| 'Unhappy with national media's portrayal of NE' |
It seems that the entire molestation incident was an attempt to discredit Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and portray him in bad light — The Sentinel
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, July 17: Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday expressed unhappiness over the portrayal of incidents that take place in the Northeast in the national media.
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| Atanu Bhuyan finally resigns |
News Live did not do anything wrong by filming the molestation and airing it. It is because of News Live that the police could arrest the culprits. — Atanu Bhuyan
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, July 17: Editor-in-chief of News Live, Atanu Bhuyan on Tuesday resigned from his post, but not before expressing apprehensions that the probe into the allegations tha... |
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| Akhil Gogoi says Atanu Bhuyan's resignation is good news for journalism |
Atanu Bhuyan's resignation is good news for journalism and the people of Assam. There is another good news, the transfer of SSP Apurba Jibon Baruah. — Akhil Gogoi
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, July 17: RTI activist and Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) leader Akhil Gogoi has termed Atanu Bhuyan’s resignation as good news for journalism and the peopl... |
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| Guwahati gets new SSP |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, July 17: In the wake of fingers being pointed at the role of the police in handling the GS Road molestation case, Guwahati SSP Apurba Jibon Baruah has been transferred as Sonitpur SP while Sonitpur SP AP Tiwari will be the new Guwahati SSP. On Monday, Apurba Jibon Baruah was transferred as the Dibrugarh SP and Dibrugarh SP Arabinda Kalita was transferred as Guw... |
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| NCW chief to meet CM today |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, July 17: National Commission for Women (NCW) chief Mamta Sharma is slated to meet Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi at 12.30 pm in Guwahati on Wednesday over the GS Road molestation case.... |
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| CM?s take on presidential polls |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, July 17: Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday said that out of the 126 MLAs in Assam, 111 MLAs would vote for UPA presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee in the July 19 presidential polls. A mock drill of the presidential polls was held today at the State Assembly conference hall between Congress and BPF MLAs.... |
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| GS Road molestation case: BJP questions Sonia |
NEW DELHI, July 17: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday demanded a “statement” from Congress president Sonia Gandhi over the way the Guwahati molestation case was handled by the Congress government in Assam. “Chief of Congress party and UPA being a woman herself, the BJP demands that she come out clean ... Is this the kind of administration she wants. Is this the kind of ... |
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| States responsible for checking highway blockades, SC told |
NEW DELHI, July 17: The Central Government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it was the State Governments’ responsibility to maintain law and order and ensure free and uninterrupted movement of traffic along the national highways. The hearing of the matter was rooted in the 11-day blockade of rail and road traffic in Haryana in 2010 by members of the Jat community. IANS... |
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| Prithvi Majhi faces brickbats from MLAs |
MLAs pull up Majhi during Question Hour for schemes not sanctioned by the State Revenue Department under the Calamity Relief Fund (CRF)
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, July 17: State Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Prithvi Majhi found himself in a tight spot during Question Hour in the State Assembly on Tuesday when MLAs, belonging to the Opposition parties as we... |
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