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Good news: Assam govt sets up pay panel
Good news. Really a good news for the state government employees as the Assam Government has set up the Sixth Pay Commission headed by former
Jorhat: Assam Rifles jawans sent to jail for kidnapping girl
Five Assam Rifles jawans in Jorhat have been arrested and sent to jail on Saturday for trying to kidnap a girl while she was on ...Gujjar row set to spread to north eastern region
The Gujjar row is gradually spreading to the north eastern region with the embattled community getting ready to launch a Rajasthan like an agitation in ...Sivasagar: MASS activist held for ULFA link
Army have picked up one Kamala Rajkonwar in upper Assam's Sivasagar district in the wee hours on Saturday. According to information, Rajkonwar, a 52 year ...
Bhangagarh flyover open for public
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi's convoy passes the new flyover at Bhangagarh for public use after the inaugural ceremony in Guwahati on 30-05-08. The flyover ...Talks with ULFA only within Constitutional framework: Gogoi
A day after the unified command meeting, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi says talks with militant group is possible only within the framework of the ...Tension grips Assam-Meghalaya border; Assam to set up PHC at Lengpih
Tension is simmering in Langpih in Kamrup district along the Assam-Meghalaya border following the brisk preparation by the Assam Government to set up a primary ...New Assam Governor to be finalised today
Major General (Retd) Nirmal Chandra Vij is all set to be the new Assam Governor. The formal decision will come up on Saturday's Congress Working ...Dhemaji flood situation unchanged; alert in Dihiri & Holdunga
The flood situation in north Assam’s Dhemaji district is remaining unchanged. It could be deteriorating further in view of the continuing rains that have been ...Assam Times contributor wins coveted WHO Award
Every year, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes individuals or organizations in each of the six WHO regions for their accomplishments in the area of ...CBSE class X result declared
The result of class X of the CBSE has been declared at 8 am today. Students can see the result logging on to the following ...
Free bicycles for poor girl students
School students seen with their respective bicycles as Chief Minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi distribute Free Bicycles to the Below Poverty Line (BPL) school students ...Flood hits Dhemaji as Jiadhal breaches embankment
The first wave of flood waters are surging in Upper Assam's Dhemaji district affecting hundreds of families early on Wednesday morning. The situation started deteriorating ...It’s juggernaut that rolls on in Axom Jatiya Vidyalay
Axom Jatiya Vidyalay in the city’s Noonmati area is continuing its march of excellent performance with four toppers this time. With cent percent successful candidates, ...
HSLC topper Manimoy Buzarbaruah
Monimoy Bujarbaruah of Noonmati Jatiya Vidyalay tops this year's HSLC examination. ...HSLC 2008 top 10
Monimoy Bujarbaruah, Axom Jatiya Vidyalay, Guwahati Mayuri Kalita, Puthomari HS School, Soneswar, Kamrup ...HSLC: Monimoy tops HSLC exam, 2008; Mayuri does it in Second
Monimoy Bujarbaruah of Noonmati Jatiya Vidyalay tops the High Schools Leaving Certificate Examination conducted by the Board of Secondary Education, Assam in February and March, ...HSCL-AHM results to be announced today at 11 am
The Board of Secondary Education, Assam is announcing the results of the Assam High School Leaving Certificate and Assam High Madrassa Examinations, 2008 at 11 ...Arunachal polling booth on the soil of Assam
Tension is simmering along Assam-Arunachal border in Charaideo sub division in Assam as the Arunachal Pardesh police administration stopped a motorcycle rally the by AJYCP ...
Bamboo flowers in Assam
Bamboo fruits have been seen on a bamboo tree in a village in Gohpur on 26-05-08. Pix by UB Photos. ...As resistance wanes away, social audit goes on smoothly
Up till now there was a situation of conflict and palpable tension between the Pradhans and the citizens' groups conducting the social audit of the ...Tension still runs high in Krishnai area
Tension runs high in Krishnai and Jyoti Nagar area of Goalpara distict a day after the police firing which left a person killed and 10 ...
