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.
Union home minister Rajnath Singh announced a special investigation cell to firmly deal with the rising militant activities in the north eastern region.In his speech at the NE CMs’ Conference in Guwahati on Saturday, he said that there has been steep rise in the incidents of extortions and abductions in Meghalaya. “These incidents should be firmly dealt with and these elements should be flushed out without any delay,” said Singh.
The Centre will not allow the north eastern region to be the haven of anti-national elements. Union home minister Rajnath Singh disclosed it at when he was opening the NE Chief Ministers’ Conference in Guwahati on Saturday.Singh asked security forces to firmly deal with the anti-national activities. He further announced zero tolerance to transborder crimes. All north eastern chief ministers along with DGPs along ITBP, SSB, SIB chiefs attended the meeting at the Khanapara Administrative Staff College.
After Congress, BJP is set to court yet another controversy over the ongoing process to update NRC.The party strongly advocates the inclusion of the names of Hindu Bangladeshi immigrants in the updated NRC.Senior BJP leader Ramen Deka formally raised the demand before Rajnath Singh when the Union home minister arrived in Guwahati on Friday.He further alleged that the Assam government has not been able to deliver the goods.
A massive extortion drive by ULFA is likely to hit a section of businessman in near future. The banned insurgent outfit is set to gear up it to contain the grim financial crisis plaguing it for the last couple of months. Sources told Assam Times that the outfit has asked Jibon Moran to manage the crisis that cripples the leaders and cadres alike in the dense jungles of Myanmar. “If the crisis remains unplugged a grim food crisis would cripple the entire banned outfit. Many insurgents will have to remain starved,” said sources. Moran, who is camping in Toga region of the neighbouring country is desperately trying to micro manage the crisis with a team of dreaded...
AICC is closely watching Dr Himanta Biswa Saram who is believed to have been aiding and abetting the dissident Congress leaders who are set to be axed in a day or two. AICC leaders told Assam Times that they will never take any hasty move against the former cabinet minister. Before taking any decision party vice president Rahul Gandhi will hold yet another meeting with Dr Sarma along with Anjan Dutta and chief minister Tarun Gogoi net month. The meeting is scheduled in Guwahati.
After weeks of will-it-won’t-it, APCC is preparing to expel five partymen alleging anti party activities.Sources told Assam Times that armed with AICC support, PCC president Anjan Dutta is set to issue the suspension notification in a day or two. They include Bolin Kuli, Rana Khan, Adil Shah. Hiranya Bora and Diganta Kalita have already put in their papers.These Congress leaders received showcause notices for criticising the party president and indulging in alleged anti-party activities.
The Asom Gana Parishad is gearing up to hold its executive meeting in Kaliabor later this month.Addressing a press conference in Guwahati on Thursday, party president Atul Bora said the meeting is scheduled to take place on July 26 and 27.The meeting is expected to formulate strategies for the assembly polls early next year.
The Asom Gana Parishad demands CBI probe into APSC scam where a section of the candidates managed to get selection for the ACS, APS and allied services for money. Addressing a press conference in Guwahati on Thursday, party president Atul Bora demanded CBI probe into the BPCL scam where a senior official committed suicide.Bora further accused Congress and BJP of trying to use the NRC for political mileage.
An undeclared race of rash driving is to be blamed for Thursday accident at Paltanbazar where five people sustained serious injury.Eyewitness told Assam Times that the city bus which was coming from Panbazar side was trying to overtake two other buses along with many two and three wheelers on the AT Road.“Had the bus tried to control its speed the incident would have taken place where more than 10 people sustained injury,” said one of the eyewitness. A college student is battling for life at the GMCH after he sustained injury in the accident. “The speeding bus rammed into the two wheeler on which the student was sitting,” said another eyewitness. ...
At least ten people sustained injury when a city bus rammed into an auto rickshaw along with a two wheeler in Guwahati on Thursday. The tragic accident took place at around 11 in the morning at the busy Paltanbazar area when a Ganeshguri bound city bus rammed into a two wheeler after the driver lost his control over it. A college student who was sitting on the stranded two wheeler received serious injury to be rushed to the GMCH where he is battling for life.Then it again rammed into an auto rickshaw before halting beside the Vishal Mega Mart. Three people who were travelling on the ill fated auto rickshaw also sustained injury.Seven other passenger who sustained serious injury are battling...
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