CMS http://www.assamtimes.org/ ©2007. All Rights Reserved. http://www.assamtimes.org/files.php?file= http://www.assamtimes.org/ http://www.assamtimes.org/Neighbours-World/985.html Neighbours/World Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:40:00 +0530 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday has said Arunachal Pradesh is in the need of a set of strategies for overall development of the state. http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/984.html Hot news Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:09:00 +0530 The ruling party which have majority in altogether 15 districts out of 19 which have gone to panchayat polls. Besides preparing to form zilla parishads http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/983.html Hot news Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:09:00 +0530 A devastating fire broke out the Bengali Girls’High School in city’s Pltanbazar area on Thursday in the afternoon. According to information, the authorities have yet http://www.assamtimes.org/Neighbours-World/981.html Neighbours/World Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:32:00 +0530 An accidental firing rattled Itanagar early in the morning on Tursday. That too before the prime Minister’s maiden visit to the land of rising sun. http://www.assamtimes.org/Social/980.html Social Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:52:00 +0530 Assam observes Me-dam-me-fi on Thursday to offer puja the Ahom ancestors with much religious fervour. Several functions are being organised to mark the occasion http://www.assamtimes.org/Neighbours-World/979.html Neighbours/World Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:28:00 +0530 Despite a mammoth security arrangement before the Prime Minister’s visit to Itanagar, a shoot out incident has rattled the state capital on Thursday morning. The http://www.assamtimes.org/Neighbours-World/978.html Neighbours/World Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:26:00 +0530 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is arriving in Itanagar on a two day visit to Arunachal on Thursday. During his visit, Dr Singh is schedule to http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/977.html Hot news Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:01:00 +0530 Hundreds of uncounted ballot papers are being found outside the Panchayat Election Counting centre at Dhemaji Deputy Commissioner's office premises at Dhemaji on 30-01-08 showing http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/974.html Hot news Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:23:00 +0530 More than one hundred Adivasi people rushed to Guwahati on Wednesday to depose before the Justicer Manisana panel probing the Beltola incident but the chairman http://www.assamtimes.org/Social/sports/973.html Sports Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:36:00 +0530 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 http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/972.html Hot news Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:03:00 +0530 Six people died and 38 others have been injured at a road mishap which took place on late Tuesday morning in Numaligarh near Babathan. According http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/971.html Hot news Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:59:00 +0530 Eleven passengers were killed when a Guwahati-Silchar bus skidded off the road and fell into a over 100-metre-deep gorge near Mawryngkneng, about 40 km from http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/969.html Hot news Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:40:00 +0530 Ten people were left dead and more than thirteen injured when a Tata Safari has a head on collision with a truck in Sonitpur district’s http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/968.html Hot news Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:32:00 +0530 Situation in the city’s Betkuchi area is still tense 15 hours after the killing of a former NDFB cadre..According to information, the incident took place http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/966.html Hot news Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:48:00 +0530 The Congress is heading for a landslide victory in the overall scenario even as the ruling party is losing support in some of its strongholds. http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/965.html Hot news Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:51:00 +0530 The ruling party is set to scale a major victory in the panchayat polls towards the end of the vote counting on Tuesday. Congress is http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/964.html Hot news Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:10:00 +0530 Barring a few districts, Congress is heading for a comfortable victory in the panchayat poll even as the counting of votes is going on. The http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/963.html Hot news Mon, 28 Jan 2008 05:00:00 +0530 Barring a few districts, the ruling party is finding it quite difficult to edge the Opposition Asom Gana Parishad in the early trends of Panchayat http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/962.html Hot news Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:58:00 +0530 The city police have recovered a huge cache of foreign made arms and explosives from Jalukbari area in Guwahati on Monday morning while the district http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/961.html Hot news Mon, 28 Jan 2008 02:19:00 +0530 Congress is moving neck and neck with the opposition Asom Gana Parishad in the initial trend of the counting of votes that has begun in http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/960.html Hot news Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:48:00 +0530 Congress is moving neck and neck with the opposition Asom Gana Parishad in the initial trend of the counting of votes that has begun in http://www.assamtimes.org/Political/959.html Political Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:48:00 +0530 Amidst tight security ring, the counting of votes in the panchayat poll has begun on Monday morning to decided on the fate of altogether 89,272 http://www.assamtimes.org/Political/957.html Political Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:09:00 +0530 The opposition parties