It was a sea of humanity as thousands of people across the north eastern states gathered at the Latasheel Palyground on Sunday to felicitate the noted maestro and film maker Dr Bhupen Hazarika at function organized by All Assam Students Union.
The function began with the felicitation to the living legend by several organizations from the region and outside. This was followed a thrilling cultural show that made Dr Hazarika spell bound. Dr Hazarika in his short but illuminating speech thanked the gathering and the organizers and hummed a few of his evergreen lyrics.
Later he was felicitated by a band of 671 boys boys and girls with bihu sings in their lips. They sang and danced and made the Latasheel playground a throbbing where Asom Ratna joined them.
On Saturday, Dr Hazarika unveiled his own statue made of glass fibre beside the historic Dihgalipukhuri in presence of thousands of his fans at the initiative of AASU.
PermalinkSubmitted by Rupak Sarma, Ba... on Mon, 16/03/2009 - 17:22
Though miles away from home we feel an immense happiness to see the living legend Dr. Hazarika taking the Asom Ratna.
Hearty Thanks to AASU for bestowing such respect and honour for our own Bhupen Da
Three KLNLF cadres were killed in three separate encounters with army in Bokolialghat in Karbi Anglong district on Wednesday. According to information, two camps of the Karbi rebels outfits have been busted in the district during the on going operation. We in the our earlier report had that A KLNLF cadre died at an encounter with army at Bokolialghat in Karbi Anglong district on Wednesday wee hours. According to information, the deceased was identified as Ritwik Hensik. Army have further recovered a nine mm pistol made in America with 12 round of live ammunition from the encounter site.as identified as Ritwik Hensi.
Mohini Rabha, wife of Kalaguru Bishnuprasad Rabha dies on Wednesday. She was 79. She breathed her life at her own residence in Tezpur at around 4:30 in the morning.
The Opposition Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) is holding a brainstorming session in the party headquertars to discuss the poll preparations for the upcoming Lok sabha elections. According to information, the meeting is set to go more tough with Nurul Hussain who is mired in a controversy after he visited a few suspected ISI agents inside the Guwahati central jail.
There is report of simmering tension in Jalpaiguri district early on Tuesday morning as supporters of Gorkha Janamukti Morcha and anti-Gorkhaland group clashed with the Akhil Bhartiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad (ABAVP) activists. According to information, the incident took place after GJM supporters raided and ransacked the house of a ABAVP leader, John Barla, in Lalkipara tea estate area.Irked by the ransacking of their leader's house, ABAVP activists torched three houses of GJM supporters in the area.
A major tragedy has been averted in Guwahati on Tuesday morning when police recovered a powerful bomb at Fancy Bazar area. According to informaiton, the bomb was fopund at around 11.00 in the morning beside the Mohendra Mohan Chaudhury Hospital. Seniot police officials rushed to the spot. Details awaited.
Troops fired at a gang of smugglers and seized 64 cattle at Bogdor in Dhubri ealy in the morning on Monday. In yet another incident, Border Security Force jawans posted along the Indo-Bangla border in Meghalaya have siezed more than ten kilogram ganja from Borsora area on Monday night.
Journalist’s Forum , Assam has organized a Citizen’s Meet to discuss the security aspects of general populace in India , more precisely in Assam , in the aftermath of the last terror attacks carried out by the terrorists.The virtual capital of Northeast, Guwahati has been targeted three times since October 30 by the terrorists and it is apprehended that the situation may aggravate as the Republic Day (Jan 26) is approaching. The meet will also discuss and debate about the public participation in the ongoing counter-terrorism activities in the region.Everyone is invited for the meet to be held at Guwahati Press Club on January 21 which will begin at 2 pm.
The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) on Monday has made it clear that none of its top leaders have been using the soil of Bangladesh as its base. In a statement ULFA president Arabinda Rajkhowa said it’s a conspiracy to malign their image. Rajkhowa said there is no question of using the soil of Bangladesh while they are continuing the struggle for an end to the colonial rule of new Delhi. He alleged that the government has ignored any steps for a dignified political settlement of the conflict.He further alleged that the government has been blaming it all on the ULFA after successfully making a series of explosions in public place.
Operations against ULFA rebels gets intensified throughout the state with a few days left for Republic Day. According to information, police have some inputs that the banned outfit have smuggled consignments of arms and ammunition into Assam to foment more trouble in the run-up to the Republic Day.Director General of Police G.M. Srivastava said huge quantities of arms and ammunition recently seized from upper Assam's Tinsukia district and that these had been procured by ULFA's 28th battalion and did not belong to the battalion's 'a' and 'c' company whose cadres are currently on an unilateral ceasefire.He said most of the weapons were of Chinese make but a probe is on to determine the route...
Assam is going to be a safe haven for rebels. These rebels were planning a major strike with arms and ammunition.Army's Red Horn division has recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from Belaghat in Karbi Anglong district on Monday morning. According to information, these include 500 gram of explosive materials, 255 detonators, 337 ammunition of AK series rifles, 163 ammunition of 9mm and 95 ammunition of 7.62 rifles.
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