An unhealthy competition for breaking news seems to have raised doubts on the overall credibility of media these days. This was more or less of what Ranjeet Sekhar Mushahary said when he was opening a satellite news channel in Guwahati on Saturday in Guwahati. Set up under the petronage of Jivan Surakhya Group, the bilingual satellite news channel is being manned by a team of journalists under the leadership of Manjit Mahanta and Pranjal Phukan.
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The international conference on Majuli organized by Society for Srimanta Sankaradeva, at Bishnu Nirmala Bhavan, Guwahati on 8th July, 2012, started with the inauguration of a photo exhibition by...
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Stunned by statewide criticism, chief minister Tarun Gogoi blamed it all on Union home minister Rajnath Singh for the Assam-Nagaland border flare up. Addressing a press conference in Dispur on...
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A high level Central team is reviewing Assam’s law and order situation. According to information, led by Union cabinet secretary K M Chandrasekhar the 24 member team is reviewing the...
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Society for Srimanta Sankaradeva (SSS) has started a five day long workshop on 'Preparation of Sanchipaat manuscript and painting in Sankari style' at Batadrava Than from July 2 ...
Normal life remains crippled following the 24 hour bandh call in the
Rabha Hasong dominated areas on Saturday.
The Rabha National Liberation Front called the bandh on Saturday
morning demanding Rabha Hasong Council polls. Untoward incidents have
been reported during the 24 hour bandhs in Goalpara district.
Miscreants burnt down a few vehicles in Dudhnoi despite beefed up
security measures in the area.
The Assam-Meghalaya joint district level border meeting in Dhubri
resolved to end tension. Both sides urged the student bodies to end
the economic blockade. The joint meeting took place at the Circuit
House in Hatsingimari in Dhubri district. Deputy Commissioners and
Superintendents of Police of the five districts of the Garo Hills
region attended the meeting with their counterpart of Dhubri district.
The economic blockade has entered its sixth day on Friday on the NEC
road which is the lifeline for the five districts of Garo Hills in
Meghalaya. Meghalaya promised to pay an ex-gratia to the next of kin
of those killed, apart from placing other demands before the Meghalaya...
BJP state unit President Sarbananda Sonowal said that Dispur’s failure
to implement the Assam Accord is an insult to former Prime Minister
Rajiv Gandhi.
Talking to reporters in Dibrugarh, Sonowal said that even after 28
years of signing of the Accord by the All Assam Students Union, the
state and the union government all clauses were yet to implemented,
thereby insulting Gandhi. The clauses for detection of illegal
foreigners and deletion of their names from voters list and their
deportation were not fulfilled yet.
Flood situation turns grim as surging waters engulfed 30 more villages
in Bongaingaon district. Over 60 houses have been washed in Morigaon
rendering scores of people homeless. The river Bramhaputra is still
flowing above the danger level. Massive erosion also took place in
Bhuragaon and Mayong revenue circles of the district. Over 100
villages in Dhemaji, Chirang, Jorhat, Lakhimpur and Sivasagar
districts were under flood.
The 12-hours Assam bandh called by All Adivasi Students Association of
Assam (AASAA) beginning from 5 am demanding Scheduled Tribe (ST)
status to the Adivasis evoked mixed response in Kokrajhar on Friday.
During the bandh period the main market and Mandang bazaar remained
open as usual. All financial institutions like bank, shop,some
government offices remained closed and road communications were
however also affected with public transport remaining off the road.
Wild elephants trampled to death a boy and injured and a girl in Baska
district on Friday.
The tragic incident took place took place at Orungajuli village under
Nagrijuli police station when a herd of wild elephants entered their
village. As the local residents tried to chase away the herd, the
animals turned violent. The deceased was identified as Shiva Magar.
Both were taken to a local hospital where Shiva succumbed to his
injuries later. Sunita is struggling for her life.
Chief Executive Member, Dima Hasao Autonomous Council Debojeet Thaosen inaugurated the newly constructed office building of Divisional Forest Officer, Dima Hasao Forest Division (East) at Haflong on Thursday.Thaosen was accompanied by the Chairman, Dima Hasao Autonomous Council Sri Ngamrothang Hmar, Additional Principal Conservator of Forest Sri Bikash Brahma, IFS, Principal Secretary, Dima Hasao Autonomous Council Sri Sunil Nunisa, Former Executive Member, Sri Bijoyendra Sengyung.The inaugural function was attended by DFO, Dima Hasao Forest Division (West) Sri J N Hazarika, DFO, Dima Hasao Forest Division (East) i/c H. Bathari and other forest officials.This was followed by planting...
If you are moving to Chennai and want any kind of help please contact the Assam Association, here are the details of the office bearers of the association. Sulakshan Saikia (President): 9444391730 G.N.Baruah (Secretary): 9445005186 B.K.Sharma (Asstt.Secretary): 9445005171 ...
Two hardcore NDFB leaders were killed at an encounter with security forces in Sonitpur district of Assam on Thursday. One of the duo were believed to the involved in the sensational killing of tea garden owner Adilur Rahman.The encounter took place in the wee hours at Tawabari area in Rangapara during a combing operation. The Bodo insurgent duo died on the spot. Police further recovered a pistol from their possession.
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday asked Shantikam Hazarika to go on leave. The bid to end SEBA deadlock came up when AASU leaders talked to chief minister at Koinadhara on Wednesday. Then the AASU leaders decided to call off the indefinite sit-in at SEBA office premises. Gogoi told the AASU delegation that Hazarika cant be replaced without any recommendation by the panel probing the allegations against the SEBA.
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