Foundation stone of Athkhel weekly market laid down by the Jorhat MP B K Handique on May 18. The total cost of the plan is Rs.25 lakh which will be provided by the Zilla Parishad under 13th Finance commission. In this connection a public meeting was held, where local MLA Debobrat Saikia, border magistrate of Nazira Richand Ahmed were present alongwith other dignatories .
Sivasagar: Allegations of electoral malpractice have surfaced in Assam after reports emerged that a single individual voted twice under different names during the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 19. The accused, identified as Putu Baruah, is a resident of Amolapatty in Sivasagar.
According to a complaint filed by social activist Ntipan Saikia with the electoral offices in Nazira and Sivasagar, Putu Baruah used two different voter cards to cast ballots in two separate constituencies. The complaint alleges that Baruah voted in Sivasagar under his own name and in Nazira under the name Indreswar Baruah.
The voter card for the Sivasagar constituency shows Putu Baruah as a...
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