BJP president is on stock taking visit to Guwahati nine months ahead of the assembly polls.
Immediately after landing at the Borjhar airport, he along with 10 other top leaders straightly arrived at the Machkhowa ITA to address the convention of the party’s north eastern leaders.
Later in the day he would met the state leadership to take stock of the state’s pre poll political landscape.
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Wrong News. After landing at Borjhar LGBI Airport, he went to Hotel Rituraj where he conducted a personal meeting for more than one hour and then around 12:10 proceeded to ITA Machkhowa from where he left for Delhi.
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Dr Bhagawan Goswami’s death seems to have shrouded in mystery a day after the lifeless professor of the Cotton College was recovered on the Brahmaputra in Panbazar on Monday.After the post mortem, his family members have called it a cold blooded murder citing a number of clues. His family members claimed to have seen an injury mark on the forehead of the body along with some mysterious position which suggested it a case of murder..His wife demanded a high level probe to ascertain the truth behind the mysterious death of Dr Goswami. The body was cremated on Tuesday morning after clearing all medical formalities.
Amid Bhugali bihu festivity at least eight persons were killed and 10 others have been injured in three different road mishaps on Tuesday wee hours.In a shocking mishap, four policemen were killed when the Scorpio vehicle carrying them collided head with a truck in Laluk in the wee hours. Three others have been battling for life in GMCH.The second mishap took place in Bogionadi where a Tata Mobile vehicle carrying 13 people turned turtle on the road early in the morning where 2 died on the spot while eight others injured have been rushed to the hospital.In yet another accident 2 people were killed as an Indigo vehicle rammed into a bike in Hajo early in the morning. The bike duo died on the...
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The Election Commission is set to hold polls for three Rajya Sabha seats from Assam on February 7.According to information available with assamtimes, the country’s poll panel is expected to issue poll notification on January 21 for the three seats. The results are expected on the voting day.Notably, the term for three sitting Rajya Sabha members will end in March this year. They are Bhubneswar Kalita from Congress, Birendra Prasad Baishya from Asom Gana Parishad and Biswajeet Daimary from Bodoland Peoples’ Front.
Governor Janaki Ballav Patnaik has convened a day long session of the Assam Legislative Assembly on February 10.
In his notification issued on Monday, the Governor has summoned the Assembly at 9 am on February 10.
The session will pass a vote on account in lieu of a full fledged budget for 2014-2015 in view of the upcoming Lok Sabha poll.
The same has been informed to the chief minister and his ministerial colleagues and all the MLAs.
Bhugali bihu begins across the state with traditional pomp and gaiety. The much awaited festival begins with uruka night on Monday evening where people of all walks of life held feast in bhelaghars.As soon as the sun set, breaking the barriers of castes and creeds, the people-----old and young, man and women jumped in the celebration holding uruka feast with fish at the bhelaghars.From early in the morning on Monday, defying soaring prices fish and meat markets were teeming with customers to prepare for the feast with near and dear ones. Several places held community fishing for the uruka feast.Mejis are being erected in the public places near the bhelghars made of staws and stubbles to be...
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Ranabrata is upset. He came to the Beltola market on Sunday with Rs 300 only. But he could not afford to buy all the commodities required to observe the Uruka formalitieson Monday evening. “Would you believe that the price of beaten rice stands at Rs 60 per kg? What makes molasses prices to go up from Rs 50 to 80? Does this festival belongs to the rich people?,” the carpenter told assamtimes. Same it is in the case of Rashmita. The school teacher had to remain satisfied with the vegetables. She could not afford to buy meat or fish. “Mutton price has gone up from Rs 300 to Rs 450 per kg. Similarly, rou fish has hiked by Rs 350 from the earlier Rs 200 per kg....
Bhogali Bihu begins on Monday. The stage is all set to celebrate the much vaunted event across the state. The day long festival slated for Tuesday begins with feasting and merriment on Monday evening.People of all ages, of all walks of life are gearing up to celebrate the bihu with traditional pomp and gaiety. Despite price hike shops and markets are teeming with customers.Chief minister Tarun Gogoi had his Urukua shopping in the Beltola market on Sunday. Talking to reporters he admitted that price hike make it difficult for the common people to afford everything.Bihu preparations seem to have reached the final stage with only a few hours left for the festival...
Assam state BJP called the dissidence against chief minister Tarun Gogoi a drama to cover up the failure on all fronts.Talking to reporters in Guwahati on Sunday, state party president Sarbananda Sonowal said that the growing dissidence was nothing but a drama required by the government to cover up the misdeeds and multiple failures. He said that these drama would have little impact on the people.
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