Senior journalist Ajit Kr. Bhuyan has stepped down from Guwahati based sattelite news channel Prag News as it's chief editor.
Bhuyan, who has been playing a major role in mass mobilisation for the on-going anti-CAA protest in the state, on Saturday formally submitted his resignation.
Bhuyan, who has been active in journalism for the last three decade, is the founder editor of Asomiya Pratidin, the largest circulated Assamese newspaper.
GUWAHATI:After a huge gap of one year tiger terror is back to haunt Guwahati. Four persons sustained injury when a full grown tiger which was believed to have come down from the hill side in search of food launched a series of attacks in Dhirenpara area in the morning. Local denizens with the help of forest officials managed to keep the animal confined to a local school building for a couple of hours. Later it was tranquilized and rescued. The injured people have been undergoing treatment at the Guwahati Medical College Hospital. Tigers have been striking panic in the premier north eastern city at regular intervals during the last couple of years.
DIPHU:A major train mishap was averted much to a major respite for hundreds of people who were to Guwahati in Nagaland Express on Saturday. The Guwahati bound train from Dimapur suddenly stopped near Nilang in Diphu since the driver raised doubt over a portion of rail lines. After halting the train for a while he talked to the authority and security forces who spotted a damaged portion on the tracks. "Unidentified miscreants took away some plates from the tracks just before the arrival of the Nagaland Express. The mishap was averted only because of the driver," said a Northeast FrontierRailway over telephone from Guwahati. Workers from Diphu, Dimapur and Guwahati rushed to the spot and...
GUWAHATI: The Gauhati High Court will decide on the fate of Akhil Gogoi who has been languishing in Dibrugarh Central Jail under the National Security Act. On hearing a bail moved on behalf of the KMSS leader on Friday, a single bench of Justice AC Bujorbaruah asked the government to clear its position by November 21. On receipt of the papers, the court will decide on the fate of Gogoi who was arrested under National Security Act registering 12 cases.
NEW DELHI: Amid an escalating protest in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur over the greater Nagalim, Union home minister Rajnath Singh is hunkering down with Sarbananda Sonowal and TR Zeliang in New Delhi on Monday. Home ministry sources told Assam Timed that thr crucial meeting will exclusively try to discuss the peace framework reached between NSCN-IM and the Centre. The basic subject, in all probability, will be the demand for inclusion of the Naga dominated areas in Assam in the greater Nagalim where the Centre id believed to have been playing a mysterious role over the last two years. "This is what the main demand of Nagaland and its people. The Naga inhibited areas in the...
Trouble brews for a BJP legislator after he shot dead a wild elephant triggering huge shock and anger among the animal lovers across Assam. He is none other than Kushal Duwari, the ruling party legislator in Thaora who shot dead a wild elephant in Demow recently. Amid this escalating controversy, the forest authority had given hint of its utter disappointment with the former ULFA rebel and two time MLA. Talking to reporters in Guwahati on Saturday forest minister Pramilarani Brahma said nobody was above the rule of law. "Definitely, we would look into the allegations." Rajen Saikia, an animal lover said,"can anybody believe that a lawmaker can do this? What law he would make for the...
The security forces engaged in counter insurgency operation in BTAD areas claimed to have arrested yet another NDFB(S) rebels from Chirang district on Saturday. Identified as Mithinga Basumatary, the hardcore rebel was captured during a combine operation at Panbari in Bijni. Police claimed to have seized a Chinese pistol from the Myanmar trained Bodo rebel.
Two more ACS officers wanted in the APSC scam are believed to have been preparing to surrender before police four days after they went underground. According to sources, Mushalpur Circle Officer Rajarshi Sen Deka and his West Nalbari Nishamoni Deka are likely to surrender before the police at any moment to be arrested by the special operation unit of Dibrugarh unit set up to probe the job for cash scam where the investigators have already arrested 21 officers. Rajarshi Sen Deka, the son of former Congress minister Nilomoni Sen Deka managed to escape moments before the police launched the massive crackdown five days back. Another circle officer in Golaghat Rumi Saikia is also absconding...
The country wide escalating protest has forced the Centre give a second thought to consider goods service tax on some selected items. Union finance minister Arun Jaitley presided a brainstorming session of the GST council comprising state finance ministers in Guwahati on Friday where 177 items out of 277 would have 10% slashed rate. The 28% slab goods would have now 18% goods service tax giving some sort of relief to the common people. The council held initial session in Guwahati on Thursday where many Congress leaders including former chief minister Tarun Gogoi, state Congress president Ripun Bora courted arrest as they staged dharna in front of the session venue. Later they were...
Two more circle officers wanted in the nefarious APSC scam have surrendered before police three days after they went underground. Gitali Doley, the Gogamukh circle officer in Dhemaji district has surrendered before the special operation unit set up to probe the scam. The daughter of former minister Sumitra Patir reached Kahilipara in Guwahati on Friday morning and surrendered before the investigators who immediately arrested her. Hours after it, Baharul Islam Chaudhury, who was posted as circle officer in Hailakandi surrendered before the authority to be arrested. Before that Nagaon tax superintendent Sunayana Aidew surrendered before the police. With this, the police team probing the...
GUWAHATI: Yet another tainted officer wanted in the APSC scam has surrendered before police four days after she went underground. She is none other than Sunayana Aidew, the tax superintendent posted in Nagaon. Then she was immediately attested to be produced before the special court which remanded others to 14 days police custody. The nephew of rail minister of state Rajen Gohain came to Guwahati early in the morning and surrendered before the special operation unit set up to probe the scam where 19 ACS, APS and allied service officers were arrested. Two more officers wanted in this connection have been absconding since police launched the massive crackdown against the...
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