Commemorating 100 years of Indian Cinema, the President of India Pranab Mukherjee released a special sheet of postal stamps on May 2, 2013, featuring 50 legends of Bollywood including Dr. Bhupen Hazarika.
In a huge respite for KMSS, Hareswar Kalita and Nurul Ali have come out of the Guwahati Central jail on Thursday a day after the Guwahati High Court granted bail to both of them.Both Kalita and Ali procured bail on Wednesday nearly a month after police arrested them from their residence in connection with the sensational self immolation case in Dispur.
Guwahati police are all set to produce Akhil Gogoi before the CJM court on Thursday.According to information, the KMSS president would be produced before the court in the afternoon after the expiry of 14 days custody in the connection with three cases.Tight security is in place at the Kamrup CJM court where KMSS activists are set to stage dharna on Gogoi’s way to the court.
A 12 hour Sonitpur bandh seems to have evoked hardly any response in the district on Monday.Shops and markets, schools and colleges, banks and offices are running as usual in the entire district even after NDFB-S-sponsored bandh call from 5 in the morning to 5 in the evening.Security forces are fanning across the district to thwart any move by NDFB-S militants to disrupt Gandhi’s poll rally to campaign for Tezpur party candidate Bhupen Bora.Security forces are guarding the vital roads and bridges where hundreds of buses are carrying people to a rally at the Kamala Kanta Khetra in Biswanath Chariali where the Congress vice president will campaign on behalf of Bora at 1-30 in the afternoon.
Amid a massive security arrangement, people thronging in thousands in Biswanath Chariali to attend Rahul Gandhi’s rally on Monday.Security forces are fanning across the district to thwart any move by NDFB-S militants to disrupt Gandhi’s poll rally to campaign for Tezpur party candidate Bhupen Bora.Senior party leaders told Assam Times that security forces are guarding hundreds of buses deployed by the party to ferry people to the rally at the Kamala Kanta Khetra.Gandhi is scheduled to arrive in Tezpur at 11 in the morning. Then he would straightly leave for Biswanath Charilai to hold the rally. He would fly to Dibrugarh at 1-30 in the afternoon. Massive...
Brisk preparations have reached its final stage to hold two huge poll rallies by Rahul Rahul Gandhi Monday.The AICC vice president will land at the Dibrugarh airport at 1 in the afternoon. Then he would straightly leave for the rally where he would campaign on behalf of union minister Paban Singh Ghatowar.The election in this Dibrugah seat is slated for April 7 along with Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Koliabor, Tezpur.
Amid tight security, Tezpur is gearing up to receive Rahul Gandhi who will hold a huge rally to campaign for Congress candidate Bhupen Bora on Monday.According to schedule, the AICC vice president will land at the Tezpur airport at 11 in the morning. Then he would straightly leave for the rally. At 12-30 in the afternoon, Gandhi will leave for Dibrugarh.A massive security is in place in the entire town in view of the NDSFB-S sponsored general strike in Tezpur in protest against the visit of Rahul Gandhi.
A minor boy sustained serious injury at an incident of cross fire between KPLT militants and security forces in Karbi Anglong district on Wednesday.The incident took place in the evening at Borbeel area near Howraghat when an army troop was locked in an encounter with KPLT militants.A minor boy sustained serious injury in the two hour long cross firing from both sides. The Karbi militants managed to flee from the spot.Identified as Tenson, the 12 year old boy was shifted to the hospital.
Amid simmering dissidence within the Congress, the ruling party leadership rolls up sleeves for action against a section of legislators who are allegedly shying away from campaigning for the party candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.Reliable sources told Assam Times that a section of sitting legislators---known for dissident activities has not been cooperating the party candidates citing various reasons.Some of them have openly revolted against the candidates. Chabua legislator Raju Sahu was not cooperating with Ranee Narah. But finally he attended the meetings organized to campaign in Doomdooma in presence of Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi.Sadiya MLA Balin Chetia is dead opposed to...
The filing of nominations for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls slated for April 12 ended on Wednesday.This phase covers Diphu, Karimganj and Silchar constituencies. Altogether 22 candidates will contest in this three constituencies of Congress stronghold.Prominent among those who have filed nominations include BJP candidate Kabindra Purkayastha, Congress candidate Sushmits Deva and her AGP counterpart BK Nath in Silchar.Sitting MP Biren Singh Ingty is Congress candidate while his nearest rival will be his one time party worker Joiram Englang in Diphu.In Karimganj, Congress has fielded Lalit Mohan Suklavaidya while Krishna Das will contest as BJP candidate. These nominations...
BJP candidate Kabindra Purkayastha and his AGP counterpart BK Nath filed nomination papers before the returning officer in Silchar on Wednesday.Accompanied by senior party leaders along with hundreds of his supporters, the former Union minister arrived at the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Silchar at in the morning where he submitted his nomination papers to contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.Next to him was Bijoy Krishna Nath who filed his nomination papers in the afternoon. Several senior AGP members also accompanied him as he was filing the nominations before the returning officer on the last day for filing of nomination papers for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls slated for...
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