The DY365 eleven has won the 3rd TG Baruah Memorial Media T20 Cricket Tournament 2016. They beat Janasadharan-Assam Talks team in the final match played on Tuesday at Judges Field of the city.
Winning the toss the DY365 captain Dhiraj Hazarika decided to bat first and his team after utilizing all 20 overs scored 124 runs. Diganta Deka (25) and Ankur Barthakur (18) contributed for DY365, where as Lakhyajit Gogoi captured two wickets.
In reply, Janasadharan-Assam Talks could score only 92 losing all wickets in 16.1 overs. Anupam Hazarika (33), Prasanta P. Dutta (11), where as Ankur Barthakur took three, Binay Kalita two and Rabin Das captured two wickets. Ankur Barthakur was awarded with the man of the match trophy.
All together 16 teams representing various media houses of Assam had participated in the tournament. Kamrup (Metro) Deputy Commissioner M. Angamathu, DTO Gautam Das, cultural personality Gopal Jalan and many senior journalists including Assam Talks editor Atanu Bhuyan, DY365 managing editor Pranay Bordoloi, independent journalist Nava Thakuria etc enjoyed the final match.
The United Liberation Front of Assam(Independent) Assam has claimed the responsibility of the blast that occurred at upper Assam town of Digboi, near an army camp.
Taking the responsibility, the banned outfit's has issued statement.
In the statement signed by its publicity department's in-charge self-styled Captain Deep Asom said, “At around 6-45pm on January 22, 2021 a bomblast occured at the camp of the 3rd Garhowal regiment of the Indian Army. The blast was done by the ULFA(I). The blast occured on the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Assam and Meghalaya visit.
In a tragic accident, six migrant workers from Assam, reportedly, died in a forest area in Meghalaya after falling into a pit. The NDTV has reported that the accident occured in East Jayantia Hills.
Meanwhile, in a facebook post senior journalist Patricia Mukhim has said that the mortal remains of the miners are kept in the morgue at Khliehriat.
In the post Mukhim lamented saying, “ Just out: 6 miners have died due to an accident inside an abandoned coal mine in East Jaintia Hills..All 6 are from Assam. Bodies lying in the morgue at Khliehriat..And we say there's no mining???””
Two innovative food processors namely a ‘Solar Drier’ and an ‘Electrical Smoker’ developed jointly by Assam down town University (AdtU) and North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited (NERAMAC) were inaugurated at National Agri Horticultural Show 2021 on 21 January being held at Bokakhat, in Golaghat district of Assam by Atul Bora, Minister of Agriculture, Horticulture & Food Processing, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary, Govt of Assam.
The processors were developed under an MoU signed between these two leading organisations.
Talking to Assam Times, Dr Sunandan Baruah, Dean of Engineering & Technology and head of the innovation team of AdtU...
Rajya Sabha MP Ajit Kumar Bhuyan, on Thursday claimed that the Congress-AIUDF grand alliance will win 88 seats in the upcoming Assam assembly elections.
Slamming the ruling BJP, the Rajya Sabha MP also said that the alliance will perform beyond its expectation. “We will able to win in 88 seats. The BJP will fall well short of its target of winning 100 seats,” Bhuyan added. A few days ago the Congress forged pre-poll alliance with five other parties including the Badaruddin Ajmal-led AIUDF.
Badarpur: In a shocking incident, at least 15 passengers were injured after the Sealdah-Kanchanjunga Express met with an accident at the Badarpur railway station. Police said that among the injured, five of the passengers were critically injured and have been rushed to Railway Hospital. Unfortunately among the gravely injured are a pregnant woman and a child.
According to sources within the railway, a preliminary investigation by the railway department has revealed that the accident took place due to the negligence of the Loco Engine Center. Rajiv Kumar, in-charge of the Locomotive section has been suspended immediately after the incident.
Reportedly, S Umesh, Area Manager of the...
Pallab Kumar Gogoi, an oil company officer who was abducted by suspected ULFA(I) a month earlier, has, reportdly, appealed to Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to save his life.
The Arunachal Times twitted two videos purpotedly released by the outlawed organization, two persons are seen and heard seeking help for their safe releases.
In one video, uploaded on the tweeter by the newspaper, the Assam oil officer is seen and heard with folded hands saying, “ Sir, I am Sri Pallab Gogoi, an employee of the Quippo Oil and Infrastructure Ltd. I have been abducted by the ULFA(I). I am appealing to you (CM Sonowal) for my safe release.”
ULFA-I has released a video in which Pallab...
Setting aside all speculations the Congress has, on January 19 formally forged alliance with five other parties including the Badaruddin Ajmal-led AIUDF. This was announced by APPC president Ripun Bora in a conference. Bora informed that apart from the AIUDF the Grand Old party has also cemented pre-poll alliance with CPI, CPI(M), CPI(ML) and the Anchalik Gana Marcha(AGM). He also said that the party is ready to form alliance with more other like-minded parties to take on the BJP in the upcoming Assam assembly elections. “ We keep door open for forming alliance with other like-minded parties,” he added. Speaking on the occasion Rajya Sabha MP Ajit Kumar Bhuyan has termed the day as a...
The hapless people of Lakia Dadhia, who became homeless after a massive erosion, have appealed help from people for survival. In December last year they have started a sit-in-demonstration demanding rehabilitation. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, on Sunday, in a public meeting at Jonai, Dhemaji assured that the state government would rehabilitate the people of Lakia Dadhia soon.
Earlier today, noted Assamese story teller Juri Bora Borgohain has on behalf of the helpless people asked for help. In a facebook post the the story teller said, “Laika Dadhia's people are now seen utterly helpless. They have nothing to eat except rice. I appealed to all people and organizations to extend help...
Atleast 15 MLAs and Ministers in the current Assam assembly have criminal cases registered against them, said the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR).
As per reports, the ADR has analysed the affidavits filed by the MLAs ahead of the 2016 assembly elections and bye elections and revealed the sensational data.
The analysis further stated the cases registered against the elected representatives includes murder, theft, rioting, cheating among others. Most the cases are still pending, report said.
A group of farmers from Assam has, reportedly, reached Delhi to join ongoing anti-farm laws protest near the National Capital. The farmers are the members of the All India Farmers' Associatio.
As per reports, the Assam farmers' group consists of more than one hundred members.
Along with the group Gajen Barman (Bijani), a member of the All India Farmers' Association central committee, has also reached Delhi to join the protest, reports said.
Add new comment