A major ULFA attack awaitsd Assam before the Black Day on November 27. According to highly placed sources, a group of top ULFA rebels have managed to sneak into Assam to strike in some vital plances on November 27. These hardcore rebels recently sneaked into the state from Myanmar, Bhutan and Nagaland to carry out blasts in protest against the first army operation against the outfit on that date in 1991. The target is said to be the oil refineries. They include Bosa Singh, Pinku Phukan, Upen Borgohain, Bimal Kalita, Sadin Rai, Rajanikanta Singh, Pulak Bharali, Hitesh Rai and Akon Moran.
the fear comes true with the strike begins on Sunday at Nalbari ! Before 'black day' more such casualities can happen in any parts of Assam making Govt. claim of ULFA under control totally false !
15 Aug 2009 - 10:44am | Nava Thakuria
Enough is enough. This exactly appeared to be the message the Guwahatians on Sunday sent to the militants, who issue a diktat on Independence Day eve every year asking people not to celebrate their...
1 Jul 2011 - 3:43am | editor
The city based Down Town Hospital in association with Guwahati Press Club has organized a health check-up camp for scribes at press club premises on June 30 (Thursday). Nearly 150 scribes and their...
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Governor JB Patnaik on Sunday said that process days are not far for the Guwahatians to get metro rail.In his Republic Day speech after unfurling the tricolor at the Veterinary Playground in...
16 Aug 2011 - 3:55am | Nava Thakuria
Guwahatians again defied the diktats of the militants today, held community functions and hoisted the National Tricolour with great enthusiasm at various places to celebrate the 65th Independence...
Union union home minister Shivraj Patil says the Centre is always open for talks with ULFA and DHD(J) along with all other terrorist outfit.Addressing a press conference after he reviewed the region's security scenario, Mr Patil said on Tuesday that the date talks can always fixed at a meeting with ULFA and blamed the outfit saying its lack of willing for talks. On bing asked on the steps to rein in insurgency in the North Cachar hills the union home minister sais that the government will initiate talk with the warring rebel groups including the DHD (J) who have unleash reign of terror in NC hills. On a question of joint operation on an outfit now in ceasefire with DHD(J), he said "I...
The Government Railway Police (GRP) today recovered brown sugar weighing over 1 kg from the possession of three drug peddlers in the Kamakya Railway station, Guwahati this afternoon.According to GRP sources, the trio brought the brown sugar from Manipur and was heading towards Allahabad to sell it further. The estimated cost of the contraband in the international black market is around Rs 1 crore. The trio have been identified as Md Nurul Haque (39), Md Farooq Alam (27) and Md Anif (31), the GRP sources confirmed.In another incident, the GRP also seized ganja weighing 34 kilograms and arrested three persons in this connection.
Altogether 14 people have been injured, four them seriously, when a fast moving passenger bus collided head on with an auto van near BH College area in Assam's Barpeta district on Tuesday morning. It was around 7 in the morning when the mishap took place.According to a senior police official of Barpeta, the accident took place when the driver of the Tata Mobile van coming from the Howli side, in its bid to save a cyclist which came in its way, diverted the vehicle eventually hitting the bus bearing registration number AM 1899, which was coming from the opposite direction."While the seriously injured have been shifted to the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, the others have been...
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil is arriving Meghalaya on Tuesday on a two-day tour to the north eastern starts to take stock of the situation prevailing there.According to information, Patil is schedule to inaugurate the new administrative block of Assam Rifles. Later, he would address the Assam Rifles Commanders` conference, after which he would meet the Director General of Assam Rifles. In the evening, the Home Minister would discuss separately the prevailing security scenario with senior state government, police, Army and other defence officials.He is schedule to visit Kohima on Wednesday. His visit to the violence-hit Nagaland comes close on the heels of state Chief Minister Neiphiu...
The North Eastern Council is holding its crucial session for the second day at the Pragya Bhawan in Agartala on Tuesday to finetune the 2020 Vision.. The meeting which began on Monday finalsed a task force comprising the state Chief Secretaries and NEC and DONER secrtaries to clear the roadmap.Talking to reporters, DoNER minister Mani Shankar Ayer deplored that the utlisation of the central funds are not upti the mark. Even when asked, the states often evade direct reply. He said a huge quantity of fund has been accumulated in the non-lapsable pool due to the non-implementation of projects but evaded direct question on the reasons of such failure.On the question of the suggestions to...
For the first time Assam has registered a cyber crime case on Monday. The case has been registered with CID of Assam police acting on complaint that a huge Rs 3, 30,000 has been duped in internet banking. A Special investigation team is set to deal with the case bearing No 18/08. The victim has approached the special investigation team alleging that he received an e-mail from a company based in the United States of America which offered him a job of a comfortable amount. The company instructed him to transfer some amounts from one bank to another adding that the amount would be deposited by the agents of the company.. He was inform, that he would receive 10 per cent of the total transacted...
Suspected DHD(J) militants have killed two more workers engaged in railway broad gauge construction work in North Cachar Hills district on Monday. According to information, the incident took place on at Migraindisa under Mahur police station at around 11-30 am. This was preceded by a heavy exchanged firing with the BSF near Panimur where no casualty has been reported.The incident was followed by the killing of 8 labourers engaged in railway construction Sunday, in retaliation to Saturday's killing of 12 militants of the outfit during the joint operation at Keralu camp on Saturday. The ceasefire between the DHD(BW) and Centre had expired recently and the state government had been instructed...
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil is arriving in Shillong on a two-day visit to Meghalaya on Tuesday as part of his visit to the region to review the law and order situation. According to information, Mr Patil is schedule to inaugurate the new administrative block of Assam Rifles. He is also set to address the Assam Rifles Commanders' Conference. Before that he would meet the Director General of Assam Rifles. Moreover, the the union home minister would hold separate talk on security scenario with senior state government, police, army and other defense officials. On Wednesday, Patil is schedule to leave for Kohima.
The North Eastern Council has begun its two-day plenary session in Agartala on Monday. Inaugurated by Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DONER) Mani Shankar Aiyar the meeting is being attended by all Chief Ministers and Governors of the region, barring Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. The meeting is schedule to sign 'Vision-220' document. Assam is set to be represented Minister for Planning and while PWD Minister of Arunachal Pradesh has arrived in Agartala. The session is also set to discuss a plan for tackling poverty in the region and development of roads, railways, tourism, information technology.
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