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Government's fiscal austerity measures inhuman: Brinda Karat

By our Staff Reporter

GUWAHATI, Sept 29: CPI (M) Politburo member Brinda Karat termed the UPA government’s fiscal austerity measures as “anti-democratic” and “inhuman” while delivering the 8th Brajamohan Sarma Memorial Annual Lecture on the topic ‘Gender Concerns and Strategies in the Resistance to Imperialist Globalization’ at the District Libr...

 
AGP raps Dispur over failure to get Central funds

By our Staff Reporter

GUWAHATI, Sept 29: Coming down heavily on the Congress government at Dispur for failing to provide adequate relief to the flood victims and for failing to save the rhinos in Kaziranga National Park (KNP) from the hands of poachers, the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) said the State government is not at all serious about these issues.

Addressing reporters here on ...

 
Guwahatians to get 24x7 water supply by 2016

By our Staff Reporter

GUWAHATI, Sept 29: If the four water supply projects taken up by the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) are completed on time, every household in Guwahati will have round-the-clock safe and clean water supply by 2016. The city’s acute water shortage problem will then be a thing of the past.

The four water supply projects are for the So...

 
NEDFi takes new steps to encourage first generation entrepreneurs

GUWAHATI, Sept 29: The North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Limited (NEDFi) held its 17th annual general meeting recently to present its annual report for the year 2011-12 to the shareholders.

A press release stated that during the financial year 2011-12, NEDFi’s disbursements registered an increase of 19 per cent from Rs 281 crore to Rs 335 crore while its loan portfolio...

 
'Rural varsity will boost education in rural areas'

By our Staff Reporter

GUWAHATI, Sept 29: “The concept of rural university will boost the development of the education sector in the rural areas,” said former Dimoria College principal Ramcharan Bharali. He was speaking at the freshmen social programme of the college today.

“Majority of our country’s population resides in the rural areas. Due to lack of pr...

 
APCC general secretary Anil Raja retracts statement

By our Staff Reporter

GUWAHATI, Sept 29: Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) general secretary Anil Raja has withdrawn the statement that he had given to the media that Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki had given Rs 1 crore to APCC general secretary Rajesh Joshi.

The APCC had earlier issued show-cause notice to Anil Raja for his statement.

In a press statem...

 
Inter-institutional quiz competition

GUWAHATI, Sept 29: The Rotary Club of Gauhati South conducted the Rotarian Bhavani Kumar Bhuyan Memorial Inter-institutional Quiz Competition among the institutions of Greater Guawahati recently at the Bishnu Nirmala Trust Bhavan Auditorium in the city. A press release stated that the objective of this competition was to stimulate general awareness amongst the youth as also to acquaint them about ...

 
Girl missing

By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Sept 29: Priyanka Kumari, a 19-year old student of SB Deorah College in the city has been missing since yesterday. Priyanka is a B.Com first year student of the college and she lives near Agile Hospital in Sixmile. Yesterday, when her brother went to pick her up from college, he could not find her and even ger friends had no idea about her whereabouts. An FIR h...

 
Body recovered

By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Sept 29: An unidentified body was recovered from the Borsolar Beel at Rehabari in the city today. The body was first spotted by local people today morning and they informed the police immediately. Local people suspect that the person was killed and later his body was dumped into the beel....

 
Gandhi Jayanti celebration

GUWAHATI, Sept 29: Under the aegis of the Kamrup (metro) district administration, the 144th Gandhi Jayanti will be celebrated on October 2 at Gandhi Mandap, Sarania Hills in Guwahati, stated a press release....

 
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 Arunachal News
AAPSU not to bow down to anybody’s derogatory remark
Explain the term minority: JSM
Cancel MoAs of non–serious private power developers: NCP
Surrendered accused remanded to police custody
 Meghalaya News
Deficit budget passed in KHADC
Ampareen Lyngdoh calls for public hearing before delimiting constituencies
Political dimension into the Ampatai rape case
BSF nabs Bangladeshi NDFB linkmen
 Northeast News
Chomi village rechristened as ’Phuvkiu’
Vaccination at frontiers to make India polio free
 Cachar News
JD (U)’s break away from NDA, no impact in north east
Rongpur High School running without science teacher
72 LPG cylinders seized from residence and shop
5 Bangladeshis face push back
 National News
Northeast bands to create awareness on drug abuse
Modi meets Advani to get backing for new role
BJP strife like civil war on reality TV: Tewari
BJP foresees political re–alignment after elections
 International News
Obama defends surveillance of American communications
280 new moon craters identified
NATO hands over security to Afghans
Beijing rejects claim of Snowden being Chinese spy
 State-1
First Muga Wildlife Sanctuary set up in BTC
Bus owners’ associations’ legitimacy questionable
Meeting on health of tea garden community
Indigenous people’s representatives raise issues on indigenous people at world forum in Norway
 State-2
Youth arrested on charge of harassing nurses on duty
 Local Sports
Assam swimming team for National S–J meet
 Sports
India’s batting looks ominous: Jayawardene
Ruma’s demise a major setback for Indian cycling
Iran, South Korea qualify for 2014 World Cup
Srinath match referee for first semi
 Editorial
The NDA Split in Bihar
Gogoi’s Views on Waste
Revitalization of Education in Assam: A Management Perspective
Letters to the Editor
 Op-Ed (Sunday)
Threats to Earth
’23 per cent of Indian elders face abuse’
Modi’s role in NDA’s shrinkage not surprising
 
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