| Much-touted AIAB yet to start functioning! |
The March 9, 2010 meeting of the AIAB was the Board’s first and last meeting in the past two years. The AIAB still remains a statutory body without any activities
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Aug 5: The much-touted Assam Investment Advisory Board (AIAB) formed on March 9, 2010 here after a meeting between the country’s top industrialists and the State Gover... |
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| AXX poll: Rajbonghshi's role sparks controversy |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Aug 5: A controversy has begun over the election of president, vice president and general secretary of the Axom Xahitya Xabha (AXX), a premiere literary body of the State. The election to the AXX will take place in December this year.
Sources said the AXX was encouraging persons from other fields excluding the literary field to contest the AXX el... |
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| Fresh tension in Kokrajhar and Chirang |
GoM formed to oversee relief and rehabilitation in BTAD area
From our Correspondent
KOKRAJHAR, Aug 5: Fresh tension has gripped Kokrajhar and Chirang districts in the last 24-hours. Burning of houses and killings were also reported. The development also led the district administration to impose indefinite curfew in Chirang district from Sunday afternoon.
The repo... |
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| Assam Government fails to implement Central scheme |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Aug 5: The Assam Government has failed to implement a Central social welfare scheme in the State. The State Government has failed to push the district social welfare officers to submit a detailed report verifying the necessity of additional Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) and Mini AWCs in all the districts of Assam, which was part of that social welfare scheme.... |
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| 3 injured in bomb blast |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Aug 5: At least three people have been injured in a bomb explosion at Baghdoba in Goreswar in the BTAD on Sunday. The blast occurred when a bomb planted in a tree near the busy road went off. Sources said a woman and a child were wounded in the blast. The injured woman, said to be in critical condition, were immediately transferred to the local hospital. No gro... |
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| MHA on Army deployment during riots |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Aug 5: The Home Ministry has asked the Defence Ministry to change the latter’s standard operating procedures (SOPs) of deployment of troops to tackle riot situation. Sources said the Home Ministry had conveyed to the Defence Ministry that the SOPs for troops’ deployment in a situation of riot could not take precedence over law. Section 130 of the Cr... |
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| BJP slams government for encouraging infiltration |
From a Correspondent
SHILLONG, Aug 5: The Meghalaya unit of the BJP on Sunday slammed the Meghalaya Government for “encouraging infiltration for their vote bank politics”. “Neither Dr Mukul Sangma nor his party is serious about the infiltration issue. Sangma led government is encouraging infiltration for their political benefits,” said the State unit of the BJP.... |
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| 'People need political alternative' |
New Delhi, Aug 5: Social activist Anna Hazare on Sunday said it was during his five-day fast at Jantar Mantar last week that he realised the need to give a political alternative to the people. IANS... |
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| Guwahati rope-way project hangs in balance |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Aug 5: The construction works of the aerial rope-way project undertaken by the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) connecting Guwahati city and North Guwahati via Urvashi Island area have come to a halt following the objection of the Archeological Survey of India (ASI).
The construction works of the Rs 32-crore project started in 2... |
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