The Adya-Shradh of the political adviser of ULFA Bhimkanta Buragohain, popularly known as Mama, was organised at Charaidew, Sivasagar district. Mama died on December 19 at his home at Dhola, Tinsukia. The Vice-Chairman of ULFA Pradip Gogoi and social worker Lakhi Buragohain, garlanding and lighting lamp at the mausoleum of “Mama”, situated some distance away from the graveyard of Charaidew.
Religious prayers held in presence of huge gathering of people and pro-talk ULFA cadres. A reminiscence meeting was also held in this occasion. Chairman Aravindra Rajkhowa of Pro-talk ULFA fraction has attended Mama’s Adya-Shradh at Sipajhar.
Around two hundred special police officers have beendetained in Guwahati on Thursday to prevent them from staging protest in frontof the DGP office in protest against the dismissal of their services.The SPOs under the banner of the Special Police Officers'Welfare Society (SPOWS) gathered at Guwahati railway station to march towardsthe DGP's office at Ulubari. But, they were detained by police soon afterreaching the Guwahati railway station area and were taken to the Sonaramplayground. The SPOs were not allowed to proceed towards the DGP's office. Butthey have threatened to resume its protest on Thursday to highlight theirplight.About 278 SPOs were relieved from their duties in the DimaHasao...
The Assam government is set to hold the Republic Daycelebration at the Khanapara Veterinary College Ground instead of Latasilplayground. The decision was taken after Dispur received instruction from theGuwahati high court where the court asked the government to make its standclear by January 9.A single-bench court, on Tuesday asked the state governmentto make its stand clear on the matter. The government has already decided toshift the celebrations to Khanapara veterinary college ground. However, it'sstill awaiting security clearance.A PIL filed by Pulin Das and 13 others asked for the courtintervention to stop Latasil from hosting the event. The petitioners demandedshifting of Republic Day...
The Assam government will sit in talks with KMSS, TMPK, AJYCP and AASU in Dispur on Thursday to fine out an amicable solution to the mega dam deadlock that has resulted in a paralyzing deadlock in Lakhimpur and Dhemaji districts.
The group of ministers set up to deal with the burning issue led by power minister Pradyut Bordoloi will start dialogue with TMPK at 10 in the morning. The talks with AASU will take place at 11 and it will be followed by KMSS at 12 noon. AJCYP will talk to the GoM at 1 in the afternoon. The protesters have already sent the leaders to Dispur on Wednesday with the hope of a meaningful dialogue.
Apart from it, the GoM will talk to a number of citizens...
Polling for 26-member Karbi Anglong Autonomous District Council concluded on Wednesday afternoon with a moderate turnout. The voting started at 7 in the morning in 798 polling centres of the hill district.
Over 5 lakh 86 thousand electorates of the tribal-dominated district are eligible to exercise their franchise to elect their representatives among 128 contesting candidates. All major political parties including the ruling Congress, Asom Gana Parishad, CPI (ML) and BJP have fielded their candidates for the polls conducted by State Election Commission.
Altogether 36 companies of Para-military forces besides the State police and Home Guards have been deployed in the hill district...
Amid tight security pollings are in progress for the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council on Wednesday. The polling began at 8 in the morning to end at 4 in the afternoon. The turn out is said to be moderate one.
Long queues of voters are seen in front of the polling booths. Polling began at 9 in the morning in some booths due to dense fogs. The authorities have deployed 231 polling personnel to conduct polls in 197 sensitive apart from along with 33 remote and three hyper sensitive polling stations.
Hamren subdivision has the maximum number of polling stations, some of which take 10 to 16 hours to reach. Bokajan subdivision located in the northern part of the vast 10432 sq km region of...
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi will head the state party coordination committee set up by Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday.
To be chaired by Gogoi, the APCC coordination panel consists of APCC president Bhubneswar Kalita, Pawan Singh Ghatowar, Bijoy Krishna Handique, Santosh Mohan Dev, Sarat Borkotoky, Akon Bora, Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, Dr Nazrul Islam, Bidya Singh Englang and Prithvi Majhi.
Former Assam education minister Ripun Bora on Tuesday alleged a dirty political conspiracy against him a day after Delhi High court exonerated him in the nefarious bribery case CBI registered against him.
Talking to reporters in Guwahati on Tuesday, he said he was a victim of political conspiracy and that the truth would come out.
Notably, the Delhi high court has quashed a corruption case registered by the CBI against a former Assam minister Ripun Bora finding fault with the manner in which a trap was executed by the agency.
Justice G S Sistani quashed criminal proceedings against Bora who was chargesheeted by the probe agency in 2008 after a CBI team from Kolkata set up an...
Security forces on Tuesday arrested an anti-talk NDFB hardcore cadre during a joint operation in Kokrajhar district and seized huge cache of arms ammunition from him.
According to sources, acting on a tip-off, the joint team nabbed the insurgent in the wee hours at Athiabari area under Kokrajhar police station.
The extremist was identified as Bohin Narzary and a US made pistol along with five rounds of live ammunition were recovered from him.
Its a sigh of relief for Lakhimpur and Dhemaji districts. KMSS and other anti-dam protesters have called off the month long road blockade.
The decision was taken hours after Dispur sent letters to the agitators inviting them for talks in Dispur on Thursday at Dispur. Talking to reporters in Lakhimpur on Tuesday, KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi said the blockade is quite temporary and that they would hope a positive outcome of the talks.
Addressing a press conference in Dispur, minister Rockybul Hussain, who also happens to be a members of the ministerial group said, “ we are going to hold the talks on January 5 at the secretariat with the agitation leaders, civil society and experts...
Assam has reasons to heave a sigh of relief. Peace and development are back to the state. Militants, mostly, have shunned the path of violence paving the way for peace and tranquility. This was more or less of what GoC-in-C of Corps-4 Lt Gen Shakti Gurung said on Tuesday.
Talking to reports in Tezpur, he said security forces under Unified Command Structure will continue to fight anti-social activities which disturb the peace and harmony of the people of Assam and North East.
He said in view of the changed situation, Operation Rhino launched on January 25, 1990 has now been replaced by army's Operation Sadbhavana for winning the hearts and minds of people.
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