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.
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday dared state BJP MPs to face prime minister on the vital problems confronting the state for years. Talking to reporters in the sidelines of a function at the Raj Bhawan, Gogoi said that the BJP leaders in the state are not brave to apprise Narendra Modi of the real problems besetting the state and its people.Gogoi further rubbished the allegations of the central fund misappropriation. “The Central funds are meant for a specified purpose. How can I diver the fund. These allegations are baseless,” said the chief minister.
Thousands of people in Boko have blocked the National Highway No 37 alleging the failure to nab Gopinath Das who allegedly raped his minor domestic help last month.At 10 in the morning local residents in large number thronged the National Highway in front of the Boko police station and snubbed the policemen for failing to nab the local MLA.They said that they won’t silent if the MLA is not arrested by the police even the Gauhati High Court rejected the anticipatory bail.
After a brief gap, yet another witch killing incident sends shock and anger across Assam on Tuesday. The incident took place on Monday at Borghuli area in Sonitpur district.Local residents told Assam Times that a group of local residents stormed at midnight into the house of Pahguni Kawari to be killed alleging witch practice. Later police arrested four local youths in this connection.
Gautom Roy and Siddique Ahmed took oath a new cabinet ministers on Tuesday. Governor PB Acharya administered the duo the oath of office and secrecy at a brief function at the Raj Bhawan in the morning. Chief minister Tarun Gogoi along with his cabinet colleagues, APCC leaders and parliamentary secretaries attended the function. Gogoi sacked both of them last year.
BJP leaders are on a 24 hour strike in Guwahati in protest against the crippling corruption of the Tarun Gogoi government. The leaders including its president Siddharth Bhattacharya, MPs and MLAs started the sit in protest at Dighalipukhuri from 5 in the afternoon on Monday alleging that the common people have been bearing the brunt of the government’s corruption. The protest is set to end at 5 on Tuesday.
KMSS is taking out a huge rally in Guwahati on Tuesday in protest against the Centre’s notification for refugee status to the non Muslim Bangladeshi and Pakistani nationals.Led by KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi hundreds of protesters are thronging for satyagraha at the Sonaram Playground opposing the move. Then Gogoi will led a huge protest procession to the Raj Bhawan.Talking to Assam Times before the start of Satyagraha, KMSS leaders said that they won’t allow Narendra Modi to make Assam a dumping ground. “We will not bear extra burden of Bangladeshi and Pakistani refugees,” they said.
Even an intensified operation has failed to trace out Gopinath Das who has been absconding for the last couple of weeks after he allegedly raped his minor domestic help. The Boko police probing the case will submit the case diary in connection with the sensational case on Tuesday.The authority has already transferred two police officers for failing to capture the Boko MLA. Meanwhile, police arrested three persons for forcible collection of the signatures of the victim and her parents at a blank papers.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi is all set to expand his cabinet with the induction of four ministers anew on Tuesday. Governor PB Acharya will administer the new ministers the oath of office and secrecy at a brief function at the Raj Bawan in the morning. The four ministers include Gautom Roy and Siddique Ahmed.Last year, Gogoi dropped Siddique Ahmed for dissidence while Roy was sacked after the massive reshuffle. Moreover, the 13 new parliamentary secretaries and the four ministers would get their portfolios towards the evening.
Chief Information Commissioner Himangshu Sekhar Das is dead opposed to any change in the existing RTI Act. He only wants altering the rules for faster disposal of queries. Addressing a press conference in Guwahati on Monday, Das said “We can change the rules so that the disposal of information is faster and more accurate." According to him, the implementation of the Act has brought in more transparency and has affected the decision making process of the government in a positive way.
Federation of Industry and Commerce of North Eastern Region (FINER), in association with the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, organized the North East Food Processing and Technology Summit at NEDFi Convention Centre in Guwahati on Saturday. The objectives behind the event was to build capacities of local entrepreneurs and industry in the region by bringing in modern techniques in order to attain commercial competencies and an optimal exploitation of the vast array of exotic horticultural crops grown in the region.Senior officials of the north eastern states and national players in the food processing industry also graced the occasion. Large number of entrepreneurs from the from...
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