London Bihu Committee organises this year's Rongali Bihu celebration event on April 9 at Campion School, Hornchurch, Essex. Folk singer Kalpana Patowary will be the guest artist of this year's event.
Programme
13:30 – 15:30 Registration, Jalpan and Bihu Olympics
15:30 – 16:00 Welcome by President and felicitations
In a major setback for AGP, Joseph Toppo pulled out of the regional party.The sitting MP from Tezpur sent his resignation letter to the party leadership in Guwahati alleging that the party is not in a mood to field him for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.Notably, the party is considering the name of Brindabon Goswami in lieu of the sitting MP.
Senior AGP leader Brindabon on Thursday refuses to contest from Tezpur alleging utter disappointment of Joseph Toppo who is a strong contender in the race for ticket.Goswami has asked the party leadership to field Toppo from Tezpur and to bring Padma Hazarika back to the party.Notably, the party is considering the name of Brindabon Goswami in lieu of the sitting MP.
A brainstorming AGP session on Thursday is believed to have finalized the second land last list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in the state. Several senior party leaders attended the meeting chaired by president Prafulla Kumar Mahanta.The party is expected to announce the final list of the candidates on Friday.
Barring Silchar, Tezpur and Koliabor, AIUDF has announced the first list of candidates on Thursday.Party president Badaruddin Ajmal will contest from Dhubri while Gopinath Das will contest from Guwahati.In Korimganj, the party has fielded Radheshyam Biswas while it has allowed Aditya Langthasa to contest from Nagaon.AIUDF candidate from Barpeta this time will be Chirajuddin Ajmal while Mamud Imdadul will contest from Lakhimpur.
Normal life comes to a grinding halt in some parts of the state on Thursday following the AAKRSU-sponsored Assam Bandh demanding separate Kamatapur.The bandh meets total response in the Koch Rajbanshi dominated areas in Barpeta, Kokrajhar, Morigaon and Darrang districts.Roads remained deserted, schools and colleges, shops and markets remained closed under the impact of the bandh that came into force from early in the morning.
Congress election committee is holding a crucial meeting in New Delhi to clear the candidates for the remaining Lok Sabha seats across the country.These include Nagaon, Barpeta, Mongoldoi and Dhubri. The party is expected to announce the list towards the evening.The ruling party has already announced the candidates for 9 seats last week.
Over 300 KMSS activists were courted arrest in Guwahati on Friday when they staged dharna demanding immediate arrest of Chief minister and revenue minister in connection with the recent self immolation case.When over 100 KMSS activists started staging dharna at Digholipukhuri in the morning policemen forcibly took them to the Panbazar police station premises.Hours after it over 200 protesters arrived in the spot and started the dharna afresh. Then security forces sprang upon them and took them away to the police station.Talking to Assam Times, the protestors who have been camping in Guwahati said that they want Akhil Gogoi to be released immediately.Apart from demanding chief minister Tarun...
A bus conductor was killed when a gang of dacoits unleashed a reign of terror at five super buses in Dhubri district on Thursday.The incident took place at Bogoribari in Dhubri in the wee hours where a gang of dacoits halted five West Bengal bound passenger buses at gun point. Then they started looting the passengers.Then they vanished from the spot after blankfiring to unleash terror among the passengers.Grievously injured passenger Khakon Dey was shifted to the hospital where he succumbed to injuries.
BJP election committee is holding its crucial meeting in New Delhi to finalise the list of candidate for the remaining seats for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.The opposition party is expected to announce the list after the meeting. These seats include nine seats from Assam.Earlier the party announced candidates for Guwahati, Mongoldoi, Lakhimpur, Jorhat and Nagaon.
Trinamool Congress on Wednesday announced four candidates in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.Actor Biju Phukan will contest from Guwahati while Ranjeet Sekhar Mooshahary will contest from Kokrajhar.The party has fielded Dhebor Gohain Barua in Lakhimpur while Justin Lakra has been allowed to contest from Tezpur.
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