| Shrinking agricultural land is a cause of concern |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Aug 1: Assam has a total land area of 78,438 sq km. Of this, 30.16 lakh hectares are available for agriculture. But Assam’s agricultural land is decreasing gradually. The trend of converting agricultural land to non-agricultural land is responsible for this to a large extent.
It has been noticed that in the past couple of years, businessmen,... |
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| Displaced people to return home by August 15: CM |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Aug 1: With the situation improving in the riot-hit areas of the State, people have slowly started returning to their homes and the State Government plans to send all displaced people back to their homes by August 15, said Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi.
Addressing a press conference in Guwahati on Wednesday, Gogoi said, “The situation is return... |
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| 'Free tribal belts and blocks of encroachment' |
From our Correspondent
KOKRAJHAR, Aug 1: The People’s Joint Action Committee for Bodoland Movement (PJACBM), a conglomeration of 52 organizations of all the ethnic communities living in the northern bank of the Brahmaputra, has urged the Centre to free all tribal belts and blocks from encroachment. The committee has also demanded that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) should... |
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| Six killed in Nellie road accident |
GUWAHATI, Aug 1: In a road accident, six people, four of them from a family, were killed on the spot when the ambulance in which they were travelling collided head-on with a truck, police said. The accident took place near Nellie in Morigaon district in the early hours of Wednesday, police said. “Six people, including a patient, were coming in an ambulance to Guwahati from Dhansiri near Tezp... |
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| NHRC seeks report on Assam violence |
GUWAHATI, Aug 1: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to the Assam Chief Secretary asking for a detailed report on the recent communal violence in the State. An NHRC spokesman said it would also send a team to study the arrangements made by the government for the rehabilitation of affected people. The team would submit a report in four weeks after visiting the violence-hit... |
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| Kokrajhar SP transferred |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Aug 1: Close on the heels of the transfer of the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of Kokrajhar and Chirang districts, comes the news of the transfer of the Superintendent of Police (SP) of Korajhar district. Kokrajhar SP Jitmol Doley has been transferred as the SP of Darrang district. Meanwhile, Darrang district SP Vivek Raj Singh has been transferred as the SP of Na... |
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| Multiple blasts rock Pune |
PUNE, Aug 1: Five low intensity blasts rocked Pune on Wednesday evening. According to television reports, a sixth explosive was defused by the security officials. According to reports, blasts occurred near Gandharwa theatre, near Dena Bank at JM Road, a fast food joint at Deccan Road and Garware College. Top officials and bomb disposal squads have rushed to blast sites. One person was injured till... |
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| President, PM greet nation on Raksha Bandhan |
NEW DELHI, Aug 1: President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday greeted the nation on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. “I extend my greetings and good wishes to my fellow citizens in India and abroad,” said Mukherjee. Ansari said Raksha Bandhan, which falls on Thursday, signifies the bond between brothers and sisters. “Let u... |
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| 40 per cent of rural India lives on Rs 33 a day |
NEW DELHI, Aug 1: Forty per cent of rural India lives on Rs 33 a day, official data showed on Wednesday, exposing the hollowness of the tall claims of economic reforms and inclusive growth.
According to data released by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), the bottom 10 per cent people in rural India lived on just Rs 16.78 per day in the 2011-12 financial year. “The poorest 1... |
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