will closely monitor the vote counting on Monday throughout the state apprehending large scale rigging by the ruling Congress. Led by AUDF, http://www.assamtimes.org/Social/956.html Social Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:08:00 +0530 Despite a chilly Sunday morning, the atmosphere atop the Borail hill became agog with festivity as it was throbbing with the dance of Dimasa as http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/955.html Hot news Sun, 27 Jan 2008 08:16:00 +0530 The All Assam Students Union will observe a statewide dharna on 2nd February demanding immediate steps to save the wildlife at the Kaziranga National Park. http://www.assamtimes.org/Social/954.html Social Sat, 26 Jan 2008 22:38:00 +0530 Nilambar Buragohain, Area Organiser, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), posted at Force Head Quarter Delhi as Additional Director (Administration), has been awarded Police Medal for http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/953.html Hot news Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:54:00 +0530 Two ULFA cadres and an Army captain died at a fierce encounter at the Meshakhi forest area in upper Assam’s Tinsukia district on Sunday. According http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/951.html Hot news Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:38:00 +0530 Assam Governor Lt General (Retd) Ajoy Kumar Singh has reiterated his clarion call to the militant outfits to come forward for talks for a peaceful http://www.assamtimes.org/Knowledge-Development/950.html Knowledge/Development Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:10:00 +0530 Asom IGP attached to the BIEO, Pradip Kumar, has been selected for President’s Police Medal for his outstanding service. SDPO Kamal Kumar Gupta, SI Ruhindra http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/949.html Hot news Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:09:00 +0530 Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has asked the Chief Secretary to set up a one-man inquiry committee headed by Principal Secretary PK Choudhury to probe into http://www.assamtimes.org/Social/948.html Social Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:39:00 +0530 Dance guru Jatin Goswami and litterateurs Surya Hazarika and Shilla Pathak of Asom have been named for Padmashree awards. http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/947.html Hot news Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:09:00 +0530 Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has asked Chief Secretary PC Sarma to probe into the matter as to why Assam tableaux is not being put in http://www.assamtimes.org/Social/946.html Social Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:38:00 +0530 IAF’s Western Air Command’s AOC-in-C Air Marshal Pranab Kumar Barbora is among the Param Vishist Seva Medal (PVSM) winners — PVSM is the highest peacetime http://www.assamtimes.org/Social/945.html Social Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:07:00 +0530 Defying ULFA diktat, amid an water tight security arrangement Assam is celebrating the Republic Day on Saturday along with the nation. The situation till now http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/944.html Hot news Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:35:00 +0530 The illegal felling of trees and illegal operation of Sawmills in Meghalaya has assumed such wide and significant proportion that the said illegal operation of http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/943.html Hot news Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:20:00 +0530 Assam Association,Mumbai Celebrated Magh Bihu on 19/01/08. http://www.assamtimes.org/Knowledge-Development/942.html Knowledge/Development Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:29:00 +0530 Noted Karbi litterateur Rong Bong Terang and Vaishnavite scholar Sonaram Chutiya have been declared the recipients of the prestigious Madhabdev Award. According to information, minister http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/941.html Hot news Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:58:00 +0530 Three peope have been injured while a powerful blast rocked a vegetable market in Nalbari. The explosion took place at 6in the evening. The injure http://www.assamtimes.org/Social/940.html Social Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:26:00 +0530 Asom Sahitya Sabha is mired in yet another controversy with former secretary of the Sabha and the sitting president are lashing out at each other.Addressing http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/939.html Hot news Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:43:00 +0530 The Union home ministry has sent a slew of instructions for the north eastern states to deal with any situation during the Republic Day celebrations http://www.assamtimes.org/Editorial/938.html Editorial Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:36:00 +0530 Kaziranga National Park, one of the world’s heritage site of late, is buying a bad name - safe haven of poachers, who have killed 21 http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/937.html Hot news Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:32:00 +0530 The Bongaigaon police have recovered some explosive materials inside a bag from a bus which was on its way to Bongaigaon from Barpeta in the http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/936.html Hot news Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:38:00 +0530 With less than 24 hours left for the Republic Day, security has been beefed up across the state to ensure peace and normalcy during the http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/934.html Hot news Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:31:00 +0530 Despite drizzling in January Coldwave, around seventy five per cent voters exercised their franchise in the fourth and final phase of panchayat polling in Darrang http://www.assamtimes.org/Business/933.html Business Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:04:00 +0530 NABARD has planned to invest a total Rs 2224.63 crore for 2008-2009 in Assam. Addressing a seminar held on Thursday at the Assam Administrative Staff http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/932.html Hot news Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:57:00 +0530 Thirty-eight ULFA