Nilambar Buragohain, Area Organiser, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), posted at Force Head Quarter Delhi as Additional Director (Administration), has been awarded Police Medal for Meritorious Service 2008. Buragohain has been working with the paramilitary service since 1976. He hails from Napam Gaon, Dhemaji.
This Medal is awarded every year on the occasion of Independence and Republic Day in recognition of the meritorious record in Police service or in the Central Police/ Security Organistaion. All Police personnel in the country with at least 15 years of service are eligible for this award. The recipients of the award are presented Medals in Ceremonies arranged by the State Government/ Central Police Organisation concerned.
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North East Center for Sustainable Development (NECSD), an organisation committed for the welfare of the people in the region organised one day programme titled as’ Mentoring for...
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KOKRAJHAR: The District Magistrate, Chirang, Gautam Talukdar on Sunday declared Dry Days throughout the district including Bijni election district for maintenance of peace and tranquility in...
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The overall flood situation in Assam continues to remain critical on Sunday as some more areas are reeling under the flood waters of the river Brahmaputra and its tributaries rendering as many as...
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In a major embarressent for Borkhola MLA Rumi Nath, police continues to grill her estrange husband Jacky Zakir along with her PSO a day after the duo were held for their alleged link with a...
Along with other parts of the country, Mahashivratri is being observed in Assam with traditional religious pomp and gaiety. Hundreds of devotees with milk and flowers are visiting the Shiv temples across the state for puja offering for the festival that stands for the 'Grand Night dedicated for the worship of Lord Shiva. People thronged in thousands at the historic Shiv temple premises in Sivasagar township to observe the puja. The Mahashivratri fair which began on Wednesday will end on Friday. Similarly, there is heavy rush of devotees at the Umananda temple in the midst of the river Brahmaputra. The Assam Government's inland water transport department is making special arrangement for the...
An uneasy situation is what prevails in Nazira sub division along the Assam Nagaland border following as firing incident by the Naga militants at some Assam police vehicles on Wednesday. According to information, the Naga militants started indiscriminate firing at the police vehicles on their way back after visiting No 2 Waxing area nearing the upper Namsai. A police team from Simaluguri and Bihubar stations was returning from the area. The police has input that the Naga people have illegally set up polling booth on the soil of Assam. But during their visit the police team failed to spot it as the polling was over. No one was injured in the firing.
Atleast four people have been injured when suspected ULFA militants exploded a powerful bomb at around 7-30 in the evening in Lakhimpur town. According to information, the blast took place in front of the Office of the Deputy Commissioner. The injured people namely Nurani Khan, Sunu Rahman, K K Handique, Tarifur Rahman Barbhuyan have been rushed to the hospital. The blast made a kind of flutter in the town despite a beefed up security. Investigation is going on.
The Assam Government came in for sharp criticism on the floor of the House on Wednesday when the Opposition parties slammed it on the implementation of the much –hyped NREGA. Assam rural development minister Chandan Brahma was cornered on the floor while the opposition riddled him with many questions. The Opposition parties further criticized the Government for its failure on the law and order front while the House discussed the Governor's address. The Opposition parties lashed out at Assam Government for the state's deteriorating law and order situation while the House discussed the Governor's address which claimed that the state's law and order situation has considerably improved....
The Bengal team has the last laugh in the East Zone Ranji clash when the rain played spoilsport in the final one dayer with Jharkhand who won the runners up on Wednesday. Caught in the rain that lashed then city from early in the morning, the organizers stopped the match and announced Bengal as the champion while giving the runners up to the Jharkhand team. The Bengal team reached the final after initially defeating the host team Assam and then Tripura and Orissa. Jharkhand team also managed to face the Bengal team in the final one dayer after defeating Assam.
Hundreds of tea garden labourers staged dharna in Dispur Last Gate on Wednesday demanding immediate implementation of the Tea Plantation Act and the Minimum Wage Act. Speaking to assamtimes, the protestors here said over the years they have been receiving assurance from the government and nothing else. The Tea Plantation Act has not been implemented. Even the Minimum Daily Wage Act has yet to be implemented, they said adding that the Rs 84 minimum wage per day fixed last year has not been implemented so far. Besides, they alleged that they have been lacking adequate facilities for education, drinking water and sanitation. They blamed the government for continuing woes saying the Government...
A good number of Koch Rajbanshi people representing the various bodies of the communities are staging a 72 hour long demonstration from Wednesday in front of the Jantarmantar, New Delhi demanding a separate Kamatapur state. Led by the All Koch Rajbanshi Students Union President Atul Rai and general secretary Bireswar Saikia, the strike will continue for 72 hours. They are stick to the stand saying they will not halt it if the Government fails further. They alleged that before the election, the ruling clique promised everything but forget as soon as they come to power.
Insurgent activists are camping in some parts of the city to run the extortion drive. The Paltanbazar police have apprehended two ULFA cadres on Tuesday night near Lachitnagar while they were on the way to collect cash from one Agarwalla in the area. They have been identified as Prahlad Saikia and Bipul Kalita.According to police sources, NDFB activists have also bash in the city for the purpose. The arrest of Bhimsing, an activist of the Bodo insurgent outfit in Rupnagar is an example. Bhimsing’s confessional statement has provided the police a lot of inputs to bust the base of a section of NDFB rebels. Acting on these statements, police conducted a raid at a rented house in...
One people died and two others have been injured while the suspected ULFA activists exploded a powerful bomb in Sivasagar town area on Tuesday afternoon. According to information, the incident took place besides the Dikhow Bridge in Amgurighat. It is suspected that the bomb exploded while a sixteen year old was carrying it who was killed in the blast. The two injured people have been rushed to the hospital. High level police and civil officials who arrives on the spot minutes after the explosion have instructed the police to go for an immediate investigation into the incident to apprehend the culprits involved in it.The deceased was identified as Guljar Hussain an inhabitant of Nagaon...
Chief Minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi felicitated Dr. R.K Pachauri, Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) at Rabindra Bhawan Guwahati on 04-03-08. Dr. R.K Pachauri's dynamic leadership fetched Nobel Peace Prize 2007 for IPCC. Pix by UB Photos.
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