Defying ULFA diktat, national flag kept fluttering in the sky of Assam as the state along with other parts of the country celebrated the 70th Independence Day on Monday.
Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal hoisted the flag in the central function at the Khanapara Veterinary Playground and took salute of the march past by army, police, para military forces and scouts and guides.
In his address, the Chief Minister stressed peace which he said is the key to development. He said that his government has been trying to step up the pace of development and that his government is committed to implement the Assam Accord in letter in spirit.
His cabinet colleagues along with many legislators and bureaucrats unfurled the national flags in the district and sub divisional headquarters in the morning.
Barring a few stray incidents the red letter day is peaceful.
In a major boost for students, the Arunachal Pradesh government will release their stipend in three installments. The government decided to frame a proper policy with guidelines to facilitate financial assistance to such schools.Education department has been also directed to include boundary wall, science laboratories, etc while submitting any proposal for school buildings and to keep on record the physical status of all schools and compile a database, which would be helpful for renovation and other developmental works in future.The meeting that lasted for more than six hours also decided that training centers with all facilities such as kitchen and necessary equipment would be established...
The Arunachal government will cover all uncovered families under the Chief Minister’s Universal Health Insurance Scheme in this financial year for a healthier state by facilitating hassle-free cashless treatment to its citizens in empanelled hospitals. More reputed and specialized hospitals like Medanta, NEIGRIMS, Apollo, CMC Vellore, Gangaram Hospitals, Ramakrishna Mission, etc are also in the pipeline for government empanelment.On second day of the second phase of the State Development Council (SDC) meet held under Chief Minister NabamTuki in Itanagar on Wednesday.Tuki asked the health department to coordinate with the insurance company to take the Universal Health Insurance scheme to...
Lower Dibang Valley Deputy Commissioner Ravi Dhawan in a circular to all arms license holders whose arms licenses issued from Roing office asked them to get their arms license entered in the National Database on Arms Licence on or before October 1, 2015.A Unique Identification Number (UIN) will be generated for each license after proper verification and authenticity of license detail.Details are available with A. Pertin, SDO (Judicial) in his mobile no.0977450876 for registration in the database.The arms license which have been issued from this district and renewed somewhere else but the renewal information was not provided in this office will not be entered in NDAL unless the license...
Dimapur Police arrested six persons belonging to the United Peoples Liberation Front (UPLF) from Dimapur on Wednesday. Acting on specific inputs about the presence of cadres of UPLF, a Dimasa militant group based in Assam, the police lauched an operation leading to the arrest of the the six persons identified as Abinon Phonglo ‘SS’ Lance Corporal, Mubarak Hasnu ‘SS” Lance Corporal, Repench Garlasa ‘SS Corporal, David Nunisa ‘SS’ Corporal, Sonu Rabha ‘SS’ Corporal and Maifrang Jigdung ‘SS’ Pvt.Certain incriminating documents of their organization was seized from there possession. A case has been registered at East Police Station and the matter is under investigation.
The 2nd Vasundhara NE Woman Entrepreneur will be conferred on September 19 at Shillong. instituted by Sreemanta Sankar Mission of Guwahati, the wvent will see eight exceptionally talented women entrepreneurs from eight states of Northeast India being awarded in the state winners category and one among them being crowned with the coveted award for the year 2013-14.M. Rajeshwar Rao, Chief General Manager, Financial Markets Operation Department, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai will grace the occasion as Chief Guest besides a host of dignitaries who will grace the occasion as distinguished guests.Instituted in 2014 by the Sreemanta Sankar Mission of Guwahati, it has...
Amid simmering reactions in the state’s political circle, altogether 13 new parliamentary secretaries took oath on Wednesday. Chief minister Tarun Gogoi administered them the oath of office and secrecy at a function in the Sankardev Kalakhetra in the morning.The new parliamentary secretaries include Rumi Nath, Hemanta Talukdar, Susanta Borgohain, Arun Phukan, Aroti Kachari, Monika Bora, Rupjyoti Kurmi, Ghanashyam Kalita, Habul Chakraborty, Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha, Jamaluddin Ahmed, Sivsaran Basumatary and S R Subba.
Two students from Mancachar have gone missing from South-West Garo hills in Meghalaya sending sensation along the Assam-Meghalaya interstate border.Identified as Liaquot Ali and Mesadur Rahman, the students hailing from Jingal area in Mancachar area were on a visit to Balapara on a bike. Five armed miscreants allegedly took the duo to their hostage and vanished.Search operation is going on. But there is no trace of the students.The incident took place hardly ten days after armed miscreants kidnapped two drives from Chandguri area who have yet to be rescued triggering protest in Mancachar.
After Chitra Saikia, yet another army jawan from Assam lost his life at an encounter with militants in Jammu and Kashmir. Identified as Jayanta Medhi, the army jawan from Mukalmuwa in Nalbari district died in militant firing on Tuesday at Handwara district of the state bordering Pakistan. His body would be flown to his home for cremation.
Thirteen new parliamentary secretaries are taking oath on Wednesday. Chief minister Tarun Gogoi is administering them oath of office and secrecy at a function in the Sankardev Kalakhetra on Wednesday morning. They include Sushanta Buragohain, Arun Phukan, Monika Bora, Rumi Nath, Habul Charkabarty, Kamalakhya Purkayastha, Rupjyoti Kurmi, Aarti Kachari.
The Kohima police have arrested a youth on Tuesday in connection with the missing of two drivers from Old KMC area in the capital city.The drivers went missing on the way to Kohima on Monday. Immediately after their arrival, the miscreants forcibly took them away after blindfolding their eyes.The apprehended person was thoroughly examined and who identified himself as Vituozolie Solo. He is said to be an active NSCN-IM member.
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