In a bizarre move that leaves the BJP-led government red faced on the floor on Monday, AGP thrashed the Narendra Modi Government at the Centre for the controversial move on the Hindu Bangladeshi nationals.
Former Chief Minister and AGP leader PK Mahanta said that he was dead opposed to the move and that it would be an insult to the spirit of Assam Accord.
However, AGP president Atul Bora who holds the agriculture minister looked very disappointed when his predecessor rose to speak on the controversial move to give refugee status for the Hindu nationals of the neighbouring countries.
PermalinkSubmitted by jay Boro on Mon, 08/08/2016 - 19:44
Why Can't they go and settle in west bengal? Assam is already a semi-bengal. Mahanta did a good job by raising his opinion. Ruling the govt doesn't mean you don't have a voice against election manifesto.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi pins hopes a special package from the Centre to expedite justice delivery system in the stateIn his address at the Conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of High Courts on Sunday in Delhi, he said the first phase of construction of the National Law University and Judicial Academy in the state Assam is ending at a cost of Rs 100 crore.Gogoi further stressed infusion of managerial skills in the judicial system as endorsed by the 13th Finance Commission. According to him, the Centre must provide adequate funds for this purpose instead of leaving it entirely to the state governments. He said the special package is required for the entire north eastern region...
On the three days left to the BTAD polls scheduled on April 8, violence mars late last night ahead council election with miscreants vandalised and torched election joint office of PCDR at Halangbazar under Patgaon Police Outpost for Debargaon and Banargaon constituency in Kokrajhar district. Party candidates from BPF and PCDR in the constituency are saw busy in allegation and counter after the incident and demanded stern step against situation that created resented among party activists and supporters.The Halangbazar,an election office of joint constituency from Banargaon and Debargaon for PCDR candidates Rabiram Narzary and Buddodev Mushahary was vandalised and later torched by...
More sensational revelations seem to have surfaced on the Adivasi carnage in Assam as the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad continues to grill the notorious NDFB-S militants after they caught in the state on Friday. A team of Assam police is also arriving in Mumbai to take the trio on transit remand. They are believed to have been visiting Mumbai along with a few others to replenish their finances by tapping sympathizers. But they came to city to avoid the massive crackdown by security forces.Identified as B Songa alias Bisho, B Swamkhar and Purno Narzary, the trio are natives Baksa district who were among the perpetrators to have killed over 80 people on December 25 last...
Dispur seems to have received one after another blow from the court these days. It received another blow on Wednesday when the Gauhati High Court asked home secretary to personally appear before on Monday to inform it the measures to deal with the witch-hunting cases.Taking up a PIL by Rajeeb Kalita, a division bench comprising acting Chief Justice K. Sreedhar Rao and Justice Prasanta Saikia issued the directive to the home secretary.According to allegations, despite the death of 80 people during the last five years, the Assam government is not at all serious to firmly deal with witchery cases. Even after five months of the court order, the government has failed to prepare a set of...
Do you want to know your forefathers? You have hardly any reason to worry. Its available just at the click on a mouse.Come to your nearest NRC seva kendras. The district administrations, mostly, have released the relevant legacy information for the citizens. Just go and get to know your forefathers.Deputy commissioners are also prepared to hand over you the print outs, if required to be countersigned by the Seva Kendra official.You are free to avail of the services in the Seva Kendras where your legacy data available on line.
The updated NRC would help the Election Commission prepare a flawless electoral roll. This is the best way to honour the Assam Accord.This was more or less of what HS Brahma told the AASU leaders when they met the Chief Election Commissioner in New Delhi on Wednesday.Led by AASU adviser Dr Samujjal Bhattacharya, the delegation urged the CEC to prepare the future electoral rolls on the basis of the updated NRC.
Dispur pins hopes on uninterrupted financial assistance from the Centre without any change in the system of the pattern.In his letter to Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi urged to continue with the Prime Minister to continue the funding pattern as earlier approved under the Special Plan Assistance (SPA), Untied Special Central Assistance (USCA) and Additional Central Assistance (ACA).In a letter to the Prime Minister sent yesterday, Gogoi said, "Special category states like Assam were earlier getting SPA, USCA and ACA on a 90:10 basis. "The funding pattern of Centrally Sponsored Schemes should not be altered to our disadvantage. It is imperative that Assam and other north eastern...
Photographs from Meghalaya and and Assam by conservation activist, Journalist Chandan Kumar Duarah, found place in the photogaphy exhibition in the UN headquarter in New York. The week long exhibition was on the occassion of World Water Day on 22 March, 2015. One photographs shoot at a village in Meghalaya in which a Garo family were carrying spring water by pipe for their household uses. The other photograph took place in the main exhibition was shoot at Rani, Assam in which a son and father were collecting water from a swallow boring tube well.Apart from these, some photographs have been shown in UN Water for Life website: http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/waterforlifevoices....
Security forces claimed to have killed two National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-S) militants during an encounter in Sonitpur district on Wednesday..According to information, the encounter took place in the Lakhipathar area where acting on a tip off, police Assam Rifles launched a joint operation.Identified as self-styled 'Deputy Commandant' Sohiasula and self-styled 'Sergeant Major' Ratan, the rebels died on the spot during the heavy exchange of firing in the wee hours.An AK-47, a magazine, ten rounds of fired cartridges, five rounds of live 7.62 mm ammunition, a Chinese grenade were found from their possession.
Now Assam has every reason to feel proud of Tezpur litchi and ginger from Karbi Anglong. Both the products are soon expected to get geographical indication tag.According to sources, the authorities have already registered the product for the rare tag along eight other north eastern products.GI registry office is believed to have been waiting for Centre’s consent to issue certificate for the honour.Earlier muga silk and orthodox tea got the GI tag to help the products get a good brand in the international market.
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