A collection of adventure stories in Assamese named Kutkut-Tuktukar Abhiyan by journalist-writer Nilotpal Barua was released at Guwahati Press Club on Thursday. Published by Pratishruti Prakashan, the book comprises eight stories, which were earlier published in popular Assamese children monthly ‘Sofura’. The book was officially released by Rupam Barua, editor of Sofura in presence of journalists Nava Thakuria, Bedabrat Bora, Abinash Sharma etc.
Many stunning revelations are believed to have surfaced during the custodial interrogation of APSC chairman Rakesh Paul whom police arrested two days back in Dibrugarh. According to sources, Paul is learnt to have confession his closed association with a circle of Congress, BJP, AGP and student leaders whom he favoured on many occasions. “The revelations are very sensitive and sensational who can’t be revealed now. It would take time to ascertain the charges against him. But it has come to light beyond doubt that he presided over a regime of corruption in the state public service commission,” said sources.
Caught in a deep dilemma over the citizenship amendment controversy Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal is hunkering down with Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Monday. Sonowal, who has arrived in the capital is holding talks with the Union home minister at the latter’s official residence to discuss the controversy over the move to amend the citizenship Act where the Hindu refugees from the neighbouring countries would get the citizenship status. Since the controversy is directly linked to the ongoing process to update the NRC, the issue is also expected to figure in the discussion. Further, the Chief Minister is expected to apprise the party leadership of the political scene hardly a month...
Joining the chorus of protests by media personalities against the directives towards three channels in India, Electronic Media Forum Assam (EMFA) and Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expressed serious concern over the development that started with the order from the Union information & broadcasting ministry (I&B) to take Hindi news channel ‘NDTV India’ and Assamese channel ‘News Time Assam’ off air for 24 hours on any platform throughout India with effect from 01 hours on 9 November till 01 hrs of 10 November 2016. One more channel named 'Careworld TV' faced the directive with longer period of blackout, as it will have to go off air for seven days starting from 9 November allegedly...
The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) has warned against the steps to eulogize the outside personalities by installing their statues who have downplayed Assam and its people. In a statement released on Sunday, the outfit’s publicity secretary Aronodoi Dohotia said that the state’s political leaders who have been kowtowing their bosses in the distant Delhi should stop paying homage to the outside heroes. He said Assam has no dearth of heroes to be highlighted. Eulogizing outsiders would undermine the heroes at home, said the ULFA(I) leader adding questioning the major roads and projects named after Nehru who bad farewell to Assam in his radio speech during the Chinese aggression.
A lower court in Guwahati on Saturday remanded Dr Rakesh Paul to 14 days police custody a day after the APSC chairman was arrested on corruption charges. Amid heavy security, police produced Paul before the CJM court in the Guwahati in the afternoon and sought 14 days remand saying that many stunning revelations would surface during the interrogation. But the court …..allowed the police to keep Dr Paul in 14 days custody. Paul was arrested in Dibrugharh on Friday morning and was brought to Guwahati for marathon interrogation in connection with a number of corruption charges against him. Many organizations and individuals have thronged the court premises as the APSC boss was brought. KMSS...
Assam paid glowing tribute to Dr Bhupen Hazarika on the third death anniversary of the music maestro across the state on Saturday. Jalukbari broke into a sea of humanity as thousands of his fans made long queue to catch a glimpse of the grave. Many day long cultural programmes, mostly, the Bhupendra Sangeet are lined up on the occasion heavily attended by the people of all walks of life. Some others thronged his Nijarapar based residence to pay homage to the film maker and music maestro. The Dada Saheb Phalke award winner breathed his last on this day five years back at a hospital in Mumbai.
The National Service Scheme (NSS), Dimoria College, Khetri organized a Training of Trainers (ToT) in Life Skills from October 31 to November 4. The programme was supported by the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD) under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Govt. of India. The Programme dealt with the ten core life skills identified by WHO and UNICEF. Sri Sunil Basumatry, Director, NSS, North East Region inaugurated the programme on 31st October . Eminent Life Skills Trainer Ranjan K Baruah, Navmita Bhattacharjee, Prerna Agarwal, and Neeru Basumatary were the resource persons. The resource persons acquainted the 47 participants with the life skills. The...
Senior minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma blamed it all on the country’s internal disparity for allowing the north eastern region to linger in the back stage of progress. In his speech at a three day long convocation in Goa on Saturday, the health and education minister said the north eastern people have been lagging behind without any fault of their own. “ What crime an Assamese has committed? What goes wrong with a Naga? Who can point out at the Arunachalese which was why they can’t ride on a Metro when people of Karnataka and Delhi can? According to him, the time is not far when every citizen would have the access of development. He observed that a heavy expenditure on the law and order...
After months of will they- won't they, police finally have arrested Dr Rakesh Paul acting on alliagtion of corruption against the APSC Chairman. According to information police arrested Paul on Friday. Paul, who is being interrogated at an undisclosed location in the city, would be produced in a lower court in Guwahati on Saturday seeking police remand.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal’s stoic silence seems to have heightened utter doubt and confusion over BJP’s position on Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma whose comment on Hindu refugees from the neighbouring countries ran into a hail of protest. According to sources, Sonowal personally is not prepared to buy his cabinet colleague’s comment on the controversial issue. “Sonowal only is waiting and watching. But it would put him in dire trouble even in Dispur. Sonowal would react only after tlkin to the top BJP leaders in New Delhi,” said a senior BJP leader. On the other hand, Sonowal who addressed a press conference in Dispur on Friday refused to make any comment on Dr Sarma who is camping in...
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