The wreckage of the Pawan Hans helicopter Tirap Deputy Commissioner Kamalesh Joshi was found at a remote area of Arunachal Pradesh where it crash landed on Tuesday.
The rescue operation made with three choppers along with a Sukhoi Jet locate the wreckage at Thinsa in the wee hours tracing a phone calls from Joshi to his wife at 2-10 in the afternoon. Senior officials arrived in the crash site and recovered the decomposed bodies in the morning.
The chopper went missing on Tuesday on its way to Khunsa from Longding. The last contact was established at 11-30 with Mohanbari airport. Initially, the search operation was concentrated at an area near Dalom where a section of local residents claimed to have heard the sound of a huge explosion in the sky.
But rescuers failed to trace it even after deployment of a Sukhoi Jet along with three other helicopters during the last six days.
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Namrup: Army’sDAO Division based in Sonari claimed to have held an ULFA(I) linkman on Saturday.Identified as Bijoy Lama, a local resident of Namtola, he was held during an operation who has...
Guwahati: The Guwahati-Shillong from Bhangagarh to Dispur broke into a sea of humanity when the mortal remains of Tarun Gogoi was taken out from Guwahati Medical College Hospital where the former Chief Minister died of post COVID19 complications.
Led by his son and MP Gaurav Gogoi took the lead of the team carrying the body of the 3 time Chief Minister at a vehicle bedecked with flowers.
Thousands of his fans kept waiting to see the last ride of the Peoples 'leader on both sides of the busy GS Road. Many of his fans threw petals to the vehicles as it carried the body inside a coffin.
Firstly, the body was taken to the official residence at Disputes where his...
Guwahati: Veteran Congress leader and former Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is dead. He passed away in the evening at Guwahati Medical College Hospital where he was undergoing treatment of post COVID complications.
His condition deteriorated on Saturday as his organs did not properly respond to the line of treatment.
Guwahati: State Congress has filed a formal complaint against senior minister Himanta Biswa Sarma accusing him of trying to ignite communal clash by using a controversial video clip in social media.
A delegation of the party lodged the complaint at the Bhangagarh police station demanding action against Sarma as. State party president Ripun Bora said that Sarma needs to make his position clear before the police. "Why is he silent now. He announced police action against the slogan shouters. But why nobody was arrested," said Bora.
Sarma uploaded the video clip alleging to have heard Pakistan Zindabad slogan from a section of AIUDF workers at the Silchar Airport as a group...
Mangoldoi: AICC leader Jitendra Singh along with a few senior Congress leaders courted arrest in Mangoldoi as they were taking out a rally opposing the three farming bills.
At around 11 in the morning, Singh took the lead of the huge protest rally flanked by Ripun Bora, MPs Gaurav Gogoi, Pradyut Bordoloi in the town.
Policemen came and detained the Congress leaders and supporters.
KOKRAJHAR,NOV 6: The All Bodo Students Union(ABSU) has demanded strong security deployment during the ensuing general elections to the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) to meet free and fair council elections.
Addressing the media on Friday at Bodofa House in Kokrajhar, ABSU president Dipen Boro said that ABSU wants proper implementation of all clauses of the BTR accord with letter and spirit to pave way healthy development and welfare aspects.
He informed that till date six numbers of clauses of the BTR accord are implemented from the strong initiative of governments.
He has demanded the ensuing BTC election should be conducted in free and fair and smooth to elect...
Guwahati: The Opposition grand alliance has yet to be a reality. This was more or less of what Jitendra Singh when the AICC leader looking after the state’s party said in Guwahati on Friday.
Singh said, “confabulations are in progress in the state for an alliance with AIUDF and like minded parties. But only AICC will take the final call. So far there is no alliance.”
He said that Congress will come back to power and the people of Assam will never forgive BJP and its misgovernance. “They had lots of promises. But did not implemented. Will the people vote this party to power again?”
Congress and AIUDF leaders claimed to have been preparing for alliance from the...
Guwahati: The Gauhati High Court has asked the state election authorities to hold the BTC polls by November 20.
Hearing a PIL, a bench of the court has issued instruction to the authorities to hold it by November 20.
Notably, then polls were scheduled for April 4 following the end of the term of Hagrama Mohilary and his fellows. But it was suspended following the COVID19 endemic.
Despite repeated appeals, the authorities did not take any decision forcing BPF to move the court.
Guwahati: A slogan by a section of AIUDF supporters to receive a delegation of party leaders in Silchar airport creates no less confusion and controversy in the state’s pre poll political landscape.
Ministers Himanta Biswa Sarma, his close aide and junior minister Piyush Hazarika alleged that a section of AIUDF workers greeted Badaruddin Ajmal and his party leaders at the airport on Thursday with Pakistan Zindabad slogan.
“Look at the brazenness of these fundamentalists anti-national people who are shouting PAKISTAN ZINDABAD while they welcome MP Badruddin Ajmal. This thoroughly exposes INC India which is encouraging such forces by forging an alliance. We shall fight them tooth &...
Guwahati: Mixed reactions are pouring in from different quarters after the Mumbai police arrested Republic TV editor in chief Arnab Goswami in connection with a 2 year old case.
People, mostly, in social media have supported the arrest saying that the journalists are not above the law.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, senior cabinet Himanta Biswa Sarma have called it an attack on democracy.
State BJP has also vehemently condemned his arrest.
A Black Day for Indian demoracy.
I strongly condemn the assault on senior journalist #ArnabGoswami by Mumbai police. Vendetta politics should be stopped and freedom of press should be maintained in Maharashtra by releasing Mr Goswami...
Guwahati: Former Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is stable.
According to Guwahati Medical College Hospital authorities, the former CM who was rushed to ICU on Sunday midnight is properly responding to treatment.
Noninvasive ventilation system has been removed from him.
According to GMCH principal Gogoi is doing physiotherapy in the hospital and a team of doctors has been monitoring him.
His son and Kaliabor MP Gaurav Gogoi has arrived in the city of Guwahati and visited his father. He told media that his father's condition was improving.
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