Are you waiting to visit Dhemaji comfortably unlike the journey by bus? Days are not far when you will be able to reach the distant district by train. Courtesy Northeast Frontier Railway. Preparations are afoot to introduce a new Guwahati and Murkongselek inter-city.
The 15613/15614 Guwahati-Murkongselek Intercity Express was announced in the railway budget of 2014-15. The train got delayed because of some technical reasons pertaining to safety clearances. But these hurdles are over.
All eyes are fixed on the upcoming train in between Guwahati and Dhemaji which will go a long way to bridge the yawning communication gap.
Security forces belonging to army and police have claimed to arrest a KLO cadre from Anthaibari on Thursday in Kokrajhar district. Based on an information, a joint team of security forces launched operation and managed to arrest KLO cadre identified as Mukti Roy of Anthaibari village under Kokrajhar PS. The arrested handed over to Kokrajhar PS. Roy was involved in extortion, recruiting new cadres, illegal and nefarious activities. A country made riffle along with live ammunition was recovered from him.
The 3rd edition of T G Baruah Memorial Media T 20 Cricket Tournament is all set to commence from the 2nd of January, 2016. The tie draw of which was publicly finalized in front of representatives of all participating teams on 24th December, 2015. A copy of which is attached herewith. Hope this will provide all the participating teams with all the details regarding the tournament and match schedules. All media houses and publications are requested to be present on the 2nd of January and grace the inaugural match of the tourney. T G BARUAH MEMORIAL MEDIA T 20 CRICKET TOURNAMENT, 2016 GROUP A ...
Assam cyclists team at the 68th National Track Cycling Championship held at Ludhiana, Punjab from December 16-20 won several awards. Gold Medal in 3000 meters Team Pursuit for under 18 girls won by Anu Chutia, Bismita Gogoi, Bristi Kangkana Gogoi, Jayashree Gogoi. Anu Chutia also won silver medals in the 500 Mtr. Time Trial and 200 Mtr. Sprint. In 500 Mtr. Time Trial – Girls under 16 Years , Bronze Medal won by Bristi Kangakana Gogoi. In the Team Sprint – Girls under 16 Years, Bristi Kangkana Gogoi and Jayashree Gogoi won bronze medals.
In yet another incident of moral policing, an irate mob of a remote village in Nagaon district stripped off a woman and a person to be mercilessly beaten up sending no less shock and sensation across the state on Wednesday. The incident took place in the afternoon at No 2 Beltola village in Kampur bordering Karbi Anglong village where a section of local villagers caught the duo alleging illicit affairs between them. Then they were dragged out of a house to be tied, chastised and stripped off. Policemen arrived in the spot. But the scene refused to change. The villagers continued to inflict torture on them even in full view of the policemen who failed to deal with the situation. Later,...
Bihu dance in Assam is set to dazzle in the Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi. The state's tableau will showcase the age old Assamese Bihu dance before lakhs of people in the national capital. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday requested defence minister Manohar Parrikar to give the state an opportunity to display its tableau in the forthcoming Republic Day celebrations. According to Gogoi, a tableau from Assam in the Republic Day parade will help enhance the sense of patriotism amongst the people and instill a feeling of nationalism amongst the misguided youth of the state. Meanwhile, the Centre's Expert Committee for Selection of Tableau has shortlisted the design...
Amid a fresh barrage of controversy over the performance of Hindi songs in the Bihu functions, the United Liberation Front of Asom (I) on Tuesday warned the state artists to refrain from for performing in Hindi to keep the age old Assamese culture alive. In a statement issued to Assam Times, ULFA-I C-in-C Paresh Baruah said that they will not tolerate Hindi songs on the Bihu stage at least for the first seven days and that if any artist fails to stick to it it they won't be responsible for any unexpected incident. Baruah, in his statement welcomed the guidelines prepared by a conglomerate of Bihu celebration committees in the state. But the state evokes sharp reaction...
Assam will go to the two or three phase assembly polls before April 10 next year. This was the impression of the full bench of the Election Commission which is on a two days visit to the poll bound state on Monday. The county’s poll panel has decided to hold the polls before Bohag Bihu when all political parties categorically told the Commission on Monday. AGP, Congress, BJP, AIUDF have suggested the same period for holding the polls. With this impression in mind, the Commission delegation is holding a meeting with DCs and SPs to take stock of the prevailing law and order situation. Then they are holding talks with chief secretary and DGP for confirmation of the dates. Sources in New...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will likely be visiting Assam in February with a slew of programmes lined up two months before the assembly polls. Talking to reporters in New Delhi, Tezpur MP RP Sarma said that he invited Modi to attend the Sankardev Sangha annual session at Sivasagar on February 8. Apart from it, Sarma urged the Prime Minister to launch the BPCL in Dibrugarh which would be ready by then. He said that Modi is expected to lay the corner stone of the AIIMS in North Guwahati.
The 2nd Grand Re-union of Netaji Vidyapith Railway Higher Secondary School is being organsied by the Netaji Vidyapith Alumni Association at its premises on December 26-27. Established in 1948 at Maligaon the school has been producing good number of successful students who are part of the nation building process at different capacities but also brought fame to India while serving in abroad. In this connection a two days long alumni meet is arranged by Netaji Vidyapith Alumni Association (NVPAA) to connect all the ex-students of the school spread throughout the globe for the welfare of the school students. The eleven (11) successful NVP students of HSLC & HSSLC batch 2015...
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