Gunjan Sharma who was kidnapped by miscreants from Simaluguri on Wednesday has been safely released in the early morning on Thursday. She is a student of class 8th of the Central School, Nazira. She along with other 11 students of her school was abducted by unidentityfied gunman form Simaluguri Madrid Tiniali at 3 PM on Wednesday. SP Sivasagar Bijoy Kuligram and SDPO Nazira Ashif Ahmed launched a massive operation in the Assam Nagaland Border area of Santak Bihubor and found the abducted girl.
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The dawn to dusk Sibasagar Bandh called on Friday by various organisations like AASU, AJYCP and Gorkha Association in protest against the Naga aggresion was a total success. No untoward incident has...
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Many people sustained injury when security forces sprang upon a group of KMSS activists in Guwahati who opposed the process to auction a dozen of oil fields in Assam on Saturday. The incident took...
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Three persons sustained injury when a section of people clashed with policemen in Kokrajhar district on Tuesday.The incident took place at Joypur during a 24-hour bandh called by the All Bodoland...
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Security forces arrested six cadre of United Peoples Democratic Front in Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday. They were arrested from Changlang district bordering Tinsukia during an anti insurgency...
Once again the functionings of a section of journalists have raised doubts in Nazira.Jorhat police held two free lance journalists in connection with a honey trapping case forcing the Nazira Freelance Journalist Association to axe the duo.Identified as Diganta Saikia and Jayanta Chetia, the journalists were arrested in Jorhat on Monday.In a related development, the Amar Kotha authorities have sacked Diganta Saikia as Executive Editor of the news paper.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi’s language card to win the by polls in three Barak valley constituencies continues to draw protest across the state.The Brihottar Asomiya Youva Mancha in Nazira burnt the effigy of Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday in protest against his recent circular on the official language.Led by BAYM president Ranjan Mahanta, over 200 activists thronged the Nazira town and burnt Gogoi effigy apart from shouting slogans against the government.
The All Assam Students Union in Nazira staged dharna on Monday demanding immediate construction of the proposed 300 bedded Super speciality hospital in Demow. Over 1000 AASU activists thronged ONGC’s Assam Asset office main gate to reiterate the demand. The oil and gas giant announced the Rs 1,00 crore hospital at Rajabari in Demow. Later the protestors submitted a memorendum to the ONGC CMD through the Executive Director asking the PSU to listen to the demand. During the UPA regime, then petroleum minister M Veerappa Moily laid the foundation stone last year. But the things have not progressed further.
Defying Supreme Court directives, Illegal coal tradings are going on in Nazira without any hindrance. Behind this illegal tradings are a section of police officials who have been aiding and abetting the dishonest traders to carry out the dirty deals in coal. The power circle has been remaining active in Lashmija, Bihubor, Gelakey along with a few other places in Nazira sub division. A number of coal depots has allegedly been running in the full knowledge of the district administration along the Assam-Nagaland border areas under the patronage of a circle of powerful politicians who have been helping police and traders. The Sivasagar district administration has banned...
An 18 years old girl commited suicide in Nazira sending shock wave across the entire area on Sunday. Identified as Suchila Nayak, she committed suicide at Simaluguri on Saturday night. She worked as a helper at the residence of Dr.Prabin Konwar for the last couple of months. Her father Subu Nayak of Lakuw Rangagarah has lodged a complaint at the Simaluguri police station . The reason of the extreme step was not known.
The Nazira Pragati organised a day long training on animal husbandry which evoked encouraging response from the local residents on Saturday. Sivasagar KVK specialist Dr.Rofikul Islam conducted the training to be participated by over 30 local residents. Dr Islam focused the viability and commercial farming of poltary, pigary, goatery etc.
Believe it or not! There is a court in Nazira. The court functions normally. But strange are the ways of the authorities. The condition is unbelievable. The functionings take place even without essential furniture not to speak of others. The litigants, advocates and even the judges are bearing the brunt. Apart from these, lack of drinking water causes no less inconvenience to the people. But the authorities are yet to blink.
Nazira police is investigating notorious fake appointment racket acting on a recent complaint. According to information available with Assam Times, police investigation is underway after Anjina Begam of Chantak BorMishing Gaon moved Nazira police alleging that the sub inspector of Nazira education block Kuldip Talukdar took Rs. 1,20,000 from her as a bribe for a false appointment order in the Karmashree Hiteshwar Saikia Memorial LP school of Chakimukh. Police have registered a case bearing No 172/14 under IPC 161/294/34.
The Freelance Journalist Association of Nazira and PRAGATI, a non governmental area felicitated renowned historian Akhi Paniphukan at his residence recently. Paniphukan, who wrote several books on Ahom era has been suffering from illnesses. Both organizations feliciated him with Chalang Sadar, Gamusa and Hombardha patra and wished his speedy recovery.
Japanese encephalitis start wreaking havoc in Nazira again. The killer disease has so far claimed one person. This is apart from over ten person undergoing treatment in the various hospitals. Identified as Sukhen Borgohain, the inhabitant of Motheiachiga died of Japanese encephalitis recently when he was undergoing treatment at the Assam Medical College Hospital in Dibrugarh. But the department is yet to intensify measures to contain the situation.
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