Health and education minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that high level probe would be ordered to ascertain the reasons behind the mysterious death of Madhurjya Barukiyal who was found floating in a pond inside the college campus on Friday.
According to AEC authority, Madhurjya, who hailed from Kamargaon in Golaghat, had gone to bath in the pond after playing a game of football on Friday evening. His body was later recovered from the pond. His body was sent for postmortem at the Guwahati Medical College and later taken to his hometown.
Family members of the boy claimed that it was a case of ragging and demanded a proper investigation into the incident.
22 Feb 2008 - 1:26pm | editor
The jailed AASAA vice president Rafel Kujur has been granted bail by the Gauhati High Court. According to information, a single of justice Anima Hazarika granted him bail on Friday. Kujur was...
15 Jan 2008 - 6:16am | editor
Festive mood grips Assam as people across the state are celebrating the much vaunted Bhugali Bihu with much fanfare and extravaganza. The bihu began with the kindling of the meji at the break of the...
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Kokrajhar: Kokrajhar is gearing up to host an international trade fair. Courtesy Bodo Writers Academy, an organisation of Bodo writers where the leaders are preparing to hold the event from March 10...
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The Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC) Dima Hasao District Committee has urged the Central Government and Assam Government to take action for immediate construction and repair of the badly...
The Centre has straightly rejected United Peoples’ Democratic solidarity demand for separate statehood but in the same breath has informed them that there will be discussion on some of their demanded they included in their charter of demands. This was disclosed during a tripartite talk on Friday in New Delhi attended by Union home ministry officials, state government representatives and UPDS top guns. The outfit, however, asked the government how it could proceed with the UPDS charter of demands. According to information, the talks remained inconclusive and will resume in next month. Notably, since the signing of the ceasefire in 2002, the UPDS leadership has had only six rounds of...
An NDFB cadre was killed during an encounter with police in Diphu early this morning. According to information, a few NDFB cadres were coming for extortion while police also were waiting near D S College. The exchange of firing continued for nearly half and hour which left the Bodo rebel cadre dead and two or three others have managed to flee from the spot. Late police recovered two hand grenades and a revolver from his possession. Investigation is going on.
The Assam Government has ordered a halt to the seismic survey in an around Rupahi Pather in view of the cracks at the historic Rongghar. According to information, the instruction came following the allegation that the cracks have been spotted when there was seismic survey in the area. This was followed by stiff protest to resist any survey that could harm these historical constructions. Caught in this controversy, the ASI also set up a panel to unearth the truth behind it.
One person has been left seriously injured when security personnel of a private company were resorting to blank firing to disperse a group of people who gheraod an office at Barboruah in Dibrugarh.According to information, the incident took place at an office of GT Compnay fielded by Oil India Limited for seismic survey in the areas.The workers started gheraod the company demanding release of payments and the situation went beyond control forcing the security personnel on duty to resort to blank firing. He has been rushed to the hospital. Later, the situation was brought under control.
The Centre is reviewing Assam’s law and order situation at a series of meeting in New Delhi which began on Thursday. The state’s top ranked civil and police officials including Assam Chief Secretary P.C. Sharma and state Director General of Police R.N. Mathur are hunkering down with the home ministry officials in Delhi to apprising the Centre of the state’s latest law and order situation specially in the BTAD areas and the hills districts. The meeting was attended by Union home secretary Madhukar along with high level officials reviewed the operations against rebel groups and the status of infrastructure projects in the state. Next round of meeting is schedule on Friday....
Shreemoyee Asomiya Mahila Samiti(SAMS), Mumbai in collaboration with the Department of Tourism, Government of Assam invites you all for the Times of India SURABHI SPRING FESTIVAL to be held from the 11th to 13th of April 2008-Time 2pm to 10 pm at Lokhandwala Garden, Andheri(W).Your heartfelt participation and encouragement to the Artists and Artisans from Assam will go a long way towards making this event a grand success.“Bihur Ulog Janalo”With regards Mrs Nibedita Hazarika Mrs Bijoya Chaudhury Mrs Bina SaikiaGeneral Secretary Under Secretary PresidentSAMS, Mumbai Department of Tourism SAMS, Mumbai...
ASSAM ASSOCIATION GURGAON CELEBRATES THE SPIRIT OF ASSAM ‘RONGALI BIHU’ ON 13TH APRIL 2008 (All are cordially invited)HIGH LIGHTS OF THE EVENING:Bihu presented by Bihu Team from Guwahati Assamese Songs by Ms. Luna Bharali Das Bihu Songs & Dances by Local Community ArtistsAn Exotic Assamese DinnerVenue: HUDA Community Centre, Sector-46, GurgaonProgramme Evening 06:30 to 09:30 PM : Cultural Evening Chief Guest : Dr. Mukundakam Sharma, Honourable Justice, Supreme Court of India Night 09:30 to 10:30 PM : An Assamese Dinner (Contribution Rs. 200/- per adult)
After years of will-thy-won’t-they, the Asom Gana Parishad has finally stepped into the reunification corridor. In its crucial session concluded on Wednesday night, the party top guns have arrived at a consensus to proceed with the reunification deal. The speakers in the meeting have favoured homecoming of those in the party right from 1985 saying it will help the party regain paradise in Dispur. The meeting set up an 11-member panel to proceed with the reunification bid. The panel consists of Atul Bora, Prabin Gogoi, Girin Baruah, Dilip Saikia, Nurul Hussain, Ramendra Narayan Kalita, Padma Hazarika, Keshab Mahanta, Kamala Kalita and Hiranya Knowar while party’s executive...
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