Huge amount of explosives were recovered from the busy Inter State Bus Terminus (ISBT) in Guwahati today.
Three bags containing the explosives that included gelatin sticks, bar coils etc were found in a waiting room of the terminus during a regular check by the police. Police has taken into custody two persons for interrogation.
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The authorities have restricted water transport services on the Brahmaputra in Nimatighat and Majuli island because of a rising water level of the mighty river.Official sources told Assam Times that...
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The poor medical facilities in tea estates of Assam have come into focus once again after a tea worker died due to lack of treatment after being bitten by a snake on Thursday. Twenty Eight year old...
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Assam and Meghalaya Chief Ministers will meet on Tuesday next to make an end to the border row which has simmering for years.Talking to Assamtimes.org, official sources here say Assam Chief Minister...
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A new housing development policy for Assam is in the offing. The Assam government is set to announce it very soon which is intended to eradicate the problems related to unplanned development in urban...
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday moved Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh seeking his intervention in the construction of three dams on the upstream of the Brahmaputra. In a letter to the Prime Minster, Gogoi pointed out that though the Chinese Government had given assurance that they would take care of the interest of downstream areas, the State Government has apprehensions that it might affect the State.Gogoi in his letter said that the ‘entire Assam economy East is dependent on the Brahmaputra and that the construction of three new dams on the upstream of the river might affect the interest of the region in the downstream areas.
The mortal remains of Sonaram Chutia consigned to flames in Joraht on Friday two days after the Vaishnavite scholar passed.Attended by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, the funeral function took place with full state honour at Tarajan in presence of thousands of his fans and well wishers in the afternoon.Before that in the morning thousands of people paid their last respect at the court field. The ashes were brought to a namghar to be built his grave.
Customs department officials in Guwahati seized 20,000 bottles of phensedyl cough syrup from a truck in on the way to Dhaka via Agatala. Around 200 bottles of phensedyl cough syrup worth Rs 20 lakh were seized at Lokhora from a truck from Punjab. The bottles were kept inside cartoons of beauty products to avoid police.
In a bizarre incident that rocked the entire state, two criminals broke into the Morigaon district Chief Judicial Magistrate's court and stole files relating to criminal cases on Thursday night. Police arrested the duo on Friday.The windows were broken and 30 files were stolen to be thrown away in a nearby drain. One of the criminals Bimal Hazarika, however, left behind his wallet from where his driving license was found by police this morning. Police immediately tracked him along with his accomplice Asim Bordoloi and arrested them. The 30 files were recovered from the drain and returned to the court.
The Aam Aadmi Party gets is Assam unit with the formation of the first preparatory committee. The party will put thrust on establishing participatory democracy in the northeast.The Assam committee will put in efforts to constitute committees in all districts of Assam within 20 days. Within 20 days from Thursday, the preparatory committee of AAP in Assam will complete the process of forming district committees.The 14-member preparatory committee comprises Pranjal Bordoloi and Bhaben Handique as coordinator and joint coordinator respectively. Significantly, Bhaben Handique was a key member of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti before joining AAP. The party will project its candidates for the 2014...
Down Town Hospital in association with Guwahati Press Club has organized a health check up for scribes on 2nd February ,2013. The check up will be start at 10-30 am in the press club premises and will continue till 3 pm. During the check up the journalist will enjoy the facilities to test their blood sugar and heart function. Member journalist are requested to participate in the health camp.
People thronged in thousands at the Bhupen Hazarika Samannay Kshetra in Barpeta Road as the 72nd session of the Asam Sahitya Sabha is underway at. The main venue, this time, has been named after Dr Bhupen Hazarika while the main entrance has been erected in memory of the first prose writer Bhattadev. Book festival venue has been named after Mamoni Raisom Goswami and the art and science exhibition venue has been named after Sobha Brahma and Guru Prasad Das.Visitors line up to get a glimpse of the the auditorium and the main stage named after Rupkonwar Jyotiprasad Agarwala and Kalaguru Bishnu Rabha. Bangladeshi aesthete, danseuse, dance pioneer, teacher, choreographer Lubna Mariam will...
Police constable Abhijit Baruah once again makes Assam proud when set new record of hitting the highest number of punches in a minute on the boxing pad on Thursday.The 23-year-old cop hit 387 punches in Delhi to break the record he himself set a couple of moths ago in Jorhat. The attempt was made at the Assam Bhawan in the national capital in presence of observers from the Asian Book of Records. Earlier in October last year, he broke record with 329 punches on a boxing pad at an event held in Jorhat stadium. It was recognised by the Asia Book of Records as well as the India Book of Records as the most hits on a boxing pad in a minute. Abhijit also holds the World record of running barefoot...
The Centre has raised the margin money for khadi and village industries from Rs 66 cr to Rs 100 cr for the next financial year 2013-2014.This was confirmed by none other than Union Minister of State for MSME (Independent) KH Muniyappa in Guwahati. He said that the decision was taken at a meeting with Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and senior officials . According to him, his ministry wants to reach out to the young and educated people to set up new enterprises, for which it has adequate funds. The Union Minister urged Gogoi to instruct the deputy commissioners to prepare the list of beneficiaries within a set time-frame of three months for extending loan assistance.
The Ahomes observed Me-dam-me-phi across the state on Thursday to offer tributes to ancestors . People of all walks of life participated in the rituals in several places.Ahome religious pujas were performed on the occasion. Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi attended a Me-dam-me-phi celebration and participated in the rituals in Guwahati. Me-dam-me-phi is the manifestation of the concept of ancestor worship that the Ahoms share with other peoples originating from the Tai-Shan stock. According to popular historical beliefs, when Lengdon sent two of his grandsons Khunlung and Khunlai to earth by a golden chain, they were advised by Gasingpha, the God of knowledge, to perform Umpha,...
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