In a move that fetches joy for Assam and its people, a top ranked ONGC officer from Assam will head the Oil India Limited.
He is none other than Utpal Borah who is all set to sit in the helm of affairs of the oil public sector unit.
Borah, now Executive Director (Asset Manager) ONGC, who has been finalized for the post of OIL chairman cum managing director is expected to join within this month.
OIL has been running functioning without a full-time CMD since July 1 last year.
Public sector top management personnel recruiter Public Enterprises Selection Board last year conducted two interviews to select its head where Rupshikha Saikia Borah was selected. But the Prime Minister’s Office rejected the selection. The MoPNG search committee shortlisted 15 candidates for the interview. These 15 include three Baruah and Anil Kumar Jain, Pramod Kumar Sharma, Rahul Dasgupta, Utpal Borah, PK Rao, Dr Ashutosh Karnataka, Saumendra Kumar Baruah, Dr Sunil Y Bharati and Bedanta Sarmah, Robin Deka, SB Buragohain.
In yet another setback for KPLT, the chief of the Karbi militant outfit bade farewell to arms before the authority in Diphu on Thursday.He is none other than Sarang Kiling who surrendered before Diphu police with his AK-56 rifle much to the major relief for the security forces.
Amid an escalating protest over Pengeri killings, the United Libration Front of Asom has threatens the Hindi-speaking people of dire consequences if they refuse to halt the tirade against them.Talking to a section of media over telephone on Thursday, ULFA supremo Paresh Baruah said that they won’t tolerate any protest against ULFA since they have no specific evidence in the Bijuliban incident where gunmen killed a local trader and his daughter two days back.“If they refuse to halt they will have to face the consequences and ULFA will not allow Tinsukia or Assam to become a mini Bihar or a mini Rajasthan.Notably, local residents in Tinsukia on Wednesday hit the streets in protest against the...
The Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva Aanmilani activists staged a dharna in Guwahati raising a slew of demands on Thursday.Protesters thronged at Dighalipukhuri in the morning demanding replacement of APSC chairman Rakesh Paul and immediate measures to contain Japanese encephalitis.Talking to Assam Times the protestors said that despite repeated promise Governor PB Acharya has been keeping silence to act against Paul who allegedly made money in the selection of candidates in the civil service examinations.They said that they are prepared to launch a statewide agitation if the authorities refuse to read their demands.
State BJP is divided over the move to welcome Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma a few months ahead of the assembly polls. But the central leadership will take the final call.State president Siddharth Bhattacharya and his close associates want the former Congress minister saying that he would help the party ensuring the victory of at least 5 seats.“We want Dr Sarma like workaholic political leader. He was one who made no less contribution for three consecutive victories,” said one of the close associates of Bhattacharya.A circle of MPs have been dead opposed to the idea of importing Dr Sarma. They include an union minister from the north east along with four other MPs.“The man who is unwanted in his...
Normal life comes to a grinding halt in Tinsukia district on Thursday following the 12 hour bandh in protest against the incident at Bijuliban where ULFA men shot dead a businessman and his daughter on Tuesday night.Vehicles are off from the roads. Shops and markets, schools and colleges, banks and offices are remaining closed under the impact of the bandh called by the Bhujpuri students union. Security forces are patrolling on the streets to avert any untoward incident in the district during the bandh hours.
Forest minister Etwa Munda termed the Bijuliban incident an unfortunate one. But in the same breath he said that the incident does not suggest law and order break down in the state. Munda who has been camping in the district is visiting the Bijuliban village on Thursday where ULFA men gunned down local trader Nandalal Shah along with his daughter.
Tinsukia SP Arnab Deka has been transferred on Wednesday hardly 24 hours after ULFA men shot dead a local trader along with his daughter in Bijuliban area.Karbi Anglong SP Mugdhajyoti Mahanta will take over as new SP of the troubled torn district on Thursday.
The Asom Gana Parishad is fully prepared to roll out red carpet to Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma who is contemplating to quit the ruling party.Encouraged by the recent but secret meeting with the former minister, the AGP held its executive meeting at its headquarters on Wednesday where all leaders agreed to welcome Dr Sarma.Later talking to reporters, president Atul Bora said they would welcome anybody who can repose faith on regionalism.
A protestor died hours after policemen thrashed him when he along with hundreds of people hit the streets in Tinsukia alleging government failure to ensure life and property.Identified as Dinabandhu Sarma, he died at the Doomdooma Hospital where he was battling for life after being severely beaten up by security forces to disperse the protestors on the road.
Stunned by the Tinsukia incident, security forces are put on alert apprehending more ULFA attack on businessmen.Sources told Assam Times that army, police and central para-military forces are fanning in the upper Assam districts in search of the culprits who killed trader and his daughter in Bijuliban area on Tuesday evening.On the other hand, a section of local residents blamed Union home minister Rajnath Singh for his provocative statement which was why ULFA launched the attack to make its presence felt.
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