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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Canara Bank organised a training camp in Guwahati in collaboration with the Kahikuchi Agruculture Science Centre. Altogether thirty two women participated in the two day training camp which ended on...
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Police on Saturday arrested a teenager in Karimganj three days after he allegedly killed his friend. The teenager was arrested on charges of murdering his 17-year old friend Abdul Malik in Ratabari...
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A huge storm wreaked no less havoc across Assam rendering hundreds homeless apart from disrupting surface communication network on Wednesday. Accompanied by heavy downpour the stormed lashed many...
The government has extended its ceasefire with Dima Halom Daogah for yet another year. The decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of DHD representatives led by Dilip Nunisa with Central and state government officials in Delhi on Wednesday.Notably, that the Dimasa outfit, who has been struggling for a separate Dimasaland, signed its ceasefire pact with the Centre on December 26 in 2006. Since then the ceasefire has been getting extension once in a period of 12 months. This is apart from seven rounds of formal talks and over 20 rounds of informal talks with the Centre. But there has been no consensus till now.
Hundreds of passengers at the Rajdhani Express got rid of a major tragedy when a powerful bomb missed the target at Matipul in Karbi Anglong district in the wee hours on Wednesday. According to information, the powerful explosion reportedly took place at Matipul in between Khotkhoti and Bokajan rail stations minutes after the Rajdhani Express bound for Guwahati passed the spot. The target was missed but the railway tracts were left heavily damaged.
Top ranked police and railway officials arrived in the spot. The blast is suspected to be a handiwork of AANLA. Investigation is on.
Noted litterateur and veteran novelist Dr Rita Chaudhury has been named for the prestigious Sahitya Akademi award for his outstanding contribution to the field of literature. Dr Chaudhury, who has already authored Abirat Jatra, Mahajibanor Adharsila, Papiya Tarar Sadhu has recently made one more notable contribution by her Deolangkhui, a novel on the social life of the Tiwa people. Bodo writer Bidya Sagar Narzary was also selected for the same award for his work Birgwsrini Thungru.
Respected Editor,I spent more than two decades of my service life in North East India before settling down permanently in Bangalore. Recently the news of six communities demanding ST tag in Assam has bemused me. I have some amount of knowledge regarding the ethnic structure and demography of the region. One thing I discovered that student politics is a stumbling block to development in Assam and North East India. Infact, student politics has ruined the north-east and Assam. For the so called 'student' leaders, misleading communities and tribes have become a profession. The only group of people or community of Assam which is free from student based politics are the Kolitas or the Kalitas....
National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow in collaboration with North East Centre for Sustainable Development is going to organize a day long exploration – cum – awareness programme on 'Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation' on December 24 at Deepor Beel , Guwahati. The day long programme starts at 10 am in the morning. Scientists and experts related to fish shall attend the programme as resource person. For further details interested person may contact Ranjan K Baruah of NECSD at 98642 27589.
Notorious drug mafia Pakhi Miyan alias Hazi Samsul Haque Talukdar who escapaed from judicial custody is remaining clueless even as police has placed three constables under suspension citing dereliction of duties. According to information, police investigation is still on but there is no report of any breakthrough 24 hours after his escape from the Guwahati Medical College Hospital.Meanwhile, the Assam government has placed three constables namely Amlesh Pandey, Kalyan Gogoi and Pranjit Thakuria,under suspension as they were on duty at the GMCH when the criminal managed to escaped on Monday early in the morning. According to police sources, Pakhi Miyan managed to escape as his attendant at...
An exciting moment of play during the quarter final league match between Assam Riles (in red) and Oil India (in white) at the on going 57th Bordoloi Trophy Football Tournament organized in memory of Bharat Ratna Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi at the Nehru Stadium on December 22nd, 2008. The match ended with a draw: 1-1.Photo: UB Photos.
The CBI tea probing the Assam serial blast visited the blast site at Panbazar on Monday. Led by DIG P Kamraj, the team has been camping in Guwahai to probe the incident that rocked Assam on October 30 where over 90 people lost their limbs. Another team of the agency yesterday visited the blast sites at Kokrajhar, Barpeta Road and Bongaigaon.
Controversies after controversies seem to have AGP(P) president Praulla Kumar Mahanta's family which could stymie the on going process for merger of regional forces.In yet another controversy, the family members of firmer chief minister have severely beaten up an AGP legislator in full view of the former chief minister.The MLA from Chenga, Liaquat Ali Khan was assaulted by Mahanta's wife Jayashree Goswami with the help of son beat up him recently with shoes and sandles that too in his full view. The MLA said thi s is fall out of what he told Mahanta earlier where he criticised Mahanta's failure in his stint as the party president. Sources here said Mahanta was present when Khan spoke...
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