CMS http://www.assamtimes.org/ ©2007. All Rights Reserved. http://www.assamtimes.org/files.php?file= http://www.assamtimes.org/ http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1281.html Hot news Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:15:00 +0530 One person was killed and another seriously injured by a wild elephant near Kaziranga National Park,official sources said to assamtimes.Buda Ganju, a resident of Dagaon http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1280.html Hot news Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:00:00 +0530 Five people died three others have been injured at a tragic accident at Dibrugarh district's Kutuha area on Sunday morning.According to information, the accident took http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1279.html Hot news Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:09:00 +0530 Peace broker and MASS leader Lachit Bordoloi has been arrested under the National Security Act on Sunday accusing him of link with ULFA. Mr http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1278.html Hot news Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:46:00 +0530 Four people of a same family died in Sivasagar district when they consumed mushroom on Saturday. According to information, the incident took place at Jiamari http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1277.html Hot news Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:33:00 +0530 A two hour long powerful storm on Saturday midnight has left lakhs of houses ravaged in central and upper Assam district. According to information, a http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1275.html Hot news Sat, 29 Mar 2008 08:59:00 +0530 Hundreds of teachers working with the of the  state's non provincialised schools will block the National Highway and railway April 2 saying the government has http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1273.html Hot news Sat, 29 Mar 2008 08:57:00 +0530 Former Assam Chief Minister Prafula Kumar Mahanta is unhappy with the state's rice production which he says is taking a downward trend.Addressing a press conference http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1272.html Hot news Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:18:00 +0530 Young social activist and Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti president Akhil Gogoi received the prestigious 2nd Shanmugam Manjunath Integrity Award from the Magsassay awardee Kiran Bedi http://www.assamtimes.org/Social/1269.html Social Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:40:00 +0530 Noted young social worker Akhil Gogoi has been nominated for the coveted Second National Manjunath Swanmugam Integrity Award for his relentless work for transparency in http://www.assamtimes.org/Neighbours-World/1268.html Neighbours/World Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:01:00 +0530 Rapid Action Battalion [RAB], the most notorious Para military forces in Bangladesh, which is known for its atrocities through extra judicial killing, abduction, rape and http://www.assamtimes.org/Political/1267.html Political Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:55:00 +0530 The Asom Gana Parishad on Wednesday has contradicted Assam Chief Minister's Tarun Gogoi's statement that the government is ready send Chandramohan Patowary to Bangladesh if http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1266.html Hot news Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:00:00 +0530 Renowned artist "Guruji" Adya Sarmah addressing the media people in a press meet during the "Guest of the Month" programme organized by the Guwahati Press http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1263.html Hot news Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:30:00 +0530 The All Assam Students Union has served the March 31 ulimatum for the Government to seal the porous Indo-Bangla border. This was disclosed by AASU http://www.assamtimes.org/Political/1262.html Political Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:29:00 +0530 Protesters thronged in thousands with anti-government slogans in Dispur Last gate on Tuesday demanding government steps to address the problems they have ben facing for http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1261.html Hot news Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:48:00 +0530 Two top ULFA rebels have been arrested from the city's Japorigog with two other linkmen during a police operation on Monday night. According to information, http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1258.html Hot news Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:01:00 +0530 Four people were killed when th Black Widow militants exploded a powerful grenade at the Harangajao rail station on Monday night.According to information, three of http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1256.html Hot news Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:56:00 +0530 Altogether niner people have been injured when a leopard attack the villagers in Sibsagar district on Sunday. According to information, a leopard which is supposed http://www.assamtimes.org/Social/1252.html Social Sun, 23 Mar 2008 08:55:00 +0530 Chief Minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi being felicitated during the open meeting of Purvanchal Tai Sahitya Sabha at Namrup on 23-03-08.  