The Centre has put the Assam Government on alert apprehending ULFA's massive strike during the Independence day celebrations on August 15. According to information, acting on some specific inputs that ULFA is drawing up a blue print for a massive strike during the Independence Day programme, the Centre has alerted the Dispur to be extra vigilant. According to information, the Union home ministry has told Dispur to intensify security measures especially around vital installations as ULFA militants have been targeting these places in support of their demands.
The Centre further has asked Dispur to deploy adequate security personnel in all towns and Guwahati city as there have been recent strikes by the rebels in urban areas. This was discussed in detail at a meeting of Unified Command Structure held in Guwahati on recently in presence of senior officials of Army, state police, CRPF and BSF. The meeting decided to put the security agencies engaged in counter- insurgency operations on alert.
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KKBB Alumini members are organizing the first KKBB Alumni Association School Meet on October 3 from 11 in the morning.Principal delivered the welcome address followed by introduction of KKBB alumni....
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NAMRUP:A decomposed body recovered in the Dilli river bank struck no less sensation on Monday. Local residents spotted the male body floating on the river and put it on the bank before they allowed...
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Journalists and conscious citizens of Assam on Monday once again defied militants’ diktat and celebrated the 66th Republic Day at Guwahati Press Club. Hoisting the national flag, senior journalist...
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Stunned by widespread criticism, the Centre is understood to have been preparing to clear the decks for deporting 17 Bangladeshi immigrants by Thursday. According to sources, the clearance if...
CPI(ML) leader and former MP Dr Jayanta Rongpi has held the Assam government responsible for the burning situation in the North Cachar hills district and said the Gogoi Government has failed to bring the situation under control.Addressing a press conference here in the city, Dr Rongpi said the suspension of train services and shifting of railway employees from the trouble torn district have proved that the government has been failing to deal with the war like situation. The move to introduce separate unified command structure exclusively for the district will not help the people mitigate the problems they have been facing, he said. He also said that the insurgent activities could die out...
Two people died on the spot while a tractor on which they were riding was dashing against a moving train at an unmanned level crossing near Jogijan in Nagaon on Tuesday. According to an official statement, the incident took place when the tractor entered through the unmanned level crossing collided with the speeding 0865 Up train in the afternoon. Later, Lumding Divisional manager S S Narayanan rushed to the spot with senior officials and took stock of the situation. The train reached Hojai at around 4 in the afternoon.
Mired in umpteen numbers of allegations of corruption, Assam Sahitya Sabha president Kanaksen Deka said a section people has been trying to tarnish the image of the literary organization by spreading some mispublicity.Addressing a pres conference on Tuesday, Deka said some people are doing these only for their personal aggrandizement. He said these controversies are some mispublicity and that is not scared of these. He denied any uneasy situation during the meeting of the Sabha recently in Jorhat as it was published in some dailies.Asom Sahitya Sabha will launch sapling plantation programme at the state’s primary and middle schools on the occasion of the World Environment Day on June...
The Asom Gana parishad’s eleven member unification panel is meeting to day in the city to carry forward the amalgamation of the regional parties before the Lok Sabha polls. According to information, headed by AGP executive president and former minister Phani Bhusan Chaudhury, the panel will talk to the breakaway AGP leaders Biraj Kumar Sarma and Rekharani Das Boro. It has already hold a few rounds of talk with AGP(P), Trinamool gana parishad and two PLP factions. Afrter holding a few rounds of talks the panel will submit its findings before the party high command within 2 months to clear the road to unification.
Senior Professor and former science dean of Gauhati University Akhil Kumar Medhi is set to be the new Vice Chancellor of the same varsity. The decision top this effect was taken on Monday by Chancellor and Assam Governor Lt general (Retd) Ajay Kumar Singh. The Governor has already sent a letter to Professor Medhi to this effect. According to information, administrative formalities for appointment of Professor Medhi has yet to be completed. But these are expected to take a formal shape on Tuesday. Governor who visited the varisty campus after the resignation of Dr Amarjyoti Chaudhory, promised to end the imbroglio soon saying he would not allow any disorder to continue. Meanwhile, hours...
At last forest department has managed to arrest poacher Manu Bazbaruah from the city on Monday. According to information, Manu was arrested on his way to the Santipur based forest office. Later he was produced before the session court in the city which remanded him to fourteen days judicial custody. It may be noted that a joint operation by police and forest department seized deer meat, elephant leg, skjin of tigers and a huge cache of arms and ammunition from his Dispur based residence but he was not available. Of late, Bezbaruah evaded police arrest with an anticipatory bail petition.
Singer Debojit Saha is seen along with three rank holders of Kolongpar Vidyapith School, Nagaon in the recently announced Higher Secondary Examination at the school premises in Nagaon on 19-05-08. Pix by UB Photos.
Salkhan Murmu, National President, JDP , Chief Convener, Joint Adivashi Action Committee addressing the media people in a press meet in Guwahati on 19-05-08 about various problems related to adivashis as well as unveiling a book on Lakhi Oraon, the adivashi Girl stripped in the streets of Beltoa, Guwahati during the Adivashi Violence ion 24th November '07. Pix by UB Photos.
The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has charged the government with trying once again to divide the cadres in the name of fresh bid for peace talk. In its latest issue of the mouthpiece Freedom, the banned insurgent outfit has said the government is trying it level best to confuse the outfit saying a section of jailed ULFA leaders led by Mrinal Hazarika has sent letter to the Chief Minister through IGP Khagen Sarma expressing the willingness for peace initiative afresh. The outfit has cleared that it’s a mis-publicity from the part of the government.On the other hand, on the question of veteran journalist Sanjoy Hazarika’s recent meeting with Prime Minister raising the...
The Delhi A'chik Youth Association (DAYA) has extended warm welcome to all those who have cleared the Civil Services Examination 2007.In a statement received here from F.Silkam Sangma, General Secretary DAYA specifically has cited Davis Nestell Rangsa Marak who has emerged successful being roll number 011565. He is the first Garo to clear the Civil Services Examniation after a gap of over 30 years.DAYA says it is, indeed a matter of pride to the noble Garo Community that once again the youths are proving their mettle in the National Competition. The Asociation further has exhorted the Garo Youth to take the example set by D.N.R.Marak and work with conviction, intelligence and passion to...
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