Incidents of racist attack on the north east people refuse to die down. Goons in Gurgaon assaulted two youths from Nagaland on Thursday a day after a Manipur student was beaten up by local youths in Bangore.
The fresh incident took place at Gurgaon where over ten local goons caught Awang and Chester in Sikanderpur area and mercilessly beat up with cricket bats and hockey sticks.
According to the complaint, a few youths took them to a nearby market at around 1 midnight to be beaten up. Their hairs were cut off and asked them to leave the area along with their friends. Later the duo were rushed to a nearby Civil Hospital where they have been undergoing treatment.
Yet another girl from Assam was raped in New Delhi. The shocking incident took place in Mohipalpur when the victim was taking shelter near her boy friend.According to allegations, the boy friend along with two other associates repeatedly raped her on February 21.Police have already arrested the trio after the victim lodged complaint with the Basant Kunj police station. Investigation is going on.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is scheduled to distribute land pattas to 500 families on Monday.Officials told Assam Times that Gogoi will hand over the land pattas at a function at Sankardev Kalakhetra in lieu of Rabindra Bhawan.The change in the venue was made after KMSS threaten to disturb Rahul Gandhi’s rally on Tuesday.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that golf tourism would help Assam get more focus. Gogoi said it after he teed off the Assam International Diplomats Invitation Golf Meet 2014 at Kaziranga Golf Resort near in Jorhat on Saturday. According to Gogoi, beside showcasing the state’s rich cultural heritage, tea and wildlife splendors before the visiting dignitaries, the event would foster camaraderie and bonhomie among the participants and thus help in promoting peace and harmony.Ambassadors of Philippines, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, Venezuela and High Commissioners of Sri Lanka and Brunei, Deputy Head of Delegation European Union and Deputy Chief of Mission, First Secretary,...
All worries seem to have bubbled up for Congress. That too in the time of Rahul Gandhi’s much-hyped visit.The most disappointing news struck the ruling party at 1 in the afternoon when KMSS threatened to spoil the great visit if the government fails to give land pattas to all genuine families by Monday.KMSS president Akhil Gogoi has already written to Gandhi disclosing the agitation. Gogoi said that the ball was in the chief minister’s court.Towards the evening, another troublesome development took place. The cable operators announced 12 hour strike from 10 morning to 10 evening on February 25 demanding steps to end the conflict with the Assam State Electricity Board regarding the monthly...
Despite being hardpressed by internal crisis, the Asom Gana Parishad is seriously considering forging alliance with BJP for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.The steering body meeting of the regional party on Saturday at its party headquarters formally authorized president Prafulla Kumar Mahanta and vice president Atul Bora to take a final decision on poll pact.The executive body meeting on Friday failed to arrive at a consensus on the subject and deferred the decision for Saturday.
A committee of citizens set up to resolve the hawker-agent conflict in Guwahati failed to resolve the crisis on Saturday.Presided over by veteran journalist DN Chakravartty, the meeting failed to pull the agents who have been denying to talk to the hawkers again a day after they called the agitation an illegal.
Four burgers carrying a huge consignment on the river Brahmaputra seems to have generated no less anxiety among the big dam protesters across the state.Amid tight security, the burgers were seen leaving towards Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday morning at the Pandu Ghat in Guwahati amid speculations of NHPC authority’s fresh attempt to procure big dam turbines.But the security personnel guarding the burgers are tightlipped on the consignment. However, there was no confirmation on the consignment and destination.
Tension is simmering again in Bihali in Sonitpur district bordering Arunachal Pradesh after police recovered four bodies inside the forest area on Saturday.All the four persons have been remaining traceless since the Chauldhuwa episode where Arunachal Pradesh miscreants shoot dead 11 local villagers in January 29.They were believed to have been shot dead recently a more than a month before they were held in captivity. The bodies were identified as Burha Teron, Bishoy Teron, Maneswar Munda and Kancha.
BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the Bangladeshis are posing serious threat to India.In his address at a hug rally in Silchar, Modi said that if he is voted to power, he would wind up the detention camp. He further said that the D voters should be given rights to participate in the poll process.
KMSS threatens to disrupt Rahul Gandhi’s visit on Tuesday if the government fails to give land pattas for the landless lot.The peasant body on Saturday said that despite assurance, Dispur is playing a delaying tactic which would be tolerated.The organization has already written to the Congress vice president saying that they are all prepared to take on the Tarun Gogoi government on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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