At least thirteen talents have fetched huge pride for Assam when they cracked the civil service examination, 2016 conducted by the Union Public Service Commission which announced the results on Wednesday.
Swapnil Khare ranks 43 while Dibakar Nath has been ranked in 254th position. Kapinjal Kumar Sarma bags 507 position while Seuj Kumar Saikia gets 677th position followed by Dipankar Gogoi who is ranked in 816th.
Tapan Deka has been ranked in 859 along with Dipjoy Das in the same position. Mamoni Doley has been ranked in 928 followed by Bidisha Chinte and Yoshodhara Das, Abhijit Pegu, Bandana Deori and Montu Swargiary.
GUWAHATI: Nine more ACS, APS and allied service officers on Wednesday are facing hand writing test in connection with the APSC scam. In response to the order issued by the special operation unit of Dibrugarh police, all these nine officers appeared the test at the Guwahati based SB headquarters in the morning. They include four ACS officers along with 2 APS officers and one each of tax inspector and excise inspector. The ACS officers who faced the handwriting test are Abhishika Baruah, Rhituraj Gogoi, Jaydev Mahanta, Sanjay Phukan. The APS officer duo are Kaushik Kalita and Debobrate Dey apart from tax inspector Abhisek Borbora and assistant employment officer inspector Satyajeet...
KOHIMA: Defying the poll boycott call by many civil society organizations, 22 candidates filed nominations in Nagaland on Tuesday a day ahead of the last date. These candidates are contesting from Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), NPF, BJP and JD(U). A few more candidates are turning up o Wednesday. NDPP has 8 candidates, 4 in Kohima 2 each in Phek and Zunheboto. BJP has 6 candidates 1 each in Dimapur, Phughoboto Phek and Wokha and 2 in Zunheboto. NPF has 6 candidates—3 in Phek 1 in Zunheboto, 2 in Wokha and 1 in Tuensang. A JD(U) candidate has filed nomination in Wokha. Five districts namely Mon, Longleng, Kiphire, Peren and Mokokchung have...
IMPHAL: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said the state is bracing up for shouldering a huge burden if it implements the 7th Pay Commission recommendations. Participating in the discussion on the Governor's address in the House, he said the resource deficient state of Manipur will not be able to implement the 7th Pay Commission now. He said, "It'll be a very difficult job for the state. Unlike Manipur, a state like Arunachal Pradesh is a hydro-power rich state where the 7th Pay Commission has been implemented." Finance Minister Y Joykumar Singh also cited lack of resources as the key reason for not implementing the 7th Pay ...
KOHMA: In a huge blow for BJP a couple of weeks before the assembly polls, many BJP leaders and activists in Peren district have quit the party for denying ticket to a candidate whom they wanted. The high voltage drama in the pre poll political landscape in the Nagaland district took place in 6 Tening constituency where the state party leadership denied ticket to Zamdi Domta. His supporters held an emergency meeting in Dimapur on Monday where the block level party workers deserted the party and decided to support the NPF candidate. All these party workers hail from from Peren Town, New Peren and Jalukie Town who on Tuesday declared their support to the NPF candidate. The supporters...
Kokrajhar: Baksa Nwgwr ground falls silent. The Bodo Sahitya Sabha concluded its 57th annual conference in this historic place in Musolpur on Tuesday. The concluding day marked with a colourful procession along with many other programmes. In his address Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said the literary bodies should concentrate on literary activities to the state get a congenial atmosphere. “We must keep alive strength of peaceful and unity among all sections of communities in the state”, said the Chief Minister. Addressing the open session BTAD chef Hagrama Mohilary said, “the Writers must have attractive literary activities', he appealed. 'Nobody should...
GUWAHATI: Three minor boys were charred to death when suspected miscreants set afire at least ten huts in Guwahati on Tuesday. The incident took place at Patorchi area near Basistha in the wee hours where unidentified miscreants who have been terrorizing these people for the last couple of weeks set on fire the huts. Local residents told www.assamtimes.com that the three kids could not come out since they were in deep sleep and their parents only managed to come out of the burning huts. A team of police from Basistha arrived in the spot and the situation was brought under control.
JAGIROAD: A Naga rhino poachers died at fierce gun battle with the forest guards in Pobitora on Tuesday. The gunfight which lasted for nearly one hour took place in the wee hours. Acting on a tip off that a gang of 4-5 poachers managed to sneak in to the sanctuary forest guards started fanning in the vulnerable areas where the encounter took place. One of the rhino poachers died and four others are believed to have vanished from the spot.
GUWAHATI: The Assam Assembly begins its budget session with a stormy note on Tuesday. The Opposition walked out of the floor in protest against the Governor’s speech alleging the main issues confronting the state has not echoed in what Governor Jagdish Mukhi said. Congress and AIUDF legislators even were absent from the photo session and tea party to honour the Governor. Congress and AIUDF further saffronization of the Assembly premises on the day when Governor Jagdish Mukhi started the month long budget session with his speech. Finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will table the state budget for 2018-19 on March 12. Th 25 days session will conclude on April 6. The...
DIMAPUR: NPP in Nagaland received a huge shot in its arms hardly a month before the assembly polls when Congress merged with it on Monday. The merger took place at a function in presence of National President Conrad K. Sangma at Dimapur. The president of Nagaland Congress Nilo Rengma was appointed as Convenor and Chairman of Election Committee for NPP. The president of Nagaland Congress resigned en masse along with other party workers to join NPP. Prominent members of the Nagaland Congress who have come to be part of NPP Nagaland unit are -- Joshua Sumi, Dako Phom, Khuosatho, Dr. Roland Lotha, G.K. Rengma, Supongmeran Jamir, Vaprumo Demo, Swatantra Kumar, Z. Lohe. ...
GUWAHATI: Finally the high voltage drama has ended.Manvik Surana has been rescued from Bhaskarnagar nearly 7 hours after the minor boy was kidnapped from the Kid Veda School premised. According to information, acting on some clues the police team tracking the case picked up a person who was known to Manvik's father. After marathon interrogation at an undisclosed location the interrogation found some lead and raided a house in Fatashil Ambari where the minor boy was rescued. Police have arrested a woman and two youths who were planning to demand cash from Manvik's parents. Details are awaited.
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