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.
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All Assam Karmachari Parishad protest against the enhancement of the Bhaskar Barua-led Assam Salary Commission for the second time. Protesting against the failure of the Commission and for the...
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MARGHERITA: Prominent citizen and businessman in Margherita Abhay Paul passed away at a private hospital in Kolkata. Paul, who is associated with many local organizations died of cardiac arrest on...
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Dispur Vidyalaya Alumni Association is going to organize second alumni meet at the premises of Dispur Government Higher Secondary School on Sunday, 27th January, 2013. The meet will a platform...
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Eight labourers are still remaining traceless even 24 hours after they were kidnapped from a construction site by KPLT militants in Karbi Anglong district.
Security forces are launching combing...
Teenaged Tuntun was hurry to close his teastall at Paltanbazar in Guwahati on Saturday as soon as the clock struck at 2 afternoon. When asked,Tuntun told assamtimes that he was not closing his stall because of the ULFA bandh call. Other shops and stall also simultaneouslygot closed. This was how,world cup mania gripped Guwahati on Saturday. Young and old are sitting rivetted on the television sets to watch out the thrilling cricket clash where the blue brigades are taking on Sri Lanka in Mumbai. Roads are remaining deserted,vehicles are off from the streets in Guwahati. Some people and a group of policemen are enjoying the match with big screens at public places. Chak de India is what...
Two senior scribes
of Barpeta, Priya Ranjan Das, president, Barpeta press club vs.
journalist of Barpeta and Nabajit Das, staff correspondent, Asomiya
Pratidin, Barpeta were physically assaulted by one inspector of police and police constable at
Barpeta press club premises last night. At the sudden attack of the
intoxicated police the journalists of Barpeta were at a loss and
informed the incident to the district administration as well as the
police administration. According to report said that after the enjoyment
of India-Pakistan cricket, at Barpeta press club along with other
journalists Priya Ranjan Das, president Barpeta press club, on the way
to his...
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.
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