ULFA(I) rebel arrested in Dibrugarh
NAMRUP: Despite a stepped up anti counter insurgency operation, rebels have been moving in Dibrugarh unleashing terror among a section of the people in the form of extortion. The police have capture an ULFA(I) rebel during an operation on Friday.
Acting on a tip off, a team of police raided a house in Bongalgaon where top rebel Gunjan Asom was picked up. Police further claimed to have seized a crude bomb from his possession. Interrogation is going on to extract more information on the current movement of the rebels in the upper Assam districts.
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NAMRUP: Bad roads and broken bridges in the nook and corner of Assam has a regular feature these days. Not even a single place is left in the north eastern state without a road in dilapidated condition or a bridge that remains a death trap. Mention may be made of the vital road in Namrup linking the industrial place with the rest of the state. A glimpse of the road tells many tale of government apathy and huge inconvenience of the people who call the road their lifeline. Huge potholes, knee deep mud have been making it all the more difficult for the people to keep moving on the road safely. “This is a PWD road. But the heavily manned department has...
NAMRUP: Army claimed to have apprehended a dreaded ULFA-I rebel a month after he unleashed a reign of terror by firing in Borhat tea garden. He was trapped on March 3. But army have disclosed it only on Sunday. Army’s DAO division who apprehended the rebel has not disclosed the name and claimed to have seized a pistol , four rounds of live bullets, six extortion letters , mobile phone and driving license.
NAMRUP: In yet another initiative that brings the commoner more closer to them, Army have started motivating the youths in many area providing the unemployed lots with career counseling to shape their future. Mention may be made of the Joypur and Sapekhati based army camps who have been taking a slew of initiatives to further literacy, generate jobs among the unemployed lots. After holding a pre-recruitment rally in October last year, the army have shortlisted 122 boys out of 600 participants who were given basic training at Army Camp in Joypur. Twenty seven have cleared physical and medical fitness. The Joypur based Army Camp provided residential coaching for four...
GUWAHATI:The Assam higher secondary examination begins in science, arts and commerce streams across the state on Friday. Altogether 2,55, 697 candidates are appearing in the examination conducted by Assam Higher Secondary Education Council in 823 centres. An elaborate security is in place to ensure free and fair examination which include installation of CCTV cameras.Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal, education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, All Assam Students Union have welcomed the candidates. Amid unprecedented security, the Higher Secondary examination is going on peacefully in Namrup along with other parts of the state on Friday. Altogether 263 candidate are appearing in the Namrup...
In yet another initiatives that draws huge applause from the people, DAO division Army based in Sapekhati opened a classroom at M V School Rangabam in Charaideo district on Wednesday. Army officials, students and teachers along with their parents attended the brief function in the morning. The new classroom will be able to accommodate more than 150 students from the adjoining villages. Those who attended the brief function heaped praised on the initiative to facilitate the students in the entire area.
NAMRUP: HSLC and AHM examinations get underway in Namrup along with other places across the state. Altogether 418 students have appeared in Namrup from eleven local schools. According to the officer in charge of the centre tight security is in place to ensure free and fair examination. The examination centre is under strict CCTV surveillance.
NAMRUP: Army’s DAO division camp based at Jaipur in Dibrugarh district opened a library in Tipling Gaon on Thursday. Set up at a local LP school under the operation Sadbhavana, the initiative suggests Army’s campaign to develop literacy, women empowerment, public health and relief and rehabilitation in the area.
NAMRUP: Flashing a ray of hope for the fourth proposed unit of the BVFCL, Union minister of state for chemical and fertilizer Rao Inderjit Singh held a crucial meeting with Chairman cum Managing Director Shyam Deo Singh in Guwahati on Tuesday. Convened at the Hotel Taj Vivanta, the minister assured the BVFCL delegates of an early step to set up the plant. He said that the region’s only fertilizer company has been losing concern because of repeated shut down of the existing II and III units. He observed that the existing plants might not run safely more than 4 -5 years. According to the Union minister, the proposed fourth unit, if installed, would help the PSU double of the...
Namrup: Toklimara, a tiny hamlet in Charaideo district has reasons to heave a sigh of relief. The villagers have no word to say how they feel it after army’s Dao division organized a free medical camp on Tuesday. Organized by the Sapekhati based army camp, the medical camp evoked huge response when medical officer from Joypur Army camp attended more than 400 patients who received free counseling and medicines. Local residents have lauded the initiatives calling it a yeomen service which provided them a huge respite.
n NAMRUP: The Centre is fully committed to uplift the Namrup fertilizer since it has been the backbone for the north east's agriculture based economy. This was more or less of what Anant Kumar said when an AASU delegation from Dibrugarh called on the union chemical and fertilizer in New Delhi on Monday. Talking to www.assamtimes.org over telephone from New Delhi Dibrugarh AASU leader said on receipt of the memorandum, the Union minister tried to allay the fear of uncertainty over the proposed fourth BVFCL plant saying that the works would start soon. The Centre's assurance came amid an utter disappointment on the fund allocation in the recently tabled Union Budget. Many organizations...
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