Padma Shri Dr. Birendranath Datta inaugurated the Alcheringa' 09, the cultural festival of Indian Institute of Technology ( IIT ) Guwahati on January 29 at IIT Guwahati auditorium.
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Police have arrested Rubul Ali two days after he along with his associate raped a minor girl inside their bus on Sunday.Rubul was picked up from Baihata Chariali during an intensified operation after...
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Okram Ibobi Singh finally put in his paper as Manipur chief minister. The three time chief minister, who refused to resign claiming number till afternoon on Monday, called on Governor Najma Heptulla...
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A huge joint team of army and Indian Air Force is believed to have reached Ashrabari along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh to recover the Sukhoi 30 which went missing on Tuesday with two pilots on board....
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Chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday called the self immolation attempt an unfortunate.Talking to reporters in the sidelines of the land patta distribution function at Sankardev Kalakhetra in the...
The proposed ULFA-Government peace talks seems to have crossed a major hurdle when ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa has been released after he procured bail from a local TADA court in Guwaahti. The bail formalities have been cleared by Rajkhowa's family members on Friday. Rajiv Rajkonwar popularly known as Arabinda Rajkhowa left the Guwahati Central Jail on Saturday at around 8-30 in the morning and left straightly for Tezpur where me visited his senior colleagues including publicity secretary Mithinga Daimary who accompanied him to Tezpur. Before leaving for Tezpur, Rajkhowa denied the reports of vertical split in ULFA on the question of talks with the govenrment. He said he would be...
Three veteran film personalities have joined the ruling Congress in Assam four months ahead of the Assembly polls. Three film actors are Nripon Goswami, Indra Bonia and Dinesh Das. They formally joined the party at a function in Rajiv Bhawan on Wednesday along with film producer Chitra Patowary, and three retired IAS officers.
Talking to reporters all they said that want Congress to retain Dispur this time also. Goswami, is a strong contender for Tezpur Assembly seat where the Opposition AGP is set to field its former president Brindabon Goswami. Party sources told Assam Times that that Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and APCC president Bhubneswar Kalita is trying to rope in more and more...
The proposed ULFA-government talks gets a major boost when a TADA court in Guwahati has granted bail to the outfit's chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa on Wednesday. Same procedure awaits finance secretary Chitrabon Hazarika and foreign secretary Sashadhar Chaudhury. The duo are also expected to be granted bail in a day or two.
The bail for Rajkhowa was expected as the government refused to oppose the bail plea in the light of its decision to facilitate the release of the ULFA top guns on bail. The TADA court pronounced its final judgment on Wednesday two days after the hoe department submitted a fresh affidavit before the court raising no objection to the bail plea moved by the ULFA chairman...
It's an end of the wait. A local TADA court in Guwahati has granted bail to ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa on Wednesday. Rajkhowa is likley to be released from Guwahati Central Jail on Thursday where he has been languishing for the last one year. The court, however, has passed a slew of strictures for the ULFA chief to be followed. The court has asked Rajkhowa not to leave the country without prior permission. He was further asked not to misuse the bail granted to him.
The bail was imminent as the Assam government refused to raise any objection in view of its earlier decision to facilitate their release on bail.
The government decided not to oppose thier bail pleas to help them...
The 63rd foundation day of Assam Tea Tribes Student Association (ATTASU) will be held in Nazira on December 28.The organisation was formed in December 28, 1948. The event will centrally be observed at Nazira play ground. A reception committee was already formed under the chairmanship of Dr. Probin Konwar.
A Guwahati TADA court on Wednesday reserved the final judgment on ULFA chief Arabinda Rajkhowa's bail petitions to Friday. The decision was taken in view of some legal procedures as the petition surfaced on Monday at the TADA court. The bail was almost sure when the government refused to raise any objection.
Talking to reporters at the Kamrup CJM court premsies Rajkhowa said that the talks with the government soon. His remark assumes significance hours before Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi announced that the preprations for holding talks with ULFA was on right direction.
Altogether 3 hardcore NDFB militants were arrested by the police in East Kameng district bordering Assam on Wednesday. The trio are suspected to be involved in the murder of eight Arunachal Pradesh government employees on November 9. Thesy have been identified as Birbal Islari, Manshing Basumatary and Tasam Tasa, the arrested have been handed over to Sonitpur district police. According to reports, an AK-56 rifle, two pistols and 100 rounds of live ammunition were recovered from their possession.
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