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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A handloom and handicraft exhibition titled “Ramdhenu” has been organized at NEDFi Haat by Care Assam from June 16to 22. The exhibition was earlier inaugurated by eminent Assamese film actor Biju Phukan, on Sunday. The exhibition features diverse skills of artist from different parts of the state like Brass and Bell metal crafts from Hajo and wood carving from Bokakhat.While speaking on the inauguration ceremony President of Care Assam Pradip Baishya said, “The cooperation we seek from the people is not go come and buy items from these stalls to give them good business only but we seek your cooperation in coming to discover the beauty of the items in display which will be a lot of...
Braving a rising mercury voters are lined up across 862 booths in the ongoing civic polls in Guwahati city on Wednesday. Assamtimes team came to see the huge queue of voters even before 7 in the morning. Talking Assamtimes, polling authorities hoped that the turn out would cross 80 percent. Altogether 7,06,689 voters are expected to excercise their franchise in the single phase polling on Wednesday.
Worse is yet to come for Asom Gana Parishad. The party now stands crippled with escalating revolt against president Prafulla Kumar Mahanta. His alleged autocratic style of functioning is believed to have forced a circle of dedicated party leaders to join the ruling Congress. Vice president Apurba Bhattacharya will join Congress on June 24. His trusted men are also in touch with the ruling party. Party insiders blame Mahanta and his associates for the impending exodus. Assamtime was the first to break the deepening crises in the regional party citing Bhattacharya's contact with Congress. He left AGP on Tuesday to join the Congress.
Amid tight security polling in the Guwahati civic bodies begins across the city. Over 7 lakh voters are free to decide on the fate of172 ward councillors along with 356 area sabha candidates. The polling started at 7 in the morning at 862 stations. Assamtimes team came to see huge queue of voters in Beltola, Paltanbazar, Chandmari areas even before the voting started. The polling will end at 4 in the afternooo. If this weather stays the voting is expected to be higher. Counting will take place on June 24. Assam will give quick update of the polling throughout on Wednesday.
Preparations are complete to ensure smooth conduct of the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) election on Wednesday.There will be 15 zonal magistrates and 72 sector officers monitoring the situation across the city in order to maintain law and order during the election. The strong room and counting hall at Sarusajai stadium in Guwahati will be under surveillance of CCTV camera.
Rana Goswami and Bhupen Bora have resigned as parliamentary secretaries a day after their appointment as AICC secretaries in deference to the party’s one-man-one-post policy. Chief minister Tarun Gogoi accepted their resignations this evening.
Health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma seeks public apology for the incident at the Mangaldoi civil hospital where four persons tested positive for HIV after they underwent blood transfusion. Sarma said that the Mangaldoi incident was very unfortunate and he had deep regret for it.
In yet another major setback foi AGP, Apurba Bhattacharya will join Congress. Mr Bhattacharya will formally quit the party on Tuesday to join the ruling party in a day or two. The former AJYCP leader on Monday evening called on chief minister Tarun Gogoi at the latter's residance and understood to have fimalise his formalities.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi has asked health minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma to visit Mongoldoi immediately to assess the situation after the HIV infected blood transfusion scam at the civil hospital. The chief minister further has announced Rs 5 lakh help to the victims.
Commemorating 100 years of Indian Cinema, the President of India Pranab Mukherjee released a special sheet of postal stamps on May 2, 2013, featuring 50 legends of Bollywood including Dr. Bhupen Hazarika.
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