cadres, including a woman cadre, laid down their arms before the army in Tamulpur in Baksa district on Thursday morning. The group was http://www.assamtimes.org/Political/931.html Political Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:26:00 +0530 Amid tight security, Assam is going to the fourth and final phase of the panchayat elections in Darrang district from in the morning on Thursday. http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/930.html Hot news Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:25:00 +0530 The Black Widow has killed one Amri Rupsi in Haflong on Thursday morning alleging him to be a police informer. According to information, the publicity http://www.assamtimes.org/Neighbours-World/929.html Neighbours/World Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:08:00 +0530 Manipur Alliance for Child Rights organizing mass rally in connection with "Remove Armed Forces Special Power Act 1958" and "Protect our children's rights" held http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/928.html Hot news Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:04:00 +0530 A car rally was organized with 64 jeeps from Kaziranga to Bokakhat by Kaziranga Jeep Safari Union, Kaziranga Devlopment Union and Kaziranga Greenland Society, to http://www.assamtimes.org/Social/926.html Social Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:06:00 +0530 Several Guwahati based working journalists and writers including noted author Nirupama Bargohain and veteran journalist Dhirendranath Chakravorty have made an appeal to the people of http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/925.html Hot news Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:05:00 +0530 Freedom fighter and one time close aide of Netaji, Umesh Chandra Devchaudhory on Wednesday demanded that the Mukherjee Commission report should be made public to http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/924.html Hot news Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:04:00 +0530 Several non Rabha organizations on Wednesday demanded reorganization of the Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council area. Participating at a meeting in Dispur with revenue minister Dr http://www.assamtimes.org/Social/sports/923.html Sports Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:03:00 +0530 The Nagaland players have arrived in the city on Wednesday to participate in the North East Games as it is all set to begin on http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/921.html Hot news Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:20:00 +0530 The Railway Protection Force jawans have apprehended a boy suspecting him to be involved in the blast that rocked the city’s Bamunimoidam area which left http://www.assamtimes.org/Knowledge-Development/920.html Knowledge/Development Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:45:00 +0530 Union minister for information and broadcasting Priya Ranjan Dasmunshi on Tuesday said the freedom of media is an art of democracy but he cautioned the http://www.assamtimes.org/Social/919.html Social Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:44:00 +0530 Father of Assamese journalism Radhika Mohan Bhagawati is being felicitated by Union Minster for Information and Broadcasting Priyaranjan Dasmunshi as he completes 50 year in http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/918.html Hot news Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:17:00 +0530 NSCN-IM faction has released the two Northeast Frontier Railway officials kidnapped at around 7-30 in the morning on Tuesday from the lower Haflong area. They http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/917.html Hot news Tue, 22 Jan 2008 04:36:00 +0530 More trouble brews in Biswanath following the killing of Naba Saikia by police saying him to be a hardcore ULFA militant on Friday morning which http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/916.html Hot news Tue, 22 Jan 2008 04:32:00 +0530 Nine people have been injured while a powerful bomb exploded at Srirampur in Kokrajhar on Tuesday. According to information, the blast took place at around http://www.assamtimes.org/Political/915.html Political Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:47:00 +0530 Karimganj is going to repoll  in 75 polling booths in Karimganj on Tuesday. The repolling has been ordered following the allegations of large scale rigging http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/914.html Hot news Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:42:00 +0530 The ULFA was planning a huge strike in the city in the run up to the Republic Day celebrations. The insurgent outfit rushed four battalions http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/913.html Hot news Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:09:00 +0530 Two leading officers on Monday deposed before the Manisana Singh Commission which is probing the Beltola clash that rocked the state on November 24. They http://www.assamtimes.org/Social/912.html Social Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:23:00 +0530 The chillness in the air on the evening of 14th January, 2008, couldn't deter the Assamese as well as the well-wishers of Assam, residing in http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/910.html Hot news Sun, 20 Jan 2008 07:31:00 +0530 Altogether four proscribed  militant outfit in the operating in the northeastern states have given a Republic Day boycott call. These outfits are United Liberation Front http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/909.html Hot news Sun, 20 Jan 2008 07:30:00 +0530 Top ULFA Madan Koch has been killed during a joint operation by Meghalaya police and Army on Sunday afternoon in Garo Hills. According to information,.Madan http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/908.html Hot news Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:16:00 +0530 The Barpeta police have recovered two powerful bombs from a bus operating under the Assam State Transport Corporation in the district on Saturday.. According to http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/906.html Hot news Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:06:00 +0530 The north eastern airports are being put on alert as the home ministry reports are apprehending terrorists strike before the 26th January. Quoting the official