| Seat reservation in panchayats: BJP delegation meets Governor |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, July 9: A delegation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Assam, today called on Assam Governor JB Patnaik and submitted a memorandum to him regarding the reservation of seats in the panchayats.
The delegation included BJP national vice-president Bijoya Chakraborty, BJP Panchayat Election Management Committee chairman Narayan Chandra Borkataky, BJ... |
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| Anususit Jati Mahasabha knocks at PM's door |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, July 9: Alleging that the Scheduled Caste (SC) people in Assam were being neglected by the State Government, activists of the Anususit Jati Mahasabha today took out a protest rally in Guwahati. They later submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister through the Kamrup (metro) Deputy Commissioner. The memorandum stated that there were more than 70 lakh SC ... |
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| Lawyers to abstrain from work on July 11, July 12 |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, July 9: The Lawyers’ Association, Guwahati, has announced that all its members (lawyers) will abstain from work on July 11 and July 12 in support of the all-India strike called by the Bar Council of India in protest against the proposed Higher Education and Research (HER) Bill, 2011.
Addressing a press conference in Guwahati today, Law... |
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| 21 persons arrested on gambling charges |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, July 9: In an incident that speaks a lot about the decaying social values in the society, 38 persons were arrested from a hotel in Guwahati last night on charges of gambling. Out of these, 17 were below 18 years of age! They were let off for being minors while the remaining 21 persons were taken into custody.
According to police sources, Tushar Ch... |
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| AASAA to gherao Raj Bhavan today |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, July 9: Miffed over the non-fulfilment of their long-standing demands, activists of the All Adivasi Students’ Association, Assam (AASAA) will gherao the Raj Bhavan tomorrow.
AASAA president Raphael Kujur said, “Adivasis in other States enjoy Scheduled Tribe (ST) status. We have long been demanding ST status for Adivasis in Assam but ou... |
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| AGP to raise demands of Amri Karbis |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, July 9: Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) MLA Padma Hazarika today said that the demands of the Amri Karbi community were genuine and that his party would raise the demands in the State Assembly during the next session.
He was addressing the activists of six Amri Karbi organizations who staged a blockade of National Highway- 37 today. This was part of thei... |
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| Ganja seized |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, July 9: Government Railway Police (GRP) today seized 20 kg ganja which was found in the possession of Mamoni Das (35). According to police sources, Das was travelling in coach number 09156 of the Dimapur-Patna Brahmaputra Mail Dn. GRP personnel found the ganja hidden between packets of sarees. Das hails from Borpothar in Golaghat and lived in a rented house in ... |
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| Value education workshop |
GUWAHATI, July 9: The Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya will organize a one-day value education workshop at Vishwa Shanti Bhavan in Guwahati on July 12 from 10 am to 5 pm, stated a press release.
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| UGC-sponsored national seminar |
GUWAHATI, July 9: Gauhati Commerce College organized a two-day UGC sponsored national seminar on the theme ‘Behavioural Changes of Students in Higher Educational Institutions – Issues and Trends’ recently. The seminar was organized in collaboration with the Karmashree Hiteswar Saikia College, Guwahati, stated a press release. Academicians, social researchers, psychologists, resea... |
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| Anniversary |
GUWAHATI, July 9: The Gauhati Artists’ Guild will celebrate its 36th anniversary on July 11.... |
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