Himanta joins BJP

Police have arrested a Naga militant in connection with the recent killing of the irrigation engineer.           Identified as Ibung Kuame, the NSCN militant was held from a tiny hamlet on Sunday evening.           According to police, Kuame was one of the five militants who shot dead executive engineer Rajib Pathak at his chamber in Haflong.         He was arrested during a joint operation in the area. Security forces further seized 400 gm RDX along with a magzine, 200 bullets of AK series rifles, some detonator from his possession.

KPLT has freed all the workers 24 hours after they kidnapped at gunpoint from Kaziranga.         The five remaining workers reached Kohora on Sunday nights.              Seven have been released a few hours after they were forcibly taken away to the jungle.        The reason is yet to be confirmed.

Assam paid glowing tribute Lachit Barphukan across the state on Sunday.            People of all walks gave salute to the great Ahom General for his heroic and untiring deeds at the battle of Saraighat.     Senior district administration officials laid floral tribute to the great hero at the statue in Jalukbari.          Some other organizations in Guwahati also observed the Lachit day with pomp and gaiety.             Noted actors Nitish Bharadwaj and Rajesh Khanna attended two functions in the city.

Normal functionings have yet to resume in BCPL a day after local AASU unit forced shut down of the Lepetkota based gas cracker project alleging move to recruit outside candidates. Hundreds of AASU activists on Friday staged dharna in front of the BCPL campus demanding cancellation of the written test slated for Sunday to select 60 candidates. AASU leaders told assamtimes that the BCPL authority was in a move to recruit outside candidates. But there no was no dearth of local talents. They further told that many youths from outside the north east were invited for the interview to be recruited which would not be tolerated. Then the agitating Aasu activists forced shut down...