Amid simmering violence police have arrested BPF MLA Pradeep Kumar Brahma from Kokrajhar on Wednesday night. Brahma, the BPF MLA from West Kokrajhar was picked up by a team of police from his own residence in Dotoma. He is likely to be produced in court Thursday. But the BPF workers are launching a massive protest against it in the form of National Highway 31 blockade.
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Police have arrested a self styled 'sergeant major' of Peoples Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak in Guwahati on Tuesday.
The militant was picked up from Dighalipukhuri area in the city following a tip-off. Investigation is on. PREPAK militants are believed to have been operating from a hideout in Guwahati.
Twenty-six new born babies had a miraculous escape Tuesday when a devastating fire broke out in the Jorhat Medical College.
The incident took place in the wee hours at the special care unit. Patients and attendants in the hospital raised an alarm and the babies were immediately shifted to a separate ward. The fire broke out due to short circuit in a machine in the radial warmer unit.
Principal of Jorhat Medical College and Hospital Dr Dhurbajyoti Borah has ordered an inquiry into the incident.
AIUDF has demanded the expulsion of Border Areas Development Minister Siddeque Ahmed over his alleged land involvement in a reserve forest.
During the recent visit to the spot, a party team spoke to the affected persons who accused Ahmed of misusing his powers to evict a number of families who had been residing in that area for decades. They said that AIUDF president and Lok Sabha MP Badrauddin Ajmal would raise the matter in Parliament.
The Diaspora from Assam that call the UAE home is all set to celebrate Rongali Bihu in a grand way on the 6th of April in the glitzy desert city of Dubai. The event is a formal culmination of festivities that take place in various households in the community. No wonder, it is a much awaited event for all those who yearn for the magic of Bihutolis at this time of the year.
It was the year 1999 when the UAE first witnessed Rongali Bihu celebrations in an organised way. With each passing year the celebrations have grown in scale and grandeur thanks to the tireless efforts and active participation from each and every member of the diaspora. Rehearsals for the big day are underway in many...
In presence of Bertil Lintner, eminent journalist from Bangkok and the State chief minister Traun Gogoi, over 25 television journalist and media persons were honoured today with SBI 2nd EMFA Media Awards in a glittering function held at Ravindra Bhawan on March 18 (Sunday). Guest of Honour was Ram Krishna Garg, Chief General Manager, State Bank of India-Northeast Circle. Awardees were felicitated with a citation, trophy and a cheque for Rs 10,000/- each.
Best Voice Over: Mousumi Bora (News Live) Best Video Editor: jointly Anupam Bordoloi (NETV), Ms Atraye (DY365) Best Graphic team: Frontier TV Best Programme: Khoj (Prime News) Best Programme (Women Issues): Bandhabi (Rang) Best Anchor (...
Good news for AIDS patients and their relatives. The Assam government on Saturday announced that it would give financial assistance to the next of kin of those who have died of AIDS.
Health Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarmah said that the government would give Rs 1 lakh to the family members of those who have died of the disease as they too suffer considerably during treatment of such patients.
Health minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday distributed cheques to kidney patients for transplantation.
He said that the government would also provide a daily allowance of Rs 100 daily to buy medicines from outside to all patients who undergo treatment at government hospitals, besides free treatment and medicines available in the health centres.
The minister distributed cheques worth Rs one lakh to kidney transplanted patients for post-transplantation care at a function on Saturday.
Minister of state for cooperation and border areas Siddique Ahmed has urged transport minister Chandan Brahma to include state in transit routes from the north-east to the rest of the country through Bangladesh.
In a letter to state Transport Minister Chandan Brahma, Ahmed urged him to take personal initiative to include Assam in the proposed route so as to cover road, rail and water connectivity to benefit people and ensure better business relationships.
He said road and water connectivity was already functioning between Karimganj and Bangladesh and that a rail route exists between Mohisasan in Karimganj to Bangladesh though presently this rail-route remains unused but could easily...
The Assam Public Works on Saturday would move the Gauhati high court next week against the Election Commission and state government's decision to launch photo electoral rolls.
The Guwahati based non governmental organization fears that the decision will aid illegal foreigners get enlisted in electoral rolls and decision move should be postponed until the National Register of Citizens is updated. APW has been fighting a case against the state government in Supreme Court against its failure in updating the NRC in Assam.
Security forces seized a huge quantity of ganja, weighing more than 80 kgs from the Guwahati Railway station on Saturday.
Patrolling railway police personnel recovered ten packets of the contraband, worth Rs 3 lakh, from a compartment of the Alipurduar-Mariani Passenger train.
In another incident, police recovered 16 packets of ganja, worth about Rs six lakhs, from the guards room of the railway station and took into custody the Guardsman Chandiram Bodo.
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