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.
Tension prevails in Behali, near the Assam-Arunachal border in Sonitpur district after the India Reserve Battalion (IR Bn) allegedly opened fire on innocent people yesterday. The incident occurred at around 11 am at Chawaldhowa in the Behali Reserved Forest when forest officials accompanied by Sonitpur district administration engaged a group of labourers to start building work of the border outposts. According to sources, the battalion stationed in the area opened fire upon the innocent labourers forcing them to flee the spot. The Behali RF is part of the Sonitpur Elephant Reserve notified in 2003 on the Assam-Arunachal border. Encroachment has threatened the very existence of this...
The All India United Democratic Front has put a stop to all speculations on a pre poll alliance with the ruling Congress party and made it clear that it will continue to go alone. In a statement, the AIUDF supremo Badruddin Ajmal said his party will continue to follow its “Ekla Chalo” policy. He further alleged that the speculations on the AIUDF entering into an alliance with the Congress are intended to sow confusion among party workers as state polls are drawing near.The AIUDF leader added that his party has maintained equidistance from both the Congress and the BJP. However, there is every possibility that AIUDF would extend its support if there emerges a third front.
Pradyut Bordoloi, Gautam Roy and Nilomoni Sen Deka were today appointed cabinet advisers to the Chief Minister. While Pradyut Bordoloi has been made adviser to the Chief Minister on Education, Sen Deka will hold the post of agricultural adviser. Gautam Roy has been made adviser on Barak development. The three advisers will enjoy cabinet rank category.It may be recalled here that Bordoloi, Sen Deka and Gautam Roy lost their ministerial rank during the latest reshuffle of Gogoi’s ministry.
Senior citizen and social activist of Margherita Guru Prasad Chetia passed away following cardiac arrest at his resident at Thermal Road on Sunday evening.He was 68. Chetia, a retired telecom SDO associated with many organizations for the last couple of years. He was the president of Margherita Senior Citizen's Association, President of Margherita Gano Mancho, Life Time Member of Ledo Valley Lions Club,President of Asomiya Bhaasha Shartho Suraksha Manch and many other social related organisation.He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter. Margherita Senior Citizen's Association and Several Student Organization of Margherita condoled his untimely death.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi is on a day long visit to Patna where he attended Nitish Kumar’s swearing in ceremony on Sunday. Accompanied by APCC president Anjan Dutta, Gogoi arrived in Patna airport to be received by senior Congress leaders in Bihar at 3 in the afternoon.Then the duo straightly left for the Raj Bhawan where governor Keshari Nath Tripathi administered Kumar along with 22 others oath of office and secrecy. Gogoi got high command’s order on Friday to attend the ceremony as the party would support JD-U to form the new government. The West Bengal Chief minister Mamata Banerjee also was present in the function. This is for the fourth time Kumar took oath as Bihar...
Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) has fervently requested the newspapers and news channels to avoid the description of family members while narrating an accused person in any case. Commenting on journalist Santanu Saikia’s arrest by the Delhi police today for his alleged involvement in leaking government documents to corporate personnel, the journalist forum appealed the media outlets to spare his parent’s name in the narration.Saikia, who used to work for New Delhi based economic newspapers for many years, lately run a portal relating to the Petroleum sectors. The police suspect his role in procuring and later providing secret documents relating to the Petroleum ministry to some private...
Skill Development has been one of the priority areas of government as well as corporate in the country. As a part ‘Swabalamban’ which is Corporate Social Responsibility programme of OIL India Ltd, a skill development programme has started which is implemented by Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship in association with APRINS. , a non governmental organisation based in Guwahati. Under this project 60 youths from upper Assam would be trained on Retail Management and they would be placed after successful completion of the training programme. The formal inauguration programme was held at APRINS Training Centre on 19th Feb. The inauguration was attended by Mr Manoj Kr Das, Director of IIE and he...
Several renowned scholars will rub shoulders in Delhi from February 23 to 25 to attend the 3rd international conference on Self, World and Morality: Schopenhauer and Indian Philosophy with Special Reference to the Upanishads.According to Dr Arati Barua , director of IDSS of Indian div of Schopenhauer society, the two days conference will take place at the JNU Convention Centre from February 23 to 25.The scholars include President of the international Schopenhauer Society Prof Matthias Kossler who would be accompanied by a few other German, France and Australian scholars.
Now north eastern region is caught in the killer swine flu forcing the authorities to step up preventive measures across the region.Sources confirmed that an air hostess from Nagaland has tested positive. The test was conducted in Dibrugarh to be confirmed H1N1 outbreak on Wednesday.The authorities are stepping up measures to efficiently deal with the situation. Health departments across the region have been put on alert fearing possible spread of the disease.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday accused the Centre of downplaying the miseries of the flood hit people.Addressing a press conference in Guwahati on Wednesday, Gogoi said that the Centre has not released no fund to mitigate the miseries of the flood hit people even four months have passed since his government submitted the proposals. “The inter-ministerial team visited the flood-hit areas only this month. Where will they get flood now? It does make sense that the Centre is not at all serious about the problem in Assam," said Gogoi.
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