All Assam Students Union has warned the government not to allow the immigrants to settle in the name of rehabilitation package. Addressing a press conference in Guwahati on Sunday, the AASU leaders said that they would keep a close vigil on the rehabilitation works to ensure that not even a single immigrant is allowed to get the benefit.
PermalinkSubmitted by Bodo Supporter on Tue, 14/08/2012 - 23:57
Bodo must look after themselves, do not fall to sweet talk of Gogoi, Sonia or Shinde. They will butcher Bodos for vote bank. We all know about AIUDF, a terrorist organization. Ajmal gets money from ISI and Saudi Arabia to bribe Congress and help to bring more Bangladeshi to Assam. Bodo's must fight for their survival or we will be wiped out by this invasion.
15 Mar 2015 - 2:24pm | CM Paul
Fifteen Catholic bishops of northeast India representing all seven northeastern India states meeting in Miao diocese in Eastern Arunachal, 12-15 March, joined the Catholic Bishops Confernece of india...
25 Jan 2017 - 4:42pm | Sanjoy K Kakati
School and college students thronged in thousands in the district and sub divisional headquarters across the state demanding immediate distribution of textbooks in the schools.With play cards in...
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Chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday promised all possible steps to preserve the remains of historic building a day after it was ravaged by fire in Guwahati. Visiting the debris of the...
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The much awaited annual ‘Virat Mela’ on the occasion of Hanuman Janmotsava at Hanuman Temple surrounding in Haibargaon is planned to held between 30 March-2 April’10 for 4 days. The...
The Assam Assembly began its winter session on a stormy note on Monday. The House witnessed uproar when tHe united opposition members tried to corner the government alleging powerful minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma"s nexus with ULFA which the banned insurgent outfit itself disclosed> apart from it the opposition AGP, BJP, AIUDF, and Left parties demand immediate resigntion of Dr Sarma. Big dam issue is also set to stall the House proceedings in the five day long session.The government is also ready to counter the opposition camp. A slew of crucial bills are slated to be tabled in this winter session to be adjourned sine die on Friday.
Patkai Trekkers, an NGO, with the help of the organizing committee, paid tribute to the martyrs of Sepoy Mutiny who fought bravely before fell to the bullets of the British troops at the historic Latu, at Malegarh in Karimganj district at the premises of Guwahati Press Club on Sunday.
It is for the first time that such tribute is being paid to the martyrs publicly in the history. On the occasion in which several noted personalities including historians took part, several resolutions were taken.
Following are the resolutions
The place Latu bears historical mark and it should be included in the curriculum of the schools and colleges of the state. Detailed research work should...
Congress leader Pankaj Bora has been elected to the Rajya Sabha Uncontested. The official announcement was made on Thursday when the date for withdawal of nomination was over. Apart from the forme minister Bora, Congress activist Jesim Raja filed nomintion papers but it was rejected citing technical reasons. This has paved the way for Bora to get elected to the Rajya Sabha. The Rajya Sabha bye election was required in the state following the death of Silvius Condopan.
Government peace interlocutor PC Haldar on Tuesday held talks with NDFB Ranjan Daimary in Guwahati. During his hurricane trip, Haldar rushed to the Guwahati Central jail and met Daimary. They are believed to have discussed the prospect of the peace talks between govt and NDFB.
The war of words between Ulfa and Himanta Biswa Sarma seems to have taken a bitter turn. Addressing a press conference in Dispur on Tuesday, the education minister reiterated silence from Ulfa during the last ten years if he was really with the insurgent outfit. Dr Sarma launched scathing attack on AGP and BJP for calling for his head on the basis of the Ulfa revelations. He said that he has launched offensive against the outfit and that he would do it in future.
He strongly attacked the opposition parties for fearing to go all out against the outfit. Dr Sarma further announced a new scheme for the pragnent women to be launched on January 30. These women would get sonography and blood...
A heavy exchange of words between Himanta Biswa Sarma and Ulfa seems to have kept political landscape boiling in Assam. Ulfa on Monday called the powerful minister their former colleague a day after Dr Sarma tore apart Ulfa C-in-Chief Paresh Barua. Dr Sarma further on Monday questioned silence from Ulfa during the last ten years if was really an Ulfa member.
Political parties start taking advantage of the situation. BJP on Monday asked chief minister Tarun Gogoi to drop Dr Sarma following revelation by Ulfa. But chief minister Tarun Gogoi said that there was no Ulfa member in his cabinet. On the other hand, KMSS said that Ulfa has confimed the allegations by levelled Akhil Gogoi a few...
The Electronic Media Forum of Assam (EMFA) invites entries for the annual EMFA Awards 2011. The forum has decided to confer awards in more than ten categories including best reporting on socio-political theme, development, environment, economic issues of northeast India. The reports should be telecast on or before 31st December 2011. The entry (comprising the name of the reporter and the camera person) should be sent to the office of EMFA, C/o Guwahati Press Club, Guwahati-781001 by January 20. The award function will be organized in the first half of February 2011.
Meanwhile, a delegation of EMFA met the State chief minister Tarun Gogoi on December 10 at his official residence and...
To,
Dr Manmohan Singh, Honourable Prime Minister of India New Delhi
Subject: Uncertain fate of two Assamese Journalists in Myanmar
Respected Sir,
Namaskar. Hope this letter finds you in fine spirits and health. We, on behalf of Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA), would like to inform you that two Assamese journalists remain untraced since their detention in Myanmar (also known as Brahmadesh) on December 3 last. Both the journalists had reportedly gone inside the country for interviewing Paresh Baruah, the self-styled military chief of banned United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA).
The news broke on December 4, 2011, when the news agency Press Trust of India (PTI)...
The Centre holds a series of talks in Delhi on Sunday with three militant outfits operating in Assam. The Union home ministry is holding talks with National Democratic Front of Boroland (Progressive) and Dima Halam Daogah (Nunisha faction) on Sunday. On Monday it will be talking to DHD (Jewel Garlosa faction). The DHD(J) is expected to reach an agreement with the Centre on Monday.
One more top ULFA leader has been captured in Myanmar along with a journalist on Saturday. According to information, the top ULFA leader has been identified as Jiban Moran, a close aide of Commander in Chief Paresh Baruah who was captured with a journalist attached with a Guwahati-based English daily. Baruah was very recently appointed finance secretary. Journalist Rajiv Bhattacharjee was believed to have gone to interview ULFA commander in chief Paresh Baruah in the Myanmar jungles. According to an unconfirmed report, Paresh Baruah was also under the captivity.
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