| Violence continues to burn BTAD |
BTC chief Hagrama Mohilary calls for immediate sealing of Kokrajhar-Dhubri border to prevent people from Dhubri district from entering Kokrajhar in order to create more trouble
Our Bureau/IANS
GUWAHATI/KOKRAJHAR/BONGAIGAON/NEW DELHI, July 24: The Centre has sent nearly 4,000 paramilitary troopers to the violence-hit areas in the Bodo Territorial Area District... |
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| AGP seeks Centre's intervention in quelling communal violence |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, July 24: The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) on Tuesday lost no opportunity to hit out at the State Government for its alleged failure in tackling the communal violence in Kokrajhar district.
Addressing a press conference in Guwahati, AGP president Prafulla Kumar Mahanta said, “As Chief Minister, as the State Home Minister and as the head of the Un... |
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| Centre approves Rs 41.92 crore for floodlighting in Silchar sector |
Centre remains mum on floodlighting along the Indo-Bangladesh border in the Dhubri sector
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, July 24: The Centre has given administrative approval of Rs 41.92 crore for floodlighting of 132.70 km Indo-Bangladesh border in Assam in the Silchar sector and work on this project is expected to be completed by 2014.
The Assam Governme... |
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| CM on damage-control mode |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, July 24: Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday evening held a meeting with all ministers, parliamentary secretaries and Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) office bearers. He apprised them of the situation in the Bodo Territorial Area District (BTAD) areas and asked them to immediately go to all the trouble-torn areas in order to monitor the situation and t... |
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| Einstein was right... higher you live, faster you age! |
LONDON, July 24: The true nature of Albert Einstein’s theory that time is a relative concept and the higher you live above sea level, the faster you should age, has been demonstrated with the world’s most accurate clock for the first time. Experts found that time really does run more quickly the higher you are – just as Einstein predicted, The Independent reported on Tuesday. ... |
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| Patil's goodbye wish: A 'corruption-free India' |
NEW DELHI, July 24: President Pratibha Patil bid farewell to the nation on Tuesday on completing of her five-year term, expressing confidence that India will soon be a corruption-free nation. In her last address to the nation on the eve of her demitting office, Patil said the government and people should collectively fight this “the enemy of good governance”. “Corruption is the e... |
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| Zeenat Aman asks for ban on horse-drawn carriages |
MUMBAI, July 24: Yesteryear’s glamour girl Zeenat Aman has written to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) calling for a total ban on horse-drawn carriages within the city. The 60-year-old has joined hands with animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India to fight for the cause. IANS... |
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| Pranab's election unfortunate: Kejriwal |
NEW DELHI, July 24: Terming the election of Pranab Mukherjee to the post of president as “unfortunate”, Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal alleged that his supporters have deceived the country. “It is very unfortunate that with so many corruption charges, he (Mukherjee) has been elected president and I personally feel that all those who have supported and backed him have cheated th... |
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| Train services hit by communal riots |
NEW DELHI, July 24: The Indian Railways on Tuesday asked the Central and the State governments to providing adequate security in the violence-affected stretch in the State so that the trains held up there for over a day could be moved towards their respective destinations.
According to a press release, Union Railway Minister Mukul Roy apprised Union Home Minister P Chidambaram and Chief... |
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