One dead, 30+ injured in police firing at Krishnai
One person has died and more than 30 injured in police firing at Krishnai, Goalpara today....
Krishnasura
Seasonal Flower blooming in large numbers in a Krishnachura Tree at Dharapur area in Guwahati on 25-05-08. Pix by UB Photos. ...
Gogoi govt celebrates its second anniversary
The Tarun Gogoi government has achieved its milestones within a brief spell of two years. This is more or less of what several speakers said ...
Finally, the gram pradhans respect the rights of the people
Two local residents of Miyaganj block, Unnao district (UP, India) Virendra Singh and Yashwant Rao, had written to Block Development Officer (BDO) of Miyaganj seeking ...Violence mars 12-hour statewide Assam bandh
A 12 hour statewide Assam bandh is disrupting normal life from early this morning which is marked by some sporadic incidence of violence. Sponsored by ...Encounter: ULFA cadre killed in Tinsukia dist
A day after the surrender of a few dreaded ULFA cadres in Dibrugarh distict, one hardcore ULFA cadre died at a heavy exchange of firing ...
Singer Amit Paul performing live at Tezpur
Singer Amit Paul performing live during a performance at the 6th Bihu Sanmilan of Greater Tezpur Sanmilit Yuva Parishad organized at Tezpur Nehru Maidan in ...
Mahanta alleges Govt-rebel nexus, seeks probe
Former Assam Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta says the alleged nexus of the Assam Government with terrorist outfit needs to be probed by a central ...Fourth anniversary of Assam Bhawan Mumbai
Sampritir Godhuli: An evening of togetherness...Major volcano of violence erupt in Bodoland: Who is responsible
Bodoland is set to boil again. The real exercise for a full scale fratricidal clash between the former BLT cadres and NDFB is going on ...
Gram Pradhans getting impatient with the social audit
On the second day of social audit of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) by a group of citizens in the Miyaganj Block of Unnao ...Farewell to arms: 17 rebels surrender before Army
In yet another big blow for ULFA, one more top cadre of the dreaded 27 Battalion Captain Pradip Bora, along with sixteen rebels have surrendered ...NC hills is set to burn again as govt-ASDC-BJP tussle on display
North Cachar hills district is in for a more simmering situation as the Assam Government has locked horns with the North Cachar Autonomous Council members. ...Assam Assembly session from July 14
Assam Governor Lt General Ajay Kumar Singh has issued a notification convening the summer session if the Asam Legislative Assembly on July 14. Notably, the ...17 ULFA-NSCN rebels surrender before army in Dibrugarh
Several rebels including 10 hardcore ULFA cadres are set to surrender before Amy just a short while from now. According to information, these will cadres ...
Gram Pradhans tried to disrupt the citizen's social audit
Gram Pradhans, the elected representatives at the village level, attempted to disrupt the ongoing social audit in Unnao....
AASU will continue agitation for AOD cause
The All Assam Students Union will continue the agitation unless the government stops the move to retain the Assam Oil Division's marketing branch in Assam. ...
Guwahati scribes in Indiana
Bloomington: Two Guwahati based scribes have arrived at Bloomington for undertaking a sensitizing program at Indiana University on HIV/AIDS issues. More over they will be ...
Barpeta potato cultivation
Workers have been seen cleaning potatoes on 21-05-2008 that will be sent to the local market soon which were produced as a part of AASU ...2 arrested the city for dealing in fox flesh
Two people have been arrested by police and seized some flash of fox from their possession in the city’s kamakhya Railway station on Wednesday night. ...Freedom fighter & aide of Kushal Konwar dead
Veteran freedom fighter Indreswar Phukan of Golahgat breathed his last on Thursday morning. He was 90. The end came early in the morning at his ...
Citizen's social audit exposes: 'Where trees are planted before they are purchased'
On the second day of training of about hundred citizens who are preparing to go into the villages f Miyaganj Block of Unnao District to ...
Citizens conducting social audit of government work under NREGS in Unnao (UP)
The preparations are underway to conduct the social audit of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in Miyaganj development block of Unnao district in UP.The ...
