RAHA: The candidates of the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) claimed a sweeping victory in the students' union election held at Raha college today.
AASU had an overwhelming win in all 12 seats for the 2021-2022 session.
AASU candidates Brajarani Devi , Jyoti Sankar Nath were elected as the president and vice-president while Amar Jyoti Nath was elected as general secretary, and Bishal Dey as the assistant general secretary.
Similarly, Bishal Das as the secretary for games, Lakhyajeet Nath as the editor, Magazine, Abinash Das as the cultural secretary, Pragyandweep Goswami as the debating secretary, Jayanta Nath as the secretary of social services and Tennis Nath as the Girls' common room.
The other two seats were also occupied by AASU candidates Arup Das and Ankur Hira respectively.
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ULFA’s anti talk faction on Tuesday claimed the responsibility of the attack at a police station in Sonari where a policeman was injured and several vehicles have been damaged on Monday midnight.In a statement ULFA’s publicity wing said that it was launched to retaliate the killing of the innocent youth in Tinsukia district in the name of encounter with ULFA. Policemen Lila Chetia was later shifted to hospital and his condition is stable. Security forces rushed to the spot and a combing operation is going on. But the militants are believed to have left for the neighbouring Nagaland.
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In another incident, police recovered two Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) from the kitchen garden of a house in Hahakati area under Kakopothar police station in Tinsukia district. The IEDs were buried in the garden. Police said the IEDs, each weighing around five kg, were recovered following a tip-off. The owner of the house, Biswajit Moran, has been picked up for questioning.
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