Talking to Assam Times, the protestors said that the government promised ST status before the election. But during the last one and a half year has passed. But the things refused to proceed forcing them to take resort to the dharna.
They further threatened a massive strike in near future if the Ahoms are denied ST status before the next assembly polls early next year.
20 Jul 2015 - 4:09pm | AT News
Various parties and organizations demand CBI probe into the multi crore watergate that touches off a seismic wave of reactions across the nation. Chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday gave hint of a...
15 Oct 2015 - 10:29pm | Siddhartha Handique
Golaghat BJP unit workers hit the streets in the town on Thursday alleging scams, corruption and misgovernance by the Congress government in Assam. Hundreds of protesters took out a rally...
30 Sep 2013 - 7:38pm | Raktim Baruah
Young writer and social activist Syed Miraz Ahmed, was honored the Rotary Young Achiever Award 2013 on Saturday for his work on environment and sustainability activisim. Miraz is pioneering the use...
25 Oct 2013 - 6:39pm | SK Hasan
All 6 candidates of All Assam Student Union, who were contesting in the election of the Student Body of Nazira HSMP School on Octobe 24, were declared as the winning candidates. Around 1000 ...
Basistha police have seized explosives on Sunday hours before Pranab Mukherjee’s visit on Sunday. These include some gelatin sticks, electric detonators seized during an intensified operation in the evening. Police arrested two youths in this connection. They were identified as Ranjit Rabha and Pratap Rajbanshi.
Normal life comes to a grinding halt in Guwahati following the incessant rains that inundated the city roads and by-lanes for the third consecutive day on Sunday.The RG Baruah Road, GNB Road, Chandmari and Silpukhuri and the Maniram Dewan Road have come under the surging rain waters. Parts of Ganeshguri and Panjabari are also feeling the heat of water logging.
The Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research (C-NES) announces the premiere of 'Where there are no roads … ' at the India International Centre (Kamladevi Chattopadhyaya Block) on May 14, 2013 at 6.30 pm. Maulee Senapati is the Director and Cinematographer while Sanjoy Hazarika, Managing Trustee of C-nes and founder director of the Centre for NE Studies and Policy Research in Jamia Millia Islamia, is the producer and script-writer. The documentary will have its North-east premiere later this month, in Guwahati, on May 24 at Jyoti Chitrabon Studio, Kahilipara, at 6 pm. The film is about a unique experiment, a major innovative health campaign that reaches some of the most...
Maize farmers in Bongaigaon district threatened to commit suicide in protest against the spurious quality of maize seeds distributed to them by the state government.The maize plants bloomed fully in the 43,200 square feet land under plantation, there was hardly any yield in them, the farmers alleged. The poor production has pushed the 50-odd farmers to a severe financial crisis.But the farmers registered a record production last year by selling many quintals of produce in the market. The farmers threatened to end their lives without adequate compensation.
Police claimed to have captured a top Maoist leader on Thursday.Identified as Anukul Chandra Naskar, 65, a politburo member of the Maoist leader was taken into custody from Barak Valley Wednesday.Senior Superintendent of Police A.P. Tiwari said Naskar, popularly known as Pareshda, hailed from Balia in West Bengal's 24 South Pargana district.Naskar managed five states including Assam.
A prize money Enviro Quiz for4 high and higher secondary school students is being organised by by People’s Friend Foundation be held on June 5 at the District Library Auditorium, Guwahati. The quiz will be on environment and nature, bio-diversity, ecology, zoology, botany, and other related subjects and the medium of it will be in English and Assamese. The event is being organised by People’s Friend Foundation.The competition will be on two categories: Group A: Class V to Class VII and Group B: Class VIII to Class XII. Maximum of three teams from the same school in each category will be allowed to participate. Each team will consist of two students. Joining fee for each team is Rs 100...
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday is set to seek Rs 16,000 crore as annual plan outlay for 2013-14 from the Centre. The plan size would be fixed at a meeting between Gogoi and Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia in New Delhi. But the plan panel is likely to hike 10 per cent allocation for the next year. The plan allocation of the state in the last financial year was Rs 10,500 crore and like in the previous years, the State Government failed to utilize the funds. Gogoi is on a three days visit to the capital.
The Assam government would order an enquiry into the suicide by international archer Pratima Boro during the ongoing national team selection camp in Pune. A special team of Assam Police would conduct the investigations into the 22-year-old archer's death. A hopeful for the 2016 Olympics at Rio de Janerio, 23-year-old Pratima allegedly committed suicide on Friday by hanging herself from the ceiling fan in her room at the Army Sports Institute.
The first wave of floods hit the state. The worst-hit is Majuli. The water level of the river Brahmaputra has been surging following heavy rainfall. The surging waters breached a dyke at the Kharjan area where 350 hectares of cultivable land have been submerged. Floodwaters have submerged 200 hectares of cultivable land at Chilakola and another 150 hectares at Kamalabari here so far. Moreover, the Kamalabari ghat has been shifted due to the floodwaters; the water is still rising.
In yet another crackdown against syndicates, Guwahati police have arrested a businessman from the city on Sunday. Police arrested Jitu Barman from his residence in the wee hours. The former president of the fish traders association was arrested on charges of running a nefarious fish syndicate. Interrogation is in progress at Paltanbazar police station.
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