Kanaksen Deka denies corruption in Asom Sahitya Sabha
Mired in umpteen numbers of allegations of corruption, Assam Sahitya Sabha president Kanaksen Deka said a section people has been trying to tarnish the image ...DHD(J) withdraws ban on NC hills projects
The DHD Jewel group has withdrawn the ban it earlier imposed on the rail broadgauge and National Highway construction projects in North Cachar hills district. ...Rongpi holds govt responsible for NC hills violence
CPI(ML) leader and former MP Dr Jayanta Rongpi has held the Assam government responsible for the burning situation in the North Cachar hills district and ...2 dead as moving train dashes tractor
Two people died on the spot while a tractor on which they were riding was dashing against a moving train at an unmanned level crossing ...AGP unification panel meets to study progress
The Asom Gana parishad’s eleven member unification panel is meeting to day in the city to carry forward the amalgamation of the regional parties before ...
Akhil Kr Medhi appointed new Gauhati University VC
Senior Professor and former science dean of Gauhati University Akhil Kumar Medhi is set to be the new Vice Chancellor of the same varsity. The ...
Poachers Mun Bezbaruah arrested in the city
At last forest department has managed to arrest poacher Manu Bazbaruah from the city on Monday. According to information, Manu was arrested on his way ...
Debojit Saha with fans
Singer Debojit Saha is seen along with three rank holders of Kolongpar Vidyapith School, Nagaon in the recently announced Higher Secondary Examination at the school ...
Joint Adivashi Action Committee press meet
Salkhan Murmu, National President, JDP , Chief Convener, Joint Adivashi Action Committee addressing the media people in a press meet in Guwahati on 19-05-08 about ...Talk: ULFA says govt trying to confuse its cadres
The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has charged the government with trying once again to divide the cadres in the name of fresh bid ...DAYA congrates first Garo IAS Davis Nestell Rangsa Marak
The Delhi A'chik Youth Association (DAYA) has extended warm welcome to all those who have cleared the Civil Services Examination 2007.In a statement received here ...Top ULFA cadre killed in Kakopathar
One ULFA’s self style corporal Uttam Neog was killed in an encounter with Army on late Sunday night in upper Assam’s Kakopathar in Tinsukia district. ...Notorious land deal comes up: middleman nabbed in city
One Dilip Kalita, arrested after charging with duping a landowner has been remanded to judicial custody on Sunday by the Kamrup district session court. The ...Conversions will distort the Mishing tribe
Sir,It is sad to note that taking the advantage of the poverty of the Mishing community in Majuli, Dhemaji and Jonai, numerous Mishing families are ...
Assam Governor visits GU campus
Assam Governor Lt general (Retd.) Ajoy Singh on Saturday has visited Gauhati university campus and discussed the administrative matters with registrar in charge. Later talking ...4 Assam candidates clears Civil Service Exams, 07
It’s good news for people of Assam. Four candidates from the soil of Assam have cleared Civil Service Examination, 2007. The results of the examinations ...Journalists' Forum Congratulates City Based Scribes
Journalists' Forum, Assam has congratulated two city based scribes for being selected to undergo a three weeks long training on journalism in USA. Nava Thakuria ...ULFA rebel killed in Dibrugarh dist
A hardcore ULFA rebel, Montu Borgohain, was killed during an operation by army in upper Assam's Dibrugarh district on late Friday night. According to information, ...Road accident: 20 injured in Mangaldoi
As many as 20 people have been injured in a bus accident in Monglodoi township early in the morning on Saturday. According to information, the ...DHD(J) suspends killings in NC hills
Bloods in the blue hills of North Cachar stops spilling as the DHD(J) militants have suspending their operations from Friday. Talking to a satellite TV ...
