The Durga puja din and bustle have died down when the idols of the goddess were immersed on Friday. The immersion started from Thursday afternoon across the state. But all committees will complete the immersion process only on Friday.
In Guwahati also, at least 100 puja committees immersed the idols in three places on the river Brahmaputra which took place till midnight. Others in the premier north eastern city are preparing to immerse the idols by 12 noon at the initiatives of the district administration.
People thronged in thousands at Kachari Ghat, Pandu Ghat and Noonmati to see the immersion from early in the morning.
In a bizarre kick that draws flak the North East United FC have gone down to FC Pune City 1-0 in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) in Pune on Friday evening. The goal came from the own side allowing the home team to score the unexpected victory at the end of the 94 minute thrilling match. Much to utter disappointment for millions of soccer fans from north east, the John Abraham owned team are yet to open their account.The goal of in Friday’s match came in the 72nd minute when NorthEast United defender Zohmingliana Ralte headed a corner into his own goal inviting huge applause for home team.
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi reiterated his request to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to restore the Special Category Status for the north-eastern states although the process is believed to have gathered momentum.In his letter to Modi, the chief minister urged the centre to restore the funding pattern in the centrally sponsored projects fearing that it might hamper the process of development.
NorthEast United FC are rolling up sleeves to take tightly on FC Pune City in the second season of the Indian Super League (ISL) in Pune on Friday. The guests are trying their best to refurbish their 3-1 defeat image at the hands of Kerala Blasters FC. The players are not in a mood to let any chance go in vain on Friday when they will be taking on the host team at the Balewadi Stadium at 7 in the evening. The Pune FC are exuding confidence after the winning start over Mumbai City FC at the ISL Match 3 on Monday. The home team pin hopes on Tuncay Sanli apart from Israil Gurung who stole no less limelight in the Monday match. Similarly, Simao Sabrosa is expected to steal...
A special court in Guwahati jailed a DRDA project director on a bribery charge on Thursday. The ACS daughter of former Bihar and Tripura governor was caught red handed by the vigilance and anti corruption department when she took bribe from an NGO worker for releasing fund for a road work in the city. According to information, the department held her inside her office chamber after she accepted Rs 12,000 as bribe from Purna Chetry who works with Durga Sarovar Unnayan Samity. Earlier she demanded money from the NGO for releasing the remaining amount for a road construction project. Then the NGO officials lodged the complaint with the department who laid the trap on Thursday....
The Gauhati High Court has asked chief secretary VK Pipersenia along with a top bureaucrat to file affidavits on a number of alleged anomalies in the ACS examination conducted by the state public service commission. Hearing a PIL filed by Okram Prasanta Singha on Thursday Chief Justice (acting) K. Sreedhar Rao issued notices to chief secretary Pipersenia and additional chief secretary Subhas Chandra Das. Das was probing the allegations of corruption in the civil service examination. In his PIL, Singha alleged that the committee had not inquired into the allegations against the APSC and made the commission the judge of his probe. The next hearing of the PIL will be held on...
CBI gets remand of Manoranjana Sinh for five days a day after the media baron was arrested in connection with the Sharadha scam. A special court of Alipore remanded Manoranjana to CBI custody on Thursday when she was produced before it alleging her involvement in the multi crore scam.The country’s premier investigation agency arrested her on Wednesday at Kolkata CGO Complex for allegedly taking money from Saradha Group chairman Sudipta Sen in the name of a satellite channel. CBI has levelled charges of misappropriation of funds, cheating and criminal conspiracy against her.
CBI is all set to produce Manoranjana Sinh before the Chief metropolitan magistrate on Thursday a day after the country’s investigation agency arrested the media baron in connection with the chit fund scam.Sources told Assam Times that the CBI special investigation team probing the multi crore deal has been interrogating Sinh whom they are expected to seek in their custody for ten days.CBI arrested Sinh on Wednesday for refusing to cooperate when she was questioned at the CGO Complex in Kolkata on her deal with Saradha chief Sudipto Sen. Enforcement directorate and CBI separately questioned her several times in Kolkata and New Delhi earlier.Sen in his purported letter to the CBI...
In a major boost for the state’s cycling segment, Anu Chutiya has arrived in Thailand on Thursday to participate in the Asian Cycling Championship.Anu, cyclist from Titabar in Jorhat district of Assam has been undergoing the training of the Indian national coaching camp in New Delhi.
The Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) has condemned the killing of yet another scribe in Uttar Pradesh and demand a national action plan for justice to those journalists. In a statement, the organization said the murder of Hemant Yadav increased the tally of slaughtered media persons to four this year in the country.Yadav, a middle aged journalist who worked for Hindi news channel TV 24, was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne miscreants on the night of October 3. The incident took place at Dheena area of Chandauli district, where Yadav faced the brutal attack. The last incident of killing of a journalist was reported from Maharashtra, when a Thane based journalist...
Manoranjana Sinh’s arrest in the chit fund scam seems to have created no less flutter in both Congress and BJP. CBI is believed to have been closely examining the role of BJP leaders Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma along with Tapan Gogoi and Shankar Prasad Roy who were allegedly to have taken money from the chit fund. The country’s premier investigation agency has already interrogated the trio a couple of months ago. Same situation grips APCC where president Anjan Dutta is worried over fate hours after a team of CBI arrested the media baron from Guwahati on Wednesday. CBI has already questioned Dutta for his alleged involvement in the scam. Dutta was also alleged to have taken Rs 6 crore...
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