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.
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...
A local TADA court in Guwahati Wednesday granted bail to Raju Baruah two days after he was remanded to judicial custody.The court heard the bail plea moved on behalf of the ULFA deputy commander in chief on Wednesday morning and granted him bail.He was sent to jail on Monday for failing to appear in the court despite repeated summons.
AGP has moved the state election officer on Wednesday seeking immediate transfer of Kamrup(metro) deputy commissioner Ashotosh Agnihotri in the run up to the Lok Sabha polls.The Opposition party feared that Agnihotri might help the Guwahati Congress candidate win the upcoming polls by hook or by crook.According to the allegations, Agnihotri has been working as the Kamrup(metro) deputy commissioner for more than the last three years who needs to be transferred as per the model code of conduct.
BJP candidate Joiram Engleng has submitted nomination papers to contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from Diphu as BJP candidate.Accompanied by hundreds of party workers, the former Congress leader arrived at the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Diphu at 11 in the morning where he submitted his nomination papers before the returning officer.CPI-M candidate Pratima Inghi also filed her nomination papers at 11-30 in the morning.AK Rengma also filed nomination papers before the returning officer in the morning as an independent candidate on the last day for filing of nomination papers for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls slated for April 12.
After Kaziranga, the rhino poachers seem to have been pouring in the Pobitora sanctuary.Two dreaded poachers were killed at a heavy gunbattle with forest guards in the sanctuary on Wednesday. That too only after they killed a one horn animal.The incident took place in the wee hours near the Tuplung forest camp where forest guards arrived in the spot on hearing the sounds of gun firing.During the search operation they engaged in a heavy gun fight. Both the poachers died on the spot during the one and a half hour encounter.
Security forces are prepared to conduct any operation inside the choppers carrying political leaders in the run up to the Lok Sabha polls.The Election Commission is believed to have allowed the security forces to conduct any operation in search of money in cash.Notably, police have seized atleast Rs 50,0000 from different places during the last couple of days.
An uneasy situation is prevailing on Gossaigaon after unidentified miscreants shot at a BPF worker on Tuesday who succumbed to his injuries after a few hours.Security forces have stepped up operation in the nook and corner of Gossaigaon to nab the culprits involved in the shoot out.Ideitifeid as Mujibur Rahman, the BPF worker was shot at by the unidentified miscreants from a point blank range on Tuesday evening after he was on his way back to his residence. Seriously injured Mujibur was rushed to the hospital where he was declared dead.
Several political heavyweights are set to approach the returning officers on Wednesday on the last day of filing nominations for the second phase of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls slated for April 12.Security forces have been guarding the Deputy Commissioner’s offices in Silchar, Karimganj, Diphu where the candidates are set to file their nomination papers.
Its official. Sonia Gandhi has rescheduled her visit to Assam to campaign for the party candidates.The Congress president is scheduled to hold a huge poll rally in Lakhimpur on March 20.Earlier, she was scheduled to hold the rallies on March 28. Before that on March 29, prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh is scheduled to hold two poll rallies in Jorhat and Dibrugarh. On March 27, party vice president Rahul Gandhi will hold two rallies in Tezpur and Dibrugarh where the poll would take place on April 7.
Nagaon police have arrested a person and seized a huge amount of money from his possession on Tuesday.The entire amount was seized from the person during a stepped up operation in Borghat.Identified as Hari Singh, the person was believed to have been carrying the amount of Rs ,71,000 among a section of the voters on behalf of a Lok Sabha poll candidate.
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