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.
Over 30 people had a narrow escape in Guwahati when the bus carrying them stopped just before overcoming a portion of a flyover which developed a huge crack on Tuesday.It took place in the morning when the driver of the bus from Dibrugarh stopped as he came to spot the huge crack in the middle of the flyover at Eightmile area just a stone’s throw distance from Khanapara. This has forced the authorities to restricted the movement of all vehicles from early in the morning. Local residents and organizations blamed it all on the sub standard construction quality of the flyover on the East West corridor.
Amid controversy over the utilization of central funds, Governor PB Acharya is on a sudden visit to Haflong on Tuesday sensing no less surprise inside and outside the Dima Hasao Autonomous Council. Sources told Assam Times that the governor will visit the Dima Hasao Autonomous Council where he is scheduled to examine a number of files pertaining to allocation of central funds and implementation of some crucial schemes.
The overall flood situation took a grim turn claiming yet another person on Monday. The Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger mark at Nematighat in Jorhat and Jia Bharali at NT Road in Sonitpur following the rains in the catchment areas. More and more areas in the six districts have gone under the surging waters where the number of affected people has gone up to 65,000.Yet another person lost his life in Lakhimpur district on Monday. With this, the toll has gone up to two. Nearly 65,000 people are affected in 113 villages across Barpeta, Sonitpur, Dhemaji, Bongaigaon, Lakhimpur, Tinsukia, Darrang, Nalbari and Goalpara districts. Lakhimpur district bore the brunt of flood...
Despite being by rhino poaching Kaziranga is shining with increasing population of the one horn rhino. This has further encouraged the Centre to set up a seperate rhino protection force in near future. According to Union forest minister Prakash Javadekar who is visiting the national park the rhino population has gone up to 2889.The Union minister told reporters that the Centre has devised a mechanism to efficiently deal with the rhino poachers.
The IIT-Guwahati will impart science training to around 10,000 teachers within the next couple of weeks. The announcement came up when Union HRD minister Smriti Irani addressed the convocation ceremony at the Dr Bhupen Hazarika Auditoriun of the institute on Monday.She further announced Rs 1 lakh award to the teachers for introduction of curriculum. IIT-G training for science teachers The Chairman of Board of Governors, IIT Guwahati, Dr Rajendra Pratap Singh attended the convocation.Altogether 1117 students – 578 Bachelor of Technology (BTech) and Bachelor of Design (BDes), 24 Master of Arts (MA), 124 Master of Science (MSc), 267 Master of Technology (MTech) and...
At least four persons died and over 20 others sustained serious injury at a road accident in Sonitpur district on Monday.The incident took place at Borgang near Bihali in the wee hours where a Tata Magic vehicle carrying over 25 people from a function at Bharakuli was on its way to Bedeti. As the vehicle reached Borgang, it suddenly collided head on a truck which was coming from the opposite direction amid incessent rains. Local residents, who came out in large number found it difficult to rescue the passengers from the mangled vehicle because of the incessant rains. Two of the deceased were identified as Keshab Tati, Parasuram Goala. Twenty others who...
Three people of a family died in a clash along the Assam-Meghalaya border sending shockwaves across the state on Monday.The gory clash took place at Phulbari on Sunday evening where a youth hacked to death his maternal uncle following a family clash. Identified as Khairul Islam, the youth was arrested by police hours after he Minaruddin Ahmed with a sharp knife. But the situation turned more violent turn when an angry mob in the area set on fire Khairul’s house were his parents died. Later policemen dispersed the mob before launching a massive man hunt to nab the cuprits involved in the gruesome incident.
An uneasy calm grips Lumding railway station where the northeast frontier railway authorities have halted several passenger trains for repairing of tracks.Thousands of passengers have been waiting for the trains to leave for the destination from Sunday morning. Station officials told Assam Times that emergency repairing of the tracks are in progress and it would be completed by Monday. “From Monday the trains would be able to leave the station,” said the station officials. “We don’t understand why the train is not allowed to move. We have been waiting here for the last 24 hours without basic facilities,” said Tarali Saikia who was on her way to Guwahati on the Tinsukia-Lalgarh...
Surface communication from Bandordewa to Itanagar remains disrupted following the massive landslide in Arunachal Pradesh Sunday.The landslide took place at Kachengmara where a portion of the National Highway No 51-A collpased on Sunday morning following incessant rains during the last couple of days. Hundreds of trucks carrying essential commodities and other vehciles have been remaining standred since Sunday morning. “Steps are on to restore surface communication between Bandordewa and Itanagar. We hope that we would be able to do these within the next couple of days,” Arunachal Pradesh authorities told Assam Times.
Despite a number of initiaitive, man elephant conflict refuses to die down. Wild elephants unleashed a reign of terror in Sonitpur district where one person was killed on Sunday.The tragic incident took place at Chariduwar area where a hard of wild elephants trampled to death a local resident of Sonaimiri area in the evening.Identified as Pente Limbo died on the spot. After hours of destroying crops and vegetables the elephants left for the dense jungles along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border.
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