Skip to content Skip to navigation

Violence mars Central Assam Bandh

In support of its demand for inclusion of the Tiwa Autonomous areas in the Sixth schedule and demanding ST status for the Karbi people living in the plains, the Tiwa Students Union and Karbi Students Union have jointly called for a 24 hour Central Assam Bandh today on October 18,2008.

The vehicles are being run in tight security arrangements by the Police. A truck was burnt by the bandh supporters at Dighaliati near Raha at around 6.45 am while preparing this report.

Add new comment

Random Stories

Pre-centenary celebrations of Sabha at Udalguri

22 Dec 2015 - 9:35pm | Shajid Khan
The Udalguti Sahitya Sabha,a Wing of the Assam Sagittarius Sabbath is going to celebrate the pre-centenary programme of the premier literary organisation here at the Sahitya Sabha Bhawan with a two...

Manipur HC summons Pappu Yadav

12 Sep 2015 - 4:34pm | AT News
The Manipur High Court has summoned Bihar political leader Papu Yadav for forcibly halting a New Delhi bound train in Bihar recently in search of Manipur passengers. The court issued the notice when...

Wild elephant kills woman in Kokrajhar

7 May 2017 - 6:59pm | AT Kokrajhar Bureau
An woman was killed by wild elephant at Doulguri Lungsung area under Bishmuri police outpost in Kokrajhar late last night. The victim was identified as Pili Kisku(19) wife of Bishnu Hasda of...

Women entrepreneurs of Assam got recognition

5 Nov 2010 - 3:20am | Abdul Gani
Meghalee Bora and Manomoti Kakoti Barman made Assam proud when they received Special Recognition Award from the president of India for the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in New Delhi. These two...

Other Contents by Author

The role of the student leaders and organizations came up for a thought provoking discussion when students, educationists and prominent citizens participated at an open meeting in Raha on Sunday.Organized by the local AASU unit, the open meeting stressed the role of the state’s influential student organization to take lead in the creation of a fresh atmosphere in the field of education where every citizen would try to eliminate illiteracy for good.Raha area AASU president Sanjay Kumar Kakoty moderated the open discussion where the speakers asked the students to help the society get a clean image.Local resident and educationist Hiranya Narayan Bora hoisted the AASU centenary flag at the...
The suspension of Nagaon District Transport Officer ( DTO ) Rupak Pujai has drawn flak from the public as well as from the employees of Nagaon District Transport Office. The officer was suspended by the higher authority of the transport department on Saturday allegedly in connection with an old traffic related case in Kaziranga National Park during floods in 2014-2015. According to a source in Nagaon district transport office, the case , registered in the National Green Tribunal ( NGT ) by environmentalist Rohit Choudhory upon which the transport officer was suspended ,was happened during the tenure of former DTO of Nagaon district and not during the days of present DTO Rupak Pujari. “The...
In connection with the weeklong celebration of the birth anniversary of former Deputy Prime Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the local administration of Raha and Raha Town Committee (RTC) jointly celebrated the day as ‘ Rastriya Ekta Divas’ ( National Unity Day ) on Thursday.After paying floral tributes to the great leader, the administration took out a Run for Unity event in the morning. A large number of people of the town from different backgrounds, school students, Raha Revenue circle office staffs, RTC officials, Raha Bikers’ Association members and police personnel took part in the run which was flagged off by Dimbeswar Das, MLA, Raha. Prior to a public meeting held on the occasion...
An unidentified body was found in a pond  at Bhati gaon at Raha this morning. According to the police,the body is of a man aged around 45. The deceased was wearing a black colour half pant and a white shirt at the time of death. No injury marks were noticed on the body. The Raha police have registered a case in this connection. Meanwhile , the efforts were on to establish the identity of the deceased.  
Two persons were killed and three others were injured in a tragic road accident at Namgaon near Raha early on Sunday morning. The accident occurred when the vehicle Ford Ecosport bearing no AS-11K-6302 in which the deceased were travelling from Borkhetri, Sotia in Sonitpur district towards Guwahati hit on a stranded truck no. AS-01-GC-0447 from behind. The victims were identified as Sanju Thapa and Geeta Chetry. The injured are Narendra Kumer Chetry, husband of Geeta Chetry and his two children aged 13 and 9.  
The Central Assam AIIMS Demand Committee ( CAADC ), an umbrella organisation of several organisations demanding for AIIMS in Central Assam, has announced a three hours rail blockade from 9 a.m on Friday next at Chaparmukh in support of its demand for setting up of the proposed AIIMS like institution in Assam at Raha. The Committee has also decided to resume its protest movement  stronger in the coming days. Speaking with this correspondent on Tuesday, a source in the Central Assam AIIMS Demand Committee said, “ The state government incorporated some irrelevant points on the draft that would be send to the central government which we unanimously opposed. Since then the state government...
The residents of Raha on Friday criticised the state government and local administration of Raha   for not officially observing the death anniversary of the first  Chief Minister of Assam Bharat Ratna Gopinath Bordoloi who died on August 5 in 1950, at his residence cum memorial museum here.The local administration , at the same time, did not correspondence any of the local social organization to conduct the anniversary, alleged  several organizations here."The house in which Bordoloi was born and spent his early life before shifting to Guwahati was later turned into a museum by the government of Assam in 1998 respecting the appeal made by the people of Raha for the same...
The adya shraddha of Mintu Deuri, who was killed in police firing while protesting shifting of the proposed AIIMS from Raha to Changsari, at Raha chariali on July 15  was held at Mahendra Nath Hazarika memorial hall premises here today under the initiative of Raha Anchalik Chatra Santha , AJYCP Raha unit, All Tiwa Students' Union ( ATSU ) , and MASS Raha unit. On this occasion a memorial meeting was also held. In the meeting  Hirannya Narayan Bora, president , AIIMS Demand Committee , Anup Chetia, Ex General Secretary ULFA , Journalist Biren Bhatta, and Mani Madhav Mahanta , vice-president AASU narrated briefly about Mintu deuri's great death. The speakers also came down heavily...
In line with the assurance that eligible family members of Mintu Deuri who was killed in the Police firing while protesting for shifting of the proposed AIIMS in Assam from Raha to Changsari, at Raha Chariali on Friday be given a government jobs , Mahtab Uddin Ahmed , Commissioner & Secretary, Govt. of Assam , Pension & Public Grievances Deptt. , Commissioner , Lower and Central Assam division, handed over an appointment order to the wife of the victim here on Monday   Rijumoni Patar , wife of the victim Mintu  Deuri, , was appointed Peon in the Office of the Circle officer of Raha.  Pallavi Kachary, Raha circle officer also promised all help to the victim...
KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi has urged the people of Raha to intensify the agitation for the proposed AIIMS in the central Assam area. Addressing a press conference in Guwahati on Sunday, the fire brand RTI activist said that without a massive agitation, the government will not care even an iota to the voice of protest. He said that KMSS will join the agitation to ensure the proposed premier hospital in Raha. He strongly criticised the Government alleging that Sonowal and his government have been misleading the people of Raha with blatant lies. “No, the Centre never finalizes the location. It is for the state government to take the final call,” said Gogoi.