The 5th Jeevan Kite & River Festival kicks off with the theme "Brahmaputra Campaign" from January 1, 2016. This campaign is an effort to connect the urban generation with the river. The event will continue till January 7 at Rajaduwar Ghat, near Sukreswar Park, Guwahati. Kite flying, adventure sports, cultural shows are some attractions of the event.
Three people died and several others sustained injury when a 7.4 magnitude tremor jolted the state along with other eastern states on Saturday. Originated in Kathmandu, the tremor was felt at 11.48 in the morning where 3 people died. They include a person in Mongoldoi who sustained injury as he was running out of his rattling house. Two others succumbed to injuries in Bongaigaon. A number of buildings developed crack after the quake. These include the Guwahati DC Office and IIT Building.
Moderate tremor strikes NE: A 7.4 moderate tremor struck the north east and other northen states on Saturday noon triggering no less panic among the people. The tremor rattled the north eastern region at 11.48 noon for 50 seconds forcing many panic stricken people in Guwahati to come down to the streets from the high rise buildings. The epicentre of the earthquake occurred some 29 km ESE of Lamjung, Nepal according to According to United States Geological Survey (USGS).
An uneasy calm prevails in Mariani a day after the Naga miscreants' abortive attempt on Rupjyoti Kurmi and his escorts on Friday. Policemen are patrolling in the entire Ramthan area bordering Nagaland where the miscreants unleashed terror targetting Kurmi with blankfiring.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi has arrived in New Delhi en route to Australia on Friday. Gogoi who landed in Delhi in the afternoon is flying to Australia on Saturday. On Friday night he will try to meet Rahul Gandhi to discuss further expansion of his cabinet.
Seven people died and five others have been battling for life when the vehicle carrying them collided head on a dumper in Tinsukia district on Friday. The accident took place in front of the Lion's Club in Digboi in the wee hour when the vehicle carrying the bihu troup collided head on a dumper on the way back from Kakopothar. Five people died on the spot while two others died on the way to the hospital. Local residents extricated the injured from the mangled vehicle along with the bodies. Talking to Assam times local residents blamed rash driving for the tragic accident.
Games Village Residents' Welfare Society is organising a colourful cultural programme on April 25-26 at Games Village campus, Lalmati, Guwahati. The event will be participated by invited artists, cultural troups from Shashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). Indian Cuncil for Cultural Research (ICCR) will also take part in the event with a programe titled "Rongalir Rong". Asam Sahitya Sabha president Dr Dhruba Jyoti Borah will be fecilitated at the event, says the press release by the organsiers.
The enforcement directorate probing the financial transction in Saradha grilled Anjan Dutta in Kolkata on Wednesday. Sources told Assam Times that the ED offices grilled the APCC president for two hours to ascertain his real transction with Sudipto Sen.
Atleast 20 people including children have fallen ill after they ate lunch dinner at a marriage ceremony in Nalbari on Wednesday.It took place in Ghograpar area where a section of people complained of vomitting after they ate lunch served at a local marriage ceremoney in the afternoon. All they are undergoing treatment in the hospital.
After Hemanta Kalita , more and more AGP leaders are preparing to join the saffrone party. AGP leader and former minister Jagadish Bhuyan is set to join the party soon. Sources told Assam Times that Bhuyan met BJP leadership to clear the formalities. Bhuyan is set to quit the party in a day or two. Jorhat AGP leader Hemanta Kalita joined the party on Tuesday.
The enforcement directorate steps up probe to ascertain Anjan Dutt's financial transaction with Sudipto Sen. Two ED officers are believed to have collected Dutta's banking details from Chandmari and Dispur branches on Wednesday. Then the two member ED team left for Kolkata for examing the real transaction. The Saradha boss paid Dutta Rs 1.5 crore in 4 cheques to get his Sakalbela and Seven sister post printea at the Anubhuti Printers owned by Dutta.
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