Rajib Dey, empanelled coach of Assam Swimming Association, is being invitation to Salo Swim Camp organised by the University of Southern California USA, from June 12 to July 1, where he will work and train under two-times Olympic Coach of USA David Salo. The participation of Rajib dey is expected to enhance his capacity as a swimming trainer.
12 Aug 2015 - 3:17pm | Sunil Khabacha
Manipur students are made to bear the brunt of ILP logjam. Schools and colleges in the restive north eastern state are refusing to resume the classes after the death of a school boy in police firing...
30 Dec 2016 - 10:40pm | AT News
Caught in a paralyzing controversy Dr Dhrubajoti Borah is understood to have resigned as the Asom Sahitya Sabha president. The resignation was on expected line in view of the stinging controversy...
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Assam is holding its first ever International Tea Convention at the Karmabir Nabin Chandra Bordoloi Indoor Stadium in Sarusajai. As many as 33 delegates from across the world are attending the grand...
29 Jan 2015 - 8:57am | Hantigiri Narzary
One SSB jawan received bullet injury when his colleague jawan fired at him on Wednesday at Ultapani Lungsung area under Kokrajhar police station.The injured jawan was identified as Sukban Singh...
Two Achik National Volunteer Council militants were killed by locals residents along the Assam-Meghalaya border on Friday.According to police, a group of 7 militants had come to Darangthop under Agia police station for extortion to be attacked by an irate mob. Police claimed to have seized a pistol with one of the ultras of the proscribed outfit and raised an alarm. A US-made pistol, two rounds of live ammunition and two mobile phone hand sets were recovered from them. The deceased were identified as Nabang Changma and Wasi Changma.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that 18 autonomous councils were formed to look after respective community development activities and give more developmental thrust through various schemes.Talking to reporters in Titabor Gogoi said that what the people doing for development of backward classes in Assam no state in the country can do.
Amid demand for statehood Chief minister Tarun Gogoi said that all ethnic groups need to stay united.Talking to reporters in Titabor on Friday, Gogoi said, “We need to stay together. Although we are Rabhas, Bodos, Karbis, Chutias, Gorkhas, we all need to live together as Assamese under one umbrella in the state.”He said that that violence cannot solve problems and only through discussions and talks can things be sorted out.
Muslims in the state on Friday prayed for peace when they offered Namaz in the mosques and Eidgahs to mark the Eid Ul Fitre.Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi participated in a community prayer at Jorhat in the morning. Gogoi prayed for sustainable peace and brotherhood among the various communities in the time of simmering violence. Guwahati also witnessed special prayer at the historic Burha Jame Mosque.
The Bodo National Conference on Sunday resolved to intensify the
movement for creation separate Bodoland state.
The Bodo organization held an emergent executive meeting of the
conference PWD Bunglow chaired Hagrama Mohilary,BNC chairman and
resolved several resolutions including demanding of Bodoland in
Kokrajhar.
BNC Chief Convenor Kampa Borgoyary said that the meeting had a very
serious discussion on the issue of present political development
regarding the Telangana and creation of separate state in different
areas of India including Bodoland. BNC appealed to all elected Bodo
leaders from the council,MLAs and MPs to have a dharna at Jantar
Mantar demanding separate Bodoland...
An AGP delegation comprising MP Joseph Toppo and former ministers
Utpal Bora and Atul Bora was on a stock taking visit to Diphu on
Sunday. They held a meeting with local organisations and appealed that
violence be stopped and protesters press their demand in a democratic
manner. They further blamed it all on the government for this burning
situation.
Karbi Anglong district administration reimposed the curfew on Sunday after relaxing it between 8am and 12pm. Miscreants also removed railway tracks near Doldoli in the district, disrupting train services through the hill district to upper Assam and Dimapur.The various organisations threatened to intensify the agitation for a separate state on the lines of Telangana. The 100-hr hills district bandh in Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao, called by Hills State Democratic Party (HSDP) and scheduled to begin tomorrow, has been deferred in view of the prevailing situation in Karbi Anglong.
Violence refuses to die down in Karbi Anglong over the demand for a
separate state with government offices.
Office of the additional chief engineer of irrigation department and
the Khadi Board office, equipment and machineries of public works
department here besides a forest beat office at Amri, a land records
office at Long-e-Kur, were set ablaze by agitators.
Over 50 people have fallen ill after having prasad at a religious
function organized in Kamrup district on Sunday.
The local residents in Rangiya had gathered at a house in Nabapur
village in Rani area for a religious function and ate sprouted grams
which was offered as 'prasad' on Saturday night.
The ailing people complained of stomach ache, vomiting and other
symptoms related to food poisoning and were admitted to Rani primary
health centre.
The condition of ten persons, including some children, was stated to
be serious and they have been shifted to Guwahati Medical College
Hospital.
The Kamrup district administration has ordered an inquiry into the
incident and the food...
Tension is simmering in Diphu after two persons were killed in police firing in violence in the agitation for a separate Karbi Anglong on the lines of Telangana which also spurred GJM on Thursday to call for an indefinite bandh in Darjeeling from Saturday for Gorkhaland.As large-scale arson broke out, the Army, called in on Wednesday, was on stand by to assist the Karbi Anglong district administration with police and paramilitary forces on patrol.
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