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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Two innovative food processors namely a ‘Solar Drier’ and an ‘Electrical Smoker’ developed jointly by Assam down town University (AdtU) and North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited (NERAMAC) were inaugurated at National Agri Horticultural Show 2021 on 21 January being held at Bokakhat, in Golaghat district of Assam by Atul Bora, Minister of Agriculture, Horticulture & Food Processing, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary, Govt of Assam.
The processors were developed under an MoU signed between these two leading organisations.
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Rajya Sabha MP Ajit Kumar Bhuyan, on Thursday claimed that the Congress-AIUDF grand alliance will win 88 seats in the upcoming Assam assembly elections.
Slamming the ruling BJP, the Rajya Sabha MP also said that the alliance will perform beyond its expectation. “We will able to win in 88 seats. The BJP will fall well short of its target of winning 100 seats,” Bhuyan added. A few days ago the Congress forged pre-poll alliance with five other parties including the Badaruddin Ajmal-led AIUDF.
Badarpur: In a shocking incident, at least 15 passengers were injured after the Sealdah-Kanchanjunga Express met with an accident at the Badarpur railway station. Police said that among the injured, five of the passengers were critically injured and have been rushed to Railway Hospital. Unfortunately among the gravely injured are a pregnant woman and a child.
According to sources within the railway, a preliminary investigation by the railway department has revealed that the accident took place due to the negligence of the Loco Engine Center. Rajiv Kumar, in-charge of the Locomotive section has been suspended immediately after the incident.
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Pallab Kumar Gogoi, an oil company officer who was abducted by suspected ULFA(I) a month earlier, has, reportdly, appealed to Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to save his life.
The Arunachal Times twitted two videos purpotedly released by the outlawed organization, two persons are seen and heard seeking help for their safe releases.
In one video, uploaded on the tweeter by the newspaper, the Assam oil officer is seen and heard with folded hands saying, “ Sir, I am Sri Pallab Gogoi, an employee of the Quippo Oil and Infrastructure Ltd. I have been abducted by the ULFA(I). I am appealing to you (CM Sonowal) for my safe release.”
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Setting aside all speculations the Congress has, on January 19 formally forged alliance with five other parties including the Badaruddin Ajmal-led AIUDF. This was announced by APPC president Ripun Bora in a conference. Bora informed that apart from the AIUDF the Grand Old party has also cemented pre-poll alliance with CPI, CPI(M), CPI(ML) and the Anchalik Gana Marcha(AGM). He also said that the party is ready to form alliance with more other like-minded parties to take on the BJP in the upcoming Assam assembly elections. “ We keep door open for forming alliance with other like-minded parties,” he added. Speaking on the occasion Rajya Sabha MP Ajit Kumar Bhuyan has termed the day as a...
The hapless people of Lakia Dadhia, who became homeless after a massive erosion, have appealed help from people for survival. In December last year they have started a sit-in-demonstration demanding rehabilitation. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, on Sunday, in a public meeting at Jonai, Dhemaji assured that the state government would rehabilitate the people of Lakia Dadhia soon.
Earlier today, noted Assamese story teller Juri Bora Borgohain has on behalf of the helpless people asked for help. In a facebook post the the story teller said, “Laika Dadhia's people are now seen utterly helpless. They have nothing to eat except rice. I appealed to all people and organizations to extend help...
Atleast 15 MLAs and Ministers in the current Assam assembly have criminal cases registered against them, said the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR).
As per reports, the ADR has analysed the affidavits filed by the MLAs ahead of the 2016 assembly elections and bye elections and revealed the sensational data.
The analysis further stated the cases registered against the elected representatives includes murder, theft, rioting, cheating among others. Most the cases are still pending, report said.
A group of farmers from Assam has, reportedly, reached Delhi to join ongoing anti-farm laws protest near the National Capital. The farmers are the members of the All India Farmers' Associatio.
As per reports, the Assam farmers' group consists of more than one hundred members.
Along with the group Gajen Barman (Bijani), a member of the All India Farmers' Association central committee, has also reached Delhi to join the protest, reports said.
Nagaland equestrian Kekhresieli Rio has achieved the second rank in the world equestrians' rankings. The Federation International Equestrian has revealed the North-east player's achievement. The Federation has awarded the ranking to Rio, adding another feather to the cap of the Northeastern's sports powerhouse.Congratulations to @KekhriesilieRio on winning the recently held FEI World Jumping Challenge in Category A and for being ranked 2nd in the world by FEI making him the first Indian to achieve this rank.A proud moment esp. for Nagaland & for India. Best wishes for future endeavours pic.twitter.com/8rcgbKanp5— Neiphiu Rio (@Neiphiu_Rio) January 14, 2021
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee(APCC) president Ripun Bora today lambasted the state BJP-led government for failing to control the price rise. In a press statement Bora alleged that the price rise has dampened bhogali bihu festivity for a large section of the people of the state. “BJP-led government has failed to control the exorbitant price rise of the essential food items. It has brought misery to many. A large number of people could not arrange the Uruka feast due to price rise.” Bora further alleged.
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