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.
All India Patriotic Forum, Assam branch on Saturday remembered Umesh Chandra Devchoudhury, who joined the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) under the leadership of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in 1943 and fought many battles for the motherland. Probably the last INA soldier from Assam, Devchoudhury passed away on December 11, 2013 at his residence in Patacharkuchi of lower Assam. A Lieutenant of INA, Devchoudhury maintained an active life till his demise at the age of 97.In a formal memorial meeting held in Guwahati Press Club various speakers highlighted the spirit of patriotism shown by Devchoudhury and his colleagues who led an eventful struggle in various south and southeast Asian...
Assam Association Gurgaon organises Magh Bihu 2014 at Gurgaon, Haryana on Saturday, January 11.Sushant Lok 1, Community Centre, Opposite Shalom Hills Public School, Near paras Hospital, Sector 43, Gurgaon7 pm onwards
In a bizzare incident that escalates tension and anxiety, a senior teacher has gone missing. The incident took place when senior history professor Dr Bhagawan Goswami did not reached his home hours after his son dropped him at the North East Book Fair premises at 8 PM on Saturday. His mobile phone also remains switched off. His family members have lodged an FIR with Chandmari police station.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi is set to finalise the new DGP by the next 24 hours following Jayanta Narayan Chaudhury's move join the NSG. According to the information available with Assamtimes, Gogoi is carefully examining the track records of 5 IPS offices cleared by the state security council on Saturday. These include Khagen Sarma, DK Pathak, Kulbir Kishan, RP Tawal and Rajendra Kumar. Notably, Chaudhury is seat to leave for Delhi in a day or two to take over as NSG director. Before that the chief minister will have to finalise the new DGP.
The Assam government is in a process to announce police commissionerate for Guwahati. Sources told Assamtimes that the name of the first commissioner would be finalised next week from a panel of 4 Senior Indian police service officers. According to sources, the post may go to a senior IPS officer who is working as ADGP. The complete announcement would be made on the Republic Day.
The armed conflict between KPLT and Rengma militants seems to have reached its worse turn. Amid simmering tension suspected Rengma militants shot dead a Karbi youth on Staurday forcing the authorities to clamp curfew from evening to morning. The incident took place in Bokajan in the evening when 5 armed youths started indiscriminate firing in a village leaving a 22 year Karbi youth killed. Then they left towards Dimapur. Police men rushed to the spot and operation is underway. The incident took place a day after Dimapur police recovered 9 decomposed bodies. One of the bodies was identified as a Karbi boy who was missing for the last couple of days.
Assam government has deferred the function scheduled to be held in Guwahation Wednesday to falicitate Gunjan Sarma. The decision was finalised after the brave girl met with a roadmishap in Kaziranga on Tuesday night on her way to Guwahati where she was scheduled to receive the bravery award at a function from chief minister. Chief minister Tarun Gogoi visited Gunjan on Wednesday morning at the JMCH where she is undergoing treatment. Gogoi further asked the hospital authority to provide her with best treatment to ensure recovery at an earlier date. He announced free treatment for Gunjan Sarma.
An eerie silence grips Karbi Anglong following the counter insurgency operation in the hills district.A fierce gunbattle struck the district a day after the dreaded encounter between police and KPLT insurgents. The counter insurgency operation took place at Taralangsu when the armed KPLT ministers arrived in the village to set some houses on fire.High level police officials led by IGP AP Rawat is camping in Bokajan to monitor the operation. The incident took place two days after 7 people including 4 KPLT militants died in firing.
A ravaging fire claimed the lives of three persons of a family in Bongaigaon on Sunday. The tragic incident took place at Bhaulaguri when a house caught fire in the wee hours. Two including a women and a minor girl died on the spot while two others are battling for life at the GMCH. The reason is yet to be ascertained.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi asserted that Narendra Modi will have hardly any impact in the next Lok Sabha polls in Assam.Talking to reporters in the sidelines of a function in Guwahati on Sunday, Gogoi said that the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate has little contribution for the state and that he and his party have nothing to be worried. He further said that AGP is never a factor for the Congress in the general elections.Notably Gogoi on Saturday called Modi a challenge for the ruling party and in the same breath, he told media that his party would be able to put up a good performance in the Lok Sabha polls.
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