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.
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.
Various political parties and organizations burnt the effigy of chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday alleging his move to include Bangladeshi immigrants in the NRC.BJP and AJYCP activists in several places across the state thronged many public places and burnt Gogoi’s effigies and shouting slogans threatening to launch a massive protest against the decision seeking Centre’s seal of approval to include the name of those who figure in the electoral rolls.
The Noonmati police have arrested a person on Thursday a day after he allegedly raped and killed a college girl in the area sending shock and anger across the state.Addressing a press conference in Guwahati, police commissioner Amitav Sinha said identified as Akbar Ali he was arrested with 24 hours of the incident where he allegedly raped and strangulated to death the college girl after she want out of her home.Post mortem report is awaited. But a section of the police officials is trying to call it a simple murder case by a drug addicted youth. Her body was found beside a drain on Wednesday.
More than 15 lakh people have thronged atop the Nilachal hill to get a glimpse of the ambubachi fair ending on Friday.More and more pilgrims are still pouring in to attend the festival a day before the temple resumes the normal functionings on Friday.Around 1000 security personnel have been guarding the fair venue apprehending militant strike. A high level team of district administration has been monitoring the situation. The doors of the ancient temple opens at 7 in the morning on Friday to facilitate the pilgrims to visit the temple.
There seems to be marginal let up in the overall flood situation on Thursday. The waterlevels of the Brahmaputra have stopped surging following a temporary halt in the rains that lashed many parts of the state during the last couple of days.But more than 3 lakh people are still remained marooned due to the flood waters in many places across the state till Thursday.According to Assam State Disaster Management Authority, more than 21,700 people were affected as of now in 29 villages in the worst-hit Barpeta, Dhemaji, Morigaon, Lakhimpur and Chirang districts.The highest number of people were hit in Lakhimpur district with nearly 18,000 persons still suffering due to the floods, followed by...
The All Assam Students' Union will move the Supreme Court alleging Dispur’s move to include all electorates in the National Register of Citizens (NRC).AASU leaders told Assam Times that the apex Court was monitoring the entire process to update the NRC and that Delhi and Dispur can’t do anything without its seal of approval. “Let Tarun Gogoi write to the top court,” said AASU leaders.“We will move the court very soon against the move to update the NRC with illegal Bangladeshi migrants,” said the AASU leaders after the Chief Minister decided to write to the Centre about including in the updated NRC the names of all those who are registered in the latest (2014) voter list.
Dispur’s new move on NRC runs into a hail of protest across the state a day after chief minister advocated the inclusion of names of electorates.Various parties and organizations alleged that it is yet another attempt to include the names of the Bangladeshi immigrants in the updated NRC.The All Assam Students’ Union (AASU), Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP), Assam Public Works (APW), Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity (KMSS) have threaten to launch massive strike if the government proceeds further.Chairing a meeting in Dispur on Tuesday, the Chief Minister decided to request to the Centre to include the names of the citizens who are electorate by virtue of birth.
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