Four persons from Assam sustained injury in the Saudi Arabian tragedy where nearly one thousand Haj pilgrims died in a stamped on Thursday.
All the four persons are learnt to have hailed from Karimganj district who departed Assam in the first week of August. His family members have been in touch with the Saudi Arabian authorities. Details awaited.
The Assam assembly began its budget session on a stormy note on Monday. Governor Janki Ballav Patnaik opened the month long session with his customary speech. As the governor rose to deliver the speech, opposition members stood up resulting in an uproarious situation on the floor. Amid deafening din, the governor stopped his speech and left the assembly.
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