Two people were charred to death when a gas tanker caught fire after hitting a tree in Nagaon district of Assam on Wednesday.
The incident took place at Baghjan area in Koliabor where a Guwahati bound gas tanker hit a huge tree on the roadside resulting in a huge inferno where the truck driver and his associate were burnt alive.
Immediately the inferno spread to the nearby houses and within an hour three houses were reduced to ashes. Fire tenders arrived in the spot. But by then fire engulfed the three houses.
The incident took place four months after five people were burnt alive by a huge inferno in Rangoliting area in Golaghat after a gas tanker met with a mishap.
The Centre is understood to have approved Z plus security for chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal in view of rebel threat to his life. Union home ministry has cleared the proposal a couple of days back facilitating three tier security for the chief minister.
The Union Budget to be tabled in Parliament on Wednesday by finance minister Arun Jaitley is expected to give the people of Dibrugarh a fresh ray of hopes.Kamini Gogoi, a retired school teacher in the Paltanbazar area in Dibrugarh told Assam Times that the budget would fetch something exceptionally good for the people.“The NDA government at the Centre must keep in mind the favour the people of Assam did in the assembly polls. Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal hails from this district definitely the government must encourage us,” said Gogoi.Bobbeta Saikia, a housewife in Naliapool pins hopes on the measures to rein in the soaring price level. “I want special measures urgently to control the...
Schools and colleges, clubs and institutions dressing afresh on the occasion. Dressed in traditional attire, the students thronged the puja pendals to offer puja to appease the goddess of learning. Many schools and colleges are holding, drawing, debating and quiz competition apart from holding cultural functions to mark the occasion.
Northeast India Women Initiative for Peace (NEIWIP) expressed grave concern over the ongoing situation in Nagaland after the government decided to reserve 33 per cent of the seats for women. “We would like to humbly share that in other parts of Northeast India such as Assam there have been talks of increasing the reservation for women in local body election from 33 per to 50 per cent,” said the organization at a statement.According to the organization, Manipur, a minimum of 33 per cent members of the panchayat and a 30 per cent reservation in the urban local body election is for women. However, despite this, of the total of 466 seats in the assemblies of eight northeastern states, only 24 (...
As many as five army jawans are believed to have sustained injury when suspected ULFA-I and NSCN-K jointly attacked a vehicle in Atunachal Pradesh on Wednesday. The attack took place in midnight at Longding area along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border. According to information, the rebels hiding atop a hillock started indiscriminate firing as soon as the army vehicle was crossing the spot. Army jawans also retaliated with firing. Notably, a group of dreaded rebels are believed to have been hiding in the huge area targetting security forces since November.
President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday stressed sustainable development in the north eastern region. In his opening speech in Parliament, Mukherjee called the north east Astalakhi and said the region has immense potentials to help the entire nation develop. He said the metre gauge lines in the seven states and Sikkim would be converted to broad gauge line this year itself drawing applause from all the legislators.Railway minister of state Rajen Gohain, who hails from Assam looked very excited as the president was addressing the joint session on Tuesday morning.
The Ahom community in Assam is observing Me-Dam-Me-Phi on Wednesday across they remembering their forefathers with traditional religious fervour. Various organizations are holding puja in the public places and Moidams with a Day long programmes. Seminars, quiz and drawing competitions are also lined up to mark the occasion. The Assam government and a few local organizations are holding a two day long Me-Dam-Me-Phi from Wednesday. In Guwahati also, the occasion is holding in Natboma, Beltola, Bamunimoidam and Hengrabari. A colourful function at the historic Talatol Ghar premises in the outskirt of Sivasagar town is pulling huge crowd from morning where people irrespective of castes and...
An anti corruption unit of Assam police grilled Gautom Roy on Monday in connection with the Rs 2000 crore scam in the social welfare department during the erstwhile Tarun Gogoi government.As directed, the former social welfare minister reached the anti corruption and vigilance cell office in Rupnagar at 10 in the morning to be grilled by a team of officers for a couple of hours.Roy was summoned a week after the team grilled Akon Bora, who was social welfare minister when the multi crore scam took place.
The mortal remains of Ratan Lahkar consigned to flames a Day after the Assamese theatre doyen passed away at the age of 77. Hundreds of his fans and relatives thronged Pathsala where he was cremated at the premises of a local club with full state honour.Barpeta Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of police along with senior officials of the administration were present at the cremation site in the afternoon.Before that the lifeless producer and director of Kahinoor theatre was taken with a huge procession where the people from both side of the road made floral tribute to Lahkar with tearful eyes."We are left orphan indeed. He is no longer to keep the moving theatre alive. We are...
Assam legislative assembly got underway in Dispur amid a story note on Monday. Opposition Congress and AIUDF did not allow governor Banwarilal Purohit to complete his speech to mark the start of the session which will end in March. Uproar started as soon as the governor appreciated the Sarbananda Sonowal government for good governance and fight against corruption. Congress and AIUDF members stood up and raised strong protest against the speech. They shouted that the state has never seen any sign of good and transparent governance. Price rise, law and order are still remaining a grave issue, said Congress legislators supported by AIUDF members. A section of the members from the treasury...
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