http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/851.html Hot news Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:30:00 +0530 The Assam Pollution Control Board chairman has asked the Assam Medical College Hospital and a section of nursing homes to stick to the rules http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/850.html Hot news Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:28:00 +0530 The Army and police on Friday have recovered a huge amount of explosive materials in Baram chawk in Nalbari district. These include five exclusive devices http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/849.html Hot news Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:05:00 +0530 Two country-made bombs have been recovered in the New Delhi-bound North East Express from Guwahati on Friday morning. This has forced delay in the train http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/848.html Hot news Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:01:00 +0530 A hardocre ULFA leader has been arrested during a joint operation by police and Army in Sonari on Friday wee hours.According to information, 268th Field http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/847.html Hot news Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:04:00 +0530 Altogether nine people have been injured while a van and an Alto car had a head on collision in Chariduwar under Rangapara police station on http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/845.html Hot news Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:26:00 +0530 ULFA’s corporal Puali Duwarah was killed in an encounter in the wee hours on Thursday in Makum. According to information, the encounter took place at http://www.assamtimes.org/Business/844.html Business Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:25:00 +0530 The ARTFED National Handloom Expo’08 began on Wednesday at the Karmashree Hiteswar Saikia College field, Panjabari. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi was present as the chief http://www.assamtimes.org/Social/843.html Social Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:24:00 +0530 The Kamakhya Debutter Board is organising the Kameswari music and dance festival at the portals of Sri Sri Kamakhya temple on January 14 and 15 http://www.assamtimes.org/Social/Entertainment/842.html Entertainment Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:17:00 +0530 Four awarded Assamese films – Agnisnan by Dr Bhabendra Nath Saikia, Hkhagoroloi Bohu Door by internationally acclaimed Jahnu Barua, Joimoti of Manju Borah, Aideu by http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/841.html Hot news Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:05:00 +0530 Two hardcore ULFA militants surrendered before security forces Dibrugarh district on Wednesday. Both of them belong to the outfit's crack unit -- 28th battalion. http://www.assamtimes.org/Political/840.html Political Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:57:00 +0530 Large scale violence in the form of booth capturing marred the third phase of panchayat polling in Nagaon district on Wednesday. The incident took place http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/839.html Hot news Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:54:00 +0530 The Asom Sahitya Sabha has served an ultimatum for Dispur to ensure Assamese language in all administrative functionings by April 14. It further threatened to http://www.assamtimes.org/Knowledge-Development/838.html Knowledge/Development Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:54:00 +0530 Canara Bank organised a training camp in Guwahati in collaboration with the Kahikuchi Agruculture Science Centre. Altogether thirty two women participated in the two day http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/837.html Hot news Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:44:00 +0530 The police has arrested top ranked AANLA leader Rupen Lakra during an operation in Bokajan in Karbi Anglong district on Wedenesday. The police further claimed http://www.assamtimes.org/Knowledge-Development/836.html Knowledge/Development Wed, 09 Jan 2008 05:01:00 +0530 The name of the fellows for the 3rd GNRC media fellowship (2007-08) has been declared. Three promising reporters namely Lakhyajit Gohain (Dainik Janambhumi), Kishore Kumar http://www.assamtimes.org/Political/835.html Political Wed, 09 Jan 2008 03:50:00 +0530 Large scale rigging, booth capturing and other forms of violence have marred the third phase of panchayat polls in Hailakandi district. Despite an elaborate security http://www.assamtimes.org/Political/834.html Political Wed, 09 Jan 2008 03:38:00 +0530 Rigging and booth capturing is reported in many places of Assam in the third phase of pnachayat polls which is going on. According to information, http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/833.html Hot news Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:17:00 +0530 Before the repolling in Raonamukh and Alokpur in Gohpur Assembly constituency on Wednesday miscreants set ablez a bridge in Rajabari. Later police and fire officials http://www.assamtimes.org/Political/832.html Political Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:15:00 +0530 Amid an elaborate security arrangement 42 lakh voters are voting on Wednesday in the third phase of panchayat polls. the polling began in the morning http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/831.html Hot news Tue, 08 Jan 2008 01:58:00 +0530 On the eve of the third phase of panchayat poll, Gauripur legislator andan associate of the ruling Congress and two others have been seriously injury http://www.assamtimes.org/Political/830.html Political Tue, 08 Jan 2008 01:57:00 +0530 The Assam Government is drafting a proposal to ban three more outfits operating in the state. According to information, Dispur seeks ban on All Adivasi http://www.assamtimes.org/Neighbours-World/829.html Neighbours/World Mon, 07 Jan 2008 04:12:00 +0530 The struggle against poverty must be linked with the ongoing struggles for land rights, restoring dignity to human life, and against the value system which http://www.assamtimes.org/Social/827.html Social Sat, 05 Jan 2008 12:16:00 +0530 Veteran Assamese film producer, director, three-time National Award winner Siva Prasad Thakur passed away at Guwahati on 05-01-08 at an age of 71. He died Assam Times