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 .
The 50th Bienial conference and 100 years celebration of All Assam Sut Sanmilan concluded successfullyat Dhakuwakhana on January 23. The two days conference was held at Chandra Sekhar Dhanpur Khetra of Dhakuwakhana Model Higher Secondary School. In the final day the cultural procession was inaugurated by Dilip Bora, Director Assam Fire service. In the open session a souvenir “Sabdartha Bornona” was released by Jatin Bora, general secretary of the organisation. Dr. Luhit Hazarika, Dr. Keshav Hazarika, Dr. Mukul Boruah, Dadhi Barik, Deva Sut and Amiyo kumar Handique were present as special guests in the meeting.
The 116th Birthday of Netaji Subhash Chandra Basu was celebrated all over the State of Assam. In Guwahati the celebration committee has awarded folk-scholar Dr. Biren Dutta, econimist and poet Dr. Amolendu Guha and veteran dramatist Arun Sarma with Netaji Pride award.
The colourful cultural procession was inaugurated by Gautom Roy, Public Health Minister of Assam. Robin Bordoloi, Mayor cum MLA presided the open session, in which Adhendu Kumar Dey, Minister of Assam, Dinesh Chandra Baishya, Principal of B. Barua College, Guwahati present as honourable guest and assertes speaker. Pranoti Phukon, Cultural Minister of Assam paid special homage to Netaji by hoisting the National flag at...
Over 1800 militants from nine outfits bade farewell to arms before Union home minister P Chidambaram and Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi at a function in Guwahati on Tuesday. Gogoi and Chidambaram greeted them with rose buds for coming back to national mainstream.
In his address, Chidambaram said that he would assure them of equal right and dignity. He said, “the Government has welcomed the militants back to the fold. Everyone is entitled to live with honour."
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi, Army GoCs of 3 and 4 Corps, and director general of police Jayant Narayan Chowdhury were also present. Chairmen and 'commanders', the militants surrendered 201 assorted arms and ammunition. The...
Journalists Forum of Assam(JFA) has appealed to the people of North East India to defy militants diktat to boycott Republic Day celebrations. They urged the people to observe it in a befitting manner.
JFA President Rupam Barua and Secretary Nava Thakuria said in a statement in Guwahati said,” we should celebrate Republic Day and also Independence Day to honour hundreds and thousand patriots and martyrs who faced immense trouble to make the country independent.''
Notably, around 12 outfits including the anti-talk faction of United Liberation Front of Asom, Coordination Committee (umbrella organisation of seven militant outfits of Manipur), Kamatapur Liberation Organisation,...
A poetry collection of Jatindra Kumar Borgohainsi was released January 22, at Guwahati Press club by veteran poet Hirendra Nath Dutta. The book was released in a discussion, “Adhumik Yug aru Nari Seadhinota” organised by “Nari-yug” a organisation for upliftment of woman. The discussion was presided by Hori noted children litterateur, Hori Priya Barukial Borgohainsi.
In yet another sensational case, a 27-year-youth from Assam committed suicide in Bangalore. His brother also has been charged with attempting to commit suicide in the same city on Sunday.
Both they blamed failure to get a job ensured. Santanu Chetia Phukan committed suicide on Sunday a few days after he and his brother, Indosan arrived in the city in search of job on January 21.
Santanu committed suicide by hanging while his brother attempted suicide by slashing his wrist. Indosan is critical and has been admitted to a hospital. Both they completed diploma in agriculture science e and were preparing to attend a interview on Tuesday.
The police got the phone number of the duo...
Guwahati Press Club has organized an interaction program with a senior editor from Dhaka, Swadesh Roy tomorrow (January 24) at 3 pm. Mr Roy, who is associated with a leading Bengali daily Dainik Janakantha, published from the Bangladesh capital, has arrived in Assam today with personal assignments. With his responsibility as the executive editor of the highly circulated daily newspaper, Mr Roy contributes articles for various newspapers and portals based in different parts of the globe.
Member-journalists, who are interested on various issues of Bangladesh and its media, may attend the program at press club premises.
The North East Writers’ & Artists’ Conclave (NEWAC), a mobile forum travelling through north east India, opened its Shillong Chapter at the Seminar Hall, State Central Library on Fri, 20th Jan, 2012. The Shillong Chapter was coordinated by Eric Nongkynrih, Assoc. Prof. (English), St. Edmunds College and was attended by both students and academicians, as well as established writers and published poets. There was book and poetry reading as well as short talks on the area of ones’ artistic interest or research. Some of the prominent participants were former politician with artistic repertoire R G Lyngdoh, Pankaj Thapa of Sikkim Govt College, well-known Poet Esther Syiem,...
The Assam Association, Mumbai invites you to an Evening of Get Together on the occasion of "Magh Bihu", will be held on 21 January 2012 as per following details.
Time: 7pm to 10pm
Venue: Shetkari Samaj Hall, Sector 4A, Near Kopar Khairnae Railway Station,New Mumbai 400709
Progm Highlites:
Intereactive Game and Entertainment Programme, Lottery and Bihu Bhuj (Food coupon of Rs.100/-will be available at the venue on first come first served basis.)
The Adya-Shradh of the political adviser of ULFA Bhimkanta Buragohain, popularly known as Mama, was organised at Charaidew, Sivasagar district. Mama died on December 19 at his home at Dhola, Tinsukia. The Vice-Chairman of ULFA Pradip Gogoi and social worker Lakhi Buragohain, garlanding and lighting lamp at the mausoleum of “Mama”, situated some distance away from the graveyard of Charaidew.
Religious prayers held in presence of huge gathering of people and pro-talk ULFA cadres. A reminiscence meeting was also held in this occasion. Chairman Aravindra Rajkhowa of Pro-talk ULFA fraction has attended Mama’s Adya-Shradh at Sipajhar.
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