The mortal remains of Anjan Dutta were consigned to flames on Friday a day after the APCC president died of cardiac arrest in New Delhi. After last respect to the lifeless former minister in Guwahati and Sivasagar, Dutta’s body was taken to Gaurisagar where he was cremated with full state honour in the afternoon. Former Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and forest minister Pramila Rani Brahma, MP Ripun Bora were prominent among those who were present at the cremation ground. Before that thousands of bereaved Congress men received Dutta’s body at the Jorhat Airport in the morning and was taken to Sivasagar to facilitate his fans to pay their last respect in Sivasagar town and his birth place Gayan gaon.
Dutta died of cardiac ailment on Thursday morning at the All India Institute of Medical Science a couple of weeks after he was rushed to it. The party in rank and file have condoled his death and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family members.
North East Union of Working Journalists (NEUWJ) expresses its worry over the sudden closure of Janasadharan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janasadharan), an Assamese daily published simultaneously from Guwahati and Dibrugarh, since 19 November 2016 and urged the management to continue publishing the newspaper. For any unwanted reason, if the management cannot republish the newspaper, the NEUWJ demands legal compensations to each and every employee of the media house. It also appeals to the editor of the newspaper, Dr Sivanath Barman, who is a recognized Assamese intellectual, to take personal interest to resolve the crisis amicably. Issued by Joykanta Sarma, Nava Thakuria, Rupam Barua,...
The city based Wintrobe hospital on Saturday conducted the 'Evening with a Doctor' program at Guwahati Press Club, where Dr Nitin Gupta (Urology) provided free consultations to the GPC members along with their close relatives. Staff nurses Sumi Rajbongshi and Dipti Boro supported the doctor in conducting the camp. The next Saturday evening OPD will witness the presence of Dr Madan Mohan Reddy, senior consultant on orthopedic surgery from Apollo Hospitals, Chennai. The participants will get free consultations on various ailments like back-neck- knee pain, major fractures, arthritis or requiring knee & hip replacements etc.
A group of hardcore insurgents from three outfits is believed to have been hiding in a dense jungle along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border in Tinsukia district. According to sources, the militants from Myanmar have been camping in the jungle to change the R 500 and R 100o note following the change in the monetary policy. These militants are suspected to have attacked the army convoy in Tinsukia on Saturday where three army men were killed and another struggling with death. Three rocket launcher along with landmine were recovered during the combing operation by the security forces in Pengeri forest.
Two more army jawan died in ULFA-I’s attack on the Kumaon regiment in Tinsukia district on Saturday morning. The two jawans succumbed to injuries at the hospital where they were battling for life. Earlier in the morning an army officer died and three other sustained serious injury when ULFA-I launched a dreaded attack on the convoy comprising gipsy and a truck. The insurgent outfit launched the attack by lobbing a powerful IED at a gipsy and a truck where the Kumano regiment jawan reached Pengeri on the way to Digboi. Top ranked police and para military arrived in the spot to be followed by a huge combing operation at a nearby dense jungle where the ULFA-I militants are believed to have...
Amid cash crunch voters in Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constitution are exercising their franchise to elect a new MP on Saturday. The polling started at 7 in the morning across 1954 booths 15,11,110 voters are exercising their franchise till 4 in the afternoon. Initially, the polling turnout was poor. But after 10 in the morning the queue of the voters went serpentine. The fight is believed to have confined to Pradan Baruah from BJP and Hem Hari Pegu from Congress. Others Amiya Handique (CPI-ML), Hemkanta Miri (SUCI) and Dilip Moran (Independent). The Election Commission is holding the by polls when Lakhimpur Lok Sabha MP Sarbananda Sonowal resigned after he took oath as Chief Minister....
Amid huge security around 1,80,203 electorates are voting in Boithalangsu to elect a new MLA on Saturday. The polling was not brisk early in the morning when it started at 7 in the morning. But more and more people started making long queues in front of the 246 booths where polling will continue till 4 in the afternoon where three candidates are on the fray. The main contest confines to Congress and BJP. But Independent candidate Raju Rongpi is no less popular who is expected to make big dents in BJP and Congress pockets. Mansing Rongpi is BJP candidate who won the seat with Congress ticket in the last assembly polls. Rongpi locks horns with Rupamsing Ronghung whom Congress allowed to...
An army officer died and three other sustained serious injury when ULFA-I launched a dreaded attack on a convoy in Tinsukia district on Saturday. The insurgent outfit launched the attack by lobbing a powerful IED at a gipsy and a truck where the Kumano regiment jawan reached Pengeri on the way to Digboi. Identified as Multan Singh, the officer died on the spot and the three others have been rushed to the hospital where they were fighting with death. Top ranked police and para military arrived in the spot to be followed by a huge combing operation at a nearby dense jungle where the ULFA-I militants are believed to have been hiding.
Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) expressed profound grief at the demise of former Assam Governor Lieutenant General (retired) Srinivas Kumar Sinha, who breathed his last on Thursday in New Delhi and termed him as a patriot and a true friend of Assam. As the constitutional head of Assam (1997 to 2003), Sinha contributed immensely for the Assamese society in particular. It was his report on millions of illegal Bangladeshi migrants in the State, which emerged as an important reference in the apex court’s verdict on scrapping of the Illegal Migration Detection By Tribunal (IMDT) Act. Param Vishist Sewa Medal winner Sinha (1926-2016) was instrumental in projecting three great...
The stage is set in Boithlangso assembly seat for holding by polls where 1,80,203 electorates are deciding the fate of three candidates on Saturday. With heavy presence of security forces all arrangements are being made to hold the polling at 246 booths from 7 in the morning. The polling officials have already reached the booths where the polling will take place till 5 in the afternoon. The main contest confines to Congress and BJP. But Independent candidate Raju Rongpi is no less popular who is expected to make big dents in BJP and Congress pockets. Mansing Rongpi is BJP candidate who won the seat with Congress ticket in the last assembly polls. Rongpi locks horns with Rupamsing Ronghung...
Amid a mammoth security arrangement, Lakhimpur is holding its Lok Sabha by polls where 15,11,110 voters are exercising their franchise to decide on the fates of 5 candidates on Saturday. Voting is beginning from 7 in the morning at around 1954 booths where the fight is believed to have confined to Pradan Baruah from BJP and Hem Hari Pegu from Congress. Others Amiya Handique (CPI-ML), Hemkanta Miri (SUCI) and Dilip Moran (Independent). The Election Commission is holding the by polls when Lakhimpur Lok Sabha MP Sarbananda Sonowal resigned after he took oath as Chief Minister. Security forces have been patrolling the polling booth premises to ensure peaceful voting which is concluding till...
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