The closing ceremony of the golden jubilee celebrations of the science stream of B. Borooah College was celebrated at the College premises on September 24. Tezpur University’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Mihir Kanti Chaudhuri was the chief guest for the program. Prof. Chaudhuri enlightened the audience with his enthralling speech in which he congratulated B. Borooah College for being awarded ‘A’ grade by NAAC and also urged the students and the faculties to inculcate the feeling of Patriotism and accountability amongst themselves. The general meeting was presided over by the Principal of the College Dr. Satyendra Nath Barman. Dr. Rekha Deka, ex Principal of B. Borooah College and Dr. Jagadindra Ray Choudhury, the Vice Principal of the College were amongst the other dignitaries present in the dias. The program was attended by retired faculty members of B. Borooah College. The general meeting was followed by a colourful cultural program.
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AASU activists thronging in thousands in Dispur on Thursday in Protest against the Citizenship(Amendment) Bill, 2016.
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In another incident, police recovered two Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) from the kitchen garden of a house in Hahakati area under Kakopothar police station in Tinsukia district. The IEDs were...
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Assam PWD minister Ajanta Neog unveiled the deep tube scheme at Jamuguri area of Golaghat district on Wednesday. The scheme was launched under the implementation scheme of irrigation department. This...
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Assam sports directorate has condoled the death of former sports and youth welfare minister Prabin Gogoi in Guwahati on Monday. The employees of the directorate in Dispur adopted a resolution...
The Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council area in Goalpara is burning over holding of panchayat polls slated for Tuesday. The public curfew will begin from 7 in the morning on Monday which will continue till 7 in the evening on Tuesday.Central paramilitary forces have been deployed in BTAD, Kamrup and Goalpara districts. The army has also been kept on alert in the council area to deal with the law and order situation.The government and state election panel are going ahead with poll mode only to be opposed in the form of arson. Miscreants burnt down many houses and a wooden bridge in the district on Saturday night. On Friday night, the protestors set afire a vehicle of a zonal election officer...
Eight Muslim Protection Tiger Force surrendered before police in Kokrajhar district. Led by Hafizur Rahman, area commander of the outfit, the newly form outfit’s militants surrendered before the top police and army officials at Gossaigaon.The surrendering militants gave up three 9mm pistols, two 7.6mm pistols, three handmade rifles, one hand grenade and 14 rounds of ammunition. Notably, the militant group was formed in 2012 during the ethnic violence in BTAD areas.
One person was shot dead by his elder brother in Guwahati on Sunday. The fratricidal incident took place at Adabari area in the city over dispute over a piece of land.According to police, accused Sahil Ali attacked his elder brother Siraj Ali in front of his shop and shot dead him at around 8.20 am at Adabari area. Siraj was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead. Sahil was apprehended.The two and another brother were involved in a feud over a piece of land in their mother's name since her death some time ago.
A recent coir expo in Guwahati encouraged budding entrepreneurs outlining that the potential in the production of a variety of coir products in the north east. Organised by the Coir Board and Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, the North-East Coir Expo 2013 displayed an attempt to attract the local youth towards this lucrative business.Organizers hoped that the expo would help the people know the whereabouts of all the coir fibre along with the product value and the market.
The Assam Government on Friday approached the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe into the huge seizure of Fake Indian Currency Notes in Guwahati from three accused persons on August 30 last year.According to government sources, the three accused who were on their way from Malda in West Bengal through Guwahati in a Chevrolet Tavera were rounded up by officials from DRI, Guwahati at Beltola Chariali. Fake Indian currency notes amounting to Rs 11.99 lakh were found in their possession. A complaint was lodged with CBI by DRI, Guwahati to this effect.The Government decided to hand over the case to the CBI ‘as the seizure is of substantial nature having involvement of inter-state criminals...
Good news. ITC Ltd. Promised to invest a huge Rs 500 crore into the fast moving consumer goods sector, especially in the food processing industry in the state.ITC Chairman Y.C. Deveshwar assured this in course of a meeting with Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi at his official residence recently.Deveshwar said his company’s goal is to become the largest consumer goods conglomerate in the country. Founded in 1910, ITC is one of the largest multi-business corporate enterprises in India with a turnover of around US$6 billion. The company's non-tobacco businesses, including foods, personal care, hotels, paper, agriculture, information technology and others, currently account for around 40% of its...
Dispur police intensifies crackdown against the thieves who have been striking in the city a day after the seizure of a huge quantity of gold, silver and diamond ornament from a person.Marathon interrogation continues on Ajit Karmakar from whose possession these ornaments were found on Thursday.Notably, acting on the confessional statement of a thief, police conducted a raid at a room in Fatasheel Ambari area where a person Ajit Karma housed. Some gold, silver and diamond ornaments worth around 50 lakh have been seized from his possession. Karmakar confessed to have received these materials from a gang of thieves and dacoits.
Lady ULFA leader Jahnavi Rajkonwar is dead. She is understood to have met watery grave in the dense jungle. ULFA’s publicity wing confirmed it in an email statement on Thursday morning. The teacher from Naharkatia joined the insurgent outfit last year leaving her husband and two kids.
Two hardcore GNLA militants were killed at an encounter with security police in Goalpara distirct on Thursday.
The encounter took place at an interior area along the Assam-Meghalaya interstate border where the army and police launched a combing operation in the wee hours. Police further recovered 2 pistols from their possession.
urity forces arrested three NDFB cadres in Guwahati on Wednesday night. The trio were picked up during a joint operation at the Inter State Bus Terminal in Guwahati and nabbed the militants on the way to Myanmar via Dimapur. Police said that the militants had used Guwahati as their transit base. They were identified as Laisui Basumutary, Joangsar Basumutary and Astomi Basumutary. Police further recovered Rs 2.50 lakh cash from their possession.
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