Amid the probe in the job for cash scam in the Assam Public Service Commission, police have arrested three newly appointed ACS officers on Wednesday alleging their involvement.
Identified as Bhaskarjyoti Dev Sharma, the circle officer of Helem in Biswanath Chariali was picked up by police early in the morning.
Police have arrested Amit Sarma, the circle officer of Sipahjar from his residence in the morning and simultaneously another circle officer from Nalbari Bhaskar Dutta was arrested in the same allegation of procuring jobs for money.
Police, probing the scam confirmed the allegations against the trio acting on the forensic report of their answer scripts. Then they got administrative nod for action against them.
A team of senior police officers has been interrogating the three controversial officers who would be produced before a special court.
NAMRUP: A leopard cub was found dead in Namrup which was believed to have been killed during a fight between two tiger on Monday. Tea garden workers spotted the lifeless cub under the tea bushes in Hapjan Estate in the morning. The body which was rushed for post mortem bore injury marks in neck and head. Later in a statement Namrup deputy ranger Pranab Kalita also doubted a fierce fighting of leopards where the cub died in attack. Leopards often keep coming down from the Joyepore reserve forest to the human habitats and tea gardens in search of food.
GUWAHATI/KOKRAJHAR: Financial help and support are pouring in for Angkushita Boro a day after the 17 year old pugilist from Dhekiajuli struck gold in the AIBA's youth women world boxing championship on Sunday. The Assam government has announced ₹10 lakh for her while AGP has paid her a cheque of ₹2 lakh. Former chief minister PK Mahanta has promised her one month's salary. On the other hand, BTAD chief Hagrama Mohilary will felicitate her with ₹5 lakh at a huge public function at KDSA stadium on Wednesday. BTC sports department has already announced ₹2 lakh just before she went to the ring to take on her Russian rival. Rajya Sabha MP Biswajit Daimary,UG Brahma, ex-...
GUWAHATI: There seems to be no respite for Nishamoni Deka as the Gauhati High Court on Monday refused to grant anticipatory bail for the ACS officer who is on the run. Hearing the anticipatory bail plea, the high court straightly rejected it and asked the special operation unit probing the APSC scam to submit the case diary by December 15. Earlier, Deka moved a plea before the Special court to grant her anticipatory bail citing her two month old baby. When rejected, she moved the high court which upheld the ruling. Deka along with another accused ACS officer have yet to be arrested by the police in connection with the APSC scam where they along with 23 others resorted to forgery...
GUWAHATI: Even an escalating protest across the state can't halt the massive eviction drive if Pramila Rami Brahma is to be believed. Talking to reporters in Guwahati on Monday the forest minister said at any cost the illegal settlers must be evicted from Amchang, Karbi Anglong, Lakhimpur where forest department and district afminustrations are jointly running the drive from Monday. "We will stop the drive only after freeing the government plots. Why should we stop half way," said the minister. Amid mammoth security arrangement, the Kamrup district administration and forest department started evicting the illegal settlers from 7 in the morning deploying...
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is hearing a petition alleging a huge scam in the selection of candidates for ACS, APS and allied service candidate by the Assam Public Service Commission in 2013. But, Akhil Gogoi, the petitioner is absent from the proceedings since he has been languishing in the Dibrugarh Central Jail under the National Srcurity Act. Noted lawyer Prashant Bhushan us appearing on behalf of the petitioner who moved the plea before the country's top court many days ago. The court ruling assumes significance after a special operation unit probing the scam has already arrested 23 out if 25 accused officers who have been jailed recently.
Several people including a journalist sustained injury when dsecurity forces sprang upon a group of people as the tried to disrupt an eviction drive at a reserved forest in the outskirt of Guwahati on Monday. The incident took place in the morning when the eviction hit tribal people in the Amchang reserved forest prevented the forest and district administration officials from proceeding to the forest area to supervise the drive. Then police and CRPF jawans deployed resorted to lathi charge and tear gas shellsto disperse these protesters. A huge contingent of security forces are moving in the entire sensitive area to ensure smooth eeviction drive against the unauthorized settlers...
GUWAHATI:Guwahati and its adjacent areas have turned into a war zone when a mammoth security arrangement is in place to evict the illegal settlers inside a reserve forest in the outskirt of the city on Monday. Defying an escalating protest across the state by dozens of organizations the forest department and Kamrup district district administration have jointly resumed the eviction drive in the Anchang reserve forest areas on Monday. A huge team of forest and district administration officials has reached the area where they started evicting the settlers who hit the streets in Guwahati on Sunday. Apart from 300 police men and CRPF jawans are positioning in different locations to prevent...
NAMRUP: A group of BJP leaders and workers openly expressed displeasure with AGP MLA Naren Sonowal, who allegedly has not been listening to them. At a booth level meeting in Namrup, the party's local leaders alleged that Sonowal has not been doing enough for them during the last one and a half years. Presided over by local leader Bhaba Gogoi, the meeting asked the AGP MLA from Naharkatiya to deliver the goods adding that otherwise. they wont support the coalition partner in the panchayat polls.
GUWAHATI: BTAD areas keep celebrating the victory of Angkushita Boro in the AIBA youth wold boxing championship in Guwahati on Sunday. Since the 17 year old pugilist from Dhekiajuli was put in the ring at the packed Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Sarusajai in the evening people in large number in the BTAD areas came out to the street and as she emerged winner defeating her Russian rival they started the huge celebrating dancing, singing, feasting and bursting of firecrackers. Minutes after she struck gold, BTAD chief Hagrama Mohilary announced ₹5lakh to the young pugilist congratulating her. Same message has come from ABSU president Pramod Boro, Rajya Sabha member UG Brahma.
sGUWAHATI: The wait is over. Angkushita Boro has fetched huge pride for India striking gold in the AIBA youth boxing world championship in Guwahati on Sunday.The promising pugilist from Dhekiajuli in Sonitpur defeated her Russian rival Dynnik Ekateria in the packed Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium at Sarusajai in the evening.Thousands of people from across the state thronged the venue to catch a glimpse of the rare battle for gold. Assam chief minister Sarbanand Sonowal was among those who enjoyed the clash where Angkushita had the last laugh. He was quick to congratulate the young pugilist minutes after she was declared gold medalist.
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