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Bail petition of ONGC GM rejected

The bail petition of Purna Kanta Borah, the General Manager (Civil) of ONGC, Assam Asset, who was caught red handed by CBI in his office with cash 40,000 is rejected by CBI special court at Guwahati. He was arrested on charge of demanding bribes from contractor Ratul Kotoky and Chanchal Konwer. The case number was CBI/ACB/GHY RC/01/2012 ADDS. The next hearing is on February 22.

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Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi dedicated the Waste heat recovery project of Lakwa Tharmal Power Project for Assam on Friday. With the functioning of the plant this thermal power station will generate 37.5 megawatt additional power and will help to solve the power crisis of our state. This 236 crore plant is installed with 80 percent loan from Power corporation of India. With this additional 37.5 megawatt, the Assam Power Generation Corporation Ltd will earn 70 crore annually. In this inaugural function, the power minister, Pradyut Bordoloi, the MLAs of Nazira, Mahmora, Thawra, Debobrata Saikia, Sarat Saikia, Sushanta Borgohain and the chairman of Assam tourism development coporation, Dr....
“Bhogali Mela” is being organised at No. 1 Mautgaon of Dikshu Namti with manifold activities. The villagers of this historical village has completed a Assam type model huge “Bhela Ghar” for community feast after 10 days rigorous works. Cultural programmes have already started. The competition of different traditional games, receipies are organised fort his occasion and will last for one week.
The veteran CPI politburo member and ex. Minister of Assam, Pramud Gogoi, in a press meet on Friday at Sivasagar again tabled his demand for declaration of Assam as tribal state. He raised this year long demand for protection of identity, literature-culture and assets of our state. Mr Gogoi demands that for the existence of our historical identity the Article 370 of the Indian constitution should be imposed in our state. He again mentions due to the imposition that article the existence of Kasmiri people fully under protection though their population is lower than than the other people. Like in the neighbouring state Nagaland, due to the article 371 (a) of the Indian constitution, the...
The devoted cultural activist, freedom fighter, educationist, social worker and artist Makahan Bhuyan of Kalugaon, Shaloguri, Sivasagar bid farewell to the world at an age of 91. After the demise of Bhuyan the intellectual group become overwhelmed with grief. He was an active worker of “Babor Sena” of Seujkonwer Paragdhar Chaliha during freedom struggle. He was the founder of “Sewojia Samaj” music school of Sivasagar town. He was felicitated by “Sivasagar Press Club” for this life long contribution to the society on last August 19, 2011.
The Sivasagar district committee of The Tai-Ahom Yaba Parishad” is organising “ Bhugali Mela” at historical “Ranghar” , the first pavilion of Asia on January 16. In this exhibition the traditional “Buffloo fight” and the traditional ethnic dances will be exhibited. An souvenir will also be released on that occasion. The speaker of Asaam Assembly, Pranab Gogoi will inaugurate the function. The governor of Bihar Mr.Debananda Konwer and the Chairman of Tai-Ahom development council Dr. Jugen Phukon will present as a guest of honour and Chief guest. This is disclosed by Diganta Tamuli, the Secretary of the district unit.
Assam Jatiyo Prakash, Jorhat has published the Anglo-Assamese-Nagamese-Singpho version of Miles Bronson dictionary at Jorhat. Miles Bronson was a linguist worked with Jaduram Deka and Nathan Brown for Assamese language during 19th century. This dictionary covers 3200 words, 800 from each language and is edited by Debobrata Sarma. Many lessons in Nagamese and Singpho languages are also included in this dictionary. Miles Bronson came to Assam to work for the American Baptist Missionaries and the helmsman for Assamese language died in 9th November, 1883. His 2000 pages documents were discovered by his grand-daughter Grace Bilad. On 29 January, the third version of “ Assamese...
Wild tuskers and female elephants are creating terror among the public in the border areas of Gelekey, Sivasagar district. These wild elephants destroy the premises and store-houses of the people of that area. The houses and compounds of Phanidhar Tanti, Tinku Tanti, Suja Kurm, Bimal Rajput and Santosh Tanti of Athkhel Tea Estate is badly damaged by these wild elephants.
This is a good news for our state. The gas based Lakwa thermal power station under Assam power generation corporation Ltd, located at Maibella of Sivasagar district has now improved its generation capacity. With improvement of gas supply position the production of the this power station is improved. This station will produce 37.5 MW more with installation of waste heat turbine, which also minimise the production cost . The supply of gas to the station is stream lined . Station purchase the its gas from GAIL. Hope, with this improvement in power generation, the people of Assam will get some relief from the power crisis.
Veteran actor, director Bipin Dutta of Kalugaon, Sivasagar, died at a nursing home in Dibrugarh on Wednesday. he was 72. Starting his carrier as an actor late Dutta earned a good reputation in the cultural field of our state. He was associated with many cultural and social organisations. Many organisations condolence at his sudden demise and took out a procession from Joysagar to Kalugon with his dead body.
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