In a crucial turn around, Top United Liberation Front of Assam leader Prabal Neog alias Benudhar Bora has been released from the Dibrugarh Central Jail this afternoon. At the time of release UFA Leaders, Jiten Dutta, Joon Bhuyan and Junaki Bora - mother of Prabal Neog accompanied him. Neog was arrested along with his wife and son by the police from Tezpur on 17th September 2008.
This seems to be a significant step as the ULFA-Governments peace process, as the A and C Company of 28th Battalion of ULFA declared unilateral Ceasefire with the state Government some time back creating an environment for the peace. Later the ceasefire group led by the ULFA Leader Mrinal Hazarika have been expelled by the top ULFA authority.
12 Jul 2010 - 3:47am | editor
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At least nine workers from Assam were killed and 11 injured when suspected militants triggered a powerful IED blast at Khoyathong in the heart of Imphal on Friday. Six others have been critically...
Liberal Youth Forum had organized one day workshop on Right to Information Act and Campus Governance to sensitize students on governance issues on 8th December at Gauri Sadan, Guwahati. The programme was organized as apart of Campus Pulse Programme which is being supported by The Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit (FNF) which is a non-profit organization that promotes liberal democracy, respect for human rights, rule of law and economic freedom. The programme was organized by J B Law College Chapter of LYF is a movement of individuals, informal groups and formal associations collaborating to create access and choice in social, cultural, economic, political and...
Actor Hiranya Deka seen at the Entrepreneurship & Skill Development Programme on Digital Photography Course organised by the Centre for Alternative Vocation and Indian Institute of Entrepreneurs at Jorhat on November 30.
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Winner Preeti Thapa (Centre) flanked by 1st runner up Rituparna Lahkar (Left) and Rajkanya Baruah (Right) seen at the finale of the Pond's White Beauty Eclectic Model Hunt 2010 at ITA Machkhowa in Guwahati, Assam on November 27.
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National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) Chief Ranjan Daimary alias D R Nabla has been produced before the court of chief judicial magistrate (CJM), Kamrup, Robin Phukan in CJM Court, Kamrup in Guwahati on May 16.
After the hearing, the court handed over Ranjan Daimary to CBI in a 9-day remand following the prayer of CBI seeking Daimary’s custody for interrogation in connection with the October 30, 2008 serial blasts case. CBI had already filed a chargesheet against 19 people, including Daimary in the October 30 blasts.
Remarkably, Ranjan Daimary, the most wanted in the 2008 Assam serial bomb blasts case, was handed over to Indian authorities by the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR...
Jeevan magazine was released by writer Dr Mamoni Raisom Goswami on Thursday at Guwahati. The magazine is launched by Jeevan Initiative, a non-profit organization. Jeevan Initiative is an attempt to celebrate the positive aspects of like, inform our youths about the developments taking place all over the world and bring awareness among them about our strength and available opportunities.
Noted film director Jahnu Baruah was also present and spoke at the occasion. Edited by Suresh Ranjan Goduka, the magazine aims to highlight the positive aspects of life, specially, the issues related to the uplift of youth.
Bangladesh has reiterated it would not allow its soil to be used for any terrorist activity against India and has promised to reopen all transit routes for maximum connectivity between the two neighbours. This was stated by Bangladesh High Commissioner in India, Mr Tariq Ahmed Karim, during his talk ‘India-Bangladesh Relations: Beyond Barriers” organized by the Centre for Development and Peace Studies, a Guwahati-based think tank, here last night.
Mr Karim, in an unusually candid address, admitted there has been avoidable ‘barriers’ that has been keeping relations between the two populous neighbours tense for large part of the past forty years since Bangladesh...
‘Prakriti’, the environmental group comprising the students of Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati organized IIT G EnvironmentaL awareness Summit on 13 and 14th February at its campus premises. IEAS'10 was a student initiative and was the first of its kind student activity in IITG campus and was initiated by the club secretary Hifzur Rehman. The main aim of this summit was to raise awareness among the IITG community about the environmental problems that we are facing today and how can we contribute in the redressal of such sensitive issues.
The summit extended over a period of 2 days - 13th and 14th Feb'10. The students carried out a Campus Cleanliness Drive on 13th...
Saparivar an internationally circulated feature Nepali language magazine with news that impacts the general masses published by Hemanta Madhumita Saika (HMS) Publications from Guwahati, Assam recently declared results of the 3 months long "Saparivar – Assam ka TOP 10 Lokopriya Gorkhali"reality fame contest. At its 2nd anniversary the HMS Publication brought out this unique idea as a gift to the people of Assam and its readers across India in particular North East and abroad like Myanmar, US, Nepal, Bhutan, Canada, China- the brain child of famous Nepali language journalist and writer Deputy Editor of Saparivar (Nepali) a Gorkha son Rohit Goutam. The list is topped by famed...
Governor of Assam Shiv Charan Mathur will formally inaugurate the India's premier horticulture show 'National Horti-Expo 2009', organized by the Directorate of Horticulture and Food Processing, Assam and Department of Agriculture, Assam, on 11th February, 2009 at 12.15 pm at the campus of International Convention Centre, Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra, Panjabari, Guwahati, informs Mowsam Hazarika, Publicity Secretary, Steering Committee, National Horti-Expo 2009. The Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India has also supported this mega show, which is going to be held in Assam for the first time. The Indian Chamber of Commerce has actively rendering their service in the expo as an...
Three youth have been killed by suspected KLNLF militants in the wee hours of the November 3 morning in Nagaon district. The deceased were namely Jogesh Shah, Mahesh Shah, Pawan Sarmah. The former two belong to Bihari Community. According to the reports last came in, the incident took place due to monetary reason. According to the eye witnesses the militants took the three people in an open field in Sukanjuri and indiscriminately open fired on them.The three died on the spot.After doing the massacre, the militants went back to the nearby hill area. Police officials, administration including SP Nagaon Nitul Gogoi, DC J Balaji immediately rushed to the spot and searching to nab the culprits.
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