Hazarika’s statue apart from his books apart from the symbol of the Brahmaputra.
After years of will-it-won’t-it, the Assam government is all set to appoint police commissioner for Guwahati.The announcement echoes from Governor JB Patnaik’s speech after unfurling the national flag at the Veterinary Playground in Khanapara.Patnaik said that the commissionerate would be set up soon to firmly deal with the rising crime graph in the city.The government assured the Guwahatians of the police commissionerate in the wake of the 2007 serial blast. But the process got delayed.Chief minister Tarun Gogoi a few months back said that the police commissioner would be appointed after the Republic Day.
Governor JB Patnaik urged the militant groups to join the national mainstream to help the state develop.Unfurling the tricolor at the Veterinary Playground in Khanapara on Sunday morning, the governor said that the peace initiatives by a section of militants and the government have started paying dividends. He urged the remaining militants to come forward for talks.
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