Heavy presence of security forces seems to have proved a futile effort to ensure safety and security of the people. Valuable properties worth Rs 5 lakh was looted from the Ganesh temple by thieves in Dispur on Wednesday. The incident took place in the mid night when it was raining outside. The thieves barged into the temple breaking the shutters and looted gold and silver which kept inside the almirahs. The thieves also stole an umbrella installed with the idol.
The incident came to light on Thursday morning and the temple and committee and devotees called it an utter failure of the government to ensure safety of life and properties even in Dispur. Dispur police have already registered a case.
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RASHMITA GOGOI FROM NEW DELHI: The BTAD bloodbath seems to have erupted anger and protest in New Delhi. Hundreds of students staged dharna in front of the Assam House on Wednesday in protest...
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KMSS will raid the APSC office premises on June 6 alleging rampant corruption in the selcction of ACS candidates in the civil service examinations.KMSS leaders told Assam Times that they would...
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The 36 hours Dima Raji Bandh starting from 5 AM today paralyzed the normal life here at Haflong.
The bandh was called by Joint Action Committee Dima Raji Movement (JACDM) in protest against the...
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The 26th Foundation Day of Autonomous State Demand committee N C Hills (now Dima Hasao) District Committee was observed at ASDC party office on Thursday in a solemn way. A public meeting was also...
Assam seems to have improved on a few vital fronts. According to the provisional census data released in Guwahati on Friday, 44.1% of households avail banking services, as against 20.5% as reported in the previous Census. In the rural areas, 38.3 % people avail banking services and figure in urban areas is over 75%.
Over 66 percent of households resided in homes having walls made of grass, thatch or bamboo. But, 74.2% houses had roofs made of GI, metal or asbestos sheets.
For 37.1 % households electricity was the main source of lighting, up from 25 % in 2001 Census. But kerosene remained the major source of light for 61.8 % households and 0.8% were using solar power.
Only 54.8% of...
The month long Assam Assembly’s budget session adjourned sine die on Friday a day after Speaker Pranab Gogoi met the Opposition party members to end the stalemate.
The opposition members joined the House proceedings as soon as the question hour began at 9 in the morning where panchayat and rural development minister Rockybul Hussain replied to the questions posed by the members.
The Assam police accountability commission has tabled its report on the floor on the last day of the session which began on March 1.
The Electronic Media Forum Assam (EMFA) has raised voices for more dignified space for working journalists on duty to cover the proceedings of State Legislative Assembly at Dispur. Submitting a memorandum to Pranab Gogoi, Speaker, Assam Assembly today (March 31, 2012), the organization argues that the journalists, photo-journalists and camera persons belonged to both print and television media have increased their number in recent years and often it is observed that ‘the assigned media persons have to cover the Assembly sessions’ with lot of difficulties due to ‘non-availability of any specified space for them inside the Assembly campus’.
The forum urges for a...
For the third consecutive day, the Opposition parties continue to boycott the proceedings in the Assam Assembly. But the House proceedings are going on in the absence of the Opposition members.
The House proceeding began at 9 in the morning. But the Opposition members staged silent demonstration outside the House demanding withdrawal of “unparliamentary” word slammed against AIUDF members by Speaker Pranab Gogoi.
The 500 hour long economic blockade continues to disrupt movement of traffic between Assam and Meghalaya through Boko for the second consecutive day.
Convened by a number local organizations, hundreds of protesters blocked Hahim where hundreds of coal laden trucks are remaining stranded.
The protestors alleged that the neighbouring state has been trying to occupy Langpih in view of its rich natural resources.
The Income Tax department continues to conduct raid on a section of private nursing hospitals across the state. Senior IT officials conducted raids at Aditya Hospitals in Dibrugarh and Sivasagar on Thursday morning.
Notably, they conducted similar raids at the GNRC Hospitals in Guwahati on Wednesday. The raid began at 2-30 in the afternoon and continued till midnight.
Good news for Assam. The state would soon have representation in the Supreme Court.
A panel of judges set up to recommend Supreme Court judge has recommended Justice Ranjan Gogoi’s name as judge in the country’s apex court.
Justice Gogoi, the son of former Assam Chief Minister Keshab Gogoi is now in a stint as Chief Justice with Punjab and Haryana High Court has been recommended by the Collegium of Judges — headed by Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia — for elevation to the Supreme Court.
Justice Gogoi, who became a permanent judge of the Gauhati High Court on February 28, 2001, was transferred to the Punjab and Haryana High Court on September 9, 2010. He...
The newly raised HQ 22 Sector Assam Rifles symbolically unfurled its flag at Haflong Assam Rifles garrison. The flag was hoisted by the DIG, Brig Gajinder Singh, the first Commander of the newly raised Sector in the presence of Addl DIG, Col R Nair, Officers, JCOs, WO s and other ranks of the Sector HQ.
Speaking to the media, Brig Gajinder Singh said that the newly raised Sector HQ would shortly take over the responsibility of Dima Hasao Dist. He emphasized that HQ 22 Sector Assam Rifles would work in close cooperation with the Autonomous Council, civil administration, Assam Police, and the media for creating a safe and secure environment for the people of Dima Hasao district. He...
Three city based journalists have been selected for the next GNRC Media Fellowship programme, who are expected to start their activities from early next month. Selected fellows namely Nituparna Rajbongshi (Asomiya Pratidin), Prafulla Kumar Das (Ajir Dainik Batori) and Azhar Alam (Pratah Khabar) will study and report about the healthcare facilities and its accessibility to common people in northeast India. “We are planning to start the fellowship program from the first week of April. The selected fellows will receive a monthly stipend of Rs 10,000 /- each for three months,” informed Dr NC Bora, CMD of GNRC Hospitals. The GNRC Media Fellowship programme is run by the management...
ULFA's Paresh Baruah faction owned up the responsibility of the grenade blast at the Demow police station on Tuesday.
In a statement on Wednesday, the outfit alleged that they struck the police station in protest against the police excess on common people. Officer in charge of the police station Sanjib Baruah has been transferred on Wednesday. Notably, two motorcycle born youths lobbed the grenade at the police station premises which exploded with a huge sound. Security forces are conducting an intensified operation against the outfit.
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