CPIM general secretary Prakash Karat says that his party would raise the multi crore scam in NC Hills of Assam in parliament. Addressing a press conference in Guwahati on Monday, Karat said siphonning off money meant for poor people is a grave and an unpardonable crime and that the guilty persons deserve punishment. Karat along with top party leaders held a brainstorming meet to formulate strategy for the upcoming assembly polls in Assam.
PermalinkSubmitted by kemprai on Tue, 01/02/2011 - 19:35
There is no positive outcome in the district after scam issue and all the political leaders are busy in making an image for the upcoming election with the in the name of scam issue.
The district name should be totally named as DIMA HASAO in every article as suggested...as it is officially accepted in the gazzated offices in the state.
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Movement of vehicles on National Highway-37 were completely stopped for over half-an-hour starting from 11.30 a.m today when the All Tiwa Students’ Union and several of its sister organizations in...
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A member of the JAMBELI BAND performing live at the Rattle Hum North East India Music Festival held at Guwahati on 21-06-08 night. Various music bands across the North East India performing at the...
Security forces arrested three hardcore NDFB rebels on Sunday and seized explosives and arms from thier possession. They were apprehended in a crackdown against the outfit in the state and Nagaland.
According to sources, NDFB rebel Sugan Damiary alias Thelka was arrested at Rowta in Udalguri district by the army and a pistol and 500gm of explosives were recovered from him. Acting on a tip off, received from him, the army launched an operation in Rangiya town where two other NDFB cadres Sunil Bora and Ramoni Boro were held. One pistol and three rounds of ammunition were recovered from them. In Nagaland, 14 NDFB ultras were arrested in Mon and Dimapur districts on Saturday.
Assam BJP will take out a massive agitation in December to stop mega dams' construction works in Arunachal Pradesh. Addressing a press conference in Guwahati on Sunday,
BJP state president, Ranjit Dutta said these dams will have adverse impact in the downstream areas of Assam. He alleged that Dispur was all out to support the dams. "We are dead opposed to these construction of big dams in Arunachal Pradesh and therefore have decided to launch an intesified agitation throughout the state. Dutta observed that Congress was in power in Delhi besides in Itanagar and Dispur. "If they want they could have stopped these dams which are facing strong opposition from the local people," said...
There is report of simmering tension at Rongia in the outskirt of Guwahati a day after 3 killed and several others injured in police firing at a group clash on Friday. According to information, the incident took place as security forces opened fire to control an irrate mob of the All Bodoland Minority Students’ Union who allegedly vandalized a number of business establishments on the Rangiya-Bhutan road at Rangiya Tiniali. Three persons died after they were critically injured in the incident.
It may be noted that the entire incident took place a few hours after six youths were physically assaulted by a person. This has forced Kamrup rural district authorities to firmly deal with the...
On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the great Philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer's death the international Schopenhauer Gesellschaft and the Schopenhauer Research Center at the University of Mainz in co-operation with the University Library of the University of Frankfurt organized an international congress “Schopenhauer - What is Moving the World” on September 22-24. The event took place in Frankfurt, Germany, at the prestigious Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University. Dr Barua was invited as Indian expertise in this field to deliver a talk on “Schopenhauer in the light of Indian Philosophy” under the Asiatic section / Indian division of the congress.
It is a...
The Mumbai Asomiya Sarvajanin Durga Puja Samitee has celebrated the fifth consecutive Durga Puja since its establishment in 2006. The festival was celebrated from October 13-17 at Assm Bhawan, Vashi, Navi Mumbai.
The five day long festival was attended not only by the Assamese Community of Mumbai but also by the various communities in and around Mumbai. The puja rituals have been performed as per the tradition of Assamese Durga Puja. The idols have been adorned with the typical Assamese Clothing.On the occasion, the sacred soil and holy water have been brought specially from Kamakhya Temple of Guwahati and placed besides the Durga Idol.
The funding for the celebration was made from the...
A hardcore NDFB cadre was killed at an encounter with security forces in Sonitpur district on Sarturday evening. The encounter took place at around 7 in the evening at Bhorajuli area under Bihali police station along Assam Arunachal Pradesh border. The encounter is still going on. Notably, 2 ULFA militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Kokrajhar district in the wee hours on Saturday. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of army and police launched a massive operation at Patoliguri area near Gosaigaon along the Assam-Bengal border, where a group of militants opened fire on the security forces and bullets were exchanged.
Altogether 3 persons were killed and 15 others seriously injured in a road accident in Nagaon district on Saturday. The accident took place at Dimou Chariali near Nagaon town the wee hours when a truck and a mini-bus collided killing the three on the spot. Despite restriction, a truck, breaching the orders, attempted to overcome the police squad and had a head-on collision with another vehicle coming from the opposite side.
A heavy downpour in Guwahati seemed to have marred the Durga Puja festivity on Saturday. Parts of the city have come under floodwaters following incessant rain that lashed the city for nearly two hours. Much to the utter disappointment of the pendal hoopers, a good number of puja pendals have come under rain waters in Lachit Nagar, Nabin Nagar, Chandmari, Zoo Road, Ganeshguri. Moreover, the rain waters have flooded parts of the GS Road causing much inconvenience for the people from Saturday morming.
The CNN-IBN has selected Assam's noted RTI activist Akhil Gogoi as one of the top ten young leader of the country. This was confirmed by the KMSS leader on Friday in Guwahati. The country's premier satellite news channel has also selected 9 other top young leaders. Gogoi has been waging war against largescale corruptions that cripple the public life for the last several years. He has been leading the farmers' body (KMSS) who of late, dropped a bomb shell against Assam health minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma alleging his nexus with R H Khan where a huge amount of fund meant for Dima Hasao district was siphoned off.
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