NF Railway Employees staging dharna
Members of NF Railway Employees’ Union staging dharna demanding to ensure the safety ands security of the Railway Staff that are deployed at the NC ...13 NSCN cadres killed in factional fighting
Altogether 14 people, including 13 NSCN cadres were killed during a fierce fighting between two NSCN factions on Friday near Dimapur. According to information, the ...Black Widow kills one more in Haflong
Suspected Block Widow militants have killed one more person near Haflong on Friday morning to make the sutuation more volatile. According to information, one ZP ...
Guv sets up panel to study GU VC resignation
Assam Governor Lt General (Retd) Ajoy Singh has set up a panel to decide on Gauhati University Vice Chancellor Dr Amarjyoti Chaudhury's resignation he field ...NC hills: Cental body to study security aspects
Sensation still prevails in North cachar hills district a day after the Black Widow militant shot dead ten truckers minutes after they gunned down a ...NRL runs Rs 500 crore loss; AASU blames govt
The All Assam students Union has blamed it all on Delhi and Dispur for the uncomfortable situation of the Numligarh Refinery which is running a ...
All Assam Inter District Hockey Tournament at Tezpur
Players of Guwahati and Hojai seen in action during the inaugural day of the All Assam Inter District Hockey Tournament held at Tezpur District Sports ...NC hills violence erupts again: 10 truckers killed
Violence in north North Cachar hills district has taken a grim turn on Thursday with the killing of ten truckers at Umransgu all of whom ...All trains stand cancelled in NC hills
The Northeast Frontier Railway has been cancelled all trains in North Cachar hills distict as violence again erupts on Thursday. The crucial decision was taken ...Mongoldoi: 4 died in car accident
Altogether four people died when an ambulance collided its head on a truck at Milanpur Chowk in Mangaldoi las on late Wedesday night. The deceased ...Goods train driver killed in NC hills; truck set on fire
After a day's break, violence again erupts on Thursday in the North Cachar hills distict. According to information, suspected DHD(J) militants killed a goods train ...Assam among 5 states to receive Central fund under PMGSY
The Ministry of Rural Development has sanctioned Rs.975,135 crore to Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Mahaharashtra under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana ...
HS Exam results '08: a ten-year high performance
Mukul Haloi of Brahmaputra Valley Academy, with his mother, ranked 1st in this year's Higher Secondary Arts in Nalbari...
Nitul Khatoniar tops HS Science 2008
Nitul Khatoniar from Cotton College has been seen among his fellow mates in the college premises in Guwahati on 14-05-08 after he ranked topped in ...
Pradip Ranjan Kar receive award from Guv
Pradip Ranjan Kar, APS Additional Superintendent of Police North Cachar District has been awarded by the Governor of Assam Lt. Gen. (Rtd) Ajai Singh, for ...CM in China to study bamboo projects
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is leaving for China on a seven-day official visit with a view to boosting commercial ties with the neighbouring country. ...Railway seeks security, says militants targeting projects
The Railways have taken Assam's volatile law and order issue with the Union Home Ministry and seek adequate security for its employees. According to information, ...
Sunaina Jain: HS Commerce 4th rank
Sunaina Jain, KC Das Commerce College has been ranked 4th in the 2008th Higher Secondary Commerce Stream Result seen with her parents after the announcement ...
Anandita, Nitul top HS science, Mukul and Nikita did it in arts, commerce
Anandita Bora of Dibrugarh Salt Brook Academy and Nitul Khataniar of Cotton College have jointly toppped the Higher Secondary examination in science while the same ...
NEC clears Rs 13 lakh cr Vision 2020 for NE development
The North Eastern Council has finalised the roadmap for development of the region with the Vision 2020 at its plenary session at Agartala.Aiming at rapid ...HS results to be anounced at 11 am
The Assam Higher Secondary Education Council is announcing the results of the Higher Secondary Examinations, 2008 just a short while from now. The results of ...Patil says door for talks with ULFA, DHD(J) open
Union union home minister Shivraj Patil says the Centre is always open for talks with ULFA and DHD(J) along with all other terrorist outfit.Addressing a ...Brown sugar worth Rs.1 crore recovered, three held
The Government Railway Police (GRP) today recovered brown sugar weighing over 1 kg from the possession of three drug peddlers in the Kamakya Railway station, ...14 injured in Howly road mishap
Altogether 14 people have been injured, four them seriously, when a fast moving passenger bus collided head on with an auto van near BH College ...NEC meet working out Vision 2020 for North East
NEC to form task force to recommend ways for development....Shivraj Patil 2-da North East visit begins
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil is arriving Meghalaya on Tuesday on a two-day tour to the north eastern starts to take stock of the situation ...
