| 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... |
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| 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 ... |
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| 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... |
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| 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... |
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| '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... |
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| 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... |
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| 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 ... |
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| 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... |
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| 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.... |
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| 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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