Assam on Monday received Dr Bhupen Hazarika’s body with all tears two days after the noted singer and lyricist passed away in Mumbai.
The entire state gears up to cremate him at the Gauhati University premises on Tuesday. The government revoked the decision to cremate him on the Brahmaputra river bank in Fancybazar in view of the popular demand to cremate him at the varsity campus.
Before that Assam Governor J B Patnaik and Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi received the lifeless body at a coffin at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport at 11-20 in the morning in presence of lakhs of his fans who rushed to Barjhar to get a glimpse of his body.
The coffin stopped at Dharapur for last respect for a while and then it stopped at the Gauhati University premises received by thousands of varsity students and ex students who were eagerly waiting with tearful eyes.
After one and a half hour, it was rushed to Dihgalipukhuri and the Cotton College Premises. It was then rushed to the Nizarapar residence in the city. Later, it was taken to the Judges’ Field to help the fans pay him last respect. Meanwhile, the Judges’ Field is teeming with lakhs of people who are paying last respect to the legend. The coffin would stay till 1 in the afternoon on Tuesday. Then the final journey would began at 1 in the afternoon and the mortal remains would be consigned to flames at the Gauhati varsity campus on Tuesday afternoon. His US-based son Tez is scheduled to arrive in Guwahati on Tuesday morning to perform the last rites.
decision was taken in view of the mounting pressure from Dr Hazarika’s family members, All Assam Students Union, varsity authorities along with many other organizations. All they refused to agree with the government’s decision to cremate the legendary singer by the Brahmaputra river bank. Notably, the cabinet on Monday evening decided to cremate him at the Sankardev Udyan in Fancybazar. But later, it was shifted to the Gauhati university premises.
Udalguri Police on Friday arrested 2 nos so called ULFA who demanded money by mobile phone, using ULFA Letter pad etc at Ghagra area & other part Ualguri district from last 1 year. They are: Krishna Sarma-28 of Panery & Bablu Saha-24 Of Tangla. Recover demanded mobile hand sets with SIM cards etc. Interrogation is going on for further ops . In this reg a case was reg vide Horisinga PS Case No-41/2011 u/s 387/506 IPC, RW sec 10/13 UA(P) Act.
RTI activist Akhil Gogoi on Thursday a day after he was granted bail by the Gauhati High court. Gogoi left the GMCH premises where he was undergoing treatnent since he was remanded to judicial custody. Gogoi was escorted to his home by his fans who shouted anti-govt slogans in the evening. Talking to reporters before leaving the GMCH premises, a visibly upbeat said he and the peasant body would never tone down the voice of protest against big dams and corruption. He said his arrest was a conspiracy to gag the voice of protest. He further said the big ships ferrying the NHPC-owned turbines would not be allowed to proceed.
RTI activist Akhil Gogoi said that his organization will keep fighting for the poor people. Talking to reporters immediately after procuring bail on Wednesday evening, he said KMSS will always raise the voice of protest against the injustice by the ruling clique. Gogoi who was remanded to judicial custody a week ago was granted bail by the Gauhati High Court on Wednesday. Meanwhile, several parties, organisations have hailed the Gauhati High court judgment saying it would boost the morale of the peasants who have been fighting for landrights.
Much to the respite of KMSS, the Gauhati High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Akhil Gogoi in Dispur violence case on June 22. Gogoi was granted bail when a special bench of Justice Anima Hazarika was hearing a bail petition moved last week.
Shree Marwari Panchayat, Shillong alongwith Dorbar Dong Demseiniong, Shillong will be organising a free medical camp of Osteoporosis, Neuropathy, Orthopedics, ENT, General Medicine, Random Blood Sugar Testing, Maleria Test, Uric Acid Test and Vaccination. All these testing will be conducted with the help of modern computerised machines at Dorbar Dong Demseiniong, Dorbar cum Community hall, Near NEEPCO, Shillong on July 9, 2011 from 9 am to 3 pm.
Patients are requested to register their name at Dorbar Dong Demseiniong on July 6th, 7th and 8th, 2011 between 6 pm to 8 pm. For vaccination patients are to bring along their immunization card.
Integrated Farmers Association (IFA) today denounced the inclusion of a non-Manipuri in the Rashtriya Madhyamik Abhiyan eligible list of Manipur Education Department. The association said in a statement that Dr Taiyabur Rehman, an Assamese was found included in the recent RMSA eligible list of the state Education Department. The association further said that they cannot accept such policy of the state Government. It also asked whether we lack any appropriate candidate for RMSA here in Manipur.
The association based in Mojing Leitanpok of Thoubal district also expressed their desire of selecting only those candidates who were brought up on the soil of Manipur. The Manipur Government...
Summer Cultural Workshop is going on from July 1. The worskhop is organising by Greater Guwahati Karbi Students' Union in collaboration with Parijat Academy. More than 100 children took part in the Cultural workshop. Children are learning folk dance Bihu and Karbi dance. In the opening ceremony Local MLA was invited to inauguarate the programme, Mr Dhireswar Ronghang , secretary of Karbi Cultural Society, Henry David Teron National Youth Youth Awardee also presence in the opeining day. The workshop will be continued upto July 10.
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A hardcore ULFA militant was killed two others have been injured at an encounter with security forces in Tinsukia on Sunday. The incident took place at Kailashpur village under Pengeri police station which lasted for nearly 2 hours. Acting on a tip off, police and army jawans conducted an operation in the village where the heavy gunfight took place. One ULFA cadres died on the spot, two others have been injured while another managed to escape from the spot. Security forces have cordoned off
Jnyanpith award winning litterateur Dr India Goswami is gradually recovering. Dr Goswami is likely to be shifted to Guwahati within the next couple of days. Dr Goswami was airdashed to a Gurgaon-based hospital following severe cerebral damage a few months back. She suddenly fell ill at her residence in Guwahati and was immediately shifted to Guwahati Medical College Hospital on February 13. When her condition deteriorated she was flown in an air ambulance to New Delhi on February 19 and admitted to the Medanta Medicity where she slipped into coma. She was attended by Dr. Yatin Mehta, chairman of Medanta Institute of Critical Care and Anaesthesiology at The Medicity.
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By now many Assamese would have travelled to Chicago and New Jersey to celebrate the 4th of July under their respective organizational banners. We wish them a safe trip and lots of fun. After all, these are our loving friends and dear relatives. We are aware of the amount of work that goes into such an event.
Meanwhile, a vast majority of Assamese would stay back or go somewhere else. We stayed back because an organization is not our cup of tea. However, we did not sit idle. We worked on a video drama and had lots of fun making it ready. We plan to watch it during the 4th of July weekend in our own private ceremony. We wanted to share our...
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