Sonapur : One person has been killed and many injured when one bus and one truck collided at 8 pm on Tuesday at Sonapur near Guwahati in NH 37.
The person who has been killed has been identified as Dhal Chetri, Age 35 years. Many of the injured are in critical conditions and have been admitted to the Gauhati Medical College Hospital.
The critically injured people are Arun Vaidya of Sapekhati, Prakash Choudhury ( location unknown) . Sajad Ahmed of Bokakhat, Pranjit Dutta of Birubari in Guwahati, Daulat Singh and Mrs Pabitri Singh of Nepal.
PermalinkSubmitted by abhijit singha on Sun, 24/02/2008 - 11:13
This incident only reinforces our belief that value of life in India and Assam in particular is dismally low, our roads are unsafe , our drivers are bereft of responsibilities, our vehicles are unfit.... who do we turn to then to help us undergo a safe journey
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Ledo is all abuzz. The Assam Sahitya Sabha is holding the special session from Wednesday. Power Minister Pradyut Bordoloi will inaugurate the special session to be concluded on February 5. Sahitya Akademy’s regional secretary Dr Ram Kumar Mukherjee will open the Mamoni Roisom Goswami Book Fair at 11 in the morning.
Assam observed Me-dam-me-phi on Tuesday to worship of ancestors by the Ahoms.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi participated in the community function held at Sukapha Nagar here and greeted the people of the state on the occasion.
Chief Minister highlighted the features of the festival and pointed out that there are many different tribes in the state.
Me-dam-me-phi is observed by the Ahoms on January 31 every year to pay obeisance to the ancestors and remember their contribution to society.
The Centre and ULFA’s pro talk faction are gearing up for yet another round of peace talks in February.
According to sources, the ULFA delegation is expected to hold talks with Union home ministry heavyweights in presence of peace interlocutor in the first fortnight of February.
Notably, it would be the second round of talks since the banned insurgent outfit submitted their charter of demands before the Centre.
Security forces step up their offensive against NSCN militants who are unleashing a string of violence in Dima Hasao district. The militant of the Naga insurgent outfits have been arrested in on Monday.
The NSCN militants were arrested during a combing operation in Lodi areas in the morning. Four AK-47 rifles have been seized from their possession along with eight magazines and 515 rounds of live bullets. They were identified as Keisibng Zemi and Senglovi wazmi. Keishing was involved in the abduction and killing in Umrangsu.
Three persons died when a Tata Magic vehicle collided its head on a truck in Barpeta district on Monday. The accident took place at Simalaguri at around 9 in the evening where three persons died on the spot.
Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday launched three new schemes in Assam to give new born babies and pregnant women dose of good news.
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Several competition and cultural programems are being organised to mark the occasion.
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