The Golaghat district administration has ordered a high level probe into the claims of achievement by Arnab Kakoty, who came to hit the media headlines. Mr Kakoty was widely appreciated while he claimed to have crossed a few rounds of formalities for being nominated to the Nobel award. Further, he himself claimed to be associated with NASA projects. Very recently, he disclosed his 30 minute long discussion with US president George W Bush. But of late, he has failed to produce relevant documents to substantiate his claims. He was even felicitated by Assam Governor Lt general (Retd) Ajoy Singh following his claim of his outstanding achievement. According to sources, Arnab could be arrested if he further fails to substantiate his claims before the district administration.
Meanwhile, the whole Kakoti family is believed to be absconding. Yesterday, F. Ahmed, executive megistrate, had to return without meeting the family as the house was locked.
PermalinkSubmitted by Pinchas Hodi on Sat, 19/07/2008 - 14:40
It just shows how clueless Assamese journalists are! They are so used to telling (and then believing) cock and bull stories (since 1979; the great Prafulla-Bhrigu epoch), that none of them they ever once felt the need to cross check this guy's bombastic claims. All the news item pointed to just one source: A news item in The Assam Tribune, published in Jan, 2008, (the source of which was Kakati family itself).
Come on, guys, we are not living in the stone age; we have internet, we know what is an internet (google) search. A cursory check at the NASA website, or the Nobel Prize site, or the Royal Society site, or even his own institution could have proved fruitful!
This guy proving black hole theory wrong (which someone as brilliant as the late Fred Hoyle failed to do), A.P.J Abul Kalam urging him to join NASA, the Royal Society asking him to deliver 10 talks and promising to choose him for the Nobel Prize if the talks went well (and then choosing him based on 7 of them!), and then giving him a Rs. 20 Lakh worth car....if all these do not sound pure bullshit, then what does?
For those of you, who are fully ignorant of the ground realities, the youngest person to have ever won a Nobel prize was someone named Bragg, who, in 1915, won it at the age of 25, and that he got along with his father. There are many other brilliant guys: one in a wheelchair somewhere in England (I don't remember, it was some obscure place .. Cambridge or something), another at a little known place called "Center for Advanced Studies" in an unknown University called Princeton, for example, who have not yet won it, and belong to the age-range of mid 50's to mid 60s.
PermalinkSubmitted by sumanta kumar das on Sun, 29/08/2010 - 01:15
Mr.Arnob making newspaper headlines helps in creating awareness among people but your objective must focus on saving the
forest and wildlife of Assam .
Defying the militant diktat Assam celebrates the 63rd Republic Day on Thursday with lots of promises. Governor JB Patnaik unfurled the national tricolor and inspected the guard of honour of the armed forces and NCC at the Kahnapara veterinary playground.
In his address, Patnaik said that his government is committed to uplift the poor people and that the government would leave no stone unturned to permanently restore peace and normalcy in the state. He said the militant outfits, mostly, have come back to the national mainstream which would go a long way to help the state get peace restored.
Patnaik said that his government would not harass even a single genuine citizen in the name of...
The Centre on Wednesday announced Param Vishisht Seva Medal for Air Marshal Anjan Kumar Gogoi.
He would be conferred the award for his distinguished service to the nation. Bestowed the highest peace time award for rendering service of the most exceptional order, the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of South Western Air Command was born at Dibrugarh to former chief minister Keshab Gogoi. Gogoi was the first batch of students in Sainik School Goalpara in the state in 1964. The National Defence Academy graduate was commissioned in the Fighter Stream of the Indian Air Force on June 2, 1973, and has since logged over 3000 hours of fying on various aircraft.
He is a Qualified Flying...
Much to a major disappointment for Assam and its people, the Centre has announced Padma Bibhushan for legendary maestro Dr Bhupen Hazarika along with four other eminent scholars a day before the Republic Day.
Dr Hazarika would posthumously receive the second highest civilian award for his exceptional and distinguished service in vocal music. For the last couple of years the state has been urging the Centre to confer the Bharat Ratna for the legendary maestro. The cry of Bharat Ratna gathered momentum when the maestro passed away on November 5 in Mumbai.
The Assam Legislative Assembly in its winter session also unanimously passed a resolution for the country’s highest civilian...
Security has been tightened to ensure smooth conduct of the 63rd Republic Day celebrations on Thursday.
Assam Chief Secretary N K Das reviewed security scenario when he was chairing a meeting in Dispur on Wednesday.
Special security cover has been laid on major and important sectors like installations of OIL, ONGC and IOC, railways, airport, bus depots and other public places, sources said.
Apart from showcasing the diverse cultural extravaganza and displaying of tableaus, scouts and guides of the state will be felicitated for rendering service in managing the large inflow of mourners following the death of the legendary Dr Bhupen Hazarika.
During the British rule the Jorhat central jail was established in 1911. Preparation is going on to celebrate the completion of 100 years of this historic jail. The opening programme will be start from August 9 and concluded on December.
In a conversation with the media, on January 24, Akon Bora, minister of Jails disclosed that, in association with this celebration its cells and the scaffold of the jail will be preserved and develop as museum for tourist attraction. The cell in which Pitambor Deva Goswami confined will be rebuilt and specially preserved. He also said that the process is going on transfer the jail to a new place.
A five-days Farmers’ Training Programme on Bio-diesel and its economic benefits was organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering of North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST), Nirjuli, Arunachal Pradesh concluded on Tuesday.
Prof. Dipankar Pal, Director of NERIST has attended in the valedictory function on the concluding day and emphasis that there is no need of much discussion on Bio-diesel, as the Bio-diesel from Jatropha is well established from research to market. It is the high time to us to switch over our dependency on fossil fuel to bio-fuel and strengthen the country economy. He further asserted that NERIST has been established to...
After the boycott call from the rebel groups of North-East India, the Assam government has increased keeps strong vigil on the law and order situation of the State. The Sivasagar district administration also tightened the security with mobile patrolling and rigorous checking of the vehicles. The police administration has set up strong mobile vigilance group to monitor and tackle any untoward incident during these days.
You are cordially invited to attend the Republic Day celebration by Assam Association, Delhi at Srimanta Sankaradeva Bhawan on 26th January 2012 at 10.30am.
Dr. Sashanka Sk. Dutta (RSVP: 9818241962)General Secretary
In a major hit and run accident between a school bus and motor cycle on Wednesday morning at around 9 am, motor cycle rider died on the spot. Angry commuters in the area burn the traffic point point, as the point was empty for the last couple of months.
The concluding programmes of 125 years completion of Dibrugarh Amolapatti Namghar will be held with four-days colourful programmes from January 27-30. Distinguished guests from different corners of teh state are invited for the celebration. Four dramas - Pritya Biyug, Baan, Bikhoy Hobo Prem and Bihuramar Bagisa will be staged in the four evenings. A souvenir "Natya Mancha" will be released on this occasion. MP Prithibi Majhi and Pranati Phukan will be attended as special guests in the open session.
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