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.
The death of Jiban Singha is shrouded in confusion on Saturday a day after army claimed to have killed the KLO chief in the strike on the soil of Myanmar.In his e-mail, ULFA-I spokesman Arunodoy Dohotiya said on Saturday that the Jiban is fine and healthy and that army have been resorting to blatant lies. Army on Friday said that KLO chief was killed in strike inside the Myanmar territory along with more than a dozens of insurgents. Army further said that the bodies would be flown to New Delhi for confirmation through DNA test. His family members in Coochbehar are caught in utter confusion in the absence of any confirmation from the government. ...
The overall flood situation has gone from bad to worse following the incessant rains that cripple normal life in the state during the last one week.More and more areas in ten districts have come under the surging waters of the river Brahmaputra and its tributaries during the last 24 hours.Flood waters on Saturday inundated new areas in Barpeta, Lakhimpur, Dhemaji and Sonitpur districts. Over one lakh people have been reeling under flood in Barpeta district damaging 2,800 hectares of crops.The Brahmaputra is still flowing above the danger mark in Nimatighat in Jorhat and Dhubri where roads, embankments and bridges were washed away.
The authorities have restricted water transport services on the Brahmaputra in Nimatighat and Majuli island because of a rising water level of the mighty river.Official sources told Assam Times that the plying of boats and other vessels after sunset has been banned in other segments of the Brahmaputra.
Flood situation refuses to improve in Sonitpur, Kokrajhar, Tinsukia, Goalpara and Dibrugarh districts on Saturday as the rivers are still flowing above the danger marks.The water levels in Dibang, Lohit, Subansiri and Siang in Arunachal Pradesh have been rising because of excessive rain during the last one week.
Union sports minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday alleged gross misutilization of the minority welfare fund in the state. Addressing a meeting at the District Library in Guwahati, he said that the minority welfare fund has been failing to percolate benefit to the people for whom it was meant. “This is because of gross misappropriation of the fund by the Assam government. I beg to appeal to the people to keep a close watch on the implementation of the minority welfare fund as the Centre has extended the base this time,” he said.BJP minority cell leader Abdul Rashid Ansari was prominent among those who attended the meeting.
Two prominent former student leaders are set to join BJP on Sunday. Former AJYCP president Manoj Baruah and former ATTSA leader Taresh Goala are set to join the party at a meeting in the District Library in presence of top leaders of the ruling party. Apart from state unit president Siddharth Bhattacharya, Union sports minister Sarbanada Sonowal are scheduled to attend the meeting on Sunday.
Assam Governor P B Acharjya visited Bathow Thansali at Baganshali in Kokrajhar and offered floral prayer to almighty Bathow Shibrai today in his maiden BTAD visit scheduled.Acharjya has appreciated the mission of Bathow tradition among indigenous peoples said that this is a sacred place.This kinds of plcae will bring pecae and unity among society.“I think ,the Bathow will extend help in building of integration and social development.The peoples be inspired by Bathow religion and people should not forget all thse kinds of tradition through which Bodos has a healthy tradition of culture and arts in their living”,Acharjya said.Saradha Prasad Machahary,Bathow Organiser of Bathow Thansali told...
Governor PB Acharjya arrived today in Kokrajhar, heart town of BTAD administration to take stock and review of implementation scheme sponsored from State and Centre govts. Acharjya landed in special helicopter at Patharghat Army camp heliped in Kokrajhar by 10.30 am and held meetings with BTAD deputy chief Kampa Borgoyari, executive member and elected members of the council at BTC Assembly House, Bodofa Nwgwr. Acharjya was accompanied by his wife was felicitated with traditional Aronai in the BTC Assembly House. He has discussed on various scheme undertaken by council administration and reviewed the implementation schemes in the region. Acharjya is likely to hold meeting...
The claim of an intensified counter insurgency operation inside the Myanmar territories seems to have raised doubt when the neighbourng country denied such strike to flush out any rebel outfit on it soil. Myanmar made it clear that the authorities have no knowledge of any counter insurgency operation inside their territories. The neighbouring said that they have nothing to do if the military strike is taking place along the international border. The denial came to light hours after the insurgent outfits denied any army strike. ULFA (I) chief Paresh Baruah told a section of media over telephone that no insurgent died in the military strike along the border.
Guwahati based journalist Babul Gogoi is leaving for Switzerland on Saturday to attend the 29th session of the Human Rights Council starting from June 15.
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