Sonowal gets tougher with insurgents
Assam chief minister vowed stern action against the rebels a day after three Assam Rifles jawans died in s gory attack by ULFA-I and NSCN-K joint attack in Tinsukia.
Talking to reporters in Guwahati he said the government will ensure peace and normalcy at any cost. “We want to stick to zero tolerance on insurgency In any form. We live to fight for the people. We are born to fight,”said the chief minister on Monday.
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Hours after BJP Pradyut Bora pulled out of BJP, its Assam unit said that it would not have any impact in the party’s prospect.Senior party leaders told Assam Times that Bora had hardly any contact with the mass and that he spends mostly outside the state.A senior party leader alleged that the the part’s national executive member never aired his grievances before the leadership and that he was wrong to have gone to ventilate his grievances with Facebook, twitters and press statements.“His problem is with Himanta Biswa Sarma who is believed to have reached BJP leadership to join the party. There is no decision of the kind. Without examining the particulars of a person, our party won’t allow...
A North East Cultural Festival showcasing art and culture of the region pulled huge crowd in Delhi on Monday.Organized at the Daulat Ram College by the north east committee of the Delhi varsity college, the event named as Elixir 1915, evoked good response from the college students from the region and outside. “We want to focus the different cultures, resources and traditions from the north eastern states,” said an organizer.Prakash Sarma from Assam who visited the festival on Monday told Assam Times that the event is instrumental to bridge the yawning gap of the north east from the mainland. “More and more such events should be allowed to take place in Delhi. This is the best way...
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The muffler man made it finally. His AAP won 67 out of 70 seats when the counting ended in the afternoon. His two year old party voted out Narendra Modi and his mentor Amit Shah in Delhi.An upbeat Kejriwal called it a victory for truth and honesty. As the huge crowd thronged the party office, Kejriwal said that the AAP government would bring respite for the poor and the rich alike in Delhi.Flanked by his wife Sunita, the designated chief minister said that truth and honesty would always win.“When we walk on the path of honesty and truth, all the powers of the universe come together to help us,” Kejriwal said.He, asked the AAP leaders and supporters not to become arrogant.
Immediately after he ensured a massive victory in the assembly polls chief minister designate Arvind Kejriwal vowed to end corruption in the public life. Talking to reporters at the party headquarters in patel Nagar, Kejriwal said that it would be his first priority. End of VIP culture would be another priority, he told the waiting reporters. Sources closed to Kejriwal told Assam Times that the AAP boss is expected to travel in a roadshow from his home in Ghaziabad to the Ramlila grounds to take oath on Saturday evening. “Sunday won’t be possible in view of the Indo-Pak cricket clash,” party leaders said.
Congress is set to draw blank in the Delhi assembly polls as the counting of votes is set to finish I a few hours n Tuesday. Not even a single candidate of the grand old party is taking lead so far suggesting that the party won’t be able to open its account this time.Congress CM hopeful Ajoy Maken has no chance in Sadar Bazar area.After the Capital voted in assembly elections for the second time in 14 months, exit polls predicted on Saturday the AAP led by Arvind Kejriwal was set to return to power, in an outcome that is likely to have national ramifications.
Two giants are trailing behind AAP candidates as the counting of votes for the Delhi assembly polls are in progress.BJP’s chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi has been trailing behind AAP candidate in the Krishna Nagar area while Congress CM hopeful Ajoy Maken has no chance in Sadar Bazar area.Bedi said that any defeat should be a reflection on her, and not on the Modi government.After the Capital voted in assembly elections for the second time in 14 months, exit polls predicted on Saturday the AAP led by Arvind Kejriwal was set to return to power, in an outcome that is likely to have national ramifications.
Caught in her impending defeat, Kiran Bedi on Tuesday refused to blame it o Narendra Modi.In her twitter in the morning, the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate said that any defeat should be a reflection on her, and not on the Modi government.After the Capital voted in assembly elections for the second time in 14 months, exit polls predicted on Saturday the AAP led by Arvind Kejriwal was set to return to power, in an outcome that is likely to have national ramifications.
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