KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi charged Congress MLA in Dharampur Nilamoni Sen Deka with masterminding the attack on him on Friday where he was injured.
In his FIR moved at the Nalbari police station, the RTI activist alleged that the attack was carried out by six youth Congress activists at the instance of Assam Agriculture and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Nilamani Sen Deka who hails from Dharmapur constituency.
Gogoi received head injury when a group of miscreants attacked him on his way to the flood-hit Punni village. Gogoi was admitted to the Nalbari Civil Hospital in a critical condition.The police have launched an investigation into the incident.
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Kokrajhar ABSU is gearing up for the annual conference on Tuesday. The venue is Kazigaon Gurudev Kalicharan Nwgwr in Parbatjhora. The three days conference is full if delegate session, literary...
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Job aspirants waiting for the fitness test during a huge recruitment program organised by Indian Army at Demow rural stadium in Sivasagar, Assam on 17-07-2008. More than 3000 youths will be recruited from 30,000 aspirants by the Indian Army from 8 districts of Assam from this 10 day long program. Pix by UB PHOTOS
Bhadreswar Dihingia, A farmer collects "Bhut Jolokia" or "Naga Chili" peppers in his field at Bakata in Sivasagar district of Assam on 17-07-2008. Bhut jolokia, a thumb-sized chili pepper with frightening potency, rated the hottest chili in the world by Guinness World Records. It is widely eaten as a spice, a cure for stomach troubles and, seemingly paradoxically, a way to fight the crippling summer heat too. PIX BY UB PHOTOS
The north eastern students organisation are all out to ensure socio-political and economic rights of the region’s indigenous people. Led by Mizoram law minister H Rammawri, law minister, an all party delegation from Mizoram, is currently touring the region to build a strong public opinion in this regard. After winding its trip to Arunachal Pradesh, the delegation, arrived in Guwahati on Wednesday and hold talk with students leaders of North East Students Oganisation, All Assam Students Union at the Mizoram Bhawan.Participating in the discussion, NESO chairman Dr Samujjal Bhattacharya said the students organizations of the north eastern region have agreed to fight for the...
The Congress MPs from the north eastern region will vote for the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal on the June 22 floor test.Speaking to reporters on Wednesday in Shillong, chairman of North East Congress Coordination Committee D D Lapang said the decision is unanimous among the the Congress MPs of the region and that UPA will survive the floor test.Mr Lapang, who is also the leader of the opposition in Meghalaya, termed the Meghalaya Progressive Alliance (MPA) government as a bundle of contradictions and was 'directionless'.A day after MPA constituents sought scrapping of the controversial power deals between the state and private companies to develop power projects, the former Meghalaya...
Cross border terrorism, infiltration and Indo-Bangla border fencing will be dominating in the discussion between Indian foreign secretary Shiv Shankar Menon and his Bangladesh counterpart Mohd Touhid Hussain, in New Delhi on Wednesday.According to information, New Delhi is all set to press Dhaka to act against such elements in view of the revelation of Bangladeshi link being found to several terror incidents in India. Menon is expected to take up the issue of Bangladesh being used by terrorists as a base or route to reach here and carry out anti-India activities.A number of terror attacks that have taken place in India have had linkages in Bangladesh, causing concern here. Infiltration by...
A media workshop on 'How to Appreciate (and Report about) Sattriya Dances' has been organized at Guwahati Press Club on July 21 (Monday). The workshop, which is open for working journalists, will begin at 1 pm at the press club auditorium.Dr Pradip Jyoti Mahanta and Krishnamurti Hazarika, both are recognized as the authorities on Sattriya dances will attend the workshop as resource persons.Keeping an eye on the enhancing status (primarily after it was declared as a classical dance form of India) of Sattriya Dances and involvement of general people in larger number with it, the workshop has been designed, stated in a release from the press club.Interested scribes are requested to contact the...
Journalists of Dibrugarh Staged a sit-in-demonstration protesting against the ban imposed by the Assam Medical College and Hospital authority on the entrance of the Journalists into the College premises for the last few days in Dibrugarh on15-07-08. Photo by UB Photos
The Assam government on Tuesday came in for sharp criticism from the Opposition parties for failing to solve border dispute which is continuing for the last several years. The Opposition members asked the government to clarify its stand on the encroachment by Bangladesh on the soil of Assam. They criticised that the government for remaining silent while Bangladesh has already occupied an area of 499.3 acres of land. Not only that the opposition parties lambasted the government for unabetted encroachment by the neighbouring Arunachal Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Meghalaya. Caught in this debate, revenue minister Dr Bhumidhar Barman said steps are on for an amicable solution to the Indo-...
The NRI Assamese get together, Assam2008 of North America was held again this year on the 4th of July weekend. This annual event is part of an on-going effort to bring together the scattered Assamese community in North America for a celebration of Assamese heritage and culture. As always there is good fellowship, fun filled activities, cultural programs, special workshops, special presentations and of course lot of good food - catered and home baked. It was a 3 day event. The 1st day, July 3rd started with reception, registration, and then a group dinner at very nice restaurant where people can chat...
On June 26th, 2008, Nehru Centre, the cultural Wing of the High Commission of India in London presented a stunning confluence of semi-classical of violin recital “jugalbandi” with Minoti Khaund, the award winning violin maestro whose musical career spanning 50 years and her daughter Sunita Bhuyan, the recipient of the Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini award for music and has been giving performances both solos and duets with her mother on the world stage. Sunita is one of the few musicians who balances a full time HR career along with her inherited passion for music. She is the Head of Learning and Development at Syntel, a global ITES company which entails her to train managers on...
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