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.
21 Jul 2010 - 5:24pm | editor
A hardcore ULFA cadre died during an encounter with police in Dibrugarh district of Assam on Tuesday. The encounter took place in the morning at Jokai forest area where ULFA cadre Biplab Baruah was...
28 Sep 2015 - 8:49pm | HK Roy
Loksabha MP Ninong Ering carried out a whirlwind tour to lower Ramle Bango areas on Monday which have been ravaged by the recent flood. At New Deka village, Ering attended a public meeting announced...
26 Feb 2014 - 8:49am | AT News
After Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi, now its turn for Mamata Banerjee to hold huge rally in Guwahati.The Trinamool Congress president is holding a rally in the city on Wednesday to woo the voters in...
23 Apr 2014 - 9:48pm | Padum Gogoi
Yet another GS Road episode hangs the state’s head in shame. A group of youths outraged the modesty of a girl in full view of the people in Golaghat town which touches off a seismic wave of reaction...
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 four lakh people homeless in seven districts. According to information, some fresh areas have been inundated in lower Assam where the river Beki was playing havoc, forcing panic stricken villagers to abandon their houses. The Brahmaputra is still flowing above the danger mark at Dibrugarh, Naemati and Dhubri while its tributaries Jia Bhorali and Puthimari were also above the red mark. The situation in the river island Majuli remains grim for the second day on Sunday as two portions of PWD road at...
City police have arrested the Network Travels proprietor Pradyunmya Kumar Dutta charging him with threatening a driver with arms. The driver, who also attacked Dutta was also arrested for attacking him. On Sunday both they have been remanded to judicial custody when they were produced before the court.According to information, Pradyunmya Dutta alias Piku, was driving this car on Saturday night. The car bearing No 01 AX-0011 was slightly damaged at Sixmile when a loaded truck touched it. Piku threatened the truck driver Paramjit Singh at gunpoint. Paramjit tried to avoid him and left for Khanapara. Piku also followed. The driver of the truck then attacked the Network Travels proprietor.Later...
Asom Xahitya Xabha opened an Asomiya Bhasha Sikshan Centre in Bokakhat Puwati Xahitya Xabha on June 20. Brajen Katoky, the secretary of Asomiya Bhasha Janane Examination, Asom Xahitya Xabha formally inaugurated the centre. Thaneswar Hazarika, the retired Principal of JDSG College has been appointed as the director of the new centre. IT is to be noted that this is the 5th centre under Asom Xahitya Xabha.KOUSHIK HAZARIKA, BOKAKHAT
Bokakhat police recovered one .22 revolver and 2 rounds of cartridges from one Ganesh Pegu (25) of Balijan Adrasha Mising Gaon on 22nd july. He was immediately arrested. According to police report, the miscreant kept the arms in his possession to kill rhino who was an informer of poachers. A case was also registered at the police station under Arms Act.
The game of numbers was never at its vulgar ebb as it is today. It is clear by now, more than ever before that electoral politics is nothing more than valueless and opportunistic arithmetic. Votes and candidates, parties and parliamentarians are being traded in the electoral bazaar of India as if politics is a game sans values. It probably is.This is the irrefutable message that almost all the political parties have sent out this past week to the millions across India, the millions of dalits, adivasis, farmers, labourers, fish workers, hawkers, women and others who are economically, socially and politically marginalized, yet repose trust in their elected representatives and continue to vote...
Dr. Arun Sarma, MP of Lakhimpur district and Kiren Rijiju, MP of Western Parliamentary constituency of Lower Subansiri district on 19th July 2008 visited the site of NEEPCO hydro-electric project at Yachuli in Lower Subansiri district in Arunachal Pradesh which was instrumental in creation of flood in Lakhimpur district.Photo: UB Photos.
The authority sounds red alert in the city of Guwahati following a specific input that a seven member hardcore ULFA group belonging to 27th and 709th have sneaked into it to disrupt the Independence Day celebration. According to information, These cadres belonging to ULFA 27th and 709th battalions aim at claiming their strength with strike in the form of explosion to disrupt the Independence day celebrations on August 15. Thereby, they are set to claim that the unilateral ceasefire by the A and C companies of the crack unit has no impact on its strength. Strict instructions have issued to each of the city police stations to remain alert in view of these inputs. It has also been disclosed...
Governor of Assam Shiv Charan Mathur along with his wife Sushila Mathur have been welcomed by the gayon-bayons in a traditional manner during his maiden visit after being the Governor of Assam to the World’s Largest River Island Majuli on 18-07-08. Pix by UB Photos.
A Citezens' meet here today demanded redrafting of the proposed Guwahati Master Plan with inorporation of suggestions put forward by various citizens' committees in the city..Organised by the Journalists' Forum, Assam at the Guwahati Press Club, the meet demanded an immediate survey of the green belt and and eco-sensitive areas of the city, which should cover the entire gamut of issues including citizenship and economic status.Presided over by JFA president Rupam Baruah, the meet asked the authorities to reduce the pressure of water on the Bharalu river. They pleaded that the Shilsako beel be reclaimed and the storm-water from catchment areas of the beel be redirected to the beel itself....
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