Sibasagar police has arrested four individual for alleged links with ULFA. Among them three individuals are from Sibasagar and one from Moran. The individuals have been arrested for assisting in collection and supplying huge amount of money to ULFA. The arrested individuals have been identified as Mr Pradeep from Nivedon Stores, Mr Radheshyam from Apsara Store and another all hailing from Sibasagar and Mr Bikash Agarwal from Moran. Ironically while on the one hand ULFA is threatening North Indians to leave Assam at the same time we find them also assisting the ULFA.
25 Jun 2015 - 12:07am | Hemanta Nath
Two hardcore militants belonging to United Liberation Front Of Asom (Independent) were apprehended by security forces in Assam's Sonitpur district on Tuesday night, police said on Wednesday.Acting on...
13 Mar 2017 - 5:33pm | Mowsam Hazarika
A counselling session was organised by "Cottonian 82", a group of ex Cottonian on "Examination related stress and Health related issues" at Cotton Girls Hostel on Saturday. The session was...
2 Jan 2016 - 10:44am | AT News
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is confident that Congress will retain power for the fourth consecutive term. He his government and party are well prepared to beat the heat of anti incumbency in the...
24 Feb 2017 - 9:29pm | Sanjoy K Kakati
Shiv temples in Raha area in Nagaon district are also teeming with many devotees along with many other places on Friday on the occasion of Shivratri. From early in the morning the devotees started...
A 12 hour statewide Assam bandh has disrupted normal life in some parts of the state on Wednesday. Sponsored by the Atul Ray faction of the All Assam Koch Rajbanshi Students Union in protest against the Government's failure to ensure ST status to six communities, the badh evoked mixed response on Wednesday throughout the state. The bandh began in the 6 in morning to end in the 6 afternoon. according to information, the bandh was total and peaceful in North Lakhimpur, Dibrugarh, Goalpara, Kokrajhar districts where the educational institutions and other business establishments remained closed. Transport services were affected in all districts as government and private buses could not run...
After weeks of will-they-won't-they, the Assam Government has tabled the Justice Manisana Commission report on Beltola clash on November 24, 2007 on Wednesday along with the action taken report. In his much-awaited report, the panel has indicted Kamrup district administration and the police for allowing the All Adivasi Students Association of Assam to held the rally which was "unlawful". The panel observed that there is third party involvement adding that a section of AASAA leaders were influenced by the ANLA. Also, the commission said a section of the protesters cum victims were founded drunken which has been established by their blood samples collected by the doctors while they...
The Assam Government has tabled on the floor of the House the report on the Beltola Clash that rocked the state on November 24 which left 2 people dead .and several others injured. The report contains some uncharitable remarks against the Kamrup district administrations and police for failing to bring the law and order situation under control. An Adivasi girl was also stripped off during the incident in Beltola area in the city. A shaken government set up the Justice Manisana panel to probe into it who filed the report before the government two months back. The Assam Government on Wednesday has tabled it on the floor of the House.
Two people died two others injured, more than 1000 houses gutted and as many as 5000 people have been affected when a devastating fire broke out in the city’s Bhutnath area on Tuesday midnight. Talking to Assam Times, eyewitness said the fire which broke out from a kitchen at Kalipur and quickly spread and within an hour it engulfed the entire Bhutnath area leaving more than 1000 houses completely ravaged with properties worth crores of rupees. The situation has aggravatedAs soon as a few LPG cylinder exploded in the fire. fire brigade people later reached the spot but by then the fire reached a point which was beyond control. Also, several fire brigades could not reach the spot due...
In yet another setback for ULFA before a few days left for its foundation day, the Army busted a hideout inside the Manabhum Reserved Forest and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition with a huge amount of money in cash.According to information, the army jawans of 11 Sikh Light Infantry based at Namsai in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh launched the operation on Monday midnight inside the forest and busted a hideout where the huge amount of foreign currency was found.The hideout was busted on Tuesday only but no ULFA cadres were found there. It is suspected that the terrorist outfit brought the foreign currency after being exchanged the Indian currency to buy arms and ammunition...
The United Liberation Front of Assam has made it plain and simple that negotiation sans sovereignty is impossible. According to information, then banned insurgent outfit Commander in chief Paresh Baruah conveyed it to the chief negotiator and award winning writer Dr Indira Goswami while he was talking to her over telephone on Tuesday morning.
The Centre has released Rs.541 crore for the industrialisation in the North East. According to information, an amount of Rs.766 crore have been released up to 31st of March this year, of which Rs.541 crore have been released on 29 the March this year for industrial units to clear the backlog and speed up the industrialisation in the region.According to information, with the announcement of Transport Subsidy Scheme, the industrialization in these States/UTs did get an impetus but the pace was quite slow. Ever since the inception of the Scheme till 2004, only Rs.507.61 crore were released in 31 years for the region.In order to promote industrialization in the remote, hilly and inaccessible...
The Centre says during 2007-08 a total of 750 solar home lighting systems, 50 solar street lighting systems and 500 solar lanterns have been allocated to Assam.In addition, projects have also been sanctioned for electrification /lighting of 555 villages through solar energy systems.Official records has it that ministry of new and renewable energy is implementing several programmes to promote use of solar energy devices and systems in the country including the Solar Photovoltaic Programme, Solar Photovoltaic Water Pumping Programme, Solar Lantern Programme, and Solar Thermal Energy Programme. On the basis of proposals received from the States agencies and the availability of funds the...
Members of All Assam Student Union (AASU) seized the alleged low quality furniture supplied during the year 2007 by the Education Department to one of its model schools at Bangsor Higher Secondary School under Jalukbari Constituency on 01-04-08. It is mentionable that, during the year 2007 Education Department supplied furniture worth around Rs.3,80,000 to each Model Schools of Assam aiming for the improvement of the educational infrastructure of the state. AASU today raided various models schools of Assam. Pix by UB Photos.
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