All India Patriotic Forum, Assam branch on Saturday remembered Umesh Chandra Devchoudhury, who joined the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) under the leadership of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in 1943 and fought many battles for the motherland. Probably the last INA soldier from Assam, Devchoudhury passed away on December 11, 2013 at his residence in Patacharkuchi of lower Assam. A Lieutenant of INA, Devchoudhury maintained an active life till his demise at the age of 97.
In a formal memorial meeting held in Guwahati Press Club various speakers highlighted the spirit of patriotism shown by Devchoudhury and his colleagues who led an eventful struggle in various south and southeast Asian places like Singapore, Rangoon, Arakan front etc. With his sincerity and commitment, Devchoudhury elevated himself up to the level of Lieutenant in INA and led his troop against the British imperial forces mostly on the India-Myanmar border in 1944 to make India an independent nation.
Speakers including freedom fighters Jatin Goswami & Ganesh Chandra Das, Prof Rabin Devchoudhury, Ajay Dutta, Jaharlal Saha, Umakanta Bhattacharya, Jagadindra Raichoudhury, Rupma Barua, Hiten Mahanta, Nava Thakuria, KN Devchoudhury, Pramod Kalita etc paid their heartiest tributes to the departed soul.
Before the meeting, floral tributes were also paid to Devchoudhury and two patriotic songs ‘Bande Mataram----’and ‘O Mor Aponar Desh ----’were also sung by the participants in the memorial meeting.
Arupjyoti Saikia, a faculty of Social Science and Humanities Department of the IIT Guwahati, was on Saturday reportedly, interrogated by the NIA for his alleged violation of the newley amended citizenship laws of the country.
Mr. Saikia was summoned to the National Investigation Agency's office located at Sonapur, outskirts of Guwahati, where he was quizzed by the agency for sometime.
A researcher on the Brahmaputra river and alumnous of the Delhi Univerisity, Mr. Saikia had pursued extensive study on the forests of Assam also.
He will be questioned by the NIA on Monday, too, sources revealed.
Meanwhile, many prominent persons including former National Book Trust Language Editor...
A group of ASSU and AJYCP activists today waved black flags to minister Dr. Himanata Biswa Sarma.
They were protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment)Act in front of the Nurul Amin Stadium when the minister was on his way to the district headquarters to hoist the National flag.
The protesters showed blacks to his convoy shouting “Jay aai Asom” slogan.
The police detained some protesters and took away them to nearest police station.
Three bomb blasts today rocked Sonari (Charaideo district) and Dibrugarh town. As per information received here around 8 am two motor cycle-borne miscreants hurled grenade at a shop in Teokghat locality of Sonari sending shock- waves across the locality. No casuality in the attack is reported so far. Later, senior police officials reached the spot. Investigation is going on, police infomed media. On the other hand, two bomblasts occured at the Greham Bazzar area and infront of the Gurudwara of Dibrugarh town.
Five persons from Assam have been selected for this year's Padmashri Award, the fourth highest civilian award of the country.
Distinguished artist Indira PP Bora, Jogendra Nath Phukan, Dr. Ravi Kannan, Lil Bahadur Chetri and Dr. Kushal Konwer Sarma have been honoured with the prestigious award. Phukan has been selected for the award for his distinguished contributions in the field of literature and education, while Dr. Sarma received the selection for his contribution in the field of veternary (medicine). Chetri and Dr. Kannan have received the award for their contribution in the field of literature and research on medicine respectively.
This year Olympian pugilist MC Mary Com along...
Ranjan Daimary, the prime convict of the Oct'30 serial bomb blast and the chief of NDFB was released from jail today.
The dreaded leader of the NDFB was sentenced for life by a CBI special court a few years ago.
The Guwahati granted him a four-week bail for taking part in peace-talks with the Centre.
The Union Home ministry and the state government had submitted no objection certificates in the High Court.
Based on these the High Court granted Daimary bail. Meanwhile, the Centre has started peace-talks with all the fractions of the NDFB.
The BJP-led Assam government will file a case against Sharjeel Imam who allegedly made a number of highly objectionable comments publicly which was aired by many television channels off late.
The ex-JNU student in a videw aired by Republic TV was heard saying “They will curve out Assam from India”.
He allegedly delivered this objectionable speech while addressing a huge group of anti-CAA protesters in Saheen Bagh, Delhi.
Taking the matter seriously, minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma today at a press conference said that the state government is all set to register a case against Imam.
Distinguished scholar, litterateur and linguist Golak Chandra Goswami is no more. After a bruef illness the former professor passed away in the wee hours of today. He was 96. As soon as the news spread his admires, students and others mourned his death. The scholar left behind his wife and host of relatives. Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal also mourns his death.
Manas Konwar, executive president of the Chatramukti Sangram Samity, the students' wing of the KMSS, has been arrested on Thursday by the NIA.
According to some information a sleuth of the National Investigation Agency picked up the Chatramukti Sangram Samity leader.
He has been arrested for his alleged involvement with Maoist, sources revealed.
Earlier, the NIA arrested Akhil Gogoi, leader of the KMSS on similar charges.
Currently, he has been kept behind bars.
Both the KMSS and Chatramukti Sangram Samity have been vehemently protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment)Act, 2019.
Guwahati: City based Journalist fraternity on Thursday appealed to the Assam government for launching a scheme to support the bereaved families of working journalists of the state who died on duty.
Appreciating the government for initiating the pension scheme for journalists, the fraternity also urged to consider extending such benefits to the spouse of journalists who dies before attaining the age of 60.
Attending a memorial meeting of journalist Naresh Mitra at Guwahati Press Club, various speakers deliberated on the need for immediate financial support to his family. The media fraternity has also appealed to all for individual contribution for the benefit of the deceased journalist...
This article will be updated as soon as Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi speak out on the attack on students of Jawaharlal Nehru Universirt, New Delhi by masked attackers on January 5.
Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh actor and YSRCP leader Mohan Babu and his family met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Monday, January 6.
We come to know abut this from a tweet posted the Prime Minister about the incident along with a group photo in landscape format in his twitter account.
The Prime Minister was wearing a cream colored full-sleeve kurta-pajama with a black Nehru-jacket with a pair of black loafer, which we can be seen in the group photograph.
The Prime Minister responded to...
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