The mortal remains of Anjan Dutta were consigned to flames on Friday a day after the APCC president died of cardiac arrest in New Delhi. After last respect to the lifeless former minister in Guwahati and Sivasagar, Dutta’s body was taken to Gaurisagar where he was cremated with full state honour in the afternoon. Former Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and forest minister Pramila Rani Brahma, MP Ripun Bora were prominent among those who were present at the cremation ground. Before that thousands of bereaved Congress men received Dutta’s body at the Jorhat Airport in the morning and was taken to Sivasagar to facilitate his fans to pay their last respect in Sivasagar town and his birth place Gayan gaon.
Dutta died of cardiac ailment on Thursday morning at the All India Institute of Medical Science a couple of weeks after he was rushed to it. The party in rank and file have condoled his death and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family members.
A collection of Assamese short stories titled Dhusar Diganta and penned by Gajen Deka was released at Guwahati Press Club on Wednesday. Eminent educationist and commentator Dr Amarjyoti Choudhury officially released the book in presence of distinguished publisher Giripad Deba Choudhury, author Eli Ahmed & Mohini Goswami, journalist Nava Thakuria, with others. Published by Bani Prakash Mandir, the book contains 20 stories and priced at rupees 150.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal is caught in a deep dilemma over his move for cabinet expansion. Coalition partners BPF and AGP have been demanding more berths in the soon to be expanded cabinet while his state party chief Ranjit Das is believed to have asked the chief minister not to proceed right now.Talking to Assam Times in New Delhi, a senior BPF leader vented no less ire on the delay citing inauspicious time. He questioned the delay saying that further delay would hamper their performance. “Why Sonowal should keep waiting for auspicious time. He should reshuffle his cabinet at an earlier date,” said the BPF leader.“BPF is not happy with only ministers in the cabinet. Even the...
The much-hyped ambitious schemes meant to uplift the farming community fails to deliver the goods forcing a section of the poor people to take up extreme step. In yet another incident that sends shockwaves across the state, a poor farmer in Kamrup district committed suicide for his alleged failure to repay the debt he availed of from a local saving organization. The incident took place at Nij Depheli village near Rangiy where a poor farmer, who borrowed Rs 10,000 from a local village organization was found hanging on a tree on Tuesday just a day before he was to face the organizations for failing to repay the debt.This is for the first time a farmer committed suicide during the six month...
The repertory company of National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi will stage five plays in the city starting from Thursday (19 January). The plays, to be performed at Shrimanta Shankardev Kalakhetra, will start every evening at 6 pm. Well known plays including Ghasiram Katowal, Gajab Teri Ada, Lagi Lagan, Adha Chand and Tajmahal Ka Tender will be staged accordingly. The NSD repertory chef Suresh Sarma, while talking to the media persons at Guwahati Press Club on Tuesday, informed that there is no entry frees. Sarma expected good number of theatre audience in all the shows, however requested to avoid below five year babies with them. The repertory team, comprising 20 performers, has...
Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expressed utter shock at the murder of another journalist in the country within a fortnight. The Assam based media rights body demands proper investigation into the murder of Karthigai Selvan, a Tamil Nadu based scribe, was hacked to death by the goons at Sattur locality on 9 January. Selvan (40), who worked for Tamil magazine titled Naveena Netrikkan, left behind his wife and two sons. He becomes the second victims till date this year as India lost Brajesh Kumar Singh (28) to assailants in Samastipur locality of Bihar on 3 January last. The largest democracy in the globe lost six journalists last year, whereas the populous country witnessed the murder of...
Assam Governor Banwarilal Purohit greeted the people on the occasion of the Magh Bihu. In his message on Friday, he said Bihu symbolises the spirit of integrity, brotherhood and camaraderie among all irrespective of caste, creed, religion or language which epitomises the highest example of unity amid diversity. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, his ministerial colleagues and various parties and organizations have wished the people on the occasion. Bamboo Mejis are shining with dried leaves and hay by the people irrespective of caste, creed and language where they together cook for the feast. The Mejis are burning amid chanting of prayers marking the end of all evil for a new positive...
Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA), while appreciating the Myanmar police for arresting three persons suspecting their role in the murder of Ko Soe Moe Tun on the night of 12 December last, urged the authority for stringent action against the culprits. The northeast India based scribe’s forum argued that killing a journalist because of his reporting on environmental issues must be dealt with utmost seriousness as it is against the Mother Nature. It may be mentioned that the Sagaing region based Burmese journalist was targeted by the goons for his extensive investigation & coverage over the wood smuggling, illegal logging and mining in northwest Myanmar. The reporter, engaged with Daily...
Magh bihu festivity grips Assam on Friday across the state where people of all walks of life are preparing to celebrate the much vaunted occasion. Huge preparation is underway in the open field to hold uruka on Friday night with community feasting under a make shift house of straw and bamboo. Cultural functions are lined up for the night in many urban and semi urban areas to be accompanied by jam kirtan on the occasion. Magh bihu falls on Saturday to be marked where the people would lit up the meji, a huge structure of wood and bamboo early in the morning to offer puja to the firegod. Traditional Assamese sweets and delicious items are flooding the household to be served to the near and...
The employees of Janasadharan, an Assamese daily published simultaneously from Guwahati and Dibrugarh, demanded their dues as the management decided to close down its publication since November last year. Under the banner of Janasadharan Newspaper Employees Union, they addressed the media persons at Guwahati Press Club on Thursday morning and later participated in a demonstration in front of it. It may be mentioned that the owner of the newspaper (former Congress minister Rockybul Hussain) in October 2016 expressed his inability to continue publishing the daily as the newspaper was losing readers rapidly. Later a closure notice, though without anybody’s signature, was also put on the...
Louis Berger episode seems have resurfaced to embroil fresh trouble for Himanta Biswa Sarma giving much ammonition to Congressmen to target their former fellow.The US department of justice is understood to have agreed to provide the evidential documents to substantiate the multi crore Louis Berger kick back to procure the award of contract in Guwahati metropolitan city a couple of years back.Amid much hue and cry, the erstwhile Tarun Gogoi government ordered a CID probe which is going on. But the probe refused to progress in the absence of crucial documents justifying the kick back allegations where the name of Himanta Biswa Sarma was involved who was GMDA minister during the Gogoi regime....
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