Police searching for more bombs in Dibrugarh convoy road
Despite a massive security arrangement as many as seven explosions in five upper Assam districts marred the joy of Republic Day on Thursday.
There is no casualty. But the people, mostly, refused to join the open celebration in the district and sub divisional headquarters in the morning.
Dibrugarh escaped a Dhemaji-like tragedy when the rebels exploded a bomb at a stone’s throw distance from the flag hoisting ceremony. It exploded just an hour before the ceremony forcing many people to remain confined to their homes.
Three explosions at Bihubar and Naginimara in Charaideo no less triggered panic among the people who stopped going to the flag hoisting ceremony in the morning. These are apart from the mild intensity bomb which exploded in Nazira early in the morning.
Another explosion took place near on the Dhola- Tinsukia Road and the panic stricken people did not attend the ceremony and many students refused to participate in the march pass.
Notably, ULFA-I along with other north eastern rebel outfits asked the people to boycott the celebration opposing decade long colonial rule by New Delhi.
A truck driver was killed and five others have been injured when two trucks collided heads on in the out skirt of Guwahati on Wednesday. The mishap took place at Sarutezpur at around 7.30 where a truck carrying sand collided its head on another truck. One person died on the spot while five others have been sent to the Guwahati Medical College Hospital in critical condition.
Two bikers were killed at a tragic mishap in the outskirt of Guwahati on Wednesday. The mishap took place near Boko in the morning when the bikers were crushed to death by a vehicle. Identified as Manoj Rabha and Nirav Rabha, the bikers died on the spot.
Kamrup district administration on Monday prohibited the sale of Assamese attires made of genuine Assam Silk and imported Benarasi silk in the same shop from Monday in the district.The order was notified by Deputy Commissioner S K Roy under Section 144 of the CrPC. The silk clothes would have to be sold in separate shops with signboards clearly stating which variety was being stocked.For protection of the local silk industry, the administration would also search for artificial silk clothes. The process for trade-marking the Sualkuchi silk would also be initiated.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday made it clear that his son Gaurav Gogoi was never involved in syndicate.Talking to reporter in the Assam assembly premise on Monday, Gogoi said that the allegations are baseless and that if the baseless charges are leveled again he would move the court.
Dispur will handover the Gangaram Kaul murder case to the Central Bureau of Investigation for a thorough probe.Minister Rockybul announced it on the floor of the Assam Assemby on Monday it in the face of massive demand for CBI probe into the sensation murder where a CPI-ML leader was killed in Tinsukia district on March 25.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday indirectly blamed Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma for the Sualkuchi violence.Talking to reporters in the sidelines of the Assembly, Gogoi said that the MLA did not apprise him of the real problems of the silk weavers. On the other hand, hand loom and textile minister Pranati Phukan is holding a meeting with the silk weavers in Dispur to sort out the differences. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Himanta Biswa Sarma (Criminal & Asset Declaration)- Assets:Rs 3,06,45,893 ~3 Crore+- Liabilities:Rs 87,93,556 ~87 Lacs+Details of Criminal Cases:- No criminal casesSRI TARUN GOGOI (Criminal & Asset Declaration)Assets & Liabilities-...
Amid an uproarious scene AIUDF members walked out of the Assam Assembly on Monday alleging that they were not allowed to speak on NRC issue during the question hour.AUIDF member Chirajuddn Ajmal, AGP member Keshab Mahanta poses questions after question on the crucial issues forcing Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi to inform the House that it won’t take much time to complete the process.
Normalcy prevails in Sualkuchi where curfew was relaxed for ten hours on Monday. The district administration relaxed curfew from 5 in the morning. Army was withdrawn from the silk village on Sunday night when no untoward incident was reported.Police have so far arrested five persons in connection with the violence that broke out in the silk village during a weavers’ protest against procurement of Varanasi silk products and their alleged sale by some local traders as Assam silk products at Sualkuchi.
Normal train services remained heavily disrupted when people in large number Karbi Anglong district staged rail blockade in Diphu opposing move to amend the Sixth Schedule.The Karbi people under the banner of the Joint Action Committee thronged the Diphu railway station at 5-30 in the morning alleging that the amendment move would deprive them of the rights they have been enjoying for decades. They sent a fax memorandum to prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh to ensure their right. This has forced several trains to remain stranded in Dimapur for several hours on Monday morning.
Security forces killed a GNLA militant at an encounter in Goalpara district on Sunday.According to police, the two GNLA cadres, riding a bike, fired at the security when they were intercepted by the team on a road in Khashi Ghaghra. One GNLA militant Khowak Marak was killed and his associate Niksrang Sangma injured. Sangma was rushed to the Guwahati Medical College. A pistol and four bullets were recovered from the militants based in Meghalaya. The operation was conducted jointly by Assam Police and 19 Dogra Regiment.
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