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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A brainstorming session of the Asom Gana Parishad on Wednesday is set to clear the decks for unification of all regional parties to oust the Congress in the Lok Sabha polls slate for next year....
In a sigh of relief businessman Tinku Babaj is back to his home on Friday a day after he was kidnapped from Dimow. According to information, Bajaj returned to his home safely at around 9-30 at night. On Thursday night, a group of armed miscreants kidnapped him from Dimow.
Karnataka deputy chief minister R Ashoka is arriving in Guwahati on Saturday on a goodwill mission. Ashoka, who also holds the home portfolio would be accompanied by DGP Lalrokhuma Pachua along with a few other dignitaries. He is scheduled to meet Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday to discuss at length the pertinent issues and their probable solutions. He will interact with those who have returned from Karnataka as a part of the mass exodus after addressing a press conference in the evening.
Dispur is all set to hand over seven more cases to CBI for investigation registered against arrested BPF MLA Pradeep Brahma. Brahma has been named in seven cases after witnesses complained that he was leading the rioting mob holding AK-47 rifle. The investigating agency is likely to arrest some more people, including a few prominent persons, who were involved in the violence. The MLA was charged under IPC sections 120B (criminal conspiracy), 147 (rioting), 148 (rioting armed with deadly weapons, 149 (unlawful assembly), 436 (mischief by fire or explosive substance), 427 (causing damage), 379 (theft) and 506 (criminal intimidation).
Pradeep Kumar Brahma has been admitted to the Kokrajhar Civil Hospital after he complained of discomfort and is undergoing treatment. Notably, MLA Pradeep Brahma, who represents the West Kokrajhar, was arrested on Thursday wee hours.
The Bodoland Peoples’ Front on Friday called off its indefinite bandh called after the arrest of Pradip Brahma. This has forced the authorities to lift curfew clamped immediately after the arrest. The indefinite curfew, imposed since 5 AM on Thursday was lifted by Kokrajhar district administration from 4 PM to 9 PM to allow people to buy their essentials. There is still restriction on assembly of five or more people at a spot.
August is a month that I miss Deta the most. Although he passed away in the month of July, I always find myself thinking about him more frequently at this time of the year. However, that’s not to say, I sit down weeping and feeling sad on that day; if anything, I like to celebrate in style. Of course, he had his ways to let me know that he is enjoying the day with me too...in style.
Sadly, in life, there is only one set of parents and they don’t live forever. The more you can give or/and can spend time with them, the better you feel within. Ailing health didn’t stop Deta from his work obligations. One minute he was in the hospital. The next you would catch him attending...
A joint delegation from Assam Association Mumbai and Manipuri Association called on joint commissioner of police in Mumbai Rajnish Sheth and Maharashtra DGP Sanjay Dayal and his additional Satyapal Singh on Wednesday and submitted a memorandum on behalf of entire north east people residing in Mumbai in the evening. Mumbai Assam Association General Secretary Dipen Rajkonwar, member Mafiul Ahmed and two more Naga and Manipuri Representative had attended the meeting.
The memorandum reads: In view of the large scale migration of people of North East origin from Mumbai, Pune, Karjat, Nashik and other places in Maharashtra, we tried to persuade people not to go back to their native homes....
Surface communication from Assam to the rest of the country remains cut off when thousands of BPF workers blocked railway track and highways leading to the state from Wednesday morning on protest against the arrest of West Kokrajhar MLA Pradip Brahma. The agitators who blocked all trains and vehicles demanded immediate release of Brahma and arrest of Dhubri MP Badruddin Ajmal. Shouting anti-government slogans, the protestors alleged that it was Baddrudiin who brought infiltrators from Bangladesh and fueled communal tension leading to riots and also provided arms and ammunitions to the Bangaldeshis. Curfew has been reimposed in the three districts of Bodoland Territorial Administered...
One more youth from Assam was found dead in West Bengal on Thursday. The body of Zakir Hussain was found near a railway station in Birbhum. Zakir hails from Hailakandi district. With this, the number of deaths of Assamese youths outside the state has gone up to 10.
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