The United Liberation Front of Assam has given a private petroleum 45 days ultimatum to quit Assam. In an e-mail statement, ULFA publicity wing leader Arunodoy Dohotia alleged that the Shivani Oil and Gas Exploration Services Private Limited must quit Assam by one and a half month. He alleged that the private oil exploration company has been exploiting Assam's fabulous natural resources safeguarded by the Union Government. Dohotia further threaten armed action against the private oil company if it fails to quit Assam.
Can the ULFA send Quit Assam notice to Bangladeshis????
Tell us ULFA publicity wing leader Arunodoy Dohotia...can you threaten armed action against the Bangladeshis capturing 20 districts of Assam?
9 Oct 2016 - 4:11pm | AT News
The 62nd wildlife week concluded at Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park and Tiger Reserve on Friday. The concluding day of the programme was attended by noted veterinary surgeon Dr Kushal Sarma, HoD,...
26 Jan 2015 - 11:17am | AT News
Despite round-the clock vigil, suspected ULFA militants exploded two low-intensity in Digboi amid the Republic Day celebration in the oil town on Monday.Police officials told Assam Times that the low...
14 Dec 2014 - 6:43am | Hantigiri Narzary
The BTC Unit of All Assam Govt. Driver and Handyman Association alleged exploitation by a section of government officers along with a circle of powerful political leaders.The association...
17 Nov 2013 - 10:38pm | Jayanta Kumar Das
National Press Day was observed at Mangaldai town on November 16 with day long programme.“With the changing face of media, the role of a journalist becomes more crucial and demands more ethical...
At least two people were killed and 25 others were injured in a road mishap in Barpeta district on Wednesday midnight.
The incident took place at Garhchuk near Bajali when a wedding bus skidded off the National Highway. The bus on the way to Simala-Bajai Bhethua, when the driver of the vehicle lost control and fell off the highway. The deceased duo were identified as Irak Bodo and Shukra Barman, died on the spot and 25 others were injured. The injured people were rushed to the hospital.
Security forces found a powerful Improvised Explosive Device in Tinsukia district on Thursday. The IED was recovered from a shop at Kakajan near Philobari under Dumduma police station during a search operation.
Acting on a tip off, a joint team of Police and Army recovered raised the shop where the IED, weighing 5 kgs, was found. According to police, suspected militants kept the bomb at the shop for explosion.
Security forces arrested a self-styled leader of a new militant group at Gahpur in Sonitpur district on Thursday. The nabbed militant was identified as Bipul Bora and he claimed himself as the self-styled commander-in-chief of a new outfit group Sanjukta Rakta Bahini. Police claimed that the militant was involved in extortion in the district.
Former Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta is facing a tough battle against leader Padma Hazarika in the race for AGP presidentship in Guwahati on Thursday. Mahanta, the two time chief minister, arrived in the party headquarters at Ambari at around 9-30 in the morning and casted his own vote. He was followed by his nearest rival and Sootea MLA Padma Hazarika who exercise his franchise. The counting of votes would take place from 5 in the evening when the polling would conclude at 4 in the afternoon. For the firs time, the regional party holds the polls to elect its president following the failure to arrive at a consensus candidate.
National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) Assam sanctioned one mobile medical unit (MMU) exclusively for Hojai sub division under the administrative control of Jugijan BPHC. The MMU is formally flagged off by Dr. A.K Dey, minister irrigation & soil conservation, government of Assam on Sunday 22nd April 2012 after addressing a public meeting at Hojai FRU. “MMU is a new initiative of government to bring health care to the doorstep of unnerved rural people of Hojai sub division” said Mr. Dey in his speech. He further said MMU is constituted with 3 movable vehicles, equipped with all basic modern diagnostics facilities which will be a mile stone in reducing maternal...
The Electronic Media Forum Assam (EMFA) has expressed serious concern at the abuse of media space by a registered multilingual bi-weekly newspaper from Guwahati, where a last page article with the content of low-taste and some derogatory comments against a senior television reporter of News Live.
Dibya Bordoloi, who works for the Guwahati based satellite news channel has made an official complain that Raijor Sangbad (RNI registered no. ASSASS/14644) has published an assonance in its latest issue (April 18, 2012, Vol 7, issue 32), where many disparaging words were put targeting him and his profession.
After scrutinizing the content of the poetry, the EMFA gets convinced about the use of...
Four women met watery grave an overloaded boat capsized in Dhubri district on Tuesday.
According to information, the victims were brick kiln labourers. All four bodies had been fished out while seven others have been rescued. Nearly 11 people were brick kiln labourers had gone to Dheerghat in the morning hours. They did not work and decided to return to Chapar and took a boat ride to shorten the distance. The boat capsized in the middle of the river due to over-loading.
Celebrating World Earth Day 2012 with grassroots has deserve special mention. Aaranyak in association with Sankardev Sisu Niketon, Dadara celebrated World Earth Day 2012 on 22nd and 23rd April with villagers and school children in three adjoining villages Dadara, Pasaria and Singimari in style. Their decision to take out a candle light march on 22nd April evening was to mobilize mass support to save the planet on World Earth Day. However little did the locals of Dadara know, that their motive to encourage more people to work for conserving their surrounding complimented this year’s theme for Earth Day: Mobilise the Earth. “Green oath” signature campaign attracted mass...
At the 17th annual convocation ceremony of the Assam Institute of Management Isha Siotia was awarded the academic gold medal for securing the 1st position for the PGDBM course 2010-2012. She was given the honour by the Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court, Mr.A.K. Goel in the presence of Mr. N.K.Das, Chief Secretary, Government of Assam, Dr.N.N. Sarma, Director AIM, ONGC chair professor., Sri Shantikam Hazarika, Chaiman, SEBA and the AIM faculty.
Earth Day is the largest, most widely celebrated international environmental event organized with a view to spread awareness as to how the earth can be preserved and eventually saved. It is celebrated with much fanfare throughout the world. In an attempt to reach out to children, the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India celebrated Earth Day on April 22 every year to encourage the children on eco-friendly living and preserving the biodiversity.
Advancement of Peoples Group (APG) has celebrated the Earth Day in Shankardev Sishu Niketan at Rangapara along with 14 other schools in Assam. The theme of the entire event was “Every Day is Earth Day”. This initiative was...
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