| 'Badruddin's statement is totally baseless' |
Bodo Sahitya Sabha (BSS) also demanded non-settlement of illegal immigrants in the BTAD area, other tribal belts and blocks and forest land in Assam. The BSS demanded immediate detection and deportation of illegal migrants from the State and the BTAD area on the basis of the Assam Accord
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Aug 11: Several Bodo organizations including the Bodo... |
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| Anti-Assam riot protest turns violent in Mumbai; 2 killed |
Gogoi urges Maharashtra & Karnataka CMs to provide security to Assam students
IANS, Our Staff Reporter & Our Correspondent
MUMBAI/GUWAHATI/KOKRAJHAR, Aug 11: At least two people were killed and 14 others were injured on Saturday as a protest at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan against the Assam riots (the recent BTAD violence) and alleged attacks on Muslims in Myanmar t... |
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| Gogoi orders judicial inquiry to probe BTAD violence |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Aug 11: Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said a judicial inquiry would be held to probe the ethnic violence in the Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) even as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had taken up seven cases related to the clashes.
Addressing a press meet here on Saturday, Gogoi said, “The CBI probe only focuses on the c... |
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| Gogoi in his lighter moments |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Aug 11: Since the past few days we have seen Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi taking a swipe at State Health and Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at every opportunity. This happened again on Saturday during a press conference in Guwahati. Although Gogoi did not mention Sarma’s name, the signs were pretty clear.
While talking to mediapersons,... |
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| Petrol prices to be hiked by Rs 3? |
NEW DELHI, Aug 11: With losses widening to Rs 3.56 per litre, public sector oil firms have sought an immediate hike in petrol price fanning speculations that the fuel prices might be hiked by close to Rs 3. Agencies... |
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| SC gives clean chit to Ripun Bora |
By our BUREAU
GUWAHATI/NEW DELHI, Aug 11: In a major relief to the former education minister of the Congress led government in Assam Ripun Bora, the Supreme Court has given a clean chit to Bora from the charge of bribing the CBI. Addressing the reporters in New Delhi here on Saturday, Bora said he had finally got the justice from the country’s highest court. “I will now info... |
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| Hamid Ansari sworn in as Vice President |
NEW DELHI, Aug 11: Hamid Ansari took oath as India’s vice president for a second consecutive term at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhawan here on Saturday. Ansari was administered the oath of office by President Pranab Mukherjee at a function attended by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and several ministers, besides leaders from the ruling United Progressive Allia... |
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| Police instructor suspended |
From our Staff Correspondent
SHILLONG, Aug 11: The Meghalaya Government on Saturday suspended and instituted an enquirey against police training instructor Pradip Borah after he made two constable recruits drink the urine of fellow trainees. Borah is posted with the 2nd Meghalaya Police Battalion in Goeragre in West Garo Hills.... |
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| Tackling crime: inter-State moves |
There have been a few occasions for me to write about the unfortunate increase in the crime rate of Assam. Quite obviously, many of the crimes that are the outcomes of unemployment, environmental and familial aberrations that affect entire generations, addiction to drugs, alcoholism and lack of proper education are unlikely to be confined to just one State. Such crimes have a way of spreading r... |
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