Pix by UB Photos. http://www.assamtimes.org/Social/1249.html Social Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:37:00 +0530 Popular music artist and keyboard player Nupur Bordoloi died on Saturday. He was 37 and he was suffering from blood cancer for the last couple http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1248.html Hot news Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:35:00 +0530 The explosion of seven digital meters at a city apartment created panic among its residents in the city’s Beltola area on Saturday. It all took http://www.assamtimes.org/Social/1246.html Social Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:52:00 +0530 Assam also join the country’s holi festival with a splash of colour across the state from Friday. Forgetting political and religious affiliation, the people of http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1245.html Hot news Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:02:00 +0530 Assam Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Ajai Singh along with children celebrating Holi, the festival of colour, at Raj Bhawan, Guwahati on March 21, 2008. Photo http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1241.html Hot news Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:53:00 +0530 A Dhubri ULFA cadre was killed in Golukganj area while police and Amy jawans were launching a joint operation nea the Rupsi Aiport early in http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1242.html Hot news Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:26:00 +0530 AASU activists in the city staged a two hour long hunger strike on Thursday demanding exemplary punishment for those involved in the recent blast in http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1240.html Hot news Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:52:00 +0530 Assam health and family welfare minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has threatened to arrest noted cardiac surgeon and genetic engineer Dr Dhaniram Baruah if the later http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1239.html Hot news Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:51:00 +0530 The Gauhati High Court has ordered suspension three top ranked police officers for probing into the teacher recruitment scam with out arresting two kingpins involved http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1238.html Hot news Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:59:00 +0530 Over the years, there has been a sharp rise in the rhino poachings in the Kaziranga National Park were the north east militants are actively http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1237.html Hot news Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:31:00 +0530 Forty people have been injured while a Dergaon-Jorhat bus fell into a deep gorge before it reached the destination. According to information, the incident that http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1235.html Hot news Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:42:00 +0530 All Assam Students Uniuon has alleged that the children of illegal migrants who sneaked in to the state from across the border in 1986 are http://www.assamtimes.org/Social/sports/1234.html Sports Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:29:00 +0530 Following the complicacy aroused in conducting the inter media cricket tournament, organized by Guwahati Press Club (GPC) every year, the organizer has finally decided to http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1233.html Hot news Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:32:00 +0530 Noted film actor Nipon Goswami released an audio CD "Mousumir Asha" of singer Mousumi Saharia along with famous singer Pulok Banerjee  at Guwahati Press Club http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1232.html Hot news Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:29:00 +0530 A surrendered ULFA cadre has made a startling revelation on Tuesday that ULFA utilizes its newly recruited fellows in the strikes against Hindi speaking people http://www.assamtimes.org/Editorial/1230.html Editorial Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:43:00 +0530 Dhemaji which at one point of time was an important township. I say with a heavy heart and felt for the people who are so http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1227.html Hot news Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:32:00 +0530 A failure government on the law and order front in Assam has been behind the BLT-NDFB clashes in the Bodo dominated areas in the state. http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1226.html Hot news Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:31:00 +0530 A Kamrup district session court on Monday sentenced life imprisonment for four CRPF jawans chargesheeted by CBI in the Imphal firing case where nine people http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1225.html Hot news Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:27:00 +0530 Police detained several workers of the state animal husbandry and veterinary department at the dharna site on Monday while they were holding protest in front http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1223.html Hot news Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:01:00 +0530 One hardcore ULFA cadre died at an encounter with Army in Dibrugarh district's Kakopathar area on Monday. According to information, the ULFA cadre was identified http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1221.html Hot news Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:46:00 +0530 One person was seriously injured in yet another blast that took place in Sonari in Sivasagar district on Sunday midnight. According to information, the blast http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1220.html Hot news Sun, 16 Mar 2008 03:45:00 +0530 Four people died and more than fifty injured while a powerful blast rocked a Mising cultural festival in Jonai in Upper Assam on Saturday midnight. http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1218.html Hot news Sat, 15 Mar 2008 02:16:00 +0530 Two ULFA militants were left killed at a joint encounter of police and army in Silikhapukhuri area of North Lakhimpur district early in the morning http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1217.html Hot news Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:04:00 +0530 A 12-hour BTAD bandh call by the Rabiram faction of the BPPF is paralyzing the normal life in the BTAD area onSaturday. All markets, shops, http://www.assamtimes.org/Political/1214.html Political Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:47:00 +0530 Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Bhubneswar Kalita, BPPF(H) leader Biswajit Doimary and Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) general secretary and former Union minister Birendra Prasad Baishya http://www.assamtimes.org/Social/1212.html Social Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:25:00 +0530 Dr Samujjal Bhattacharjya Adviser AASU, addressing a national seminar at the Constitution Club, New Delhi organised by Assam Sahitya Sabha on the topic of Judgement http://www.assamtimes.org/Social/1207.html Social Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:07:00 +0530 Zubeen Garg of Ya Ali fame performing during the launch of Sky Chef Fine Dining, a multi cuisine restaurent at Sivasagar, Assam on 12-03-2008 night. http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1204.html Hot news Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:08:00 +0530 The Border Security Force has handed over a list of some camps set up by the north eastern outfits on the soil of Bangladesh during http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1203.html Hot news Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:14:00 +0530 A powerful blast that rocked Doomdooma town just before a while has left one person dead and several injured. According to information, the blast took http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1202.html Hot news Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:36:00 +0530 A vast area measuring nearly 90,000 hectares belonging to Assam is being illegally occupied by the the neighbouring Nagaland, Mozoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya.According to http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1200.html Hot news Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:39:00 +0530 Assam Congress hailed Tarun Gogoi's state budget for 2008-2009 saying it a pro poor people.The party has welcomed the proposals for food processing park in http://www.assamtimes.org/Social/1199.html Social Mon, 10 Mar 2008 03:35:00 +0530 The Kingkhap Assamese ladies association of Kharghar celebrated international women's day at Mile Stone party hall in a befitting manner. Noted journalist Sobita Goswami, welknown http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1198.html Hot news Mon, 10 Mar 2008 03:19:00 +0530 Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has tabled a Rs 2189.23 crore crore deficit state budget on the floor of the House on Monday pledging to http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1197.html Hot news Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:48:00 +0530 Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is all set to table the state Budget for 2008-2009 on the floor of the House today. Speaking to Assam http://www.assamtimes.org/Editorial/1196.html Editorial Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:47:00 +0530 Much ink have been spilled on the racist and indecent attitudes in Delhi and its neighbouring areas towards those hailing from the seven sister stats http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1195.html Hot news Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:44:00 +0530 ULFA is set to target against the Hindi speaking people in Assam forcing the authorities to beef up security arrangement in upper Assam. The banned http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1194.html Hot news Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:06:00 +0530 Local people blocking a road to stage demonstration in protest against the police and paramilitary atrocity for several hours at Duliajan on 09-03-08. Yesterday evening, http://www.assamtimes.org/Social/1193.html Social Sat, 08 Mar 2008 10:08:00 +0530 A mass wedding  ceremony of 52 couples of diferent religion were held today at Siajuli Baba Dham Namghar organized by the Seva Bharti and Marwari http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1192.html Hot news Sat, 08 Mar 2008 11:01:00 +0530 As many as six people have been left injured in upper Assam's Dibrugrah town when the suspected ULFA militants exploded a powerful hand grenade on http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1189.html Hot news Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:36:00 +0530 As many as sixteen people have been injured while a powerful bomb exploded in Tinsukia town at around 1 pm on Saturday. According to information, http://www.assamtimes.org/Knowledge-Development/1188.html Knowledge/Development Sat, 08 Mar 2008 02:30:00 +0530 A NABARD sponsored micro enterprise development programme is under way at Solmora village under Dhekorgorah block, Jorhat. The 10-day programme has been supported by agriculture-based http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1187.html Hot news Sat, 08 Mar 2008 02:42:00 +0530 More than four people have been injured while bomb exploded in the city's busy Fancy Bazar area just before a while. According to information, the http://www.assamtimes.org/Social/1185.html Social Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:20:00 +0530 SA RE GA MA PA Little Champ winner Anamika Chowdhury, being felicitated by numbers of organizations and her well-wishers on 07-03-08 at Guwahati, after she http://www.assamtimes.org/Social/1184.html Social Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:13:00 +0530 The people of the North East feels alienated because very few in the mainland appreciates their contributions, problems and cultural ethos. The media also, almost http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1182.html Hot news Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:06:00 +0530 Hundreds of Tiwa Yuva Chatra Parishad and Tiwa Women Welfare Association activists have staged protest at Last Gate on Friday demanding the Sixth Schedule status http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1181.html Hot news Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:04:00 +0530 A good number of Community Information Centre employees have staged dharna at Dispur Last Gate on Friday to press the demand for regularizing their jobs http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1179.html Hot news Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:51:00 +0530 There is still protest at Dispur Last Gate by the various organizations demanding steps to end the issues besetting these people for years. Some protesters http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1178.html Hot news Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:30:00 +0530 Bodo ladies displaying their Job Cards under National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) at Nalbari District of Assam on 06-03-08. The job cards are being http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1177.html Hot news Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:27:00 +0530 A Central Bureau of Investigation team has started its probe the killing of FCI's North east regional  executive director P C Ram in Changsari. According http://www.assamtimes.org/Social/1176.html Social Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:56:00 +0530 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 http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1174.html Hot news Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:37:00 +0530 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 http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1173.html Hot news Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:36:00 +0530 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 http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1172.html Hot news Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:06:00 +0530 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 http://www.assamtimes.org/Social/sports/1171.html Sports Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:35:00 +0530 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 http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1170.html Hot news Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:35:00 +0530 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 http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1169.html Hot news Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:34:00 +0530 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 http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1167.html Hot news Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:56:00 +0530 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 http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1166.html Hot news Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:49:00 +0530 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. http://www.assamtimes.org/Knowledge-Development/1165.html Knowledge/Development Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:53:00 +0530 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 http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1164.html Hot news Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:35:00 +0530 The main Opposition Asom Gana Parishad on Tuesday staged walk out while the Speaker turned down the adjournment motion the party moved in the House http://www.assamtimes.org/Knowledge-Development/1163.html Knowledge/Development Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:13:00 +0530 The Archeological Survey of India is all set to take Oil and Natural Gas Corporation to the court for the cracks at the historic Rongghar. http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1162.html Hot news Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:46:00 +0530 The day two of the Assam Assembly's Budget session began with a rocause as soon as it began. As the House started its proceedings, Palashbari http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1161.html Hot news Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:48:00 +0530 Two hardcore ULFA cadres were killed during a Police and Army join operation in Upper Assam’s Dibrugarh district early in the morning on Tuesday. According http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1160.html Hot news Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:46:00 +0530 The Opposition Asom Gana Parishad is all set to move an adjournment motion as soon as the Assam Assembly session begins it’s second pay proceedings. http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1159.html Hot news Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:26:00 +0530 Activists of various Moran organization under the banner of All Assam Moran Students' Union seen in confrontation during the 4 hour long dharna demanding Scheduled http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1157.html Hot news Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:28:00 +0530 The City police have apprehended one suspected NDFB ultra suspected to be involved in the firing incident in Rupnagar area, Guwahati this afternoon. Police have http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1156.html Hot news Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:00:00 +0530 A firing incident is being reported in the city's Rupnagar area at around 3-15 on Monday afternoon causing panic in the area. Details are awaited. http://www.assamtimes.org/Political/1155.html Political Mon, 03 Mar 2008 02:00:00 +0530 Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi will table the 2008-09 Budget of the State on March 10 in the Assam Assembly which began on Monday with Assam Times