KOHIMA: Nagaland BJP has stepped up action against TheNewsJoint.com, after lesser known news portal broke out a story alleging Ram Madhav's stay at hotel in Dimapur with two girls.
Issuing a statement hours after the damaging story went viral in social media state party president said the story was totally false which aimed at tarnishing the image and integrity of the BJP heavyweight who has been handling the party's affairs in the north eastern region.
The state president further threatened to initiate action against the news portal under the IT Act.
NEW DELHI: A countrywide massive protest begins against the arrest of Akhil Gogoi when farmers and social activists are thronging in thousands in Delhi to demand immediate release of the peasant leader from Assam who has been languishing in jail under the National Security Act. As many as 156 farmers' organizations from across the country are holding a huge protest meeting at the Ramleela Ground in the capital city to go all out against the BJP-led government which jailed the RTI activist under NSA only a day after he publicly appealed to the people to remain prepared to take up arms if need be. "We are here to mount pressure on the intolerant government who jailed our adviser only for...
NEW DELHI:Over 10,000 farmers from north, east and southern states have arrived in New Delhi to hold a huge rally on Monday demanding immediate release of Akhil Gogoi two days after the Assam NSA Advisory Committee confirmed punishment for the peasant leader. From Assam alone, more that 500 people have arrived in the capital to take the lead in the rally at the Ram Lila Maidan on Monday morning. The farmers from others states have also arrived in the capital while some others are expected to arrive by the evening. Talking to Assam Times in Delhi, organizers said that many people are coming on Monday tl join the rally where noted social activists have confirmed their participation. "...
GUWAHATI:Two more wild elephants were crushed to death by a train in thr outskirt of Guwahati city sending huge shockwaves among the animal lovers on Sunday. The incident took place at Thakurkuchi near Chandrapur where the Awadh Assam Express- Down rammed into a herd of wild elephants which came down from the Amchang reserved forest in search of food. The local residents' spotted the two carcasses only inthe morning. "I came to hear elephants crying as the train crossed the area. But I did not believe this tragic incident. I am shocked to have seen it," said Nagen Das, a local resident. The huge herd of elephants often keep coming down to the human habitat in search of food. "They are...
GUWAHATI:Trouble brews for an aged Guwahati based journalist a day after he advocated killing of Naga policemen to deal with the border unrest. He is none other than Dhirendra Nath Chakravartty, who at a meeting in the city on Friday said that if 50 Naga policemen are shot dead along the Assam-Nagaland border then no Naga would come for aggression for the next 50 years.Two citizens from Guwahati have lodged a complaint in Jalukbari police station against the octogenerian journalist accusing him of trying to create tension along the Assam-Nagaland interstate border.
GUWAHATI: More than 200 peasants are leaving for New Delhi to unite their counterparts in eastern, northern and southern states in the capital to demand immediate release of Akhil Gogoi who has been languishing in jail under the National Security Act. Over 150 peasants organizations from across the country are meeting on Monday and Tuesday to launch a statewide massive agitation to free the KMSS leader whom the Assam government arrested under NSA for urging the people to remain prepared for an armed struggle if need be. "Definitely, we have found a huge platform to raise our demand. This conclave will force government to read the pulse of the peasant fraternity,"said Khagen Tamuly from...
GUWAHATI: Former chief minister Tarun Gogoi strongly criticised the government for the move to delay in the publication of the NRC since the government does not want it. Addressing a press conference in Guwahati on Friday, Gogoi said the Centre's affidavit before the Supreme Court, beyond doubt, has once again proved thr government's utter reluctance. "NRC will mark an to BJP's politics on religion. This is simply the reason why NRC is delayed," said Gogoi adding that he was emotionally attached to NRC. He said,'I brought up ig as I was the chief minister. It gradually grew up. But Sarbanabda Sonowal has not been properly taking care of it." On the question of the controversy...
The Centre has come in for sharp criticism a day after it moved the Supreme Court seeking yet another period of 6 months to publish the NRC draft. Many frontal parties, organizations and individuals have charged the NDA government at the Centre with trying to induct the names of Hindu immigrants in NRC resorting to delaying tactic. AASU general secretary Lurinjyoti Gogoi said the Centre is trying its best to amend the Citizenship Act to safeguard the interest of the Hindu immigrants before the finalization of the draft. AJYCP leader Palashjyoti Changmai said the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre wants NRC draft only after an amendment of the Citizenship Act to ensure...
One person died in Guwahati a couple of days after he sustained serious injury in leopard attack. Identified as Anowar Hussain, the local resident of Dhirenpara area died early in the morning on Thursday. A leopard, which came down from the nearby hills in search of food unleashed a reign of terror in Dhirenpara area with serial attack on four local resident before being captured inside a school building. Anowar, along with three others were undergoing treatment at the Guwahati Medical College Hospital where he was released two days later. His family members have blamed it all on the doctors for releasing him in a haste.
SIVASAGAR:Security forces claimed to have captured a dreaded ULFA-I rebel during combing operation in Sivasagar on Tuesday. Identified as Debojit Gogoi alias Putul Asom, the Myanmar trained rebel was captured from a remote village of Sapekhati as he was undergoing treatment at a hospital. Acting on his revelation during interrogation, army, police and para military forces have launched a huge counter insurgency operation along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border which is going on.
GUWAHATI: Amid the crucial probe into the APSC scam, the Gauhati High Court on Tuesday rejected the bail petition moved by chairman Rakesh Paul who has been languishing in jail for the last several months. A disappointed Paul and his legal team now has no option to pin hopes on the Supreme Court for respite. His lawyers, sources, say are moving the apex court challenging the ruling on Tuesday. A division bench of the court ruled that since the probe into the nefarious cash for job scam has reached a crucial stage, the bail is not advisable for the chairman. Paul who two months back procured bail from the Supreme Court was rearrested acting on a fresh bribery case registered against him...
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