Four persons died when a truck full of logs carrying them slipped into a ditch in Kamrup district bordering Meghalaya on Tuesday.
The shocking accident took place at Hahim in Boko where the logs fell on the four persons assoonas the truck met with the mishap. All of them died on the spot.
According to the local residents, the truck which was full of smuggled logs fell into the drain after the driver lost control over it.
Local residents and police rushed to the spot and took Sn hour to extricate the bodies. Police have registered a case to investigate it.
Good news for BPL families. Courtesy Dispur. The government is all set to introduce a total health care package for these families. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, who is behind the entire initiative has directed the health department on Thursday to formulate a comprehensive policy for such families.Under this package, the government will facilitate the BPL families with free medicines and treatment in the government and private hospitals. He further asked the department to ensure availability of medicines in all government hospitals.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday ordered a probe into the recent incident at Jorhat Medical College where foetuses were found in a dustbin.Gogoi asked pPrincipal Secretary of the health department Sanjeev Kumar to probe another incident at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital where a pregnant woman gave birth to twins in a bathroom that eventually resulted in their deaths.
Tension is simmering in Rangiya following the death of a school girl after she was found with serious injury marks inside her on Thursday wee hours.The incident took place at Udayan Santiniketan School in Bezera where the a sub staff found the Class XII student unconscious inside the school building in the morning. She died on her way to the Gauhati Medical College Hospital.But the local residents in large number thronged the Baihat Chariali police station alleging it an incident of rape and demanded immediate arrest of the perpetrators. Senior police and civil officials arrived in the spot and assured the mob of immediate action against the culprits.Police have already picked up...
The Centre has convened a crucial meeting of the north east MPs on December 19. Convened by Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region Dr Jitendra Singh in New Delhi, the meeting is expected to be attended by 39 MPs from the region.Dr Singh said has already sent individual letters to the MPs saying that he was looking forward to seek the cooperation and inputs from the MPs from the region for a smooth functioning of the DoNER Ministry. He also requested the MPs to submit their preferences and priorities for the ongoing as well as prospective projects in the region.
AGP workers across the state wore black badges on Thursday in protest against the Centre’s move to implement Indo-Bangla land swap deal. AGP’s black flags were also seen fluttering in the public places from early in the morning. The party will take out procession in the district and sub divisional headquarters on Friday to oppose the land deal. On December 8 and 9 the partymen will block the roads against Narendra Modi’s support to the deal.
Come December 21. Assam Congress will hold a huge rally in Guwahati in protest against the suspension of The North East Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy (NEIIPP), 2007. Party leaders told Assam Times that they will observe December 21 as Pratarana Divas with the rally at the College of Veterinary Sciences in Khanapara. The decision was cleared at a meeting presided over by chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday.
After years of will-it-won’t-it, the Centre finally has suspended the North East Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy-2007 from December 1. Ministry of commerce & industry confirmed it with a formal circular issued a few days back. Dispur reacts sharply after it received the formal announcement. According to industry minister Pradyut Bordoloi, the Centre susupended it bereft of any reason. He dare BJP MPs from the North East, including Union Ministers Sarbananda Sonowal and Kiren Rijiju to raise their voice in the interest of the region. He told reporters that it would have adverse impact on the investment climate in the region. Bordoloi said that the state...
The Centre on Wednesday drew no less flak from the Supreme Court over the Assam-Nagaland border dispute that hurts both the states at regular intervals. It further asked the Centre to respond within 10 days on the 50 year old issue. Taking up a 26 year old petition filed by the Assam government on Wednesday, the country’s apex court said that the Centre can’t remain a mute spectator. A division bench comprising justice T S Thakur, justice Adarsh Kumar Goel and justice R Banumathi, said that the Centre was supposed to act and resolve it. But it has done precious little. The Centre told the court that the home minister recently held a meeting with the chief ministers of Assam...
The recovery of two bullet-riddled bodies creates no less sensation in Basks district that can lead to yet another chapter of group clash in the BTAD areas if steps are not taken to deal with these seriously. Identified as Jamal Khandeker and Yusuf Ali the two bodies were spotted at Labdangguri on Tuesday 24 hours after the duo went missing. Police investigation is underway to ascertain the case. But the district administration has yet to strengthen security apprehending the outbreak of a group clash.
AASU activists on Tuesday staged demonstration across the state opposing Prime minister Narendra Modi’s open support to the Indo-Bangla land deal. AASU workers staged a day long dharna in all district and sub-divisional headquarters from the morning asking Modi to cancel the controversial land deal.Shouting slogans against the prime minister, AASU leaders told Assam Times that they won’t allow the Centre to give away land to Bangladesh which really belongs to Assam. According to AAS general secretary Tapan Kumar Gogoi, the portion India which is supposed to get back from Bangladesh really belongs to Assam while whatever the portion Centre wants to give away to Bangladesh also...
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