Rongali Bihu Festival at Golokganj
MLA Abutaher Bepari of Golokganj Constituency seen dancing at the Rangali Bihu Festival celebration at Golokganj on 12-05-08. Pix by UB Photos....Assam registers first ever cyber crime case
For the first time Assam has registered a cyber crime case on Monday. The case has been registered with CID of Assam police acting on ...NC hills update: 2 more workers killed
Suspected DHD(J) militants have killed two more workers engaged in railway broad gauge construction work in North Cachar Hills district on Monday. According to information, ...
Shivraj Patil’s NE visit begins on Tuesday
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil is arriving in Shillong on a two-day visit to Meghalaya on Tuesday as part of his visit to the region ...NEC begins its plenary session in Agartala
The North Eastern Council has begun its two-day plenary session in Agartala on Monday. Inaugurated by Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DONER) ...
Blast at Alipurduar; 1 killed, 2 hurt
One person was killed and two others injured at a powerful bomb explosion at Alipurduar along the Assam-West Bengal border on Monday. It was an ...GPC to felicitate media fellows
Guwahati Press Club (GPC) will felicitate four journalist-fellows, who have been selected to study the issues of medicinal plants and mobile theatre groups of Assam, ...Encounter: 2 ULFA killed in Baksa
Two dreaded ULFA militants died at an encounter with army in Baksa district last night. According to information, the encounter took place last night at ...Chaos in GU campus; final decision on VC resignation on May 14
Gauhati University Vice Chancellor Dr Amarjyoti Chaudhury’s resignation citing government indifference to the lack of fund to run the varsity has sent shockwaves across the ...NC hills burns as terrorists strike again
In yet another strike in the trouble torn North Cachar hills district, 8 people were killed by suspected DHD(J) militants at Faiding under Mahur police ...
Gulabari Sananda-Tillottma 2007 held in Guwahati
Designers Diapnkar Kashyap, Prashanta Ghosh along with other dignitaries has been seen with the two contestants (3rd and 4th from the left) out of the ...Face of Violence: 8 workers killed in NC hills
Barely 24 hours after the fierce gun battle of Army with DHD(J) militant camp at Heralu in North Cachar hills district, altogether seven people have ...
Minoti Khaund and Sunita Bhuyan Violin recital Tour UK 2008
Minoti Khaund: The evergreen violinist of 70's musical world of Assam, she is undoubtedly one of the most popular violinist today and can equally ...
Gauhati University simmering as VC quits
There is a flutter at the Gauhati University campus as its Vice Chancellor Dr Amarjyoti Chaudhory has resigned citing his failures to uplift the varsity ...12 Black Widow cadres killed in joint offensive in NC hills
Altogether 12 Dima Halam Daogah(Jwel) cadres died and many others injured when an Army and police jointly launched a major offensive at a camp in ...Fierce fighting at DHD(J) camp; 12 cadres killed
Altogether 12 DHD(J) cadres died at a fierce fighting with Army in North Cachar early in the morning on Saturday. According to information, Army launched ...Fake banking racket dupes Rs 50 cr in Silapathar
An astronomical amount of rupees to the tune of Rs 50 crore has been duped by a few people with some fake banking activities in ...Seminar on Eco-Tourism
A seminar on the subject titled " Problem and Prospects of Eco-Tourism in Asom," sponsored by the University Grant Commission (UGC), and organized by the ...
Seven ULFA cadres surrendered today
Seven cadres of 27, 109 and 709 battalions of Banned outfit ULFA have surrendered before the deputy Commissioner (Kamrup) RC Jain and Superintendent of Police ...
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