Despite a chilly Wednesday, the North East Games gets underway at a colourful fuction organised at the Sarusajai Sports Complex where Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi took salute of the march pass by the eight north eastern state teams. Sports Authority of India director Ratan P Watal attended the meeting as the guest of honour. As many as 2000 sports men are participating in the event to be concluded on February 2. The inauguration of the entire event was marked by a colourful march pass participated by the eight north eastern states. Altogether 240 players are from Manipur while Meghalaya has 224 players. It is followed by 175 sportsmen from Mizoram. Nagaland had 146 players while Sikkim had 224. Tripura had 203 followed by 280 players in the the home team. In women football, the Assam beat Nagaland by 3-0 while Sikkim defeat Mizoram by 2-1 goals.
14 Jun 2017 - 3:14pm | AT News
The death toll in the massive waterlogging in Guwahati has gone up to three when an SDRF team deployed in rescue operation fished out the body of a youth on Wednesday morning who had been...
22 Jul 2018 - 10:17pm | AT Kokrajhar Bureau
KOKRAJHAR: An unidentified dead body was recovered at Borjhora river near Tinkhona village under Fakiragram PS in Kokrajhar district on Sunday morning. The body was witnessed floating on the...
26 Mar 2008 - 3:33pm | Ranjan K Baruah
Swargojyoti Motion Pictures is going to start a campaign against piracy in the state. The start up programme will be held at the Guwahati Press Club on 27th March at 11am. According to a press...
28 Nov 2014 - 11:30pm | Syed Miraz Ahmed
The Academy of Electronic Arts Friday evening screened “Art & Moving Images” amidst a select gathering at the Research & Innovation Ashram, Guwahati. Art & Moving Images...
"Community radio is the real voice of the people, it is a communication service that caters to the interests and needs of a certain area, its culture, craft, cuisine and above all social and development issues," said Mridul Srivastava, the station director of 'Lalit Lokvani'.'Lalit Lokvani', is a village community radio planned to be operational in Lalitpur region of Uttar Pradesh state (India). It is a joint initiative of a Sai Jyoti Gramudyog Seva Sansthan (a non-governmental organization) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), situated just 22 km from Lalitpur in Alapur village of Birdha block.The 15 km transmission range will take in its fold 60 villages comprising...
A hardcore ULFA cadre died during an encounter with police and army in lower Assam's Barpeta distirct on Friday midnight.According to information, the encounter took place Khagrabari where ULFA lieutenant Kushal Das died on the spot. Details awaited.
Normal life in Sivasagar district has been thrown out of gear as the entire upper Assam distirct slips into a total bandh from Saturday morning.The 12 hour total bandh is being called by All Tai Ahom Students Union in protest against the death of its Sivasagar district vice president in police custody.Barring the vehicles of security forces there are no vehicles are seen plying on the streets. All establishments are remaining closed from early in the morning. The bandh will end at 6 in the evening.Apprehending untoward incidents the distirct authorities have made an elaborate security arrangement during the bandh hours.
Two persons died and a few others have been injured when a powerful blast rocked the city again on Friday evening. According to information, the incident took place at Maligaon near the railway gate and it was planted at bicycle in between two cars. The deceased have yet to be identified. Police have rushed to the spot.Police say it a handiwork of ULFA who have been unleashing a reign of terror in the city right from the new year's day. One of the deceased has been identified as Dhiren Kakoti.One of the five injured people has been rushed to the Guwahati Medical College Hospital while others have been admitted to the Maligaon Railway Hospital. The three injured have been identified as Rajiv...
The petrol crisis in the north eastern city of Guwahati is expected to die down by Friday evening.According to Kamrup district administration sources steps are on to rush petrol and disel to the city petrol depots that have gone dry from Friday morning as an impact of the three day indefinite strike by the oil PSU executives.
Assam also feels the heat of the statewide strike by the oil PSU officers as the petrol pumps across the state are running dry from early in the morning on Friday. Most of the petrol pumps are are remaining closed due to non availability of petrol. The scene is palpable in the north eastern city of Guwahati where vehicles are lining up in front of a few petrol pumps. But of no avail. Talking toAssam Times, the petrol pump owners said everything depends on the oil officers strike which is entering on its third day.The crisis began on Thursday in some places in upper and central Assam districts where the vehicles have stopped moving on the roads due to scarcity of petrol. On the other hand,...
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gagoi has asked the Centre to take immediate necessary measures for extradition of the banned outfit's general secretary Anup Chetia.Quoting Gogoi as saying agencies said the state government has asked the Central government to take urgent steps for the extradition of Anup Chetia.According to the Chief Minister said with a new friendly government, led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, assuming power in Bangladesh, Dhaka would extradite all Indian fugitives taking shelter in the neighbouring country.After expiry of the jail term, Chetia sought political asylum in Bangladesh, which the government turned down. Later, his lawyer filed a writ petition, which is now...
There is report that ULFA cadre Pranjal Deka alias Biju Sarania, the brain behind the serial blasts in Guwahati on the new year’s day was killed. According to information, he was killed during an encounter with police and army at Halikuchi area in Rongiya on Thursday evening.Acting on specific inputs, Nalbari police led by SP Jitmol Doley with army launched a joint operation in the area where the encounter took place in the evening. The deceased ULFA cadre was identified as Pranjal Deka..the the main culprit who struck in the city with a string of blast on the new year’s day. His fellow cadres managed to escape.
Sarupathar police station has registered a case against its officer in charge Ruhindranath Changmai on Tuesday. According to an FIR moved by the Golaghat Chambers of Commerce, the police officer has been unleashing a reign of terror among the section of businessmen for thge last few months.
The Centre has extended its ceasefore with the National Democratic Front of Bodoland for another period of six years. Confirming this Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi iad in Delhi that the decision was finalised at a top level meeting taking in to account all the inputs it received from several quarters. The term for ceasefire with the Bodo militant outfit expired on December 31.
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