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Alcheringa 2009 inaugurated

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 two youths in Morigaon after they looted more than Rs 77,000 in cash from a State Bank of India branch on Wednesday.According to information, the two youths namely Amal and Munna from Rangiya snatched Rs 77,430 in cash from an employee of the Assam State Electricity Board who was three in the queue to deposit it. But they left the spot immediately after the incident. later people saw them loitering near the bank and caught, assaulted and later handed over to the police. Investigation is going on.
A CBI special court on Wednesday has remanded sacked Assam education minister, his associates Ramesh Maheswai to three days police custody while CBI prayed for more time to investigate the case relating to his attempt to hush up a murder case by offering a hefty Rs 10 lakh bribe. Scribe Mumul Pathak who was also arrested with Bora was remanded to 2 days transit custody after hearing the case at around 12 noon.
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In a major embarrassment for the Tarun Gogoi Government, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested education minister Ripun Bora from his Delhi based residence on Tuesday along with two others. They are namely Mukul Pathak, a journalist with a vernacular daily and a businessman Ramesh Maheswari. The minister was arrested he was trying to bribe the investigation agency officials with Rs 10 lakh through these two persons. According to sources, before detaining the minister, CBI first picked up Mukul Pathak at the Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport minutes after he landed from New Delhi and was whisked away again to the capital. Thereafter, the minister Mr Bora,...
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Assam education minister Ripun Bora has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation in New Delhi while he was there in the national capital. According to information, the education minister was arrested in connection with a Rs 10 lakh bribery case. Mr Bora was picked up at his residence from Mothura Road. Sources say he was arrested while he was trying to bribe the CBI officer which was probing a murder case of Danial Toppo. Interrogation is on. Amar Asom journalist Mukul Pathak as also been arrested with Mr Bora. Mukul tried to bribe the CBI men on behalf of the minister.