If you are moving to Chennai and want any kind of help please contact the Assam Association, here are the details of the office bearers of the association.
Sulakshan Saikia (President): 9444391730
G.N.Baruah (Secretary): 9445005186
B.K.Sharma (Asstt.Secretary): 9445005171
Kishore Kalita (Organising Secy): 9840588738
Pradeep Hazarika (Organising Secy):9884269490
Himangshu Hazarika(Organising Secy):9176445196
S.K.Borah(Organising Secy):9445005962
Indukalpa Saikia(Megazine Secy): 9840943308
P.K.Bhattacharjee (Treasurer & Cultural Secy):9445005154
PermalinkSubmitted by Dr. Devdas Kakati on Fri, 05/12/2014 - 21:16
Very happy to know that the association is continuing to do well and growing. I had the privilege of being the President of the association around 1981-82 when I was a Professor of IIT-Madras ( now Chennai). During Assam Movement, we published the Brahmaputra Beckons. You will be happy to know recently a book by me on the life & events in Majuli was published by Partridge India of Penguin-Random House Group :"An Insane Moon". I can send some details if you send me a contact email address.
With best wishes to you all, Devdas Kakati. 05 December 2014.
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This was what forest minister Rockyul Hussain told reporters after Gogoi held a close door meet with his trusted ministers at Koinadhara on Thursday evening.
Ministers Pradyut Bordoloi, Rockybul Hussain, Ajanta Neog, Tanka Bahadur Rai, Nilomoni Sen Deka were prominent among those who attended the meeting convened hours after he returned from New Delhi.
Forest minister Rockybul Hussain on Thursday dropped hint of the involvement of a circle of forest officers and workers in the rampant rhino poaching cases in the Kaziranga national park.
Talking to reporters in the sidelines of a function in Guwahati, Hussain said that an impartial probe is underway to unearth the truth.
Hussain said that nobody would be spared if indicted by the probe. His revelation assumes significance hours after forest guards killed two rhino poachers at an encounter in the world heritage site.
Both pro and anti Tarun Gogoi camps are busy with preparing strategies these days.
Hours after he returned from New Delhi, the chief minister talked to his trusted ministers and associates on Thursday.
Dissidence is believed to have dominated the meeting at Koinadhora in the evening.
Apart from Rockybul Hussain, Gogoi talked to Pradyut Bordoloi, Nilomoni Sendeka, Tanka Bahaur Rai, Ajanta Neog who were present in the meeting.
On the other hand, the dissident camp led by health minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma met at the residence of Sarat Borkotoky on Thursday morning.
But the dissident camp is tightlipped on the outcome of the meeting.
Congress leader Kirip Chaliha said that the legislators are bound to go by the high command’s decision.
After attending a close door meeting of the dissident camp in Dispur on Wednesday, Chaliha who is known to be a close associate of Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma Chaliha told reporters that as head of the state, the party MLAs and ministers must abide by chief minister Tarun Gogoi.
All Lok Sabha MPs from Assam took oath in Parliament on Thursday.
Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal took oath in Assam along with Rajen Gohain, Kamakhya Prasad Tasha, Biojoya Chakrabarty, Ramen Deka and Rameswar Teli. Sushmita Deb, MP from Silchar took oath in Bangla while Badaruddin Ajmal and Chirajuddin Amal took oath in English.
Congress MP from Koliabor Gaurav Gogoi was administered oath in Hindi.
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The one hour long gun battle near the Dipholu forest camp in Burapahar in the wee hours where the poacher duo were killed on the spot.
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