Rumi Nath’s arrest seems imminent when the Guwahati High Court refused anticipatory bail plea for the Karimganj MLA on Friday in connection with a case of car lifting where her estrange husband and escort have been arrested.
A division bench of the court on Friday turned down her anticipatory bail plea she moved two days back. Jacky Zarir, her estrange is already in police custody along with a PSO for their alleged nexus with international car lifer Anil Chauhan.
Congress and BJP have started heat and dust for the assembly polls early next year.BJP state unit president Siddharth Bhattacharya predicted less than 10 seat for Congress in the assembly polls. Talking to reporters in the sidelines of a Black day function in Guwahati on Friday, he said that the party has leaders but no workers.MP Bijoya Chakrabarty criticized Tarun Gogoi for his recent move on NRC saying that the Chief Minister has lost mental balance because of simmering dissidence.“He is interested to safeguard the interest of the Bangladeshi immigrants,” said Chakrabarty.
Kamakhya temple premises atop the Neelacjhal hill is set to be fallen silent on Friday as the four day long Ambubachi fair has come to an end.Lakhs of pilgrims from the country and abroad are waiting on long queues from early in the morning to visit the ancient temple which resumed puja offerings on Friday.Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi visited the temple at 7-30 in the morning and offered pujas along with Kamrup (Metro) DC amnd commissioner MGKV Bhanu.Talking to reporters, Gogoi said that he was seeking divine help to restore peace and development in the state.
More than 60 women courted arrest on Friday when they staged dharna in Guwahati demanding removal of APSC chairman alleging rampant corruption in the civil service examinations.Hundreds of women representing the women KMSS started staging dharna in front of the APSC office premises at 11 in the morning some of whom were thrashed and were taken to the Basistha police station.
Union home minister Rajnath Singh will be on a stock taking visit to Dhubri on June 29. During his two days visit, Singh is scheduled to take stock of the Indo-Bangladesh border fencing work. His visit assumes significance a month after the one member panel set up by the Supreme Court visited the border fencing works.
The importance of green technologies drew no less attention when experts at a seminar in Guwahati outlined its salient features on Thursday.Organized jointly by FINER and IIE, the seminar stressed environment to ensure sustainable development of the north eastern region.Former Union forest minister Jayram Ramesh said that hydro power was required to boost power generation. But in the same breath, he opposed it at the cost of environment, livelihood of the common people.“The Country is confident that all these steps taken will generate more employment and lead to growth of the region,” he said.In his address, FINER chairman RS Joshi said the green and organic has become a global...
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi criticized the Narendra Modi government on Thursday for failing to enlist the state in the list of proposed six new IIMs.In a statement, Gogoi accused the Centre of paying only lip services to the state. He said, Modi made tall promises for the northeast before the polls. However, the manner in which Assam is left out from the recent announcement is another example of NDA's neglect of the state."Assam fails to find place in the list of the proposed Indian Institutes of Management even after Centre’s promises. The beneficiaries are Visakhapatnam, Bodh Gaya, Sirmaur, Nagpur, Sambalpur and Amritsar.
Finally Assam fails to find place in the list of the proposed Indian Institutes of Management even after Centre’s promises. The beneficiaries are Visakhapatnam, Bodh Gaya, Sirmaur, Nagpur, Sambalpur and Amritsar.
The All Assam Students Union (AASU) continues to target Tarun Gogoi two days after the chief minister decided to move the Centre for inclusion in NRC those whose name figure in voter list by virtue of birth.This is nothing but his attempt to protect the interest of illegal Bangladeshis by getting their names registered in the National Register of Citizens.. Talking to reporters AASU chief advisor Dr Samujjal Bhattacharjya called it a conspiracy to divide the state by confusing the entire process. "We will not allow it to happen. We will move the Supreme Court alleging that Gogoi is trying to go against the apex court's order.”
Tobacco consumption in the public transport system is set to be a thing of the past. Courtesy transport department.In a significant order, transport commissioner has passed a slew of instructions to all District Transport Officers to strictly enforce anti-tobacco laws in the public transport system. In his letter on June 18, commissioner J Balaji asked all DTOs to take necessary steps for making public places like bus stands, parking places, all public conveyances, halting places, including Transport offices as No Smoking Area/Zone. The letter from the Commissioner Transport also asked the DTOs to take necessary action against the violators as per the Cigarette and Other Tobacco Product...
Finally, Akhil Gogoi, Kamal Medhi procured bail along with four other KMSS leaders on Thursday.A bench of the Gauhati High Court comprising PK Phukan granted bail to the six KMSS leaders after examining the police case diary submitted before the court earlier.Police arrested them acting on a complaint filed by APSC alleging that they were trying to disrupting the functionings in the name of staging dharna in protest against anomalies in the Civil service examinations.
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