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 said that he was not aware of any move of Congress legislator to join BJP. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function in Guwahati on Wednesday, “Its I think not true. If anybody wants to join anywhere let them do it,” Gogoi said.His reaction comes a day after a BJP MLA claimed that over 15 sitting MLAs from Congress are in talks with BJP leadership to join the party.
The Kolkata High Court is likely to hear a petition on Wednesday seeking bail for Sadanana Gogoi two days after CBI named the singer in Saradha scam.Sources told Assam Times that the petition moved before the high court on Tuesday is expected to come up for hearing before the court in the second half on Wednesday.CBI special team arrested Gogoi two and half months ago after interrogating him for several times in Kolkata. A special CBI court remanded him to judicial custody towards the end of September.
Despite stepped up security measures insurgent elements have been roaming along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border without any hindrance in Sonitpur. Security forces apprehended two ULFA men along with a linkman in the district on Tuesday. Sources told Assam Times that the trio were nabbed at an operation by a CRPF commando force in the afternoon. Acting on a tip off, CRPF commandos launched a special offensive against them where the trio were nabbed from the interstate border.
Dr Bhumidhar Barman has a providential escape when his convoy met with a road mishap in Nalbari on Tuesday.The mishap took place at Mukalmuwa where the senior Congress leader and former minister was touring in the afternoon. One of the vehicles of his convoy was damaged in the mishap.Sources told Assam Times that Dr Barman is fine and safe.
The Central Bureau of Investigation probing the Saradha scam has named Sadananda Gogoi along with at least ten others in the second chargesheet on Monday. The country’s premier investigation agency has filed the chargesheet before the additional chief judical magistrate in Alipore in the afternoon.According to CBI, the chargesheet was filed in connection with a case registered against M/s Saradha Realty India Ltd. and others. The chargesheet named many companies of the chit fund aided group - Saradha Realty India Ltd., M/s. Saradha Tours & Travels Pvt. Ltd., M/s. Saradha Garden Resort & Hotel Pvt. Ltd. and M/s. Saradha Housing Pvt. Ltd. The cases were filed under section 120B (...
This year open quiz Brain Jam is going to be held in November 22 at ITA Machkhowa, Guwahati. Renown quiz master Barry O’Brien, will conduct the quiz as usual. The theme is set-ApneDeshKoJano, will definitely be interesting for all the participants. The entire quiz will be on India. Organized by Priya Communication, the prelims are scheduled from 3:30pm while the finals of the quiz would be from 5:30 pm, the same day. The winning team will walk away with a packaged trip to Goa and two laptops, besides a number of other gifts. Total six teams will be finalized for the finals comprising two participants in each team.
A CRPF jawan was killed at a sudden incident of shoot out inside a CRPF camp in Nagaon district on Monday. The incident took place in the morning inside the Hojai based CRPF camp when Jawan Shivam suddenly started indiscriminate firing at his colleague Ashok Kumar who died on the spot.Sources told Assam Times that Shivam was not in a good state of mind for the last couple of months. Investigation is going on to ascertain the reason.
A crucial meeting between Dispur and Kohima is trying its level best to end the decade old border conflict between the states on Monday. Chief secretaries along with top ranked officials both the states are meeting in Dispur in presence of the Naga Tribes Association of Border Areas called at the instance of prime minister Narendra Modi who wants an amicable settlement of the conflict.The meeting with the two chief secretaries, earlier scheduled for November 15, had been postponed due to unspecified reasons, they said adding that UNTABA is scheduled to meet the PM after the joint meeting with the chief secretaries of both the states.
Assam Sahitya Sabha on Sunday elected Dr Dhrubajyoti Bora as its new president for the next two sessions. Dr Bora’s name was announced at its office in Diphu where the entire process completed on Sunday.Dr Bora, who is by profession is a doctor had authored several books in Assamese literature apart from contributing any thought provoking write ups in news papers and periodicals. Dr Bora will succeed noted litterateur Rong Bong Terang.Many organizations and individuals have congratulated Dr Bora fo being elected as the president of the state's biggest literary organization.
Come January. Save rhino mission will rent the sky. Courtesy John Abraham. The Bollywood personality who owns the North East United FC in the Indian Super League will kick off a CSR campaign to save the endangered rhinos. Addressing a press conference in Guwahati on Sunday he said,” since I am an animal activist and you all know about my involvement on the save tiger project. Therefore, I am naturally very much interested to launch a mission to save the rhinos from January.” But he refused to share details of the campaigns to protect the one horned animals from the impending threats.
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