Assam on Monday received Dr Bhupen Hazarika’s body with all tears two days after the noted singer and lyricist passed away in Mumbai.
The entire state gears up to cremate him at the Gauhati University premises on Tuesday. The government revoked the decision to cremate him on the Brahmaputra river bank in Fancybazar in view of the popular demand to cremate him at the varsity campus.
Before that Assam Governor J B Patnaik and Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi received the lifeless body at a coffin at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport at 11-20 in the morning in presence of lakhs of his fans who rushed to Barjhar to get a glimpse of his body.
The coffin stopped at Dharapur for last respect for a while and then it stopped at the Gauhati University premises received by thousands of varsity students and ex students who were eagerly waiting with tearful eyes.
After one and a half hour, it was rushed to Dihgalipukhuri and the Cotton College Premises. It was then rushed to the Nizarapar residence in the city. Later, it was taken to the Judges’ Field to help the fans pay him last respect. Meanwhile, the Judges’ Field is teeming with lakhs of people who are paying last respect to the legend. The coffin would stay till 1 in the afternoon on Tuesday. Then the final journey would began at 1 in the afternoon and the mortal remains would be consigned to flames at the Gauhati varsity campus on Tuesday afternoon. His US-based son Tez is scheduled to arrive in Guwahati on Tuesday morning to perform the last rites.
decision was taken in view of the mounting pressure from Dr Hazarika’s family members, All Assam Students Union, varsity authorities along with many other organizations. All they refused to agree with the government’s decision to cremate the legendary singer by the Brahmaputra river bank. Notably, the cabinet on Monday evening decided to cremate him at the Sankardev Udyan in Fancybazar. But later, it was shifted to the Gauhati university premises.
The government has extended its ceasefire with Dima Halom Daogah for yet another year. The decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of DHD representatives led by Dilip Nunisa with Central and state government officials in Delhi on Wednesday.Notably, that the Dimasa outfit, who has been struggling for a separate Dimasaland, signed its ceasefire pact with the Centre on December 26 in 2006. Since then the ceasefire has been getting extension once in a period of 12 months. This is apart from seven rounds of formal talks and over 20 rounds of informal talks with the Centre. But there has been no consensus till now.
Hundreds of passengers at the Rajdhani Express got rid of a major tragedy when a powerful bomb missed the target at Matipul in Karbi Anglong district in the wee hours on Wednesday. According to information, the powerful explosion reportedly took place at Matipul in between Khotkhoti and Bokajan rail stations minutes after the Rajdhani Express bound for Guwahati passed the spot. The target was missed but the railway tracts were left heavily damaged.
Top ranked police and railway officials arrived in the spot. The blast is suspected to be a handiwork of AANLA. Investigation is on.
Noted litterateur and veteran novelist Dr Rita Chaudhury has been named for the prestigious Sahitya Akademi award for his outstanding contribution to the field of literature. Dr Chaudhury, who has already authored Abirat Jatra, Mahajibanor Adharsila, Papiya Tarar Sadhu has recently made one more notable contribution by her Deolangkhui, a novel on the social life of the Tiwa people. Bodo writer Bidya Sagar Narzary was also selected for the same award for his work Birgwsrini Thungru.
Respected Editor,I spent more than two decades of my service life in North East India before settling down permanently in Bangalore. Recently the news of six communities demanding ST tag in Assam has bemused me. I have some amount of knowledge regarding the ethnic structure and demography of the region. One thing I discovered that student politics is a stumbling block to development in Assam and North East India. Infact, student politics has ruined the north-east and Assam. For the so called 'student' leaders, misleading communities and tribes have become a profession. The only group of people or community of Assam which is free from student based politics are the Kolitas or the Kalitas....
National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow in collaboration with North East Centre for Sustainable Development is going to organize a day long exploration – cum – awareness programme on 'Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation' on December 24 at Deepor Beel , Guwahati. The day long programme starts at 10 am in the morning. Scientists and experts related to fish shall attend the programme as resource person. For further details interested person may contact Ranjan K Baruah of NECSD at 98642 27589.
Notorious drug mafia Pakhi Miyan alias Hazi Samsul Haque Talukdar who escapaed from judicial custody is remaining clueless even as police has placed three constables under suspension citing dereliction of duties. According to information, police investigation is still on but there is no report of any breakthrough 24 hours after his escape from the Guwahati Medical College Hospital.Meanwhile, the Assam government has placed three constables namely Amlesh Pandey, Kalyan Gogoi and Pranjit Thakuria,under suspension as they were on duty at the GMCH when the criminal managed to escaped on Monday early in the morning. According to police sources, Pakhi Miyan managed to escape as his attendant at...
An exciting moment of play during the quarter final league match between Assam Riles (in red) and Oil India (in white) at the on going 57th Bordoloi Trophy Football Tournament organized in memory of Bharat Ratna Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi at the Nehru Stadium on December 22nd, 2008. The match ended with a draw: 1-1.Photo: UB Photos.
The CBI tea probing the Assam serial blast visited the blast site at Panbazar on Monday. Led by DIG P Kamraj, the team has been camping in Guwahai to probe the incident that rocked Assam on October 30 where over 90 people lost their limbs. Another team of the agency yesterday visited the blast sites at Kokrajhar, Barpeta Road and Bongaigaon.
Controversies after controversies seem to have AGP(P) president Praulla Kumar Mahanta's family which could stymie the on going process for merger of regional forces.In yet another controversy, the family members of firmer chief minister have severely beaten up an AGP legislator in full view of the former chief minister.The MLA from Chenga, Liaquat Ali Khan was assaulted by Mahanta's wife Jayashree Goswami with the help of son beat up him recently with shoes and sandles that too in his full view. The MLA said thi s is fall out of what he told Mahanta earlier where he criticised Mahanta's failure in his stint as the party president. Sources here said Mahanta was present when Khan spoke...
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