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Voter Awarness Campaign

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Submitted by Heramba Bora on Wed, 13/04/2011 - 19:22
voter awareness campaign failed to make impact on Dr.Manmohan Singh, Prim Minister of India, as he did not cast vote here. What do you expect from general public? Though he later on said that he has casted vote throuh Postal Ballot, he had to give the explanation due to report in the media fearing criticism- one feel.

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Task force to modernize police

Chief minister Tarun Gogoi said that a task-force would be set up within a month to look into the modernisation of the police and to control terror incidents.Addressing a press conference in Guwahati, Gogoi said, “We are going to constitute a committee. It will be a task-force. It will deal with the issues of how to modernise the police and how to contain such incidents.” The task-force was likely to have members from various security agencies like police and army, besides prominent public figures.

Gogoi confirms I-Day alert

Dispur has alerted all districts to keep a strict vigil, he accused the banned outfit of getting help from destabilizing peace and development in the state. The police have arrested four persons, including an ULFA cadre and three surrendered members of the outfit for the Lakhimpur incident. Another militant, who was tasked with carrying out a blast in Dibrugarh surrendered. Six persons were injured in a grenade blast at a busy market area in Bokolia town in Karbi Anglong district.

Gogoi reviews law ad order

Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday reviewed the state’s overall law and order situation in view of the recent bombing in Lakhimpur and Karbi Anglong. He asked DGP JN Chaudhury to ensure that ULFA militant cannot explode any bomb. Talking to reporters at Koinadhara, Chauhury said that police forces would be on maximum alert till the Independence Day.

144 CrPc in Guwahati

Kamrup district administration has imposed section 144 of CrPC in the district after state home department sounded high alert across the state. ULFA militants had exploded two grenades at North Lakhimpur town on July 23, where five people were injured.

Alert before ULFA’s martyrs’ day

A few disturbing inputs available with police forces the authorities to keep Assam on alert. According to IB inputs, a group of ULFA militants has arrived in the state to monger trouble in the run up to the Independence Day. This is apart from the fear of martyrs day on Saturday. The Home department sounded high alert across the state following three grenade explosions in Lakhimpur and Karbi Anglong district in the past 36 hours, where two people were killed and 9 others injured. A highly trained 35-member ULFA group is believed to have entered the state at the instance of ULFA c-in-c Paresh Barua. Baruah asked them to make grenade attacks in five districts of upper Assam and...

Beefed up security at LGBI

In view of the coming Independence Day celebrations in the country and the attack on Bodh Gaya temple by suspected fundamentalist groups earlier this month, an alert has been sounded at several international airports in the country, including the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati. There is no specific terror threat looms over the airport. But police and airport authorities don't want to take any chance and have beefed up security measures at LGBI airport.

Fund for autonomous body

The Centre has cleared Rs 1 crore for each of the six Tribal Autonomous Councils to build their office space, minister of state for tribal affairs Ranee Narah said. All those councils are currently running their secretariats from rented accommodations. The councils which will now have their own offices are Tiwa Autonomous Council at Marigaon, Rabha Autonomous Council at Goalpara, Deori Autonomous Council at Lakhimpur, Mishing Autonomous Council at Dhemaji, Thengal Kachari Autonomous Council at Titabor and Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council at Dibrugarh.

Special train to clear rush

The South Central Railway will run nine special trains - eight between Secunderabad and Guwahati and one from Aurangabad to Secunderabad to clear passenger rush. Secunderabad-Guwahati train will depart from Secunderabad at 7.30 am on July 26, August 2, 9 and 16 (Fridays) and arrive in Guwahati at 7.55 am on the third day i.e Sundays. In the return direction, the train will depart from Guwahati at 6 am on July 29, August 5, 12 and 19 (Mondays) and arrive in Secunderabad at 9.15 am on Wednesdays.

1 dead in ULFA blast

One person died and ten others have been injured when suspected ULFA militants lobbed a powerful grenade at a busy market place in Bokolia town of Karbi Anglong district on Wednesday. The grenade exploded in front of a shop at 6.40 pm injuring ten persons. The injured were admitted to a local hospital where the condition of one person was stated to be serious. Nobody has owned up responsibility. But police call it a handiwork of ULFA.

6 injured in Lakhimpur blast

At least six people have been injures in two powerful explosions that rocked Lakhimpur town on Tuesday.The first explosion rocked the Jail Road are where one person sustained injury. This was followed by the blast at the Lakhimpur court premises. Five people have been injured. Security forces have cordoned the entire town area to nab the culprits. The injured people have been rushed to the hospital. No outfit has so far claimed responsibility.