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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A delegation of the Sanmilita Jatiya Abhibarton has arrived in Delhi on Saturday to call on prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Monday to clear the decks for holding talk between government and...
Winners of various categories seen with their trophies along with Forest Minister of Assam Rockybul Hussain at the concluding day of the 34th Junior Assam Inter District Athletic Championship 2008 (Boys and Girls) hosted by Nagaon Sports Association under the auspices of Assam Athletic Association at Nagaon on 04-05-08. Pix by UB Photos.
Tribal villagers carry a malaria patient to the hospital in a remote village of Bilaihum, about 75 kms west of Agartala, Tripura on 03-05-08. Official said that at least 18 personnel died due to malaria throughout the state in last 15 days. Only last week the Italian ambassador to India has visited the state and declared to fund projects of International Federation of Red Cross in Tripura to irradiate the dreadful malaria disease that claims hundred of lives every year in spite of several precautionary measures. Malaria remains a major threat for 3.2 billion people in more than 107 countries throughout the world. Pix by UB Photos.
Mired in a controversy, the Assam govt has decided it will ask CBI to probe the rhino poachings in Assam. According to Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, following an aroused demand, the government has decided to order a CBI probe into the killing of at least 27 rhinos in the Kaziranga National Park and the Rajiv Gandhi wildlife sanctuary in Orang since last December.The government earlier ordered the transfer of Kaziranga Divisional Forest Officer Bankim Sharma and formed a nine-member committee to ascertain the reasons behind it.Meanwhile, the panel has already started investigation and have visited the three rhino bearing areas of the state, Kaziranga, Orang and Pabitora game sanctuary.It may...
The United Liberation Front of Asom has charged a section of people with trying to buy good names with the ongoing peace process. In its latest edition of Freedom, ULFA has said only a political solution could help Assam restore permanent peace on its soil. The outfit has welcomed Dr Indira Goswami for her untiring bid to ensure peace process and criticized the government saying the government’s talks with the PCG failed only because of the lack of goodwill from the part of the government. In the mouthpiece, ULFA further has alleged Union minister Aswini Kumar’s recent comment could spoil the on going peace bid.
Two Naga youth namey Nowang Konyak and Tazam Konyak have been arrested in connection with the illegal cutting of forest of the Abhayapur Reserve Forest by the Forest Officials of Namtula Beat Office in Sonari on 02-05-08. Pix by UB Photos.
After Congress, now its All Assam Students Union (AASU) to hit a major roadblock for former Chief Minister and AGP's founder president Prafulla Kumar Mahanta's homecoming.Talking to reporters on Thursday, AASU leaders say the student body will oppose tooth and nail any bid to bring Mr Mahanta back to AGP in the name of unification of regional parties.According to AASU adviser Dr Samujal Bhattacharjee, Mr Mahanta has betrayed Assam and its people with misdeeds during his two terms as Chief Minister. "Unification of regional parties sans Mahanta is only what we expect. If the bid to bring Mahanta back continues we will not sit idle," he said.Dr Bhttacharjee further slamed AGP's...
A country wide down to dusk strike sponsored by the Opposition National Democratic Alliance has paralyzed normal life from early in the morning on Friday. Shops and business establishments are down their shutters in response to the strike called in protest against the galloping price hike. The NDA leaders have already made it clear that all sops and business establishments will be remaining closed during the 12 hour long period and the vehicles will be plying normally. Also, offices and educational institutions will be running as usual.The NDA has claimed that the UPA government had completely failed to tackle price rise and that the announcements made by finance minister P Chidambaram in...
Students performing in a cultural programme at the inaugural day of the 34th Junior Assam Inter District Athletic Championship 2008 (Boys and Girls) hosted by Nagaon Sports Association under the auspices of Assam Athletic Association at Nagaon on 01-05-08. Pix by UB Photos.
Noted Social Workers and Gandhian Ladies Meena Agarwala and Swarnaprabha Mahanta has been awarded the Amalprabha Das and the Chandraprabha Saikiani award respectivey in memory of two great personaities Chandraprabha Saikiani and Amalprabha Das for the year of 2006 by the Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and Cultural Affairs Minister Gautam Bora in a award giving ceremony organized by Directorate of Cultural Affairs, Govt. of Assam at Rabindra Bhawan premises in Guwahati on 30-04-08 evening.
In a powerful bomb blast one 5 year old child Alima Khatun (age 5) was died on the spot at Koilagaon under Bijni Amguri in Chirang District at around 12:20 PM on 29-04-08. Alima was playing along with the other children in front a house after they arrived from their schools while that tragic incident took place. In this incident three minor childrens Kismat Ali (7), Chandrabhan (10) and Rashid Ali (12) has been injured seriously. The bomb has been planted, according to eye-witness present, at that incident site. Police has started an operation to nab the culprits behind this brutal incident. Photo: UB Photos
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