One person was killed and ten others have been seriously injured when ULFA militants exploded a powerful bomb in Sivasagar town on Monday only to make their presence felt.
The explosion took place with a huge sound at around 9 in the evening near the Central Market. The bomb was believed to have been planted at a motor cycle which exploded when the spot was teeming with people. Security forces arrived in the spot. One person died on the spot. The injured have been rushed to the Sarma Nursing Home and some of these people have been rushed to the Assam Medical College in Dibrugarh. On the other hand, security forces have cordoned off the entire area in the town launching an operation to nab the culprits involved in the blast .
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Atleast fifteen people have been feared dead at Sonapur when a bus fell into a river after the driver lost his control at the dead of the night on Saturday. According to information, twelve dead body have been recovered so far and the three people are still missing. Rescue operation are still go on. The bus had eighteen people and three of them have managed to escape their death.
Cabs plying the city road defying the 12-hour bandh called by the proscribed HNLC in Khasi-Jaintia Hills on 23-02-08. The outfit sponsored the bandh in protest of Congress President Sonia Gandhi's visit to campaign ahead of the March 3 Meghalaya Assembly elections. Pix by UB Photos.
Shiva Thapa, Gold Medal and Best Boxer (SSCB) of the 23rd Sub Junior National Boxing Championship posing for a group photograph at Golaghat on 22-02-08 night. Pix by UB Photos.
NOT A LADY? Sarojini Naidu had not reached the Congress pavilion at Gauhati (now Guwahati) in time to support Mahatma Gandhi’s Condolence Resolution. Mahommed Ali was in the oratorical climax of his speech when Bapu asked the Assam Congress President, Maulana M. Tayyebulla to send for Sarojini Naidu at once. Forgetful Naidu came running breathlessly. She was rushing through a Men’s Gate when two volunteers – poor, simple, fresh from their village homes – came up and tried to obstruct her. Saying, ‘Yeh Lady Gate nahi nahi’ in their newly-schooled broken Hindi, the volunteers showed her the distant Ladies’ Gate. The blithe Bulbul of...
Five people including three policemen have been left injured as the Black Widow militants by accident attacked them in between Langtin and Hatisali on Friday afternoon. According to information, the militants attacked the police vehicles while it was on the way to Maibong from Lumding at around 4-45 in the evening. The driver and a staff of the vehicle have also been left in the incident. Meanwhile, Black Widow publicity secretary Faifrang Dimasa made it clear that the ambush was mistakenly carried out saying they targeted DHD chief Dilip Nunisa.
Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh on Friday has warned that the country could land in big trouble if the government fails to check the stepped up activities of the Maoist rebels who have sneaked into Assam from Bhutan. Addressing a press conference on Friday, the BJP president said the Maoist rebels have been operating in the north eastern states. He said Maoist rebels have been spreading to as many as 170 district of the country. He said the Government should deal with the situation firmly to avoid this situation.
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 arrested by Dibrugarh police on January 28 charging him with taking Rs 20,000 in cash from ANLA extremists for holding the Beltola rally on November 24. Later, he was sent to judicial custody. He also deposed before the Manisana Commission from judicial custody while it was probing the Beltola violence that rocked the city on November 24.
Property worth one crore has been left ravaged while a 12 hour long devastating fire that broke out on Thursday midnight at a goodwon in Jorhat town. Eyewitness say the fire broke out at the ground floor of the a four storied godwon in the Chambers Road which later was spreading to the top floors. Fire tenders from Golaghat, Sivasagar, Dergaon, Roworia Bokakhat were pressed into service but the fire engulfed property worth corers of rupees. Jorhat Deputy Commissioner L S Changson and the administrative officials had sought help of ONGC fire fighters from Nazira. These tenders arrived and started operation and the fire was doused in the morning.
Artist Chinmay Ray is being awarded with the Pranab Baruah Art Award 2007 by Litterature Homen Borgohain at the Pranab Baruah Art Award Ceremony organized by Pranab Baruah Art Award Committee and Srimanta Shankardeb Kalakhetra Samaj in association with Pranab Baruah Kalakhetra Directing Committee at the Srimanta Shankardeb Kalakhetra in Guwahati on 22-02-08. Pix by UB Photos.
General Officer Commanding of Army’s Eastern Command KJ Jamwal has arrived in Tezpur 4 Core Office to take stock of the state’s counter insurgency operations. He is schedule to hold a series of meeting with the Tezpur based 4 Core Headquarters GOC S S Jaswal during his two day visit. The meeting is expected to review the overall security in Assam, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.
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