Today is September 8, 2008. Assam is celebrating the 83rd birth day of music legendary music maestro Dr Bhupen Hazarika albeit the birthday boy is in Mumbai. Birthday wishes are pouring in for the pride of Assam and Dada Saheb Phalke award winning singer. Several organization on Monday are celebrating the day across the state.
A special screening of a documentary film on the life and works of, produced by Surjya Hazarika was held at the auditorium of the Assam Handloom and Textiles department office on Sunday. The documentary film titled Bihangam Drishtit Dr Bhupen Hazarika throws light on the life and works of the Phalke awardee. Many eventful moments of Dr Hazarika’s life have been covered in the film. The English version if the film titled Dr Bhupen Hazarika: A Living Legend was screened at the St Adrews Hall of London south Gate in July last and won accolades from the viewers.
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Altogether 85,09,011 voters are expected to decide on the fate of 485 candidates in 62 assembly constituencies in Assam on Monday in the first phase of assembly polls. Assam Times special poll squad came to see huge queue of voters in front of polling booths after the polling began at 7 in the morning. Till 12 am the turn out is said to be 50 per cent. If this trend continues, the overall turn out is likely to cross a high 85 per cent in altogether 11,000 booths in 13 districts. There is, however, no report of any untoward incident so far.
Amid a mammoth security arrangement,the state goes to the first phase of assembly polls on Monday. Assam Times election teams covering 13 districts on Monday came to see long queues of voters in front of polling booths when polling began at 7 in the morning in altogether 62 constituencies. There is no report of any untoward incident so far. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, Industry Minister Pradyut Bordoloi, AGP leaders Brindabon Goswami, Pradip Hazarika, Atul Bora, State BJP president Ranjit Dutta along with the former ULFA rebels namely Kushal Duwari (Thowra), Jiten Gogoi (Bokakhat) are in the fray on Monday.
Prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh will visit Assam on April 7 to campaign for the party four days before the final phase of assembly polls slated for April 11. Talking to assamtimes, senior APCC leaders said on Sunday that Dr Singh is scheduled to attend a series of poll rallies. The Ulfa would also observe theis foundation day forcing the authorities to go for a massive security arrangement on that day.Dr Singh would be followed by Congress president Sonia Gandhi who would visit the state on April 8. Congress star campaigner and Gandhi-family scion Rahul Gandhi is also scheduled to come on Tuesday
Amid a massive security bandobast, Assam is all set to go to the first phase of assembly polls on Monday.
The first phase would decide the fate of altogether 62 candidates out of 362 aspirants where altogether , 8,50,9011 would exercise their franchise from 7 in the morning in 11,264 booths.
Out of 8,50,9011 voters, 43,91895 are male while 41,17116 others are female. Of these, the election commission has identified 2,093 hyper-sensitive while 2,985 are sensitive.
Sitting Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and PWD minister Ajanta Neog, law minister Pranab Gogoi, industry minister Pradyut Bordoloi, AGP leader Pradeep Hazarika, Hiten Goswami, BJP leader Prasanta Phukan are among the leading...
Assam also joins the victory of the blue brigades in the thrilling World Cup 2011 clash in Mumbai after 28 years. Thousands of people in Guwahati are coming out to the streets even before MS Dhoni and his team defeated the Sri Lanka team. Sounds of crackers and super-hit songs have taken the mid night city into yet another cheerful moment of victory.
Amid a total and peaceful statewide bandh the campaign for the first phase of assembly polls ended at 5 on Saturday evening. The polling will take place on Monday from 7 in the morning. This phase will cover altogether 64 constituencies.
On the other hand, amid tight security polling officials have reached the booths they were deployed. Top ranked police and paramilitary officers are constantly monitoring the preparations. All the voters are set to get slips before casting their votes.
“Elephant Care” a much needed book on elephant healthcare and management authored by internationally acclaimed elephant expert from the state Dr Kushal Konwar Sarma, Professor, College of Veterinary Science, Khanapara, Assam Agricultural University was released today at a glittering function held in the college auditorium. Mr Suresh Chand, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife) and Chief Wildlife Warden, Chief Guest of the function released the book and highlighted the need of such a book for guidance of the new generation of elephant veterinarians and management workers. Prof. P. C Bhattacharjee, noted environmentalist and retd. Professor of Guwahati University also...
More vote for Congress means more stability,more development.This was what Manmohan Singh said when the prime minister was addressing a poll rally in Dhakuakhana on Saturday. In his speech,Dr Singh Congress government in Assam has opened a new chapter of development and the people allow this party to continue the process. Despite a paralysing ULFA bandh thousands of people attended the rally organized for Bharat Narah. Later he left for Juria where he addressed another poll rally.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is campaigning for party candidate today, a day after Sonia Gandhi addressed a few poll rallies for the first phase of assembly polls even as ULFA greets him with a statewide Assam bandh. Dr Singh is scheduled to leave for Dhakuwakhana immediately after landing at LGBI airport today. On the otherhand, a statewide Assam bandh call by ULFA is heavilly disrupted normal life across the state.
Normal life comes to a grinding halt following the 12 hour statewide Assam+bandh call on Saturday. With this bandh call which paralyed normal life, Ulfa greets Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who is scheduled to visit Assam to campaign for the first phase of assembly polls slated for Monday.
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