Kaziranga National Park will be closed for tourists from May 16.
A notice issued by Divisional Forest Officer Rohini Ballav Saikia on Friday said "Kaziranga National Park will remain close for visitors from 16th May, 2019 untill further orders".
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Caught in a deep dilemma Nagaland chief minister TR Zeliang has urged the Centre to exempt the northeastern state from the reservation formula which triggered an orgy if violence in the state.Zeliang...
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In a major embarrassment for Congress in Assam, police have grilled former Assam welfare minister Akon Bora on Friday in connection with a multi crore scam.A team of anti corruption cell questioned...
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Guwahati: Top NSCN-IM leader Thuingaleng Muivah is unwell. He was airlifted to the Christian Institute of Health and Research in Dimapur in the afternoon following complaints of vomiting and...
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Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has asked the Centre to ensure that any dam related activities by China in Tibet do not cause ecological problems in the state.Gogoi said in Guwahati on Sunday that if the...
Over the past two decades India’s ‘Look East’ policy has been complemented by Thailand’s ‘Look West’ policy in bringing the two countries closer. India and Thailand are celebrating 65 years of their diplomatic relations in 2012. Bilateral Trade has multiplied six times since 2000 to cross US$ 6.6 billion in 2010. Bilateral Trade for the annual year 2011 is USD 8.19 billion and in Jan-Apr 2012 it has reached USD 2.8 billion.As a follow-up of the Indo-Thai Business Seminar organised by ICC and Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India in January 2013 at Bangkok, Dr. Nalinee Taveesin, Permanent Representative of PMO Royal Thai Government in Thailand visited the North India Region on...
Two persons died when a vegetable boat met with a tragic mishap on the river Brahmaputra in Kamrup district on Sunday.It took place in the afternoon when the boat was on its way from Rani Chapori to Garal. There were three persons when the boat met with the tragic mishap because of a severe dust storm. One of them managed to escape death. Two others died and the bodies were fished out on Monday morning by NDRF personnel.
Five dissident Congress MLAs are camping in New Delhi to meet party president Sonia Gandhi. Led by former MP Kirip Chaliha, they are reportedly waiting to call on Gandhi’s political adviser Ahmed Patel on Monday to air their grievances. Comprising They include Jayanta Malla Baruah, Rekibuddin Ahmed, Rajen Barthakur, Pradan Baruah and Sushmita Dev, they are expected to request Ahmed to help them meet Gandhi in near future.They left Guwahati in on Sunday afternoon after an APCC president Bhubneswar Kalita left for the capital.
Amid intensified dissidence, APCC on Sunday asked party legislators and leaders not to air any grievances before the media. The order came up after the APCC met at the Rajiv Bhawan presided over by Bhubneswar Kalita. But immediately after it dissident MLAs are firm on their stand. That too against Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi. Led by former MP Kirip Chaliha, the dissident legislators have arrived in New Delhi on Sunday to take the grievances to party president Sonia Gandhi. They include Jayanta Malla Baruah, Rekibuddin Ahmed, Rajen Barthakur, Pradan Baruah and Sushmita Dev who left Guwahati in the afternoon.
The war of words between Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and his health minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma takes an interesting turn on Sunday. Dr Sarma virtually dared Gogoi to substantiate the allegations that he was averse to bring the anti-tobacco legislation citing revenue loss. The Chief Minister on Saturday said that he was told that the state would incur revenue loss if a legislation is brought to ban gutkha.
KMSS has elected its leader Akhil Gogoi as new president. Gogoi, the founder of the peasant body was elected at its crucial general meeting in Pathsala on Saturday. Kamal Kumar Medhi and Bedanta Medhi would be the joint secretary of the organization. The organization is in a process to open a political party very soon.
Amid conflict between Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and health minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, the former refused to bring a legislation in the Assam assembly to ban Gutkha.According to Gogoi, it would be more convenient to ban harmful tobacco products under the existing Food Safety Act because the latter had been upheld by courts, including the Supreme Court.It’s a major embarrassment for Dr Sarma who often boasts of his landmark initiative to bring the legislation.
The much-hyped ULFA government peace process seems to have been depending on Anup Chetia.The ULFA leader is believed to have been averse to join the peace process which is why, he is not in a mood to be repatriated from Bangladesh. Chetia is yet to make his decision formal even after he met two pro talk ULFA leaders in Dhaka last month. Chetia was urged to withdraw his plea before the Bangladesh apex court seeking political asylum. Chetia’s reluctance is expected to be a big blow to the peace process.
Amid simmering allegations of clear link Congress dissidence with syndicate, the Assam government rolls up its sleeves to probe it very soon.Chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday admitted that syndicates have been operating in different parts of the state where the truckers are taxed bereft of any reason. Gogoi’s ire assumes significance a few days after KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi alleged syndicate by dissident Congress MLAs where the common people have been bearing the brunt.
Delhi and Dispur are gearing up to finalise the NRC updating process. A meeting between the State Government and the Centre will be held in Delhi on Monday to kick-start the process.Dispur is in a process to increase the number of foreigners tribunals for expediting the detection and deportation of illegal foreigners through the judicial process.An advisory council with Justice KN Saikia, PK Chaudhury and Sankar Barua has been formed on the issue of NRC and illegal foreigners living in the State.
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